• current project
go to projects

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
go to objects
[ SS Decontrol at the Sunvalley Sportsman Hall / Tues. Aug. 9th ]
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 27.8 x 21.5 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

[ SS Decontrol at the Sunvalley Sportsman Hall / Tues. Aug. 9th ]

SS Decontrol, Government Issue, Willful Neglect, Stäläg 13, The Patriots

Flyer / handbill for gig by SS Decontrol, Government Issue, Willful Neglect, Stäläg 13 and the Patriots, held at the Sun Valley Sportsman Hall, Sun Valley, CA, Tuesday, August 9, [1983]. [details]

n.p., [CA]: n.p.,
Permalink
$50.00
Condition:  Fair/Good. Folded in eight. Yellow tape residue on four corners of verso. Yellow tape residue along top left and right edges of recto. Additional handling and edgewear and light yellowing of verso, otherwise clean and unmarked.
[Object # 22916]
add to cart
[ Bad Religion / with Tupelo Chainsaw / Live March 27 / at Oscars in Azusa /
  • ephemera
  • photocopy / xeroxed
  • duotone
  • 27.8 x 21.5 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

[ Bad Religion / with Tupelo Chainsaw / Live March 27 / at Oscars in Azusa / "Fuck Armageddon... This Is... Hell" ]

Bad Religion, Tupelo Chainsex, Desperate Squad

Flyer / handbill for gig by Bad Religion with Tupelo Chainsex and [Desperate Squad] held at Oscars, Azusa, CA, March 27, [1985]. [details]

n.a., [CA]: n.p.,
Permalink
$200.00
Condition:  Fair / Good. Folded in eight with additional horizontal crease. Tape residue on verso in all four corners. Light soiling of verso. Additional light handling wear and creasing.
[Object # 39372]
add to cart
Dear Friends And / Or Acquaintances of Bob Flanagan
  • ephemera
  • photocopy / xeroxed
  • black-and-white
  • 28 x 21.6 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Dear Friends And / Or Acquaintances of Bob Flanagan

Bob Flanagan

Unattributed, single sided, letter dated June 19, 1989, sent to friends and / or acquaintances of Bob Flanagan seeking "anonymous assemblage of comment and reflections by people who have come in and out of Bob's life. ... [details]

n.p., n.p.: n.p.,
Permalink
$250.00
Condition:  Fair. Three flattened horizontal folds, staple holes at top left corner and small single pinhole near top center. Moderate handling marks overall and soft folds at corners.
[Object # 23936]
add to cart
  • artists' book
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 22 x 20.2 cm.
  • [4] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

"John" by Yoko Ono "Yoko" by John Lennon [aka : 'John' - 'Yoko' at Coventry ; Acorn Event ; Sculptures by John Lennon and Yoko Ono]

Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Anthony Fawcett

Artist's book published in conjunction with "Acorn Event" held at "Coventry Cathedral on June 15, 1968, in which the couple famously created Acorn Piece, a conceptual sculpture in which acorns were planted facing east and west. ... [details]

[Coventry], [United Kingdom]: n.p.,
Permalink
$6,500.00
Condition:  Good / Very Good. Hard fold through vertical center of publication. Very light discoloration to verso cover along the vertical fold. Covers and contents are otherwise Very Good, clean and unmarked. Sold "as-is." Additional images of publication available upon request.
[Object # 23411]
add to cart
The Consummate Mask of Rock
  • poster
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 60.5 x 41.6 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

The Consummate Mask of Rock

Bruce Nauman

Poster published in conjunction with show / installation held at Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, September 26 - November 9, 1975. Also shown at Sperone Westwater Fischer, New York, October 30 - November 27, 1976 ; Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY, November 2 - 20, 1976 ; Leo Castelli, New York, NY, November 2 - 27, 1976. [details]

n.p., n.p.: n.p.,
Permalink
$750.00
Condition:  Fair. Moderate all over wrinkling of poster. Multiple small tears to poster edges. Wide area of light brown discoloration along top and right edge with 8 cm. areas of light green rubbing to top and bottom of poster. Sold "as-is."
[Object # 24236]
add to cart
A Few Drawings / by Guy de Cointet
  • artists' book
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • monochrome
  • 25.4 x 19.1 cm.
  • [28] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

A Few Drawings / by Guy de Cointet

Guy de Cointet

Artist's book by Guy de Cointet featuring cyphers with legible text interspersed amongst the un-decoded cyphers. [details]

[n.p.], [n.p.]: [n.p.],
Permalink
$1,500.00
Condition:  Good. Moderate yellowing and dust soiling of covers with rubbing of spine edge and cover edges. Light cracking of glue binding. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39414]
add to cart
The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin : Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds
  • vinyl record
  • monochrome
  • 31.5 x 31.2 cm.
  • [unpaginated]
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin : Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds

Robert Wilson, Byrd Hoffman

Vinyl Record of "The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin" performed by Robert Wilson and Byrd Hoffman's company "Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds." Issued in unprinted, white, covers. "The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin was more than 12-hour long opera that incorporated scenes from previous plays, e. ... [details]

n.p., n.p.: n.p.,
Permalink
out of stock
Let us know if you’d like to be notified if this item becomes available: send us an email.
[3 Teens Kill 4 at the Pyramid]
  • ephemera
  • photocopy / xeroxed
  • black-and-white
  • 27.9 x 21.6 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

[3 Teens Kill 4 at the Pyramid]

3 Teens Kill 4, David Wojnarowicz

Photocopy of a flyer for a 3 Teens Kill 4 show held at The Pyramid, Friday, December 9, [1983], featuring David Wojnarowicz. [details]

n.p., n.p.: n.p.,
Permalink
$125.00
Condition:  Good. Folded in four. 5.5 cm. and 2 cm. crease to top right corner of flyer. Light yellowing of top edge. Clean and unmarked. This copy is likely a later photocopy of the original flyer. Sold "as-is."
[Object # 39391]
add to cart
untitled [ ZAJ IS BIGGER THAN LIFE ]
  • multiple
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 21.5 x 27.5 cm.
  • [2] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

untitled [ ZAJ IS BIGGER THAN LIFE ]

Carl Andre

Card featuring a geometric image with text beneath that reads "ZAJ IS BIGGER THAN LIFE." Verso text reads "CARL ANDRE / düsseldorf, 1968." [details]

Düsseldorf, Germany: [n.p.],
Permalink
$400.00
Condition:  Fine. Clean and unmarked as issued.
[Object # 21329]
add to cart
A. Roiter : Drawings
  • multiple
  • screenprint
  • duotone
  • 29 x 20.5 x 6 cm.
  • edition size 20
  • signed and numbered

A. Roiter : Drawings

Andrei Roiter

q [details]

n.p., n.p.: n.p.,
Permalink
$1,000.00
Condition:  Fine. Signed and numbered in pencil on Verso, 8/20.
[Object # 39171]
add to cart
objects: 56
1 2 3 4 5 ... 6
© 2024 Specific Object | David Platzker
Specific Object may earn commissions from links on this page.
Privacy & Affiliate Links | Copyright