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5.5 x 9cm, 1pp black text on pink rectangle. Paper ephemera with the text "DR DR DR DR DR BYARS" in the centre of the sheet. One of the artist's minimalist and rather small ephemeral works. VG+. Scarce.
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Groningen: Museum und Corps de Garde, 1979. Three sheets of black tissue paper mounted together to form the number "7". Folded size: 18.5 x 12.5 cm. Unfolded: 225 x 125 cm. Printed with the text "The Five Continent Documenta 7" printed offset gold. Very good condition. Very limited unnumbered edition. Please note that for this item we have used a stock photograph from other sources....
Bern : Artists Press/Temporary Travelling Press Publications # 12., 1978 21 x 15 cm red card folder (opens to 21 x 30 cm). Gold printed title. On opening a red cord can be seen to be glued into the centerfold of the folder. The total length of cord is 185 cm (the artist's height). At exactly the mid point of the cord, 3 additional cords of 92cm each are knotted onto the assembly. On one of these cords yet another cord is knotted after exactly 38 cm. Only 150 copies were made of this self-referential object multiple, each individually numbered. VG example. Scarce. ...
Bern: Kunstmuseum Bern, 1978 21 x 15cm, 4pp. The programme for Byars' famous minimalist action that took place in the museum where he whispered inside the galleries reserved for the Old Masters. This is the extremely hard to find "programme"/museum handout for that event with a text in Germany by Jurgen Glaesemer. VG+. ...
Switzerland: Kunsthalle Bern 1978 24.5 x 24.5cm, unpaginated - approx 80pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue and artist's book designed by the artist - b/w images are alternated with text by the artist. Covers a bit grubby (as almost always found) and a little fading to rear covers but otherwise very good. The first of the "white books" by the artist which coincided with this major retrospective where many sculptural objects were displayed for the first time since the artist's early career when he displayed stones alongside a walk in his parents' home....
Basel: Rolf Preisig, 1977 10.5 x 21cm 2pp. Gold on black announcement card - typographic only. Fine although a mailed and stamped copy....
Paris: Musee d’art modern de la ville de Paris, 1977 15 x 10.5cm, 1pp. Typographic announcement leaflet foil stamped gold on black. Fine....
9 X 12.4cm, unique vintage b/w photograph of Byars with his head entirely hidden by a white scarf. Photographer unknown. On reverse in blue ink; "James lee Byars/Biennale Venice'. VG+. ...
Mönchengladbach: Städtisches Museum, 1977 19,5 x 15,2 x 7 cm printed two part gold card box content of a crumpled black tissue with the title text printed on it in gold. The initials in the title stands for “The first totality interrogated philosophy?”. One of 330 numbered examples. Slight wear to box else VG. Very scarce....
Munchengladbach: Städtisches Museum, 1977 19 x 10.5cm, 1pp. Typographic announcement leaflet printed gold on black. Fine. ...
Koln: Konig, n.d. (c. 1997) 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp postcard with the famous image of Beuys smiling at Byars who has his entire face covered with a coloured scarf. Fine. ...
Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1977 8 x 13cm, Piece of white silk with “James Lee Byars” printed in black in the middle enclosed in white paper envelope printed “13 MAART 13.30 UUR / VAN ABBEMUSEUM EINDHOVEN” to flap. A rather lovely announcement object which may be regarded as a Byars’ edition. Fine. ...