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DEUXIEME FESTIVAL DE LIBRE EXPRESSION. 1965

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Paris: Centre Americains des artistes, May 17 - 25, 1965. Original poster/programme + three handbills and a 6pp programme along with 3 original b/w photographs from the event. Poster: 44 x 32cm, black on pink paper - folded with some paper loss (3 x 4 cm) bottom right and left. Programme notes participation of Alain Jouffroy, Robert Filliou, Emett (sic) Williams, Earle Brown and many others. Poster design includes a reproduced photographic image. Programme: hand out for the Earle Brown Lecture on "Composing Music by Chance" and the Filliou/Williams Extra-Sensory Misperception. 27 x 22cm, 6pp. Included in the stapled leaflet is a "souvenir sheet" which consists of a copy of the Filliou/Williams multiple "The Pink Spaghetti handshake" (each unique). The artists shook hands while holding painted spaghetti with a sheet of white paper between their grasps and the resulting "print" was allowed to dry and is included here stapled within the handout. This is a rare and important example of this famous work - which takes pride of place in both poet's oeuvre and is oft amusingly mentioned in William's autobiography as the poets' most important joint contribution to the history of art. Some folding and tears without any paper loss - a very good example of this first edition example of this rare work - later this work was produced as an editioned print. 3 handbills: uniformly 4to, all 1pp. Mimeotext on white paper. Programme details of the first two bills are respectively for the Ferlinghetti contribution ("Underwear") and a Lebel happening and le Groupe Panique International (a drama). Some small closed tears but no paper loss, previous creases where folded. The third hand out is the programme for a concert by Nam June Paik and Charlotte Moorman on 21 May 1965 where works by Paik, Chiari, Brown, Corner, Cage, La Monte Young, Dick Higgins and Ichiyanagi were performed. Interestingly the programme notes the loss of a Paik sculpture "Robot" as having "disappeared mysteriously on the way from Iceland to Paris in the international air labyrinth." Three original photographs - respectively 18 x 24cm, (image 12.5 x 18.5cm); 24 x 18cm (image 18.5 x 12.5 cm) and 9 x 13 cm (image 5.5 x 9.5 cm). All are b/w and press shots from "Chapman-Fotogram" Cignac, France (company stamps and hand written descriptions verso). The images are of a performance by Alexandro Jodorowsky (2 images) where he and his naked female co-performers had their bodies smeared with honey and hair and a 'sacrilegious' ceremony was performed where a 'priest' handed out hosts for consumption by the same naked participants. The third smaller photograph is a portrait of Label. All have very minor surface scratches but are otherwise very good. Images on request. Together - a rare group of material from this historic festival. The material is also with some significance to the works of several Fluxus affiliated artists (especially the bound in copy of the "Pink Spaghetti handshake") and despite the typical wear associated with such freely distributed material a very desirable group of material. PRICE IS FOR THE ENTIRE GROUP OF MATERIAL

KOZMIK ZIGZAG. 2023. ONE OF 200 ISSUED.

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

s' Hortogenbosch: Slowscan Records, 2023 A standard 33 rpm LP in printed sleeve and printed inner sleeve consisting of experimental music, special effects, sound poetry and poetry. Unplayed in VG+ sleeve, one of 200 copies printed

JEAN JACQUES LEBEL. 2022.

paul robertson — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:02:09 +0000

Basel: Museum Tinguely, 2022 21 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for a museum show of installations and films by Lebel - "La Chose" and "Les Avatars de Venus". VG+.

JEAN JACQUES LEBEL. 1960.

paul robertson — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:42:28 +0000

Paris: Galerie Furstenberg, 1960 12 x 14.5cm, 2pp announcement card for a solo show of drawings and paintings - one work reproduced in black and yellow on the front. The card also announces the revue Front Unique - a publishing venture that saw the artist publish works by Burroughs, Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso. An unmailed VG example. Scarce.

