Movements / Performance Art from LEFT COAST BOOKS
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![Theatre of the Ridiculous](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/724/766/1593766724.0.m.jpg)
Theatre of the Ridiculous
by Marranca, Bonnie, and Dasgupta, Gautam (Edited by)
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 2nd
- Published
- 1998
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780801856983
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$15.73
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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. xviii, 188 pages, [17] pages of plates, illustrations; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. "What is Ridiculous? Here's one way to describe it: an anarchic undermining of political, sexual, psychological, and cultural categories, frequently in dramatic structures that parody classical literary forms or re-function American popular entertainments, and always allude to themselves as 'performances.' .… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$15.73
![Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde Art in New China](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/786/059/1592059786.0.m.jpg)
Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde Art in New China
by Smith, Karen
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- NEW
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2005
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9783039390366
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$98.52
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Zurich: Scalo; Prestel, 2005. 449 pages, colour illustrations, colour portraits; 25 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Glossary; Time Line; Introduction; Section 1. Embrace! Prevailing Ideologies, New Philosophies; Wang Guangyi : From Mao to Now; Geng Jianyi: Who is He?; Fang Lijun: Swim or Sink; Section 2. Adopt!… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$98.52
![So Help Me Hannah, One of 48 Ray Gun Photos, P.S.1, New York, 1978 - Postcard](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/549/049/1590049549.0.m.jpg)
So Help Me Hannah, One of 48 Ray Gun Photos, P.S.1, New York, 1978 - Postcard
by Wilke, Hannah
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$248.37
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New York Postcard in near-fine condition, a little age-toned. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. *** FREE SHIPPING FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CARD (price will be adjusted after checkout) ***. 1st. Very Good. Ephemera. Item Price
NZ$248.37
![Hannah Wilke: Performalist Self-Portraits and Video/Film Performances 1976-85 - Exhibition Invitation Postcard](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/545/049/1590049545.0.m.jpg)
Hannah Wilke: Performalist Self-Portraits and Video/Film Performances 1976-85 - Exhibition Invitation Postcard
by Wilke, Hannah
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1996
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$81.96
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New York: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1996. Postcard in near-fine condition, a little age-toned. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. *** FREE SHIPPING FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CARD (price will be adjusted after checkout) ***. 1st. Very Good. Ephemera. Item Price
NZ$81.96
![Hannah Wilke: Intra-Venus - Exhibition Invitation Postcard](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/544/049/1590049544.0.m.jpg)
Hannah Wilke: Intra-Venus - Exhibition Invitation Postcard
by Wilke, Hannah
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1994
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$165.58
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New York: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1994. Postcard in near-fine condition, with minor wear. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. *** FREE SHIPPING FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CARD (price will be adjusted after checkout) ***. 1st. Very Good. Ephemera. Item Price
NZ$165.58
![S.O.S. Starification Object Series, Performance, Paris, 1975 - Postcard](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/494/049/1590049494.0.m.jpg)
S.O.S. Starification Object Series, Performance, Paris, 1975 - Postcard
by Wilke, Hannah; Wollam, Les (Photograph by)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$248.37
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New York Postcard in near-fine condition, a little age-toned. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. *** FREE SHIPPING FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CARD (price will be adjusted after checkout) ***. 1st. Very Good. Ephemera. Item Price
NZ$248.37
![Notes from the Pop Underground](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/645/191/1582191645.0.m.jpg)
Notes from the Pop Underground
by Belsito, Peter (Edited by)
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1985
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780867193374
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$115.08
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Berkeley, CA: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 1985. 143 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated 1st Printing. CONTENTS: Survival Research Laboratories; Diamanda Galas; Church of the Subgenius; Robert Anton Wilson; Jim Jarmusch; Michael Peppe; Raw magazine; Keith Haring; Jello Biafra; Spalding Gray.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Collectible. Item Price
NZ$115.08
![This is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/921/302/1579302921.0.m.jpg)
This is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground
by Doherty, Brian
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316711548
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$48.85
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New York and Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. 304 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "A tour of the annual high-tech festival Burning Man discusses its history, the colorful characters that make up its participants, and the group creations that have been built at… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$48.85
