IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

INVITATION CARDS

AUTUMNE 87. 1987.

Paris: Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 1987
18 x 18cm, 4pp announcement card for the opening of the Finlay and Boudinet exhibitions - the front of the card displays one of the images of Little Sparta taken by the later in full colour (a spray of water causing a rainbow). VG+.

‘SPARE THE BLADE AND SPOIL THE FACTIONS”. 1988.

Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, n.d. (1988)
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a work by Finlay from the group of works known as the "Picabia Series" - here 'SPARE THE BLADE AND SPOIL THE FACTIONS". The exhibition was of the work of the surrealist and dadaist Picabia but the museum decided to use Finlay's work as publicity for the show (and the work was exhibited along side the various woRKS from the turn of the century and 1920s.). One of three different cards issued at the same time. Murray has this as an artist's postcard in his catalogue raisonne - but it clearly is not. VG+.

“DON’T PUT ALL YOUR HEADS IN ONE BASKET”. 1988.

Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, n.d. (1988)
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a work by Finlay from the group of works known as the "Picabia Series" - here 'DON'T PUT ALL YOUR HEADS IN ONE BASKET". The exhibition was of the work of the surrealist and dadaist Picabia but the museum decided to use Finlay's work as publicity for the show (and the work was exhibited along side the various works from the turn of the century and 1920s.). One of three different cards issued at the same time. Murray has this as an artist's postcard in his catalogue raisonne - but it clearly is not. VG+.

“DON’T CAST YOUR REVOLUTIONS BEFORE SWINE”. 1988.

Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, n.d. (1988)
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a work by Finlay from the group of works known as the "Picabia Series" - here 'DON'T CAST YOUR REVOLUTIONS BEFORE SWINE". The exhibition was of the work of the surrealist and dadaist Picabia but the museum decided to use Finlay's work as publicity for the show (and the work was exhibited along side the various woRKS from the turn of the century and 1920s.). One of three different cards issued at the same time. Murray has this as an artist's postcard in his catalogue raisonne - but it clearly is not. VG+.

THERMIDOR – 1ERE DECADE. 1989.

Frankfurt: Galerie Lupke, 2010 30 x 21cm, 2pp. Announcement card (on paper) with a b/w installation image of a Finlay exhibition on the two hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution, short text in German on the back and biography. Folded for mailing else VG.

ARBRE (TREE) EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT. 1990.

Zurich: Schedle & Arpagaus Agentur fur Zeitkunst, 1990.
16 x 3.5cm, 4pp announcement card for a solo show which has the work Arbre (Tree) reproduced on the front. VG+.

EUGEN GOMRINGER SPRICHT UBER DIE USGESTEILTEN WERKE VON IAN HAMILTONF FINLAY. 1990.

Zurich: Schedle & Arpagaus Agentur fur Zeitkunst, 1990.
10.5 x 15cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a talk on Finlay's work by his colleague and fellow poet Gomringer. VG+.

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY. 1990.

NYC: Christine Burgin Gallery, 1990
18 x 12.5cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a US solo show. VG+ although there is some handwriting on the back which seems to relate to prices of certain works.

A WARTIME GARDEN. 1990.

Edinburgh: Graeme Murray Gallery, 1990.
15 x 15cm, 4pp typographic announcement card for a solo show and also announces the artist's book of the same name. VG+.

IN HAMILTON FINLAY SIMON CUTTS. 1990.

Nevers: Apac, 1990
15 x 21cm, 2pp typographic design announcement card for a joint show between the two friends and concrete poets. VG+.

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY. 1990.

Basel: Stampa, 1990.
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp announcement card for a solo show with the work "Matisse chez Duplay" from 1989 on the front.. VG+.

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY AND THE WILD HAWTHORN PRESS 1958 – 1990. 1990.

London: Frith Street Gallery, 1990
13.5 x 13.5cm, 4pp announcement card for a solo show of old and new work by Finlay. the print Scottish Zulu is reproduced on the front, internally gallery details. VG+.

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