James Lee Byars - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk AVANT-GARDES Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:36:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-nTKdHdZI-1-1-32x32.png James Lee Byars - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk 32 32 JAMES LEE BYARS. THE PERFECT KISS. 2018. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/james-lee-byars-the-perfect-kiss-2018-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-lee-byars-the-perfect-kiss-2018-2 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/james-lee-byars-the-perfect-kiss-2018-2/#respond Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:34:21 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?p=15746 Bruxelles: M HKA, 2018 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard released for the posthumous retrospective with an image from the film Autobiography from 1970. VG.

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15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard released for the posthumous retrospective with an image from the film Autobiography from 1970. VG.

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15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard released for the posthumous retrospective with an image of a small work TH FI TO IN PH from 1975 – a wooden toothpick with the handwritten text. VG.

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15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard released for the posthumous retrospective with an image of Byars with a “plague doctor” mask on. Vg.

The post JAMES LEE BYARS. THE PERFECT KISS. 2018. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/15738/feed/ 0 JAMES LEE BYARS. 1/2 AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 2014. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/jamers-lee-byars-1-2-an-autobiography-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamers-lee-byars-1-2-an-autobiography-2014 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/jamers-lee-byars-1-2-an-autobiography-2014/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:31:08 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?p=15795 Mexico/Koln/NYC: Museo Jumex/ Walther König/MoMA PS1, 2014. 24 x 17cm, 302pp plus plasticised wrappers. Monograph and exhibition catalogue for a large scale retrospective that began in Mexico but travelled to the USA. Colour and b/w images throughout. Texts in Spanish. VG+.

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24 x 17cm, 302pp plus plasticised wrappers. Monograph and exhibition catalogue for a large scale retrospective that began in Mexico but travelled to the USA. Colour and b/w images throughout. Texts in Spanish. VG+.

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30 x 21cm, 2pp. Museum handout for a major retrospective of work by the artist.

The post 1/2 AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 2013. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/1-2-an-autobiography-2013/feed/ 0 PORTRAIT OF JAMES LEE BYARS. 2013. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/portrait-of-james-lee-byars-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portrait-of-james-lee-byars-2013 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/portrait-of-james-lee-byars-2013/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:03:43 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?p=15631 Mexico: Museo Jumex , 2013 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Postcard with a b/w image of the back of the artist recto, reverse gallery details. Fine but with punched hole as issued (bizarrely) by the museum.

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10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Postcard with a b/w image of the back of the artist recto, reverse gallery details. Fine but with punched hole as issued (bizarrely) by the museum.

The post PORTRAIT OF JAMES LEE BYARS. 2013. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/portrait-of-james-lee-byars-2013/feed/ 0 THE PERFECT AXIS. 2010. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/the-perfect-axis-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-perfect-axis-2010 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/the-perfect-axis-2010/#respond Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:34:47 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?p=62391 Dusseldorf: Stiftung Schloss und Park Benrath, 2010
21 x 11cm, 1pp blck on gold card. Announcement card for a posthumous exhibition as part of the Quadriennale. VG+.

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21 x 11cm, 1pp blck on gold card. Announcement card for a posthumous exhibition as part of the Quadriennale. VG+.

The post THE PERFECT AXIS. 2010. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/the-perfect-axis-2010/feed/ 0 WORKS AND STORIES. 2010. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/works-and-stories-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=works-and-stories-2010 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/works-and-stories-2010/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:20:30 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?p=15645 Rivett: Peter Jones and Susan Taylor, 2010 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card – text only. Mailed copy. . Fine.

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10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card – text only. Mailed copy. . Fine.

The post WORKS AND STORIES. 2010. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/works-and-stories-2010/feed/ 0 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. 2007. FIRST RETROSPECTIVE IN SCOTLAND. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/obscured-by-clouds-2007-first-retrospective-in-scotland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obscured-by-clouds-2007-first-retrospective-in-scotland https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/obscured-by-clouds-2007-first-retrospective-in-scotland/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:03:13 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?p=15629 Edinburgh: Heart Gallery, 2007 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a text and one work reproduced (a plate of shaped bread) in colour verso. The first retrospective in Scotland of Byars’ work – much of this collection was shown at that time. Fine.

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10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a text and one work reproduced (a plate of shaped bread) in colour verso. The first retrospective in Scotland of Byars’ work – much of this collection was shown at that time. Fine.

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26 x 25cm, 158pp plus boards and printed dustjacket. Monograph with colour and b/w images throughout. Texts in English and German. VG+.

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15 x 10.5cm, 4pp (single sheet of white paper folded). Announcement for a posthumous show. One work (drawing on card) reproduced internally. Fine.

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19 x 19cm, 2pp announcement card for a posthumous show and a resulting monograph "Perfect is my death word" - with a full colour portrait of Byars in a huge red cloak on the front, verso gallery details. VG+.

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19 x 19cm, 2pp announcement card for a posthumous show and a resulting monograph "Perfect is my death word" - with a full colour portrait of Byars in a huge red cloak on the front, verso gallery details. VG+.

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