IHF Invitation Cards - Unoriginal Sins

THE SONNET IS A SEWING-MACHINE FOR THE MONSTICH. 1993.

St Andrews: Crawford Arts Centre, 1993
15 x 14cm, 6pp folded invitation card for the exhibition with a text by Francis Edeline and listing 11 neon works by Finlay made in collaboration with Julie Farthing and Bruce Sim. VG+.

Bruce Sim, Julie Farthing

OHENE TITEL, 1993 (DIE HEIMAT IS NICHT DAS LAND…). 1993.

Ostfildern: Edition Cantz, 1991
21 x 15cm, 3pp announcement leaflet for the release of the limited edition print which is reproduced on the front. VG+ although one punched hole top left as issued.

WILDWACHSENDE BLUMEN. 1993.

Munchen: Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, 1993
15 x 10.5cm, 4pp announcement card for a solo exhibition. One work - man with Panzerschreck imaged on the front. VG+.

A HARBOUR OF BOAT BOOKS CARDS AND PRINTS BY IAN HAMILTON FINLAY. 1993.

London: workfortheeyetodo, 1993
16.5 x 12.5cm, 1pp. Announcement card for an exhibition of books and other published material at Simon Cutt's gallery. Typographic design. VG+.

Simon Cutts

3 SAILBOATS. 1994.

London: Victoria Miro Gallery, n.d. (1994)
14 x 12.2cm, 4pp announcement card with a drawing of a boat on the front (by Gary Hincks?). Pia SImig is credited as a collaborator in this card - it is not clear what the work entailed. VG+.

Gary Hincks, PIA MARIA SIMIG

WORKS: PURE AND POLITICAL. 1995.

Hamburg: Deichhtorhallen Hamberg, 1995
10 x 21cm, 4pp announcement card with an image of a public installation IHR HOLDEN SCHWANE/TUNKIT IHR DAS HAUPT on the front in b/w. VG+.

INSCRIPTIONS (AKA LYRE). 1995.

Kiel: Galerie Sfeir-Semler, 1995
11.5 x 10cm, 4pp, Artist's card with a photograph by Robin Gillanders of a piece of rusted corrugated iron against a wall in Little Sparta under which Finlay has placed the word LYRE. The ruts in the iron look like the various lines of a stringed lyre.
This is in fact an announcement card for an exhibition of ceramic jars, slates, neons and paperworks by Finlay in Germany. For some reason it is been mis-categorised as an artists' card in the WIld Hawthorn Press; listings of artist's card and while it is indeed an original card work we have returned it to the correct designation. VG+.

Robin Gillanders

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY BOOKS AND RELATED OBJECTS. 1995.

NYC: Printed Matter Inc, 1995
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for a show of books and objects. VG+.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IAN. 1995.

London: Victoria Miro Gallery, 1995.
15 x 10.5cm, 4pp (single folded sheet) with a drawing of a "birthday cake" on the front which is actually a neo-classical broken column (drawn by Gary Hincks). The announcement for a solo show of recent small publications by Finlay to honour his 70th birthday. VG+.

Gary Hincks

WORKS IN DURHAM. 1996.

Durham: University of Durham 1996
21 x 10cm, 6pp announcement leaflet with three reproductions of works by Finlay. Internally short text by Harry Gilonis. VG+.

HARRY GILONIS

REED-POINTS. 1996.

NYC: Nolan / Eckman Gallery, n.d. (1996)
15 x 21cm, 2pp. Announcement card for the title exhibition of prints by Finlay which also mentions the "artist's book" of the same title. VG+. One text work by Finlay on the front listing boat names as a visual poem.

GRONYNNAU O HALEN/GRAINS OF SALT. 1996.

Llandudno: Oriel Mostyn, n.d. (1996)
15 x 21cm, 4pp. Exhibition announcement card for a Welsh solo show - the front of the card is a linocut by Jo HIncks from the artist's book/exhibition catalogue Grains of Salt. VG+.

JO HINCKS

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

INVITATION CARDS