21 x 13.5cm, 30pp plus card covers. Single number of this art journal published by Robert Estivals  as part of his Ultralettrism/Signism  grouping. Three articles - "A propos de la Biennale", "La Systeme de la Peinture Semantique" and "La Systeme de la Situations". Two works reproduced in b/w by Suzanne Bernard and Lantazzi. VG+, Very scarce.

27 x 21cm, two sheets 2pp and 1pp respectfully. The second issue of the Lettrist International, published in February 1953, at thet time when the group had left Isou's main grouping and had added a number of new adherents such as Sarah Abouaf, Serge Berna, P. J. Berlé, J.-L. Brau, Leibé Midou Dahou, Guy-Ernest Debord, Linda, Françoise Lejare, Jean-Michel Mension, Eliane Papaï, and Gil J. Wolman all of whom signed the manifesto published herein. The publications also has texts by Debord, Wolman, and Jean-Michel Mension, and press cuttings concerning the contentious "Chaplin affair".

Both sheets have a  red stamp of the Lettrist International . This publication is usually found as a single sheet but here we include the far rarer second sheet with an extract of the public response of the International Letteristes to Chaplain's visit and their opposition to it and Isou's support.

The first sheet is a little browned but the second is far lighter. Both are VG+. Very scarce especially as two sheets.

27 x 20.8cm, 20 pp (includes slightly heavier paper weight cover). First edition of the second issue of this now very scarce journal, edited by Lemaitre and Isou (which only had three issues). Texts by Maurice Lemaître, Gabriel Pomerand, Jean-Louis Brau, Gil J. Wolman, Isidore Isou, most notably the preface to the film "Le film est déjà commencé" by Maurice Lemaître. UInternal pages are browned due to cheap paper, cover slightly so else VG+. Rare.

24 x 18.4cm, 82pp plus wrappers. A single number of this poetry and literary journal which has articles by Edwin Morgan, Jo Grimand, Alan Coutts as well as the second ever printing of Alexander Trocchi's "Invisible Insurrection of a Million Minds" a key text which was originally published only a few months beforehand in International Situationist nr 8. calling for progressive intellectuals and students to seize the implements of culture. VG+ - this is a very hard to find publication.

21 x 15cm, 20pp. Pink self wrappers. A single number of this influential politics and culture magazine which was founded by Kevin Williamson (with the support of Irvine Welsh and others). Poetry by Marina Blake, Billy Cornwall, Diane Di Prima, Andrew Greig, Laura J Hird, Timothy Leary, Gordon Legge, Graeme Malcolm, Jon Oskar, Kenneth Pobo, Alexander Trocchi, Alan Warner and Irvine Welsh. VG+.

JOINT:

Edinburgh: Rebel Inc. , 1994

21 x 15cm, 4pp xerox laid in sheet with reviews of earlier copies of Rebel Inc.

21cm. sq. 66pp. 50 b/w reproductions. Wrappers. First edition of this Situationist-period catalogue of works by Jorn. Texts by Yvon Taillandier, Jacques Prevert & Rene Bertele: The texts by Prevert (two) date from 1957-58. Some minor rubbing to spine and extremities.

32 x 23.5cm, 2pp full colour announcement leaflet/small poster - verso the same image as used on the original film poster , recto: a resume of the original film and false critical statements about it. The leaflet was publicity for the Situationist's experimental film which simply showed the Hong Kong original with the sound removed and Vienet's dubbed voice over laying political texts and obtuse sub-titles (in French). The entire appropriation being a experiment in cinematic detournment. Fine.

88 x 60cm, large format poster issued during the " Œuvres pour chiens" (Work for Dogs) exhibition - the print has a number of drawings of dogs each with a speech bubble in the tradition of detournment. They discuss avant garde art and the exhibition. This is folded several times for mailing and is very boldly signed in pencil by Sabatier along the bottom of the print. The exhibition hung works only 40cm from the ground (pooch head height) and also included large femur bones and kibble. The speech that Sabatier made suggested that dogs were a worthy recipient of his art as much as people. A similar exhibition of that of Dieter Roth and Richard Hamilton in 1988 in Spain (which apparently was originally an idea of Marcel Broodthaers) but it appears the Lettriste did not know of the other show.  Scarce. VG+.

27 x 10.5cm , 4pp plus brown 4pp wrappers (unprinted kraft paper). Internally mimeographed pages. This is the first and only publication of the short-lived Deuxième internationale lettriste, which was founded by Jean-Louis Brau, Gil Wolman and François Dufrêne splitting from Letterisme. Short signed texts by Brau "L’Asymptote toujours" and Wolman “L’Art a posteriori” are conjoined by two unsigned texts (“Positions II” and “Eloge d’Isou”). Some covers included thumbprints by the artists but this example does not. Staple slightly rusted else VG. Very rare.

Two part announcement card - 20 x 10 cm (if folded but here uncreased and 20 x 20cm) outer b/w card with 20 x 20cm black on transparent plastic insert (here unfolded but originally 20 x 10cm.

This was the announcement for Gil Wolman's first ever solo show which also promotes for the first time his "Scotch Art" works where he used adhesive tape to transfer images from newspapers and magazines onto canvas or objects. The internal plastic has short texts including a biography and example of a Scotch art image.

Unfolded and in VG++ condition. Rare.

GIL JOSEPH WOLMAN

("Art-Scotch": Exhibition at the Valérie Schmidt Gallery, Paris)

1963

Vintage invitation card with 4 panels (8 sides) including a celluloid strip.

Short biography and exhibition theme printed on the celluloid.

Size (closed card): 19.7 x 10 cm

Condition: Minor handling marks on the card, but not on the celluloid. 

14.5 x 22.8cm, black and green offset letterhead created for the vastly important "First World Congress of Free Artists" which brought together Enrico Baj, Jacques Calonne, Constant, Giuseppe Pinot Gallizio, Asger Jorn, Piero Simondo, Ettore Sottsass Jr, Elena Verrone (from the International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus), Gil J. Wolman (from the Lettrist International/Potlatch), Sandro Cherchi, Franco Garelli  , Jan Kotik, Pravoslav Rada (Czechoslovakia), Charles Estienne, and Klaus Fischer to discuss joint projects.

The importance of this meeting cannot be underwritten - it brought together many of the main currents of the European International Avant Garde and laid the foundations for the eventual formation of the International Situationists.

JOINT:

Alba: Laboratorio Sperimentale Del Movimento Internazionale Per Una " Bauhaus Immaginista", 1956

12.3 x 15.5cm, green and black on white printed envelope for the same event.

Price is for both items together - the stationery for a major landmark in European political and art history.

Both VG+ if mildly browned.

10.3 x 20.8cm, 2pp announcement card with a typographic front announcing an exhibition of "Surfaces Planes Pierres et Livres" by Wolman. Each announcement was printed on already printed card and on the reverse gallery text is overprinted on a previously printed non-related image (here a image of a sculptural relief of a face). VG+.