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NAM JUNE PAIK. 1965. HAND ADDRESSED TO RAY JOHNSON BY CHARLOTTE MOORMAN.

paul robertson — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:10:03 +0000

NYC: New School, 1964 42 x 19.6cm, 2pp announcement leaflet/poster. A performance by Paik, Moorman, Chieko Shiomi, Philip Corner, Dick Higgins, Peter Moore, and others which included Electronic TV & Color TV Experiment, 3 Robots, Pop Sonata, 2 Zen Boxes and 1 Zen Can. This was Paik's first one-person exhibition in the United States and the image on the front of the poster is of Paik's Robot K-456 (taken by Peter Moore). On the reverse is Paik's essay, "Electronic TV & Color TV Experiment." Charlotte Moorman performed ‘Pop Sonata’ for the second time, a piece which involved her removing her jewellery and clothes “before she lay down on the floor to finish the piece, her cello atop her like a lover” This leaflet was sent to Ray Johnson and the ink address on the reverse is in Moorman's own hand. Folded for mailing else VG+. Scarce.

COMPUTERS FOR THE ARTS. 1970.

paul robertson — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:43:28 +0000

Somerville: Abyss Press, 1970 21.8 x 14.1cm, 16pp plus card covers. First edition on this treatise on the use of computers in the arts, the first printing of a computer poem "Hank and Mary, A Love Story" created in Fortran by Higgins and a reprint of "A House of Leaves" by Alison Knowles. Rare. VG+.

SOMETHING ELSE NEWSCARD NR 2. 1965.

paul robertson — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:25:00 +0000

NYC: Something Else Press, n.d. (1965) 9 x 15cm, 2pp. The second in a series of such "newscards" where Dick Higgins updated clients and friends about the activities of the Something Else Press. Here he mentions Barbara Moore joining the staff and the editing of Al Hansen's Primer of Happenings amongst other initiatives. An unmailed copy. VG. Scarce.

SOMETHING ELSE NEWSCARD NR 4. 1965.

paul robertson — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:25:00 +0000

NYC: Something Else Press, n.d. (1965) 9 x 15cm, 2pp. The forth in a series of such "newscards" where Dick Higgins updated clients and friends about the activities of the Something Else Press. Here he promotes Robert Filliou's Ample Food for Stupid Thought and Alison Knowles being at work on a new book. And Tomas Schmit's new address. An unmailed copy. VG.

THREE HAPPENINGS BY DICK HIGGINS. 1965.

paul robertson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:54:00 +0000

Sunnyside Garden: Sunnyside Garden Ballroom and Wrestling Arena, 1965 30 x 21cm, 2pp mimeograph listing the programme for this performance by Higgins - listed are THE TART with a stellar cast which includes Ay-o, Meredith Monk, Joe Jones, Kawagami and Alison Knowles as well s Philip Corner. The “properties and situations" were designed by Ay-o. After an intermission the audience watched Higgin’s Solo for Florence and Orchestra and Celestrials for Bengt af Klintberg. Al Hansen, Higgins, Knowles, Monk all performed in the latter work. One the reverse there is an extensive “BLURB” by Higgins explaining the works. Evidence of past fioldng but else VG. Rare.

FILLIOU. VOSTELL. KNOWLES. KOPKE. HIGGINS. 1963.

paul robertson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:54:00 +0000

Koln: n.p. (Atelier Wolf Vostell), 1963

43 x 30.5cm, 1pp poster/announcement for an exhibition at Spichernstrasse 18 in Cologne which is illustrated by various works by the Fluxus artists. Filliou’s work is a fridge that contains the complete works of Pierre Restany deep frozen for 10 years. Vostell exhibited a “Decollage comestible”, Knowles “Prints/Potatoes/Pins Pants/ Perhaps others” and Kopke (Koepke) Restebilder and Higgins a “Terrible Show”. Additionally Kopke suggests “Instead of doing a work of art send rice to India.” Folded twice for storage but else VG+.

FLUXUS BALANCE. 1993.

paul robertson — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:27:00 +0000

Germany: n.p., n.d.

32 x 23 cm loose leaf folio containing colophon/index page, a b/w image of a weighing machine to be cut out and a pack of cards representing responses from the participating artists (George Brecht, Joseph Beuys, Dick Higgins, Christian Henning et al. who were asked to nominate objects of different weights as equivalents for use on the scales) and some string, washers etc. Printed editioned multiple - first edition, later there was a wooden box version. Slight marks to white folder else VG.

5TH ANNUAL NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL. 1967.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

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.

COMPLETE RUN OF DE/COLLAGE NRS 1 – 6. 1962 – 1967. INCLUDES BEUYS’ FIRST MULTIPLE, “USE THIS BROUWN” BAG & HAND WRITTEN DIETER ROTH WORK.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

Koln: De/Collage (Vostell), 1962 - 1967 Six separate numbers - a complete run (although Vostell did later add an exhibition catalogue and designate it as De/collage 7 despite it being somewhat different in content to these copies) of this assmblage/artist's journal that predated vTRE and other Fluxus related artist publications. The collection here consists 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.

EINE ZWEITE HAUTLICHE DEUTLICHE SPRACHE VON DICK HIGGINS.

paul robertson — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:44:15 +0000

Dusseldorf: Bulkowski, n.d. 21 x 15cm, 1pp announcement leaflet for a musical audio cassette with works by Higgins. Slight edge wear (insect?) bottom right else VG. Scarce.

A BOOK ABOUT LOVE & WAR & DEATH. 1972.

paul robertson — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:24:39 +0000

Barton: Something Else Press, 1972 21 x 15cm, 242pp. Soft card covers. First edition in this format of this novel by the founder of the Press (with a structure that is at times similar to poetry). VG.

VICE VERSAND. CATALOGUE/POSTER 1969.

paul robertson — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 11:00:39 +0000

Remscheid: Vice Versand (Wolfgang Feelisch), n.d. (1969) 42 x 30cm, 2pp, catalogue/ poster to promote the range of object multiples published by Feelisch which includes works by George Brecht, Jiri Valoch, Addi Koepcke, Ken Friedman, Robert Filliou, Daniel Spoerri, Wolf Vostell, France Erhard Walther, C. O. Paeffgen., Dieter Roth, Nino Barbieri, Thomas Bayrle, Milan Knizak, Eric Dietmann, Mauricio Kagel, Dick Higgins, Andre Thomkins, Gabor Altorjay, Gunter Uecker, Robin Page, Klaus Staeck, and Joseph Beuys amongst others. Short descriptions of 43 editions and 34 b/w images of the works. Folded for mailing else VG+.