Edinburgh: The Scotsman, 28 March 2006
37 x 29cm, 66pp, Tabloid newspaper with an obituary by Remove term: Alisdair Steven of Finlay who had died the previous day. Folded for storage else VG.
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N.P. (London): n.p. (Tate Gallery), 2005
20.5 x 12.7cm, 1pp typographic menu for a lunch in honour of Finlay at the Tate Gallery - opening speech by Nicolas Serota and a performance by the Chromsa Chamber Ensemble of String Quartet No. 2: Ring of Waves, which may well have been inspired by Finlay. Also a talk by Stephen Bann on Little Sparta. The food and wine looks nice. Finlay died in the following year. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Museums of Scotland, 2005
21 x 15cm, 32pp self cover. Announcement brochure for the Festival visual art exhibitions which include "The Philosopher's Garden" with photographs by Robin Gillanders. While this was not a Finlay exhibition per se it was, de facto, the last exhibition displaying Ian's work and Little Sparta before his death. One b/w portrait of Ian in his conservatory by Gillanders is reproduced. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Scottish Poetry Library, n.d. (2005)
30 x 21cm, 1pp library handout with the list of prints displayed in a small exhibition of prints from the Library's collection. VG+.
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London: Illuminations, 2005
Standard DVD in jewel case with printed insert. A 26minute film made on the artist;s 80th birthday it examines Little Sparta and Finlay's history, this was the last film made with Finlay before his death in the following year. VG.
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Edinburgh: Ingleby Gallery, 2005
23.5 x 16cm, 2pp invitation card for one of Finlay's last exhibitions. A poem by Edwin Morgan for Finlay's 80th birthday (a fine work) is reproduced on the back. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Inverleith House, 2005.
14 × 27cm, 32pp plus typographic green card covers. Artist's book with various textual works issued on the occasion of an exhibition where the same texts were printed on the walls of the gallery. It felt old - there was not much new in the show and it appeared a lazily curated affair. The book is similar - really an anthology of older work. It could be argued to be an exhibition catalogue but given the lack of commentary we have placed this as an artist's book albeit one that really isn't that great (the works are of course great but all having been seen before in other contexts). In less than one year's time Finlay would sadly be dead. One of 1,000 copies, VG+.
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Edinburgh: Inverleith House, 2005
23.5 x 18.3cm, 6pp (single folded sheet). This was Finlay's last solo publicly funded exhibition while alive which was a shame as it was pretty poorly put together and showed previous work simply put on the wall as adhesive texts. The invite here as a portrait of the artist in his last years, and two works and also promoted an exhibition in the private Ingleby Gallery and the Scottish Poetry Library as well as visits to Little Sparta. VG+....
Edinburgh: Inverleith House, 2005
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for one of Finlay's last ever shows - previously created texts were placed on the gallery walls. A poorly curated show based on old material. VG+.
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Edinburgh: MAP Magazine, 2005
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp subscription card for the magazine with a Finlay sculpture in the form of a painted watering can (A rose is a rose is a rose) on the front. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Ingleby Gallery, 2016
23 x 18cm, 1pp price list for a number of sculptures and other works from the exhibition. VG+.
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N.p.: n.p., n.d. (c. 2005)
14.3 x 10.2cm, full colour commercially processed photograph of a Finlay work painted on a terrace house front door. VG+.
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