Manipulating by General Idea (2 results)
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Published by The Coach House Press, 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tenderbooks, London, United KingdomTenderbooks
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
£ 195.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. General Idea. Manipulating the Self. First edition. 8vo. Stapled pamphlet with glossy wrappers. B&w plates throughout. Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1971. Wrappers somewhat creased. Pages at the back of the publication are water damaged at the upper corners, with some of the images sli…ghtly obscured. A well survived copy of an incredibly scarce publication. A very fun artist book documenting an open call mail art project from the collective General Idea, staged roughly a year after their incorporation. The group asked people to send photos of themselves with their arms wrapped around their heads and yanking on their faces. The little book reproduces portraits of people performing the gesture including Ray Johnson and Vincent Trasov. A humorously deadpan opening statement from General Idea reads: ' The head is separate; the hand is separate. Body and mind are separate. The hand is a mirror for the mind - wrap your arm over your head, lodging your elbow behind and grabbing your chin with your hand. The act is now complete. Held, your are holding. You are object and subject, viewed and voyeur.'.
Published by The Coach House Press, 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Handbook, Toronto, ON, CanadaHandbook
Contact seller1-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 231.16
£ 4.49 shippingShips from Canada to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket8mo. Staple bound printed card wraps. Mild water stain and wrinkle to bottom edge, bump to lower corner of spine. Very good.
