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PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, APRIL 28 1969. 1969.

paul robertson — Sat, 23 May 2026 18:26:47 +0000

Ohio: Ohio State University, 1969 27 x 21cm, 1pp blackon light blue mimeograph. The programme for a concert of "new music" by Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik with the list of works by George Brecht, Takahisa Kosugi, Guiseppe Chiari, Earle Brown, John Cage, Yoko Ono, Paik, Henning Christiansen (here "Christian Sen"), and Joseph Beuys. VG+.

SINGLE WISHES #45. KISS KISS KISS YOKO ONO. 2003.

paul robertson — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:08:46 +0000

Amsterdam: Art Unlimited, 2003 10.5 15cm, 2pp artist postcard displaying a photograph of Yoko Ono's single Kiss Kiss Kiss on the front and verso postcard design. The card design is by Paul Baars and part of his "Concept Single Wishes". The card has a neatly ink handwritten message in Dutch from "Tamara" to Jan van der Toon else VG.

OPEN. 2006. ONE OF 32 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

paul robertson — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:13:29 +0000

Tokyo: 360 Gallery, 2006 8 x 8 x 8cm, chinese wooden trick box content (once opened) of a piece of vintage Tokyo map and a card signed and numbered by Ono. The map of Tokyo in from the end of the 20th century and was divided into 36 with each box having a different piece. Only 32 boxes were made in this manner. This is nr 20. VG+ in original card shipping box.

FLY. 2007. ONE OF 81 SIGNED & NUMBERED COPIES.

paul robertson — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:43:39 +0000

Tokyo: 360 Galery, 2007 20 x 16 x 15cm, black lacquer box with drawer content of 50 printed envelopes and fifty plastic hand-made flies. There is a silver title plaque on the box. The work is meant to store the flies at the top of the box and the owner is encouraged to send individual flies in the supplied envelope to other individuals as a mail art work. This is one of 81 signed and numbered examples (on a colophon sheet) by Ono. Fine.

COUPLE EVENT. 2013.

paul robertson — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:10:08 +0000

Tokyo: 360 Gallery, 2013

15 x 15cm, 6pp printed card folder content of 10 instructions cards each printed on both sides. The text (in English and Japanese) suggests exercises or instruction works for couples to encourage closer internations. )ne of 700 published - VG+ in original transparent plastic bag.

WOMEN ON THE VERGE (FLUXUS OR NOT). 1995.

paul robertson — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:10:00 +0000

NYC: Elga Wimmer, 1995 21 x 15cm, 4pp. Announcement and catalogue for this curated exhibition with the work and co-operation of Alison Knowles, Yoko Ono, Carolee Schneemann, Michele Blondel and others. Short essay over central pages by Robert C. Morgan. Two slight marks on front else VG.

8th NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE. 1971.

paul robertson — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:10:00 +0000

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.

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE. EMBROIDERED PATCH. 2019.

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

Liverpool: Museum of Art, 2019 3 x 6cm, black on white machine embroidered clothing patch with the John Lennon and Yoko Ono's iconic slogan Give Peace A Chance. Unlimited edition.

IMAGINE PEACE. EMBROIDERED PATCH. 2019.

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

Liverpool: Museum of Art, 2019 4.5 x 6cm, black on white machine embroidered clothing patch with Yoko Ono's slogan ImaginePeace. Unlimited edition.

YES BOX. 2004. UNOPENED IN PLASTIC FILM.

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

Lund: Bakhall, 2004

14.8 x 13.2 x 1.7cm two part printed cardboard box with early b/w portrait of Ono on front, content of two audio CDs with music by Ono and Orjan Gerhardsson, a 12 x 12cm, 36pp illustrated booklet ("Soul got out the box") and a reprint of the artist's postcard "A hole to see the sky through" (a card that originated in 1964 and Ono reprinted 5 times later, this being the last reissue at the time of writing. This box edition immediately sold out during the exhibition and is now quite scarce.

This example is unopened in original plastic wrapping.

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE 15th NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL. 1980.

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

NYC: New York Avant Garde Festival, 1980

21 x 30cm, 16pp stapled offset b/w programme for the 1980 show. The programme notes a huge number of participants exhibiting art at the New York's Passenger Ship Terminal including Eric Andersen, Ay-o, John Cage, Christo, Philip Corner, Yoko Ono, Ben Patterson, Knud Petersen, Otto Piene, Klaus Groh, Geoffrey Hendricks, Ray Johnson, Milan Knizak, Alison Knowles, Richard Kostelanetz, Takehisa Kosugi, Carolee Schneemann, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier and details of a "Group Hologram Show" and a "Group Audio Show" which included David Tudor, John Giorno, Takehisa Kosugi, Yoshi Wada and others.

Also there was "Six Sure Cycles of Poetry Performances" which included Jackson Mac Low and Opal L. Nations, and "Two Continuous 12 =-Hour Video Tape Shows" which included works by Jeff Byrd, Nancy Holt, Nam June Paik with Charlotte Moorman (Guadalcanal Requiem), Shigeko Kubota, and Les Levine. These are just a percentage of the huge number of artists who were involved in the Festival and one has to be impressed by Moorman's organisation of such an event. 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.