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A Popular Western Story

Here's a short shaggy dog story about Ed Ruscha's painting Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half, 1964, the artist's book Twentysix Gasoline Stations, and a 10¢ rootin' tootin pulp periodical.

image from A Popular Western Story
  • recent objects
Images & Issues Magazine
  • periodical
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 26.8 x 21.6 cm.
  • 62 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Images & Issues Magazine

Premier Issue / Vol. 1, No. 1 (Summer 1980)

Sandy Ballatore, Robert Atkins, Jay McCafferty, Mary Stofflet, Jan Butterfield, Adrienne Rosenthal, Douglas Davis, Judy Chicago, Charles Shere, Sanda Agalidi, Michael Auping, David Antin, Werner Mantz

The first issue [only published issue?] of Images & Issues Magazine, published in Summer 1980. Edited by Sandy Ballatore. Contents include: "Photography's Response to Constructivism," by Robert Atkins; "Nothing is Better than the First Attempt: Jay McCafferty and Gregg Renfro," by Sandy Ballatore; "Space/Time/Sound-1970s," by Mary Stofflet; "Vija Celmins: A Survey Exhibition," by Jan Butterfield; "Ed Moses and Peter Lodato: Analysis of Two Painters," by Adrienne Rosenthal; "Post Post-Art, Where Do We Go From Here," by Douglas Davis; "Reality Games," by Sandy Ballatore; "Philip Guston: A Very Anxious Fix," by Jan Butterfield; "Art, Audience, and the Dinner Party," by Judy Chicago; "Taste, Kitsch, Art, Metaphor: Steven Kaltenbach," by Charles Shere; "A Barbizon of Performance: What's Cooking III, San Diego," by Sanda Agalidi; "Scott Burton: Individual Behavior Tableaux," by Michael Auping; "John Cage on Joyce, Duchamp, Satie," by Robert Atkins; and "How Long is the Present?," by David Antin. ... [details]

$125.00
Condition:  Very Good. Dusting of covers and light edge wear. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 8544]
[ Vex Productions / Black Flag, the Plugz, Circle Jerks, Mad Society at Vern Aud. / Nov. 28 ]
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 21.5 x 27.8 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

[ Vex Productions / Black Flag, the Plugz, Circle Jerks, Mad Society at Vern Aud. / Nov. 28 ]

Black Flag, The Plugz, Circle Jerks, Mad Society

Flyer / handbill for a gig by Black Flag, The Plugz, Circle Jerks, and Mad Society, held at Vern Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 28, [1980]. [details]

Lawndale, CA: SST Records,
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$200.00
Condition:  Fair. 3.8 cm. loss to bottom left corner and 1.8 cm. loss to right side edge of flyer. Clear tape on each corner of recto and verso. Significant staining and discoloration to edges and pinholes to corners and top edge.
[Object # 39636]
[ The Circle Jerks / Fri. Mar. 28 at Blackies / Sat. Mar. 29 at King's Palace / Fri. Apr. 4 Lions Club ]
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 27.8 x 21.5 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

[ The Circle Jerks / Fri. Mar. 28 at Blackies / Sat. Mar. 29 at King's Palace / Fri. Apr. 4 Lions Club ]

Raymond Pettibon, The Circle Jerks, Mau Mau's, Angry Samoans, Rhino 39, The Stingers, The Germs, Black Flag, Cheifs, The Lurchers, X

Flyer / handbill for gig by The Circle Jerks, Mau Mau's, Angry Samoans, Rhino 39, The Stingers, The Germs, Black Flag, Cheifs, The Lurchers, and X, held at Blackies, Hollywood, CA, Friday, March 28, [1980]; Saturday, March 29, [1980], at King's Palace, Hollywood; and Friday, April 4, [1980], at Lions Club, San Diego. ... [details]

Lawndale, CA: SST Records,
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$250.00
Condition:  Poor / Fair. 9.8 cm., 4.4 cm., and 1.7 cm. areas of loss to bottom of flyer with some signs of having been burnt and with some tearing. Folded in eight. Significant handling wear with tearing along edges and some chipping as well as tape along bottom left corner and additional areas of removed tape. See image.
[Object # 22897]
[ Black Flag at The Hideaway / Fri. Sept. 19 ]
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 28 x 21.6 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

[ Black Flag at The Hideaway / Fri. Sept. 19 ]

Raymond Pettibon, Black Flag, Geza X and The Mommy Men, The Circle Jerks, Stains, Descendents

