26 Oct THE DEATH OF JAMES LEE BYARS. 1994.
Brussels: Galerie Marie-Puck Broodthaers, 1994 10.5 x 15cm, 1pp. Typographic announcement card printed back on red in original printed envelope with gallery details (also red). Fine. ...
26 Oct BEAUTY GOES AVANTGARDE. 1987.
Köln : Galerie Michael Werner, 1987 57 x 44cm, b/w folded exhibition poster with an image of a Byars drawing (possibly of the title text but it is hard to read). Fine. JOINT WITH 10.5 x 10cm, (approx) fragment of the original printed mailing envelope from the gallery (address has been removed but printed portion remains). Both fine....
26 Oct LOLS. c. 1985
UNIQUE LETTER ON INDIAN PAPER 21 x 18cm. Unique hand drawn letter - red ink on a gold and red piece of Indian parchment, The text in Byars’ starry hand is hard to read but seems to be Lols - which is possible as the earliest use of that acronym was in the 1980s rather than later. Fine although slight scratches on the printed gold area....
26 Oct UNTITLED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ARTIST TALKING TO TWO PEOPLE. c. 1985.
c. 1985 18 x 24cm, 1pp. Original b/w image of the artist in Dusseldorf (outside the KAI Museum) talking to two young people.. Byars is in his gold coat and wearing his black top hat. Fine. On r everse is the copyright for Heinz-Gunter Mebusch. No date but probably c. 1985....
26 Oct ERRATA. 1983.
N.p: s.p., n.d. (1983) 14.2cm, dia piece of circular paper with the word ERRATA printed in black in the centre. Fine....
26 Oct JAMES LEE BYARS. 1981.
Köln : Galerie Michael Werner,1981 21 x 30cm, single sheet of black paper folded into thirds with the tiny text : "JAMES LEE BYARS” on the middle of the sheet. Announcement paper sculpture. JOINT WITH Original printed envelope (mailed) which was addressed to the gallerist Morgan Thomas Butler. Both fine....
26 Oct JAMES LEE BYARS. AMSTERDAM 1981.
Amsterdam: Galerie Helen van der Meij, 1981 10.5 x 15cm, 1pp. Announcement card with the title text (the artist’s name) printed in tiny type on the front of the leaflet. Mailed example hand addressed by Byars to the Dutch poet Michael Gibbs. Fine but some marks from the mailing process....
26 Oct COMMERCIAL POSTCARD WITH HANDWRITTEN DRAWING BY BYARS TO EUGENIA BUTLER. UNIQUE MAIL ART 1979
10.5 x 21cm, 2pp commercial postcard of a Caspar David Friedrich painting and on the back a handwritten text in Byars’ starry hand which reads “Also sorry not in town love Byars”. This was sent by the artist to The Butlers (Eugenia and her husband who were early supporters of Byars.) Mailed....
26 Oct DEVIL. 1978.
Bern : Artists Press/Temporary Travelling Press Publications # 12., 1978 21 x 15 cm red card folder (opens to 21 x 30 cm). Gold printed title. On opening a red cord can be seen to be glued into the centerfold of the folder. The total length of cord is 185 cm (the artist's height). At exactly the mid point of the cord, 3 additional cords of 92cm each are knotted onto the assembly. On one of these cords yet another cord is knotted after exactly 38 cm. Only 150 copies were made of this self-referential object multiple, each individually numbered. VG example. Scarce. ...
26 Oct THE HUNDRED ONE PAGE BOOKS. 1977.
Basel: Rolf Preisig, 1977 10.5 x 21cm 2pp. Gold on black announcement card - typographic only. Fine although a mailed and stamped copy....
26 Oct JAMES LEE BYARS. 1977.
Paris: Musee d’art modern de la ville de Paris, 1977 15 x 10.5cm, 1pp. Typographic announcement leaflet foil stamped gold on black. Fine....
26 Oct ANNOUNCEMENT LEAFLET FOR DER APPEL. 1975.
Amsterdam: Der Appel, 1975 30 x 21cm, 1pp. Announcement leaflet for a series of performance actions by Byars. One large image of the artist holding a long golden pole in a field. Fin...
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