BIEF: JONTION SURREALISTE NRS 1 – 12. BOUND COMPLETE RUN.

paul robertson — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:57:12 +0000

Paris: Bief, 1958-60

12 numbers in 6 issues including the double number 10/11. Directeur Gerard Legrand. Uniformly 25 x 30 cm. 3 to 7 pages per. All illustrated with numerous b/w drawings and reproductions of paintings and photographs. Photographic wrappers bound into printed publisher's paper over boards.

A complete run of this revue as bound into boards by the publisher at the end of the entire run. Bief was conceived as a supplement to "Surrealisme Meme" however it took on a life of its own given that Bief became more of a polemic vehicle than the former publication. Strident and wickedly funny at times. Contributions by Breton, Bedouin, Dax, Toyen, Paalen, Arp, Pierre, Peret, Lebel, Mayoux, Schuster, Mitrani, et. al. A near fine copy.

LE “TROISIEME DEGRE” DE LA PEINTURE. 1965. SECOND EDITION.

paul robertson — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:50:24 +0000

Paris: Surrealist group/Le Comite pour L'Espagne Libre, 1965

27 x 21cm, 1pp black on yellow paper. One of the last hurrahs of the official surrealists condemning the public representation of Marcel Duchamp (in a painting) being beaten up by the pop artists. Hardly worth the spleen but signed nonetheless by over 40 of the group including Breton, Audoin, Benoit, Dax, Estienne, Lebel, Lebrun, Mansour, Parent, Schwarz, and Toyen. This is the true first edition printed on red/orange - this copy came indirectly from Breton's own collection. Fine.

LE “TROISIEME DEGRE” DE LA PEINTURE. 1965. FIRST EDITION.

paul robertson — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:49:18 +0000

Paris: Surrealist group/Le Comite pour L'Espagne Libre, 1965

27 x 21cm, 1pp black on red/orange. One of the last hurrahs of the official surrealists condemning the public representation of Marcel Duchamp (in a painting) being beaten up by the pop artists. Hardly worth the spleen but signed nonetheless by over 40 of the group including Breton, Audoin, Benoit, Dax, Estienne, Lebel, Lebrun, Mansour, Parent, Schwarz, and Toyen. This is the true first edition printed on red/orange - this copy came indirectly from Breton's own collection. Fine.

DEMASQUEZ LES PHYSICIENS VIDEZ LES LABORATOIRES. 1958. TOYEN’S STAMPED COPY.

paul robertson — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:08:28 +0000

n.p (Paris/Bruxelles): s.p. (Belgium/Paris Surrealistes), 1958

20. x 20. 5 cm. 4pp tract black on green. A political leaflet distributed as one of the last hurrahs of the most politicised section of the surrealists. The text is a diatribe against the atomic bomb. Signed by (amongst others) Mesens, Toyen, Mansour, Peret, Breton and Lebel. Very good apart form a few small closed tears around the extremities and some unavoidable fading of the green.

This copy was previously owned by Toyen and is stamped "Toyen Succession".

HONGRIE, SOLEIL LEVANT. 1956.

paul robertson — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:26:04 +0000

Paris: Surrealist group, 1956

26 x 20cm, 1pp black on deep red. Political pamphlet supporting the Hungarian uprising against Stalinism (and quickly crushed by the Soviet army). Signed by eighteen members of the group including Bedouin, Benayoun, Breton, Dax, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Nora Mitrani and Benjamin Peret amongst others. Fine.

LE COUP DE JARNAC OU L’OBSCENE REPAS. 1959.

paul robertson — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:18:52 +0000

Paris: Surrealist group, 1959

27 x 21cm, 1pp black on light blue. Surrealist tract defending Andre Breton from (anonymous) attack within the pages of a revue "La Tour de Feu"which had published a special issue on Artaud.

The title of the tract - "Le Coup de Jarnac" refers to a crippling blow to the back of the opponent's exposed knee or calve as a sneaky mode of attack first utilised by a monsieur Jarnac during duelling.

Signed in print by over 30 surrealists including Lebel, Mayoux and Silva amongst others (but not Breton for obvious reasons). Formerly folded into four and minor fading along those mild creases but a lesser-known public statement from the Surrealist Group.