Flyer / handbill for a gig by Black Flag, Geza X and the Mommy Men, The Circle Jerks, Stains, and the Descendents, held at The Hideaway, Los Angeles, CA, Friday, September 19, [1980], featuring drawings by Raymond Pettibon. [details]

Lawndale, CA: SST Records,
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$450.00
Condition:  Fair / Good. Hand-addressed mailed copy with mailing marks and mailing wear. Folded in three for mailing. 2.4 cm., 2.7 cm., and 2.6 cm. areas of loss along right side edge of flyer. 1.1 cm. tear to top edge of recto. Staple in center of flyer. 1.5 cm. and 8 mm. areas of yellow soiling to recto.
[Object # 22877]
Dark / Light : Extensions of Photography
  • exhibition catalogue
  • illustrated wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white
  • 27.8 x 21.6 cm.
  • 40 pp.
  • edition size 600
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Dark / Light : Extensions of Photography

Peter Campus, James Carpenter, Conrad Gleber, Gerald Hayes, Bill Lundberg, Janet Rifkin, Ger van Elk, Phyllis Plous, Joan Harper

Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, November 12 - December 14, 1980. Traveled to Lang Art Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA, January 17 - February 12, 1982. ... [details]

$45.00
Condition:  Very Good. Light yellowing and dusting of covers with light edgewear and 2 cm. paperclip impression to top edge of recto. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 6621]
Journal [LAICA Journal]
  • periodical
  • illustrated wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 27.3 x 21.1 cm.
  • 56 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Journal [LAICA Journal]

Southern California Art Magazine / No. 27 (June - July 1980)

Bridget Johnson, Ed Moses, Susan C. Larsen, Frances Colpitt, Howard Singerman, Fred Hoffman, Merle Schipper, Constance Mallinson, Suzanne Muchnic, Melinda Wortz, Al Aguilar, David S. Rubin, David Salle, James Welling, Tony Conrad, Norman Yonemoto, Dr. Lawn Mower

June/July 1980 issue of Journal. Edited by Bridget Johnson. Contents include: "An Interview with Ed Moses," by Susan C. Larsen; "Monographs on: 'John Eden,' by Frances Colpitt; 'Tom Engel,' by Howard Singerman; 'Dennis Farber,' by Merle Schipper; 'Joe Fay,' by Constance Mallinson; 'Kyoko Asano Foley,' by Constance Mallinson; 'Kathy Halbower,' by Fred Hoffman; 'Gary Hal,' by Suzanne Muchnic; 'Kathy Hall,' by Melinda Wortz; 'Steve Heino,' by Al Aguilar; 'Marc Pally,' by Constance Mallinson; 'Jay Phillips,' by Merle Schipper; 'Jeff Price,' by David S. ... [details]

$75.00
Condition:  Very Good. Dust soiling and yellowing of covers with light foxing and fingerprint soiling. Light handling wear and edge-wear. 4.2 cm. dog-ear totop left corner of verso. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39802]
Journal [LAICA Journal]
  • periodical
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 27.6 x 21.2 cm.
  • 63 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Journal [LAICA Journal]

Southern California Art Magazine / No. 26 (February - March 1980)

Louise Lewis, Vito Acconci, David Ross, Dinah Portner, James Hugunin, John Riddler, Robert Morgan, Grahame Weinbren, Francis Colpitt, Fredrica Drotos, John Brumfield, Dr. Lawn Mower, Eleanor Antin

February/March 1980 issue of Journal. Edited by Bridget Johnson. Contents include: "Video Art in Southern California," by Louise Lewis; "VD Lives/TV Must Die," by Vito Acconci; "Mass Media and the Artist: A Conversation with Gene Youngblood, Tamara Tovey, John Riddler and David Ross," by Davis Ross; "Interview with Eleanor Antin," Dinah Portner; "ADP: An Answer Driving the Problem," by James Hugunin; "The Regime of the Video State," by John Riddler; "The Holland Race," by Robert Morgan; "Film Space: A Preliminary Sketch," by Grahame Weinbren; "Painting: Americans in Paris," by Francis Colpitt; "Performance: What Can Happen, What Does Happen: The Kipper Kids," by Fredrica Drotos; "Photography: Count Dracula in the Olive Grove," by John Brumfield; "Photography: A Growth Investment," by Dr. ... [details]

