Primary Information is James Hoff and Miriam Katzeff. The non-profit publisher of artists books, artist writings, out of print publications and editions is very good at resurrecting the past in order to preserve the future.
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Rock/Music Writings by Dan Graham. 13 "essays" by the conceptual artist, including seminal writings "Rock My Religion," "New Wave Rock and the Feminine," and "McLaren's Children." Clean, no-fuss design. 224 pages, 8.5" x 10.5". $20.
REAL LIFE existed from 1979-94 and was edited by writer/artist/curators Thomas Lawson and Susan Morgan. Comprised of contributions from artists and art historians, the highly influential magazine explored the cultural concerns and influences of artists and their work.
REAL LIFE Magazine: Selected Writings and Projects 1979-1994. Edited by Miriam Katzeff, Lawson, Morgan. Introductions by Matthew Higgs, Lawson, and Morgan. With Dara Birnbaum, Eric Bogosian, Rhys Chatham, Mark Dion, Jack Goldstein, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Kim Gordon, Dan Graham, Michael Hurson, Barbara Kruger, Thomas Lawson, Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine, Allan McCollum, John Miller, Robert Moskowitz, Dave Muller, Matt Mullican, Adrian Piper, Richard Prince, David Robbins, Ed Ruscha, Grahame Shane, Cindy Sherman, Laurie Simmons, Michael Smith, John Stezaker, Valentin Tatransky, Bernard Tschumi, Jeff Wall, Lawrence Weiner, and James Welling and more. Softcover. 320 pages, 10.5" x 8.25". $30.
Great Bear Pamphlet Series. Originally published by Something Else Press from 1965-67. Nearly every major artist of the 60s avant-garde is represented as either subject or author. At the time (and now still), the accessible and affordable format gave everyperson the opportunity to learn more about the new work of the day. From musical scores to treatises on subject to critical theory to artist multiples, the series is as brilliant as it is subversive - radical ideas concealed in traditionalist form. Staple-bound, multi-colored. 5.75" x 8.75", 16 pages. $12 each.
Add to cart: The Twin Plays: Port-au-Prince & Adams County Illinois/Jackson Mac Low
Add to cart: The Last French-Fried Potato and Other Poems/Emmett Williams
Add to cart: A Zaj Sampler/Contains work by Jose-Luis Castillejo, Ramiro Cortes, Javier Martines Cuadrado, Juan Hidalgo, Walter Marchetti, Tomas Marco, Eugenio de Vicente
Add to cart: Popular Entertainments/Philip Corner
Add to cart: The Cursive Scandinavian Salve/ Bengt af Klintberg
Add to cart: Incomplete Requiem for W. C. Fields/Al Hansen
By Alison Knowles/Alison Knowles
Berlin and Phenomena/Wolf Vostell
A Book About Love & War & Death: Canto One/Dick Higgins
Chance-Imagery/George Brecht
Injun & Other Histories (1960)/Claes Oldenburg
Ritual: A Book of Primitive Rites and Events/Jerome Rothenberg
Some Recent Happenings/Allan Kaprow
Manifestos/Includes work by Öyvind Fahlström, Robert Filliou, John Giorno, Al Hansen, Dick Higgins, Allan Kaprow, Alison Knowles, Nam Jun Paik, Diter Roth, Jerome Rothenberg, Wolf Vostell, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams
Diary: Change the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)/John Cage
Auto Biography/David Antin
A Filliou Sampler/Robert Filliou
Untitled Essays and Other Works/Allan Kaprow
A Look into the blue tide, part 2/Diter Rot
The Art of Noise/Luigi Russolo
