Post Modernism - Unoriginal Sins

ATTEMPTING TO VISUALISE THE WAY IN WHICH ONE’S WORK WOULD APPEAR IN 24 YEAR’S TIME. 2010. ONE OF 50 EXAMPLES. SIGNED & NUMBERED ON CERTIFICATE.

paul robertson — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:54:36 +0000

London: Bedford Press, 2010

42 X 30cm, full colour offset print with an image of a designer chair. One of only 50 such prints by Gander which comes with a signed and numbered certificate in envelope. VG+.

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UNFORTUNATELY THAT STREET IS IN 1983 AND IS BLOCKED OFF BY POLICE TAPE. 2013. ONE OF 100 SIGNED & NUMBERED.

paul robertson — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 09:01:48 +0000

Ghent: Morepublishers, 2013

30 x 21cm, folded sheet that opens out to 59.4 x 84.1 cm. The work consists of a poster with the text: "FIRSTNESS, SECONDNESS AND THIRDNESS" and there is an instruction by Gander to soak it in water and dry off to make the paper rippled then gaffa tape to attach it roughly to a wall.

One of 100 copies signed and numbered. Fine. Immediately out of print.

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WE PETTY BOURGOIS! 2011.

paul robertson — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:34:53 +0000

Koln: Walter Konig, 2011
27 x 21cm, 508pp. Original boards with full colour dust jacket. The first major monograph published after the artist’s death in 2010. Ostensibly based of the title series of gouache paintings made in 1974 - 1976 the book spans the entire career of the artist. Many full colour illustrations throughout, the ten gouaches are all reproduced in full colour foldout sheets. A labour of love. Fine.

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SIGMAR POLKE THE WISE MAN KNOWS NOTHING. 1990.

paul robertson — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:24:47 +0000

NYC: Michael Werner 1990

19 x 12cm unpaginated (c. 58pp). Original boards with “lizard” motif. Exhibition catalogue for a solo show with 17 b/w images of works which were original created before 1969. The boards are rubbed on all sides and a bit grubby but internally all is fine. Text in English by Fredrick Durrenmatt. Priced thus.

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SIGMAR POLKE 5 JANUARY TO 26 JANUARY 1985. 1985.

paul robertson — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:21:48 +0000

NYC: Mary Boone/Michael Werner 1985

28 x 22 cm. 20pp. Original yellow card wrappers. Exhibition catalogue with 9 colour plate and one foldout image. Text in English by Peter Schjedahl. VG but minor marks on wrappers and mild internal rippling. Priced thus.

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SIGMAR POLKE 1 APRIL TO 29 APRIL 1989. 1989.

paul robertson — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:20:15 +0000

NYC: Mary Boone/Michael Werner 1989

30 x 26 cm. 76pp. Original lilac patterned boards (Japanese paper). Exhibition catalogue with very high production values with all the works printed full page on transparent papers. Text in English by Mario Diacono. Fine condition.

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TRAGER DES GOSLARER KAISERRINGS 2000. 2000.

paul robertson — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:18:20 +0000

Goslar: Monechehaus-Museum fur moderne Kunst 2000

21 x 15cm 32pp and original printed wrappers. The brochure distributed at the dinner for the annual art prize which was presented to Polke for 2000. Eight full colour images of paintings and one b/w photo-portrait of the artist.

JOINT -

Two small handouts with biography of the artist and the list of exhibited works. All VG.

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THE THING QUARTERLY ISSUE 21. BEN MARCUS. 2013.

paul robertson — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:39:04 +0000

San Francisco: The Thing Quarterly, 2013
21 x34 x 6cm, custom made printed box content of a 2.5 oz tin of "Thompson Cream"
and a 12.5 x 12.5cm, 8pp plus card covers short story by experimental novelist Ben Marcus.

According to Marcus - Thompson Cream is a salve for people and things. His story traces the disturbing origins of Thompson Cream: “A child was sick in Kansas. He had fever. His father prodded him awake, dressed him in gear, lead him outside in the dark morning for chores,” read the first few lines.

The publisher notes: " Our Thompson Cream was handmade with the help of Metaphor Organic, an SF-based purveyor of fine soaps and salves. It was mixed and poured in Co-Editor Will Rogan’s backyard in Albany, California. It contains all natural ingredients including sunflower oil and beeswax, and a selection of herbs and supplements including bacopa monnieri, gingko biloba, gotu kola, Spanish sage, 5-HTP, and coenzyme Q10. Net weight is 2.5 ounces of salvey goodness. Thompson Cream can be applied to most any situation."

Limitation not known but sold out quickly. All elements VG+ in like box.

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PLASTIQUE FANTASTIQUE.

paul robertson — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:56:21 +0000

Norwich: East 05/s.p. (Plastique Fantastique), n.d. (c. 2006?)
30 x 21cm, 24pp (self cover). Comic produced by the collaboration where the mythical organisation Plastique Fantastique interacts with the earth's aesthetics to create a new cultural phenomenon. Vg. Scarce.

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URSULA NOORDNUNG BEAR/URSULA NOORDNUNG NOTHING BUT A TOY.

paul robertson — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:11:18 +0000

NSK
Irwin
URSULA NOORDNUNG BEAR
Lubljanka: Irwin, 1999
40 x 50 x 16cm (approx - dimensions can vary dependant on pose) plush teddy bear with embroidered armband (a Malevich cross). A cuddly object multiple with sinister totalitarian overtones found in the armband. Fine condition - edition size unknown but not many. Rare.
JOINT WITH
NSK
Irwin and Svetlana Makarovic
URSULA NOORDNUNG NOTHING BUT A TOY
Dusseldorf: Irwin, 2000
21 x 15cm, 16pp (self cover). Children’s story book created by Makarovic based on the plush toy issued by Irwin in the previous year. Three colour illustrations of the teddy bear’s adventures and text in English. Issued on the occasion of an exhibition - The Fifth Element - Money or Art in the Kunstthalle, Dusseldorf. Fine.

BOTH ITEMS TOGETHER

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RE ENTER THE DRAGON. 2016.

paul robertson — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:36:20 +0000

Glasgow: Queens Park Railway Club, 2016
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition and series of talks by Home. Fine.

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ABOUT EVERYTHING. 2009.

paul robertson — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:13:10 +0000

Manchester: Apple Pie Editions, 2011
21 x 20cm, 50pp. Pictorial printed boards. A long experimental poem by Davenport which is illustrated by the artist's own photographs. A neo-visual poet Davenport has pushed the limited of modern language. VG+.

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