THE SECRET OF THE WHOLE THING/I LOVE BERLIN. 1983. WITH ARTIST TEXTUAL INTERVENTION.

Berlin: Peterson Galerie, 1983
21 x 15cm, 24pp. Artist’s book issued as part of the exhibition by Hansen which was designed and illustrated throughout by Hansen. Text in German and English (the latter in the artist’s facsimile hand) which tells anecdotes about Cage, Roth and others including the iRA activist Bernadette Devlin. This example (one of 500 printed) has on the second page textual additions to the artist’s self-portrait the words “Reinhardt”/“Skal!” and “I hope is spelled it right” by Hansen in blue ink. VG+ condition.