Pittenweem: n.p. (Graham Rich), 2002
21 x 10cm, 2pp artist's postcard displaying the title work - a suit made from blue "sail" canvass. Rich was a long-term friend of Finlay and this is a lovely gestural gift for the poet. VG+.
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Glasgow: WAX366, 2002
19.7 x 13cm, 64pp plus card covers. An anthology of poems by Finlay edited by Thomas A. Clark and published by David Bellingham. The works are often more traditional in format although some are concrete. VG+.
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Pittenweem: Pittenweem Arts Festival, 2002
15 x 21cm, 1pp typographic announcement and invite card for the opening of the exhibition. Notes FInlay's long association with the Festival since 1982. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Polygon Pocketbooks, 2002
17 x 12.5cm, unpaginated (c. 200pp) plus card covers. An anthology of supposed "counter culture" in Scotland although it is really a survey of Scottish art some of which is hardly that radical. Finlay has a few pages relating to the Little Sparta Wards and two work included. Edited by Ross Birrell and Alec Finlay (Ian's son). VG+.
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NYC: Nolan/Eckman Gallery, n.d. (2002)
30 x 21cm, four sheets both 2pp. Gallery handout with short texts on the various works exhibited . VG+....
NYC: Nolan/Eckman Gallery, n.d. (2002)
10.5 x 15cm, 4pp announcement card with "The Unfinished Epic: Ocean" on the front (a reference to exploration and Ulysses) and internally gallery details. VG+.
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Glasgow: Wax366, n.d. (2002)
14.7 x 10.5cm, 4pp (single folded sheet) typographic design. Announcement card for both a book of poems by Finlay and a small exhibition at the Cairn Gallery in Nailsworth. VG+.
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Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 2002
183 x 122cm, two colour embroidery on a wool/cashmere blanket with backing material.
The original version of THE DIVIDED MEADOWS OF APHRODITE was originally conceived in 1975 and published as a print.
Aphrodite was famously a chaste virgin who when spied upon took extreme revenge. Here Aphrodite is shown as an aircraft carrier and the "divided meadows" which is a reference to her labia is the runway from which war planes can be launched against an enemy.
Only 20 examples of this large blanket were made. An artwork to keep you intellectually warm.
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Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 2002
183 x 122cm, two colour embroidery on a wool/cashmere blanket with backing material.
The original version of SAILS/WAVES was originally conceived in 1970 and published as an artist's card. There was an earlier design variant of the same work but essentially the equivalence of the shape of sails being blown in the wind with the shape of waves is the point here. One is reminded in some ways of Wittgenstein's Rabbit/Duck visual pun.
Only 20 examples of this large blanket were made. An artwork to keep you intellectually warm.
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Edinburgh: The Scotsman, 28 March 2006 37 x 29cm, 66pp, Tabloid newspaper with an extensive review of Finlay's major retrospective in St Ives. Three works and a photographic portrait of the poet in colours. Folded for storage else VG. ...
St Ives: Tate St Ives, 2002
30 x 21cm, 24pp. Teachers notes for school visits to the exhibition, VG+.
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St Ives: Tate St Ives, 2002
16 x 19cms, 84pp, plus original boards. Exhibition catalogue for a major exhibition of works related to the sea (a major theme in Finlay's output and also relevant to the siting of the St Ives Museum). Thirty plates of works in colour and essay by Tom Lubbock. There is a slight white mark to the boards but else VG+.
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