Unoriginal Sins | https://unoriginalsins.co.uk AVANT-GARDES Sun, 24 May 2026 15:38:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-nTKdHdZI-1-1-32x32.png Unoriginal Sins | https://unoriginalsins.co.uk 32 32 CHARLOTTE MOORMAN, CELLIST, PERFORMING 26′ 1.1499 FOR A STRING PLAYER BY JOHN CAGE. 1965. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/charlotte-moorman-cellist-performing-26-1-1499-for-a-string-player-by-john-cage-1965/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charlotte-moorman-cellist-performing-26-1-1499-for-a-string-player-by-john-cage-1965 Sun, 24 May 2026 15:35:41 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=62486 CHARLOTTE MOORMAN, CELLIST, WILL PERFORM 4′ 1.1499 FOR A STRING PLAYER BY JOHN CAGE. 1967. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/charlotte-moorman-cellist-will-perform-4-1-1499-for-a-string-player-by-john-cage-1967/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charlotte-moorman-cellist-will-perform-4-1-1499-for-a-string-player-by-john-cage-1967 Sun, 24 May 2026 15:31:51 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=62485 PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, APRIL 28 1969. 1969. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/performance-programme-at-ohio-state-university-april-28-1969-1969/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=performance-programme-at-ohio-state-university-april-28-1969-1969 Sat, 23 May 2026 18:26:47 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=62477 NAM JUNE PAIK. 1965. HAND ADDRESSED TO RAY JOHNSON BY CHARLOTTE MOORMAN. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/nam-june-paik-1965-hand-addressed-to-ray-johnson-by-charlotte-moorman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nam-june-paik-1965-hand-addressed-to-ray-johnson-by-charlotte-moorman Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:10:03 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=61848 ORACLE. 1987. PROGRAMME FOR ONE DAY EVENT. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/oracle-1987-programme-for-one-day-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-1987-programme-for-one-day-event Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:10:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=43367 8th NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE. 1971. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/8th-new-york-avant-garde-festival-at-world-trade-centre-1971/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8th-new-york-avant-garde-festival-at-world-trade-centre-1971 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:10:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=34097
NYC: New York Avant Garde Festival, 1971
73 x 37cm, full colour publicity poster for Moorman's annual festival featuring over 200 artists (all named on the poster) and offering performances and shows in all the artistic disciplines. The festival was based in the 69th Regiment Infantry Armory in Manhattan. The poster has various red hand applied rubber stamp impressions.
This is a mailed and folded copy of the poster. Very good condition although folded for mailing. This is one of the more difficult posters to find. 
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NYC: New York Avant Garde Festival, 1971
73 x 37cm, full colour publicity poster for Moorman's annual festival featuring over 200 artists (all named on the poster) and offering performances and shows in all the artistic disciplines. The festival was based in the 69th Regiment Infantry Armory in Manhattan. The poster has various red hand applied rubber stamp impressions.
This is a mailed and folded copy of the poster. Very good condition although folded for mailing. This is one of the more difficult posters to find. 
]]> DEUXIEME FESTIVAL DE LIBRE EXPRESSION. 1965 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/deuxieme-festival-de-libre-expression-1965/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deuxieme-festival-de-libre-expression-1965 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=34234 Paris: Deuxieme Festival De La Libre Expression, 1965
27 x 21cm, 1pp mimeographed sheet, announcing the performance by Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik at Jean-Jacques Lebel's second Festival of Free Expression on May 25, 1965.
Moorman and Paik had originally intended to perform 'Robot Opera' on the street in front of the Centre Américain des Artistes, but, as the flyer states, "Robot has disappeared mysteriously on the way from Iceland to Paris in the international air labyrinth". Instead they performed their repertoire of pieces by Earle Brown, John Cage, Giuseppe Chiari, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Dick Higgins, La Monte Young, and their finale, Paik's "Variations on a Theme by Saint-Saëns", notable for Moorman's first appearance in a transparent costume (a clear plastic drop cloth left by Ben Vautier as a prop for the following evening).  Tiny 4mm. closed tear to upper edge, else VG. Scarce documentation.
