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THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS. 2024.

paul robertson — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:28:41 +0000

Aberdeen: Peacock Press, 2024 15 x 21cm, 1pp b/w photographic postcard with an image of Bellingham holding up a print that quotes Woodie Guthrie's ant-fascist slogan that the latter had written on his guitar. Limited edition artist's postcard. VG+.

RECIPE FOR MAKING MISTAKES. 2024.

paul robertson — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:15:47 +0000

Aberdeen: Peacock Press, 2024 14 x 14cm, 1pp red and black on white thick card with rounded corners. Limited edition artist's postcard. VG+.

AN AMENDMENT TO HEGEL. 2024.

paul robertson — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:18:36 +0000

Glasgow: Peacock Press, 2024 21 x 14cm, 8pp (single folded sheet) with texts in the artist's facsimile text that reads: ART IS A THING OF THE FUTURE/ ART IS A THING OF THE PAST/ART IS A THING OF THE PRESENT". Two quotes from Hegel on the last page. One of a limited edition issued on the 50th anniversary of Peacock Press. VG+.

THESE WORDS WERE MADE BY PRINTING. 2024. LIMITED EDITION POSTCARD.

paul robertson — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:14:36 +0000

Glasgow: Peacock Press, 2024 15 x 21cm, 2pp b/w typographic design by the artist to mimic a stencil cut-out - on the reverse the works are printed black on white again to mimic a cut out. One of a limited edition issued on the 5o0th anniversary of Peacock Press. VG+.

UTOPIA DAY. 29 FEBRUARY 2024. 2024.

paul robertson — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:25:40 +0000

NAMES OBJECT TO THINGS/THINGS OBJECT TO NAMES. 2023. A 3/4 NUMBER 1.

paul robertson — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:24:28 +0000

Hastings: Fifthsyllable, 2023 30 x 21cm, 4pp printed offset sheet which in the two inside pages with the texts: "names object to things/things object to names" in Bellingham's facsimile handwriting. Edition size not known. VG+.

A MEASURE OF THE YEAR. 2023. CALENDAR.

paul robertson — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:54:56 +0000

Glasgow: WAX366, 2023 30 x 21cm. Thirteen sheets spiral bound. A calendar issued by Bellingham as a new year gift. Each page has a colour image of a painted measuring stick designed by the artist in situ amongst a garden landscape - each is specific to the month as later images show the effects of different seasons on the flowers. The subtitle for the work is "a depth gauge planted in space and time" - the work shows the changes in height and colours over the period of one year. Limitation unknown but not too many. VG+.

the colours expressed here are artificial any similarity to actual colours, living or dead, is purely coincidental. 2023. HAND PAINTED CARD. SIGNED ON BACK.

paul robertson — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 19:58:11 +0000

Glasgow: WAX366, 2023 19 x 14cm, 1pp letterpress black on thick white card which has had seven coloured brushstrokes added by the artist. Each example is unique. Signed on the back "Best David". VG+. Bellingham's New Year card for 2023.

DON’T FORGET. R. HAMILTON. 2022. ONE OF 100 POSTCARDS AFTER RICHARD HAMILTON & MARCEL DUCHAMP.

paul robertson — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 09:04:22 +0000

Gorebridge: Show & Tell Editions, 2022 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard which is a design after the Richard Hamilton postcard "Don't Forget Marcel Duchamp" that he issued in 1979. Duchamp's name is replaced by Hamilton's in Bellingham's reworking. Verso: an explanatory short text and publisher's details. There is another card with Hamilton's name redacted and allowing room for the sender of the card to write their name. One of 100 such cards produced. VG+.

DON’T FORGET. (BLANK) 2022. ONE OF 100 POSTCARDS AFTER RICHARD HAMILTON & MARCEL DUCHAMP.. (Copy)

paul robertson — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 09:02:16 +0000

Gorebridge: Show & Tell Editions, 2022 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard which is a design after the Richard Hamilton postcard "Don't Forget Marcel Duchamp" that he issued in 1979. The facsimile name of Richard Hamilton is removed and left blank which allows room for the sender of the card to write their own name. There is another card where the name of Richard Hamilton is printed. One of 100 such cards produced. VG+.

CAULIFLOWERLAMP. 2022.

paul robertson — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 19:14:19 +0000

Brussels: Object Multiple, 2022. 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a full colour photograph of an edition of an object multiple in 13 examples issued by Object Multiple - "Neither a functioning light bulb nor a functioning cauliflower the cauliflower lamp is a surrogate; a likkeness of a cauliflower in the place of a bulb: a throw of white florets in the place of a throw of light". VG+.

CITRON – CITROEN. 1997 – 2022. 2022.

paul robertson — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 19:10:11 +0000

Brussels: Object Multiple, 2022. 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a full colour photograph of a bowl of lemons with toy cars (Citroens) added. A take on Broodthaers' original correspondence work (and also somewhat similar to an Ian Hamilton Finlay work - Citrones). Moreover this is similar to a 1997 postcard issued by Bellingham under his own publishing house WAX66 but here it is to announce an edition in 13 examples issued by Object Multiple - "a still-life to be assembled and maintained as required." VG+.