Bags - Unoriginal Sins

IN MEMORIAM GEORGE MACIUNAS. KLAVIERDUETT. 7.7.1978. 1978. IN UBER RARE ORIGINAL PLASTIC BAG SIGNED BY BEUYS.

paul robertson — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:46:32 +0000

DLP, Edition Rene Block, 1982
Two, standard 33rpm LPs in gatefold sleeve with a reproduced image of Maciunas in Gorrila mask. Live recording of the Fluxus-Soiree which took place the Auditorium of the Staatliche Kunstakademie Dusseldorf: the concert was given in the memory of Maciunas who had recently died. Very good cover (although there is a thin 6cm paper scuff top right) with unplayed record. Ref.: "Broken Music" pg 100.

JOINT WITH

40 x 31cm, printed plastic bag with the same artwork as the front of the record and verso publisher details. This is signed by boldly by Joseph Beuys in black felt tip on the front. This bag is far more rare than the record and very few examples still exist. Slight handling creases else VG+.

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JONATHAN MONK SHOPS AT UNTITLED. c. 2009.

paul robertson — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:52:36 +0000

N.p.: n.p., n.d. (c 2009)

38 x 34cm, green silkscreen on cream cotton plus red handles. One of a number of such bags where Monk indicates his shopping interests but here no specific seller is being specified - instead the lack of a seller is designated as "Untitled" a title that is more associated with individual artworks rather than a shop. Slightly faded but else VG+.

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THE LAUGHING COW IS THE POP ART INCARNATION OF THE MONA LISA. 2020. ARTIST DESIGNED PAPER BAG.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

Paris: Leb-Bel, 2020

31 x 25cm, red SILKSCREEN on manilla paper bag with cord handles. Artist designed bag with an image of Bochner's design for the Lab-Bel cheese packaging along with the text: "The Laughing Cow is the Pop art Incarnation of the Mona Lisa". On Bochner's design, the famous "laughing cow" logo is surrounded with the word HA in comic sans.

Limitation unknown. VG+.

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L’OEUVRE NE PEUT ETRE VUE… 2020. ARTIST DESIGNED PAPER BAG.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

Paris: Leb-Bel, 2019

31 x 25cm, yellow silkscreen on manilla paper bag with cord handles. Artist designed bag with an image of Buren's design for the Lab-Bel cheese packaging along with the text: "L'OEUVRE NE PEUT ETRE VUE, NI COMPRISE, NI APPREHENDEE EN SOI, ELLE N'EST QUE PAR-RAPPORT-A ET DE LA INDEFINIMENT REDEFINIE"

Limitation unknown. VG+.

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I WAS A TEENAGE BANSHEE. 2019. COTTON TOTE BAG.

paul robertson — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:36:35 +0000

London: Fuel, 2019

31 x 29cm (approx) plus handles. Canvas tote bag with Webster's design of the text "I was a teenage banshee" in a 'horror' font referencing her love of Siouxsie and the Banshees. Limited edition. VG+.

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NEXT TO DAISY’S ON TOP OF THE LAUNDRY. 2022.

paul robertson — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:41:15 +0000

Brescia: LL’Editions, 2022

42 x 38cm (plus handles) black on white silkscreen two-sided canvas bag with a reproduced drawing by Joakim Ojanen on the front and verso the title of his exhibition. The drawing is based on one of the artist's small clay sculptures. Unlimited edition. VG+.

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MONEY TALKS. 2021. LEATHER CLUTCH BAG.

paul robertson — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:55:08 +0000

Chicago: Art Institutute of Chicago, 2021

13 x 20cm plus zipper handle, leather, cotton lining, metal and cloth zipper and pull handle with a design by Kruger - MONEY TALKS is raised on the leather. Limited edition object multiple. Fine condition.

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THERE’S NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ART EXISTS. 2014.

paul robertson — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:32:33 +0000

N.p. (Rennes): Incertain Sens, 2014

39 x 31cm, plus string handles. Artist designed bag with the title text "THERE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ART EXISTS" printed on both sides (red on blue on one side, blue on red on the other). Edition size unknown. Folded for storage (as issued) but else VG+.

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VORSICHT KUNST! 1990.

paul robertson — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:31:39 +0000

Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, n.d. c. 1990

19 x 12cm, yellow and black on white paper bag with a design by Klaus Staeck. VG+.

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REDOUBT. 2021.

paul robertson — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:30:18 +0000

London: Hayward Gallery, 2021

35 x 35cm, cotton tote bag plus handles with a design by the artist based on his film Redoubt (a constellation). Limited edition bag. VG+.

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CULTURE. 2020.

paul robertson — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:59:44 +0000

London: Imperial Charity, n.d. (2020)

37.5 x 42cm canvass tote bag (plus handles) with a design on one side by Shrigley of a person drinking from a bottle marked CULTURE. The charity's logo on the other side. Limited edition.

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THE ARTS ARE LIKE GLUE. 2020.

paul robertson — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:58:22 +0000

London: Imperial Charity, n.d. (2020)

37.5 x 42cm canvass tote bag (plus handles) with a design on one side by Shrigley. The charity's logo on the other side. Limited edition.

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