LAWRENCE WEINER, Thrown someplace, 1991
21 x 10 cm
SC, stapled, English/Dutch
edition 750
splendid condition, although slightly yellowed by age
published by Art & Project, Amsterdam
€ 85,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.LWein 1028-pr
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THOMAS RUFF, Sterne, 01h 55m/-30º, 1989 [signed postcard]
THOMAS RUFF, Sterne, 01h 55m/-30º, 1989
14,8 x 10,4 cm
postcard
signed with silver marker
rare
splendid condition, with verso partly residual glue and paper
€ 225,- plus 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.TRuf 1027-pr
Uncommon signature put straight into the image of the print, by which the artist’s name creates much more depth to the depicted firmament. It functions as a repoussoir.
BEN VAUTIER, Anything Anyhow / n’Importe Quoi n’Importe Comment [1972]
BEN VAUTIER, Anything Anyhow / N’importe Quoi n’Importe Comment, nd. [1972]
each 9,5 x 12,5 cm
2 loose cards, offset on thin paper (160 g/m2)
edition 2000
published by Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
excellent condition
inv.BVau 1020
These two loose cards come from an envelope that contains five contributions of Ben Vautier, George Brecht, Gerhard von Graevenitz and François Morellet. The envelope was part of “TOEVAL”, a ring binder produced on behalf of a symposium. A fifth contribution consists of two dices with a Mozart score. It is published as examples of chance, but may be considered as an artist’s edition since the ideas and instructions come straight from the artists. It is not known if all loose contributions by various artists (e.g. “Chance Imagery” of George Brecht) have been added to the complete edition of 2000 copies.
A copy is in the collection of the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
‘Actually it is not a catalogue but an artist’s book, with mostly original contributions by artists. That Morellet sheet – translucent paper – is usually signed.’
Mail 22 of January 2021 by Harry Ruhé to KvG.
BEN VAUTIER, Une seule note suffit, 1966
inv.BVau 1015
BEN VAUTIER, Une seule note suffit, 1966
26,7 x 21,2 cm
stencil print
published by the artist
splendid condition, slightly aged
extremely rare
€ 650,- plus € 8,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.BVau 1016?
Ben Vautier describes Composition # 7 (1960) as ‘a single note is sufficient’. In fact, to perform this composition 2 notes are used producing one tone, i.e. a two-note sound. Looking closer at the score one detects two vaguely written – here stenciled – notes in the music bar.
Ref. La Monte Young, Composition # 7 July 1960.
It is unknown whether this stencil paper has been part of “Stencils de Ben 1963-1969”, a folder with 58 loose stenciled sheets. This was an artist’s publication in an edition of 180.
The stencil print ‘Une seule note suffit’ contains two radical compositions by La Monte Young and Ben Vautier. The latter opens with an exposé on pop musicians and their pop culture embracing traditional music from the North of India:
“A single note is enough
Several parts from the last record of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Troggs, announce a new sound which extends the variety in music. These are monotonous sounds, in particularly produced by the Sitar (North Indian instrument) in tones and semitones, i.e. very close to this same music.” *
Ben ends his text by making an ingenious link to Western contemporary (or Fluxus-like) music:
“But this musical conception is not in opposition to modern techniques, on the contrary, today it allows us to know better and better the field of semitones, quarter tones.”
Followed by a composition “# 7” (to be held for a long time) of La Monte Young from 1960 and a composition “Crescendo” by himself from 1963.
“CRESCENDO
This composition is a single tone that is amplified. If it is given in a concert hall, it must begin when the curtains are drawn up. It is SLOWLY amplified in an evenly progression (without fluctuation). Its progress will be calculated in relation to the volume of the room and to the maximum power that the amplifiers are able to produce. The duration must be at least 4 hours. Half an hour before the end the volume must be absolutely unbearable and the audience must leave the room. BEN 1963”
* ‘Une seule note suffit
Plusieurs passages du dernier disque des Beattles, des Rolling Stone, des Troggs, annoncent une sonorité nouvelle qui envahit la musique de variété. Il s’agit de sons monotones, plus particulièrement produits par le Sitar (instrument Inde du Nord) en tons et demi-tons, très proches de cette même musique.’
….
‘Mais cette conception musicale n’est pas en opposition avec la technique moderne, bien au contraire, les emplis et micros d’aujourd’hui nous permettent de connaître de mieux en mieux le domaine des demi-tons, des quarts de tons.’
….
‘CRESCENDO
Cette composition est un seul son qui va en s’amplifiant. Si elle est donnée dans une salle de concert, elle doit débuter au lever du rideau. Elle s’amplifie LENTEMENT par progression symétrique (sans fluctuation). Cette Progression sera calculée par rapport au volume de la salle et à la puissance maximum que les amplificateurs pourront produire. La durée doit être au minimum de 4 heures. Une demi-heure avant la fin la puissance doit être absolument insupportable et l’assistance quittera la salle. BEN 1963’
BEN VAUTIER, Cher, 1966 [prefabricated letter]
BEN VAUTIER, Cher, 1966
21,4 x 16,5 cm
letterpress on firm paper
published by the artist
splendid condition
inv.BVau 1015
This unaddressed letter in print is obviously prefabricated for sending to artists who are admired by Ben Vautier and fit to a Dada mentality.