]]> Paris: Deuxieme Festival De La Libre Expression, 1965
27 x 21cm, 1pp mimeographed sheet, announcing the performance by Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik at Jean-Jacques Lebel's second Festival of Free Expression on May 25, 1965.
Moorman and Paik had originally intended to perform 'Robot Opera' on the street in front of the Centre Américain des Artistes, but, as the flyer states, "Robot has disappeared mysteriously on the way from Iceland to Paris in the international air labyrinth". Instead they performed their repertoire of pieces by Earle Brown, John Cage, Giuseppe Chiari, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Dick Higgins, La Monte Young, and their finale, Paik's "Variations on a Theme by Saint-Saëns", notable for Moorman's first appearance in a transparent costume (a clear plastic drop cloth left by Ben Vautier as a prop for the following evening).  Tiny 4mm. closed tear to upper edge, else VG. Scarce documentation.
]]> A GROUP OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE 2IEME FESTIVAL DE LA LIBRE EXPRESSION. MAI 17 – 25, 1965. INCLUDES THE FIRST EXPRESSION OF A FAMOUS FLUXUS WORK BY FILLIOU AND WILLIAMS – THE PINK SPAGHETTI HANDSHAKE. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/a-group-of-documents-from-the-2ieme-festival-de-la-libre-expression-mai-17-25-1965-includes-the-first-expression-of-a-famous-fluxus-work-by-filliou-and-williams-the-pink-spaghetti-handshake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-group-of-documents-from-the-2ieme-festival-de-la-libre-expression-mai-17-25-1965-includes-the-first-expression-of-a-famous-fluxus-work-by-filliou-and-williams-the-pink-spaghetti-handshake Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=20140 5TH ANNUAL NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL. 1967. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/5th-annual-new-york-avant-garde-festival-1967/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5th-annual-new-york-avant-garde-festival-1967 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=2172 NYC: s.p. (Moorman), 1967

37.5 x 21.5cm, 1pp. Black on white poster listing the full gamut of artists included in this annual event organised by Moorman. Lists many well known names such as Ay-o,  Al Hansen, Joe Jones, Takehisa Kosugi, Nam June Paik, La Monte Young, Carolee Schneemann, Lil Picard, Giuseppe Chiari, Geoffrey Hendricks, Joseph Beuys, John Cage, George Brecht, Dick Higgins, Yoko Ono, Ben Patterson, Michael Snow, Tashi Ichiyanagi, Jud Yalkut, Bazon Brock, Tomas Schmit, Emmett Williams and many many more. Very good+. One of the scarcer posters from the event to find for some unknown reason.

]]> NYC: s.p. (Moorman), 1967

37.5 x 21.5cm, 1pp. Black on white poster listing the full gamut of artists included in this annual event organised by Moorman. Lists many well known names such as Ay-o,  Al Hansen, Joe Jones, Takehisa Kosugi, Nam June Paik, La Monte Young, Carolee Schneemann, Lil Picard, Giuseppe Chiari, Geoffrey Hendricks, Joseph Beuys, John Cage, George Brecht, Dick Higgins, Yoko Ono, Ben Patterson, Michael Snow, Tashi Ichiyanagi, Jud Yalkut, Bazon Brock, Tomas Schmit, Emmett Williams and many many more. Very good+. One of the scarcer posters from the event to find for some unknown reason.