$75.00
Condition:  Very Good. 3.6 cm. crease to bottom right corner of recto. Light rubbing of covers and yellowing of pages. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39800]
Journal [LAICA Journal]
  • periodical
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 27.6 x 21.2 cm.
  • 101 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Journal [LAICA Journal]

Southern California Art Magazine / No. 28 (September - October 1980)

Peter Clothier, Richard Ross, Robert C. Morgan, David Askevold, Michael Kelley, Susan Ehrlich, Paul Arthur, Richard Armstrong, James Hugunin

September/October 1980 issue of Journal. Edited by Bridget Johnson. Contents include: "Art at Large," by Peter Clothier; "At Large in Santa Barbara," by Richard Ross; "You Can't Tell a Book by Its Cover (But You Can Locate a Text by Its Spine)," by Robert C. ... [details]

$45.00
Condition:  Very Good. 6 mm. dog-ear / bumping to bottom right corner of recto. 2 cm. surface tear to spine edge with additional light edge wear. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39801]
High Performance
  • periodical
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 27.8 x 21.7 cm.
  • 63 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

High Performance

The Performance Art Quarterly / Vol. 3, No. 1 , Issue 9 (Spring 1980)

Linda Frye Burnham, Stephen Seemayer, Jerry Dreva, Phil Berkman, Robin Yvonne King, John Sheridan, Julie Wallace Keller, Valerie Bechtol, Anne Mavor, Marianne Bonetti, John Duncan, Ross Muirhead, Darryl Sapien, Richard Alpert, Danny Devos, Bill Gordh, Barbara T. Smith, Rachel Rosenthal, Linda Nishio, Jerri Allyn, Diane Holland, John Ryskamp, Ruedi Schill, Sandra McKee, Bob & Bob, Planstudio Siepmann, Mark Smith, John Boone, Barbara Cavaliere, Al Payne

Spring 1980 issue of High Performance, The Performance Art Quarterly, edited by Linda Frye Burnham. Contents include: "Spaces;" "Stephen Seemayer: Profiled and interviewed by Linda Burnham;" "Jerry Dreva: An Introduction;" "Jerry Dreva: A Letter;" "Dreva Questions Dreva;" "Artist's Chronicle," by Phil Berkman, Robin Yvonne King, John Sheridan, Julie Wallace Keller, Valerie Bechtol, Anne Mavor, Marianne Bonetti, John Duncan, Ross Muirhead, Darryl Sapien/Performance Foundation, Richard Alpert, Danny Devos, Bill Gordh, Barbara T. ... [details]

Los Angeles, CA: High Performance,
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$125.00
Condition:  Good. 7 mm. tear with some loss to top of spine edge and 6 mm. tear with loss to bottom of spine edge. 16 ccm. area of yellowing and yellow soiling to recto. 6 cm., 2 mm., 1.1 cm. areas of yellow soiling to verso. Rubbing of covers and light edge wear. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39782]
High Performance
  • periodical
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 28 x 21.5 cm.
  • 69 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

High Performance

The Performance Art Quarterly / Issue 10, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 1980)

Linda Frye Burnham, Suzanne Lacy, Stephen Forsling, Chris Burden, Laurie Anderson, Paul McCarthy, Julia Heyward, Disband, Richard Newton, John Sheridan, Julie Wallace Keller, Valerie Bechtol, Mark Bloch, Anne Mavor, Joshua Abbey, M. Staff Brandl, Roar Schaad, Ramsey Najm, The Waitresses, Richard Turner, Denise Chanel Vallon, Paul Best, Jeffrey Mark Burdett, Nancy Evans, Pam Minor, Bob Davis, Renata Petroni, Jeanne Quinn, Daniel Lerner, Darryl Turner, Barbara Margolies, Claire Fergusson, Nancy Riegelman, Rod Force, Jerry Benjamin, Al Hansen

Summer 1980 issue of High Performance, The Performance Art Quarterly, edited by Linda Frye Burnham. Contents include: "WCA Conference in Louisiana," by Suzanne Lacy; "Public Arts International/Free Speech," by Stephen Forsling; "Per/for/mance, American Performance Festival in Italy: Chris Burden, Laurie Anderson, Paul McCarthy, Julia Heyward, Disband, Richard Newton;" "Artist's Chronicle: John Sheridan, Julie Wallace Keller, Valerie Bechtol, Mark Bloch, Anne Mavor, Joshua Abbey, M. ... [details]

Los Angeles, CA: High Performance,
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$200.00
Condition:  Very Good / Fine. Light rubbing of coves and creasing of verso. Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39780]
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