Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, (1984)
6.4 x 20.9cm, 4pp artist's card with a drawing of an axe by Richard Healy with the title text on the "handle". The words "He spoke like an axe" came from his rival Barere and reference the surety that the young revolutionary brought to the debating chamber but also his reputation where he was the "Angel of death" announcing the condemned to the gathered representatives. VG+.
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Tokyo: Seibu Museum, 1984 25.5 x 18cm, 2pp announcement leaflet for a late solo show with four images of the artist and works front and back and a text in Japanese. VG+. ...
Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1984
27 x 23.5cm, 124pp. Original pictorial card covers. Monograph and exhibition catalogue for the first major retrospective of Boltanski's work in the Centre Georges Pompidou. Profusely illustrated in colour and b/w with various essays by Bernard Blistene, Serge Lemoine and others and an interview with the artist. VG+.
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Paris: Georges Pompidou Centre, 1984
15 x 17cm, 2pp announcement card with a shadow sculpture in full colour on the front and verso museum details. This is the same design as the card for the Zurich show which took place one month later. VG+.
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Monchegladbach: Stadtisches Museum, n.d. (c. 1984)
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Commercial artist's postcard issued by the museum with the work "Fettwinkel" from 1962 on the front in colour, verso standard postcard design. This example has been very clearly signed on the front by Beuys in black felt tipped pen. VG+.
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Wuppertal: Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal, 1984 20cm x 20cm, 8pp. Announcement card a short essay in German and four b/w reproductions of drawings and a portrait of the artist. VG+. ...
Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1984
30 x 21cm, 3pp (recto only), stapled top left. A homemade photocopy price list for Finlay's press released early in 1984. The Press regularly sent out such lists to clients and with orders. VG if one takes account of the rather thrown together method of printing.
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Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1983
11 x 15cm , 1pp black on cream card. The text tells of a "Football Match" between Little Sparta and Strathclyde Region at the Middle Gate ("Checkpoint Sandy") and listing the respective captains as Sue Finlay and Councillor "own goal" Sanderson. The ball persons: Councillor Allison, Councillor Lawson, J.N. Young, W. Taylor and Referee: "Tim" Mason of the Scottish Arts Council. "The game will be kicked off by Dame Judith Hart."
The design of the card is somewhat basic - and this is noted as because it was "produced in conformity with Little Spartan Wartime Economy Standards".
This card has a handwritten greeting in blue ink by Finlay and dated. VG+.
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Dusseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1983
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card with a b/w image of an Beuys drawing SCHMERZRAUM on the front, verso gallery details. VG+.
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Bonn: Galerie Klein, 1983 10.4 x 14.8cm, 2pp announcement card for the edition of rose wine released as part of the Difesa della natura campaign by Beuys and the exhibition in the gallery. B/w image of the wine and box on the front which has been signed in red felt tipped pen and stamped twice by Beuys with FIU impressions in red and blue....
Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d. (1983)
21 x 15cm, 1pp printed red on cream paper. The announcement leaflet for the first of two limited edition medals issued by Finlay as a commemoration of the Little Sparta wars - this medal is the First Battle of Little Sparta with an image of a machine gun where the air holes on the barrel are compared with the holes on an arcadian flute. Central vertical crease else VG. Scarce ephemera from the period when Finlay took on the might of Strathclyde Region over local property taxes and sort of won.
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Stuttgart: Galerie Brigitte March, 1983 11 x 15.5cm, printed card envelope doubling as exhibition invitation, content of two photos printed on glassine paper - both 13.4 x 18.4cm, Apocalisse nel deserto (by Agnetti) and Titus Andronicus / Iphigenie (by Beuys) Envelope stamped with oversized Hauptstrom rubber stamp impression (possibly offset printed). VG+....