]]> CHARLOTTE MOORMAN AT THE NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL 1964. LATER PRINT. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/charlotte-moorman-at-the-new-york-avant-garde-festival-1964-later-print/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charlotte-moorman-at-the-new-york-avant-garde-festival-1964-later-print Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=39692 This image was originally taken by Fred McDarrah and his estate retains copyright on the image so this is sold for personal use and not for reproduction. This is in very good condition and a crisp modern print (post 1990s we suspect) from original negative. If this was a vintage print we would charge much more.  ]]> This image was originally taken by Fred McDarrah and his estate retains copyright on the image so this is sold for personal use and not for reproduction. This is in very good condition and a crisp modern print (post 1990s we suspect) from original negative. If this was a vintage print we would charge much more.  ]]> CHARLOTTE MOORMAN PLAYS THE CELLO 1967. LATER PRINT. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/charlotte-moorman-plays-the-cello-1967-later-print/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charlotte-moorman-plays-the-cello-1967-later-print Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=39693 This image was originally taken by Fred McDarrah and his estate retains copyright on the image so this is sold for personal use and not for reproduction. This is in very good condition and a crisp modern print (post 1990s we suspect) from original negative. If this was a vintage print we would charge much more.  ]]> This image was originally taken by Fred McDarrah and his estate retains copyright on the image so this is sold for personal use and not for reproduction. This is in very good condition and a crisp modern print (post 1990s we suspect) from original negative. If this was a vintage print we would charge much more.  ]]> COMPLETE RUN OF DE/COLLAGE NRS 1 – 6. 1962 – 1967. INCLUDES BEUYS’ FIRST MULTIPLE, “USE THIS BROUWN” BAG & HAND WRITTEN DIETER ROTH WORK. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/complete-run-of-de-collage-nrs-1-6-1962-1967-includes-beuys-first-multiple-use-this-brouwn-bag-hand-written-dieter-roth-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=complete-run-of-de-collage-nrs-1-6-1962-1967-includes-beuys-first-multiple-use-this-brouwn-bag-hand-written-dieter-roth-work Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=41210 Decoll/age 1 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): June 1962 26 x 22cm, 32pp double fold out pages plus card covers with folds. The first number of the series with original contributions by Arthur Köpcke, George Maciunas, Benjamin Patterson, Nam June Paik, La Monte Young, Volf Vostell and others. Slight wear to the right hand side of the folded wrappers else VG+.  Decoll/age 2 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): November 1962 30 x 21cm, 42pp plus paper wrappers. Internal pages are mimeographed and stapled. Edited by Dick Higgins - the whole consisting of his "The Broadway Opera" translated into German. The front cover is a b/w photograph of the poet/artist outside a German cinema. With original publisher's wrap-around band - which is torn but complete and with original scotch tape closure still there but the glue has lost its adhesion. Very rare number from the series especially with the band. Inserted: subscription leaflet for Decoll/age 1 and 2. Decoll/age 3 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): December 1962 27 x 21.8cm, unpaginated (108pp plus 12pp) and wrappers. Internal pages include a transparent sheet and several folders, stapled, blank cover, printed jacket. Contributions by C. Caspari, Christo, Jed Curtis, Henry Flint, Dick Higgins, Gyogy Ligetti, Nam June Paik, Jan Voss, Vostell, F. Mon, Pera, F. Crowbridge, JP Wilhelm. The internal sheets include various types of printing: offset, mimeograph, screen printing. Illustrated throughout. VG+ although some wear/minor emerging tears along spine of the wrappers.  Decoll/age 4 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): January 1964 27 x 21.8cm, unpaginated (132pp) and wrappers. A "Special Happenings" number with contributions by  Georges Brecht, Stanley Brouwn (including his USE THIS BROUWN stamped paper bag stuck to the third blank page - a rare edition), Allan Kaprow, Higgins, Paik, Jean Jacques Lebel, Tomas Schmit, Claes Oldenburg, Al Hansen and others. Most pages are double folded.  