12 Mar

Posted at 18:47h in James Lee Byars

35 x 25cm, 4pp (folded single sheet of black card) with A the hand-written letter which reads “Brandon ****** standing up is ideal" in gold ink. Date unknown but early 1990s. The work was given by Byars in this form (by hand to Krall). The writing is so hard to read with the embellishments that this is almost an abstract work. VG condition (some minor edge damage to the card not affecting text) and unique. If you can decipher the text then do contact us! ...

12 Mar

Posted at 18:43h in James Lee Byars

Two folded black pieces of hand edged paper - 30 x 32cm, and 32.5 x 29cmm. Both with handwritten text in gold ink with Byars’ unmistakable starry stylings. The first seems to read “B I **** luck try that on yr modest group (the ***** of Godess??) you I hope you have a very creative” And the second: " time. Have call’d S 7 - I made it all official SEV times (??) Ate 8 - mouthfuls of **** yeats (years?). You keeping him here?? 9 - Make me some luck please. How material is a work 10 - make me some faith?? What is a work?? 11 Thank ytou for yr letter Let’s meet up soon Yrs JLB.” Bother are hard to read. We understand these were sent to Brandon Krall (the B is for Brandon) from who we purchased the letters. The introduction of the numbering in the second letter from 9 is curious - but the two clearly related to each other and one text continues from the previous one. The letters were delivered by hand to Krall by Byars. Fine condition. Unique....

12 Mar

Posted at 16:48h in James Lee Byars

Firenze: Zona Archives, 1990 22 x 5.7cm, 2pp strip of card, creased for folding and printed on both sides - on one with a small colour image of the artist and the whole side laminated - and on the reverse in one section there is the text 'James Lee Byars, Bilblioteca Nazionale, Firenze, Zona Archives, Novembre 1990'. The whole is designed to be folded into a cube (with open top and bottom). Extremely scarce emphera from Byars and not in the Byars catalogue raisonne. Fine condition. ...

12 Mar

Posted at 16:47h in James Lee Byars

Florence: Exempla / Exit Editions / Zona Archives, 1990 21 x 14.5 cm, 4pp. Self-covers. Artist's book - the title text stands for "PERFECT IS IN THE LOUVRE” and the book is a parody of (or hommage to) the format and typographic style of the Nouvelle Revue Françaisem Editions Gallimard. One of 1,000 issued. Fine. Now scarce. ...

12 Mar

Posted at 16:14h in James Lee Byars

N.p.: s.p., n.d. 24cm, 4pp dia. black card circle which is folded along a slightly flattened edge on the left. Opens up to display the text “P.I.T.L.” handwritten by Byars in his starry hand. Unique within a series of such works all hand made. Limitation of series unknown. ...

28 Sep

Posted at 14:39h in James Lee Byars

Paris: Galerie de France, 1989 62 x 42cm, full colour offset lithographic poster with an installation scene full sheet (with a red sphere made of flower buds) and gallery details. VG+. ...

11 Apr

Posted at 12:55h in James Lee Byars

Rivoli: Castello di Rivoli, 1989 10.5 x 15cm, closed printed envelope - black on gold paper. The announcement for a solo show by Byars - the envelope has inside three small plastic balls that can only be found by felling through the paper. An invite in the form of an object multiple. Slight wear to the outside of the envelope due to the plastic balls creating a stress on the paper else VG+ (and unopened). Scarce. ...

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