ASSEMBLING. 1970. WITH ED RUSCHA CHOCOLATE STAIN PRINT.

New York : Gnilbmessa Inc., 1970
30 x 21cm,  158 pp. Limited edition conceptual book. Various artists, including Arakawa, Acconci, D. Graham, R. Lax, R. Kostelanetz and others,  submitted 1,000 copies of up to 4 pages of self-printed material, to be collated in the publication. The completed publication included 42 original contributions a Ruscha hand-stained work: CHOCOLATE. The title printed on one page and a hand-applied chocolate smear appearing opposite: a reference to Ruscha’s Installation at the Venice Biennale the same year, where he constructed a Chocolate Room consisting of 360 smeared sheets of paper. Fine condition.