Very scarce. Decoll/age 5 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): February 1966 Happenings / Stücke / Partituren 28 x 23 x 4cm (approx) outer card portfolio. The most important of the  series with many object multiples and print editions included in the publication. This consists of 22 multiple-elements including the first ever object multiple by Joseph Beuys: "Zwei Fraulen mit lenchtendem Brot" consisting of a block of painted chocolate fixed on a strip of printed paper and tipped on scroll. Other works are by René Block, Claus Bremer, Henning Christiansen, Hans Joachim Dietrich, Ludwig Gosewitz, Dick Higgins, Bernhard Höke, Allan Kaprow, Franz Mon, Benjamin Patterson, Eckart Rahn, Gerhard Rühm, Vagelis Tsakiridis, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, ZAJ Group (which is signed). The Vostell work is a sealed sheet of printed paper with yellow dust/sand inside the sealed plastic and is complete and undamaged here. VG+ overall although the portfolio card folder is a little damaged as the internal uneven sheets have put pressure on the outer card. This is a scarce item to find in good condition and the Beuys contribution is particularly prized.  Decoll/age 6 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): July 1967 29 x 21.7cm, unpaginated (174pp), plus card wrappers (reproducing the front page of Le Figaro from September 6, 1954). Texts in German and English. Contributions by Higgins, Maciunas, Vostell, Gustav Metzger, Milan Knizak, Vautier, Hansen, Kaprow, Paik, Franz Mon, Daniel Spoerri, Charlotte Moorman, Jean-Jacques Lebel, and Alison Knowles. Also laid into the pages is the original multiple of Diter Rot "das Blaue Geheul" a hand written card.  There are very few complete runs of this journal available online and this is the cheapest we know of.  ]]> Decoll/age 1 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): June 1962 26 x 22cm, 32pp double fold out pages plus card covers with folds. The first number of the series with original contributions by Arthur Köpcke, George Maciunas, Benjamin Patterson, Nam June Paik, La Monte Young, Volf Vostell and others. Slight wear to the right hand side of the folded wrappers else VG+.  Decoll/age 2 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): November 1962 30 x 21cm, 42pp plus paper wrappers. Internal pages are mimeographed and stapled. Edited by Dick Higgins - the whole consisting of his "The Broadway Opera" translated into German. The front cover is a b/w photograph of the poet/artist outside a German cinema. With original publisher's wrap-around band - which is torn but complete and with original scotch tape closure still there but the glue has lost its adhesion. Very rare number from the series especially with the band. Inserted: subscription leaflet for Decoll/age 1 and 2. Decoll/age 3 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): December 1962 27 x 21.8cm, unpaginated (108pp plus 12pp) and wrappers. Internal pages include a transparent sheet and several folders, stapled, blank cover, printed jacket. Contributions by C. Caspari, Christo, Jed Curtis, Henry Flint, Dick Higgins, Gyogy Ligetti, Nam June Paik, Jan Voss, Vostell, F. Mon, Pera, F. Crowbridge, JP Wilhelm. The internal sheets include various types of printing: offset, mimeograph, screen printing. Illustrated throughout. VG+ although some wear/minor emerging tears along spine of the wrappers.  Decoll/age 4 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): January 1964 27 x 21.8cm, unpaginated (132pp) and wrappers. A "Special Happenings" number with contributions by  Georges Brecht, Stanley Brouwn (including his USE THIS BROUWN stamped paper bag stuck to the third blank page - a rare edition), Allan Kaprow, Higgins, Paik, Jean Jacques Lebel, Tomas Schmit, Claes Oldenburg, Al Hansen and others. Most pages are double folded.  Very scarce. Decoll/age 5 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): February 1966 Happenings / Stücke / Partituren 28 x 23 x 4cm (approx) outer card portfolio. The most important of the  series with many object multiples and print editions included in the publication. This consists of 22 multiple-elements including the first ever object multiple by Joseph Beuys: "Zwei Fraulen mit lenchtendem Brot" consisting of a block of painted chocolate fixed on a strip of printed paper and tipped on scroll. Other works are by René Block, Claus Bremer, Henning Christiansen, Hans Joachim Dietrich, Ludwig Gosewitz, Dick Higgins, Bernhard Höke, Allan Kaprow, Franz Mon, Benjamin Patterson, Eckart Rahn, Gerhard Rühm, Vagelis Tsakiridis, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, ZAJ Group (which is signed). The Vostell work is a sealed sheet of printed paper with yellow dust/sand inside the sealed plastic and is complete and undamaged here. VG+ overall although the portfolio card folder is a little damaged as the internal uneven sheets have put pressure on the outer card. This is a scarce item to find in good condition and the Beuys contribution is particularly prized.  Decoll/age 6 Koln: Decoll/age (Vostell): July 1967 29 x 21.7cm, unpaginated (174pp), plus card wrappers (reproducing the front page of Le Figaro from September 6, 1954). Texts in German and English. Contributions by Higgins, Maciunas, Vostell, Gustav Metzger, Milan Knizak, Vautier, Hansen, Kaprow, Paik, Franz Mon, Daniel Spoerri, Charlotte Moorman, Jean-Jacques Lebel, and Alison Knowles. Also laid into the pages is the original multiple of Diter Rot "das Blaue Geheul" a hand written card.  There are very few complete runs of this journal available online and this is the cheapest we know of.  ]]>