Ian Hamilton Finlay - Unoriginal Sins

14 May UNTITLED. c. 2005.

Posted at 12:21h in Artist's Books

Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d. (c. 2005)
21 x 15cm, 1pp plus blue card covers which are metal spiral bound.
The text on the single page (printed on white card) reads:

SPIRAL BINDING
(PAGE TO COVER)

SPIRAL BINDING
(MAST TO SAIL)

Finlay is comparing the physical form of the book to the way a sail is bound to a mast.
This was not Finlay's first comparison of spiral binding to a sailboat - the work SPIRAL BINDING from 1972 consisted of shaped cards bound together to resemble a ship's sail printed with the boat's number. To our mind this is a cruder version of that work .
A note on date - we cannot find any reference to allow us to date this item accurately - we believe it to be one of Finlay's last artist's books and have dated it as 2005 but may be wrong.

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03 May SILKSCREEN PORTRAITS OF IAN HAMILTON FINLAY. c. 2005.

Posted at 19:26h in Miscellany

Edinburgh: Shelagh Atkinson, n.d,
16 x 12cm, plastic photo folder content of six different inkjet imnages of portraits of Ian Hamilton Finlay made as silkscreens by Artkinson. VG+.

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25 Mar ET IN ARCADIA EGO. ART POSTCARD. c. 2005.

Posted at 17:11h in Miscellany

Edinburgh: Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, n.d. (c. 2000)
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp commercial art postcard released by the museum with an image of the sculpture Et in Arcadia Ego on the front. VG+.

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14 Mar IAN HAMILTON FINLAY OF CONCEITS AND COLLBORATORS. 2005.

Posted at 17:37h in Invitation Cards

Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, 2005
21 x 10cm, 6pp (single folded sheet). This was Finlay's penultimate exhibition while alive - exhibiting books and other works as well as photographs - short text and some images of Little Sparta by Dave Paterson. VG+.

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25 Feb HOMAGE TO MODERN ART. ART POSTCARD. c. 2005.

Posted at 17:08h in Miscellany

London: Tate Gallery, n.d. (c. 2005)
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp commercial art postcard released by the museum with an image of the print Homage to Modern Art on the front. VG+.

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11 Oct DOMESTIC PENSEES 1964 – 1972. 2004.

Posted at 10:23h in Invitation Cards

Belper: Aggie Weston's Editions, 2005
21 x 15cm, 4pp inkjet promotional leaflet for the book reproducing Finlay's notebook in a book reprinted almost fully in its entirety by Stuart Mills a long time friend and collaborator.
JOINT:
Two 21 x 15cm, 1pp inkjet subscription leaflets, one with an image of a boat made by Finlay on the pond in Little Sparta. VG+.
JOINT:
30 x 21cm, 1pp inkjet pomotional leaflet for POETS POETS - anthologies published by Mills of works chosen by various poets (however not Finlay). VG+ but folded.

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07 Oct DUSTWRAPPER FOR DOMESTIC PENSEES WITH NOTE BY STUART MILLS. 2004. WITH RUBBER STAMPED ENVELOPE.

Posted at 12:34h in Miscellany

Belper: Aggie Weston's Editions, 2004
19 x 13cm, folded single printed dustjacket for the book edited by Stuart Mills of content of Finlay's notebooks. This was sent to Paul Robertson by Mills with a post-it note on the back with the words "Covers, Have you found the card yet?" and an arrow pointing to a sculpture reproduced on the back "The star in its stable of light". Mills knew at the time Robertson had been searching for a copy of that card.VG+.

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23 Sep IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: PRINTS. 2004.

Posted at 23:47h in Invitation Cards

NYC: UBS Art Gallery, 2004
21 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card with a reproduction of Homage to Modern Art from 1972 on the front. VG+.

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23 Sep THE PHILOSOPHER’S GARDEN. 2004.

Posted at 09:52h in Invitation Cards

Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2004
21 x 24.3cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition by Robin GIllanders of his photographs of Little Sparta and The Ermenonville Gardens (which were inspired by the writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau). One b/w image of a sculptural work at Little Sparta, VG+.

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20 Sep THE PHILOSOPHER’S GARDEN. 2004. SIGNED BY ROBIN GILLANDERS.

Posted at 09:30h in Page Works & Contributions

Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2004
24 x 18cm, 64pp and full black cloth boards with printed titles to spine and upper board. Exhibition about The Ermenonville Gardens, which were inspired by the writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau. Preface by Jean-Claude Curtil with an introduction by Peter France. Text in English and French. The back of the book has 6pp of photographs of Little Sparta by Gillanders and short Finlay texts from Detached Sentences on Gardening. VG+.

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20 Aug FLEUR DE L’AIR. HORLOGE DE FLORE. 2004. ONE OF 150 EXAMPLES MADE.

Posted at 09:56h in Object + Paper Multiples

NYC: Nolan/Eckman, 2004
30 x 9 x 9cm, glass bottle content of olive oil and with plastic, metal and ceramic stopper. An unusual object multiple by Finlay where the bottle has an illustrated label on front reads "fleur de l'air.horloge de flore" and a further tiny label on back of bottle. This was one of only 150 on sale during the exhibition - all unnumbered or signed.
Sadly our copy at some point leaked the oil and the label has become discoloured with the grease.

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13 May SOUVENIRS. 2004.

Posted at 09:32h in Invitation Cards

Hamburg: GalerieSfeir-Semler, 2004
15 x 10cm, 4pp announcement card (single folded sheet) and invite to opening reception for a show of artist's postcards, the card "Marionette" reproduced on the front. VG+.

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