n.p.:n.p., [1971]. This issue is dedicated to the Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library, with an illustration of Ludlow on the cover. Articles on the bust of The Living Theatre, John Sinclair, and cannabis related issues. Illustrated with photographs and graphics. Fine. More about The Marijuana Review, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1971
[Mill Valley]: Amorphia, ca. 1972. Issued by Amorphia, the first organization devoted to marijuana research and legal reform, to raise money for their cause through the sale of these cigarette papers. The George Washington portrait is the one used on the dollar bill, the verso prints Amorphia's mission statement. Nicely... More about Flyer featuring George Washington's portrait advertising "Acapulco Gold" cigarette papers
Venice: Temple of Man, n.d. Single sheet folded to make four pages with text printed on the inner pages only. Prints a substantive text that begins: "We are here together on this day, because you have asked me to sanctify your love into marriage in accordance with the traditions of..... More about Marriage Certificate from the Temple of Man
n.p.:n.p., [1967]. The photo shows the outside of the Cafe Bizarre at night with its "spooky" decorations around the door and the huge "Rick Allmen's Cafe Bizzare" banner hanging out front as people walk by on an evening in the Village. The Cafe Bizarre was one of the most conspicuous..... More about Original color photo (recent print) of the Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village, 1960's
[SF: Communication Company, 1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Prints an anonymous poetic statement (in full): "If I am doing it at all, its for love not for oil. I love crusaders! Whoes got the grail! If its full of oil there's a better one made its new and its theory... More about ''If I Am Doing It at All...''
n.p.: n.p., n.d. [ca. 1970's]. Oblong 16mo. Softbound. First edition. Scarce photographic "study" with unintentionally humorous text featuring accounts of people's experiences with this lifestyle. Retro '70s vibe and tame by current standards. A difficult title. A couple of small cracks to spine but binding solid, else near fine..... More about Sadism & Masochism
n.p.: Privately published, ca. 1967. Issued by the hippies in the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Handed out to straight people and tourists to provide them with "safe passage " through the hippie populated streets of the Haight-Ashbury and elsewhere. "Housewives...students...parents...athletes...doctors...squares...Indian chiefs...policemen...Have you heard of all those wild rumors..... More about ''Safe Conduct Pass'' to Hippie-Land
London: Phaidon, 2005. Thick, small 4to. Hardbound in Japanese silk-covered boards. First edition, deluxe issue. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Araki. Included in a separate, silk-covered, folding chemise is an original silver gelatin print showing a bound, naked woman suspended in the air. The print measures approx. 15"... More about Self, Life, Death
n.p.:n.p., [2004]. Very realistic, colorful note created by Banksy with a portrait of Princess Diana on the front and the motto: "I Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand the Ultimate Price." The back features Darwin's image and the statement: "Trust No One." These were handed out at the preview..... More about Di-Faced tenner, a 10 pound note designed by Banksy featuring Princess Diana
NY: JMc & GHB editions, 2007. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Barney. Profusely illustrated throughout. As new in publisher's slipcase (barely perceptible tiny blemish to slipcase). A handsome production. More about Drawing Restraint Volume IV
NY: Mokotoff Gallery, 1986. Exhibiting artists included Basquiat, Haring, Wojnarowicz, Borofsky, Baumgardner, Baechler, and many others. Stamped and addressed to artist Melissa Meyer. Scarce ephemera from this show very much reflective of the NYC avant-garde of the '80s. Fine (5.5" x 7.5"). More about Oversize postcard invitation for the preview of the "Heads" group exhibition at the...
NY: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1987. The other side prints an announcement for a show by Simon Linke. Printed in white, gray, and brown on slick stock. Fine (ca. 8.5" x 6"). More about Invitation card for Basquiat's 1987 "Drawings" show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in NYC
Paris: Galerie Daniel Templon, 1987. Text printed in black on slick white stock. Fine (4.25" x 6"). Scarce. More about Invitation card for Basquiat's 1987 show at the Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris
NY: Robert Miller, 1990. The front of the card reproduces an untitled oilstick drawing by Basquiat. Fine (ca. 10.5" x 8" folded). More about Large folding invitation for Basquiat's 1990 "Drawings" show at the Robert Miller...