Vereniging van Videokunstenaars, 1981 and 1983 [bulletins]
Vereniging van Videokunstenaars, 1981 and 1983
ca A5
total of 24 pp. including covers
4 VvE bulletins, of which one is hand coloured
published by VvV, Amsterdam
excellent condition
€ 145,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.VvV 997
In these four bulletins video presentations of the following VvV members are announced:
– Yvonne Oerlemans, Peter Baren (May 1981)
– Nan Hoover, Hooykaas/Stansfield, Christiaan Bastiaans, Lous America, Paul Müller, Lydia Schouten, Raúl Marroquin, Daniel Brun, Ian Nichols, Christine Chiffrun (February 1983)
– Ásta Olafsdóttir, Diek Kubbe, Christiaan Bastiaans, Arno Arts (April 1983)
– Paula Vanes, Albert van Westing, Hooykaas/Stansfield, Christine Chiffrun, Roos Theuws, Paul Müller, Henk Wijnen (June 1983)
RELLY TARLO and JACOBA BEDAUX, invitation, 1983
RELLY TARLO and JACOBA BEDAUX, invitation, 1983
14,7 x 21 cm
print on thin paper
published by Time Based Arts, Amsterdam
splendid condition, although slightly aged paper
very rare
€ 90,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.TBArts 996
VIKTOR & ROLF, 2019 [Christmas hanger – bow]
VIKTOR & ROLF, 2019
10,5 x 14,5 x 4 cm
Christmas hanger; glass, tin tag ‘HEMA – VIKTOR&ROLF’
limited edition ‘Jingle bows’
published by HEMA, Amsterdam
mint condition
Collection Thora K. Johansen, Amsterdam
inv.V&R 1023
The image below was part of the PR announcements on the website of HEMA during the November/December 2019 campaign.
ULISES CARRIÓN, Vereniging van Videokunstenaars bulletin maart-april, 1983
ULISES CARRIÓN, Vereniging van Videokunstenaars bulletin, maart – april 1983
21,1 x 15 cm
16 pp., incl. couver
very rare
published by VvV, Amsterdam
excellent condition, although very slightly aged paper
€ 280,- plus € 8,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.UCar 991
On page 10 of the VvV bulletin March – April 1983 the première of Ulises Carrión’s video work The Death of the Art Dealer is announced.
Intimacy, 2020 [Gold Edition, signed]
Intimacy, 2020 – G o l d E d i t i o n
32 x 23 x 4,5 cm
cardboard box with magnet clam strip, 69 parts
numbered box, with extra contributions
several signed items
edition 23, here number 3 / Gold Edition
published by Cult Club, Amsterdam
order at www.multiples.nl
This box was produced in an edition of 48 copies, i.e. a Silver Edition of 25 copies and a Gold Edition box of 23 copies, the latter containing several signed items and extra contributions. Artists documented and/or participating:
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ Role Exchange, Amsterdam, 1975
AY-O Finger Box-Kit, 1991; Ay-O in New York, n/d.
MATTHEW BARNEY Dildo, 1995
PAUL BLANCA Father & Son, 1985
TRACEY EMIN Everyone I Have Ever Slept With (The Tent), 1963-1995
VALIE EXPORT Tapp-und-Tast-Kino
KAREL GOUDSBLOM All of This, 1998
AL HANSEN anna banana clacla fluxcomix, drawing, early 1970s
DON JUAN, flyer, 1978
KIRSTEN JUSTESEN RYGSKRIVER (write on one’s back), 1985
ALISON KNOWLES Serenade for Alison (Paik), Amsterdam, 1962
BAS KOSTERS Hope Bracelet / Hope card + BAS KOSTERS TV Head Inflatable Art Doll
signed
SHIGEKO KUBOTA Vagina Painting, New York, 1965
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO photo: Annie Leibovitz, 1980
ANDRIES DE MAREZ OYENS Love-Stop-Touch, sticker and postcard
signed on envelope
PIERRE MOLINIER Selfportrait with dildo, 1966
CHARLOTTE MOORMAN & NAM JUNE PAIK performing Chamber Music , Asolo, 1974
OTTO MUEHL with Mrs Conz, and people living in commune Friedrichshof, ca. 1983
YOKO ONO (with ANTHONY COX), The Bag, Knokke, 1967
ORLAN L’Origine de la Guerre, 1989
WILLEM DE RIDDER SUCK nr 8 (The Last Suck), front cover, 1974 + SUCK nr 7, back cover, n.d.
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE (with JEAN TINGUELY and PER OLOF ULTVEDT) Hon, Stockholm, 1966
CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN Interior Scroll, 1975
ANDRES SERRANO Plassex-poster, 1997
BARBARA T. SMITH Feed Me, San Francisco, 1973
ANNIE SPRINKLE Look inside: Annie Sprinkle, flyer, 1990
ANNIE SPRINKLE / BETH STEPHENS Cuddling, Athens, 2017; sticker
MARCO TIBERIO Enlarge Sanitizer Gel (bottle)
signed
TINKEBELL INTIMACY 1,2,3, three postcards, 2020
all postcards signed
ULAY / ABRAMOVIĆ Breathing in – Breathing out, Amsterdam, 1977
BEN VAUTIER Project for INTIMACY, sketch + photo Bed Event (1998), with Francesco Conz, ORLAN, Carolee Schneemann
AAT VELDHOEN Paring, Rotaprint, 1964
MAXIME C. DE WAAL Real Nature / Real Duvall, print
LUUK WILMERING A Personal Geographic. De naakten kleden, nr.7, 2010
signed