NY: Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, 1988. Invite for Basquiat's final exhibition featuring a b&w cover photo of Basquiat holding a copy of Kerouac's The Subterraneans. Fine (three small spots to back cover, a minor blemish from the printing process). A nicely designed announcement measuring 9" x 6" folded. More about Folding invitation for Basquiat's 1988 show at the Vrej Baghoomian Gallery in NYC
NY: Privately published, 1983. Basquiat created a special drawing for the poster to publicize the "Food for the Soup Kitchens" benefit exhibition held in 1983 at Fashion Moda in the Bronx and the Store for Art and Architecture in downtown NYC. The bottom portion of the poster lists the participating... More about ''Food For The Soup Kitchens,'' Fashion Moda Poster, 1983
NY: Privately published, 1980. 4to. Handbill for an alternative group show featuring "Art, Films, Store, Some Fashion, Politics and More." The "exhibition documented the convergence of punk/no wave, wild style, conceptual street work, radical feminism, gay liberation and the burgeoning neo-expressionism that would set the agenda for the dynamic New... More about Handbill announcing the ''Times Square Show'' where Basquiat was discovered, 1980
NY: The Time is Always Now, ca. 1999. Single quarto sheet folded to make four pages. Prints a long essay on Beard and his work. Fine. More about Announcement booklet for Beard's "Carnets Africains" retrospective show at The Time is...
NY: Rizzoli, 1999. Reproduces Beard's self-portrait that appears on the cover of the book. A couple of minute scuffs to the front, else about fine (6" x 4.25"). More about Announcement card for a book signing event at Rizzoli celebrating the publication of "Peter...
Koln: Taschen/Privately produced by the artist, 2008. 4to. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards. First edition. One of a small number of signed sets that Peter has embellished by tipping-in original photographs, a small stone, a candy wrapper, adding his hand and foot prints, paint smears, and various annotations. This book reproduces... More about Peter Beard: Volumes 1 & 2 enhanced with paint and original photos
n.p.: Privately published by the artist, n.d. The two photographs are printed on a single sheet, one shows Pablo Picasso with Peter's handprint and other embellishments, the other features Andy Warhol in Montauk on his birthday in 1972 with painted enhancements by Beard. Presentation copy inscribed by Beard to Sam..... More about A photo taken by Peter Beard of two of his own original hand-embellished photographs to create a...
n.p.: Privately published, n.d. Features a unicorn pulling a snail whose shell is a castle. Signed by Beck and dated 1982. Small soiled spot, else near fine (10.5" x 13"). More about Small poster printing an illustration by sixties underground cartoonist Joel Beck
[LA: Fellows of Contemporary Art, 1978]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Foreword by Hal Glicksman. Essays by Robert Duncan and David Meltzer. Profusely illustrated throughout. Issued to coincide with an important exhibition---Berman's first major retrospective. Thin abrasion to bottom of front cover, barely perceptible yellowing to top edge of first few... More about Wallace Berman: Retrospective
SF: Batman Gallery, 1961. Poster announcing this important early show for Herms. Features a photograph by Berman of Herms in biker regalia standing next to one of his assemblages (Support the Revolution, p. 176). Printed in red and black on thin beige stock. A scarce early item from the West... More about Poster designed by Wallace Berman announcing an exhibition of works by George Herms at the Batman...
SF: Mid-Tower Publishing, 1958. Premier issue of this magazine devoted to censorship issues. Features the cover story: "The Village of Angry Young Men" about the Beatniks in San Francisco. Includes several pages of photos of the San Francisco Beat scene by Harry Redl, including one of Wallace and Shirley Berman... More about Sex & Censorship, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1958