![Individuals: Post-Movement Art in America](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/634/055/1579055634.0.m.jpg)
Individuals: Post-Movement Art in America
by Sondheim, Alan (Edited by)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1977
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780525474289
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$35.60
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1977. xxx, 316 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. D 428. Tight, clean text. Previous owner's name/inside front cover, otherwise unmarked. Age toning. First printing. CONTENTS: Self-portrait, by Walter Abish; Other voices for a second sight, by Vito Acconci; For instants, by Laurie Anderson; Four selections, by David Askevold; Work 1972-1974, by Alice Aycock;… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$35.60
![Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/990/923/1576923990.0.m.jpg)
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration
by Wojnarowicz, David
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781852422585
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$165.58
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London: Serpent's Tail, 1992. 276 pages; 20 cm. Tight, clean copy. Expected browning. First UK Edition. "A collection of autobiographical essays which chart the author's life, from his violent childhood in suburbia, to his homelessness on the streets of New York City, to his eventual triumph as an artist. It explores American street life and street culture." - Publisher. .… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$165.58
![Robert Rauschenberg](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/442/780/1576780442.0.m.jpg)
Robert Rauschenberg
by Rauschenberg, Robert; Joseph, Branden W. (Edited by)
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 2002
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780262600491
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$35.60
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Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. 163 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. October Files 4. Tight, clean copy. "Critical essays on the artist Robert Rauschenberg, focusing on the important period of his development in the 1950s and 1960s. From the moment art historian Leo Steinberg championed his work in opposition to Clement Greenberg's rigid formalism, Robert Rauschenberg has played a pivotal role… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$35.60
![Robert Rauschenberg: An Oral History](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/761/835/1574835761.0.m.jpg)
Robert Rauschenberg: An Oral History
by Rauschenberg, Robert; Sinclair, Sara, with Clark, Mary Marshall, and Bearman, Peter S. (Edited by).
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2019
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780231192767
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$48.85
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New York: Columbia University Press, 2019. xxv, 297 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (chiefly colour); 25 cm. The Columbia Oral History Series. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) was a breaker of boundaries and a consummate collaborator. He used silk-screen prints to reflect on American… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$48.85
![Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/334/874/1573874334.0.m.jpg)
Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China
by Hong Fincher, Leta
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2018
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781786633644
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$24.01
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London and New York: Verso, 2018. Cloth, 248 pages; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "On the eve of International Women's Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for thirty-seven days. The Feminist Five became a global cause… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$24.01
![Spit Temple: The Selected Performances of Cecilia Vicuna](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/751/123/1562123751.0.m.jpg)
Spit Temple: The Selected Performances of Cecilia Vicuna
by Vicuna, Cecilia
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 2012
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781937027032
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$20.70
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Brooklyn, NY: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2012. 341 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "The first overview of the work of this seminal multi-disciplinary artist, Spit temple collects texts and transcriptions of Cecilia Vicuna's uncategorizable improvised performances, which combine singing, movement, chants, and stories. Also included are a critical introduction by Rosa Alcala, a poetic memoir by Vicun~a addressing her… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$20.70
![One Year Performance, Lecture/Documents 1978-1999 - Exhibition Invitation Postcard](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/234/172/1532172234.0.m.jpg)
One Year Performance, Lecture/Documents 1978-1999 - Exhibition Invitation Postcard
by Tsieh, Tehching
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2001
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$81.96
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New York: Jack Tilton Gallery/Anna Kustera/Susan Hort, 2001. Postcard in near-fine condition, a little age-toned. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers.. 1st. Very Good. Item Price
NZ$81.96
![Joseph Beuys: Life and Works](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/333/466/1523466333.0.m.jpg)
Joseph Beuys: Life and Works
by Beuys, Joseph; Adriani, Gotz, and Konnertz, Winfried, and Thomas, Karin (Text by)
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1979
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780812021752
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$40.57
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Woodbury, NY: Barron's, 1979. 308 pages, illustrations; 18 cm. Tight, clean copy. Age toning.. 1st. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo. Item Price
NZ$40.57
![Spectacle](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/369/550/1522550369.0.m.jpg)
Spectacle
by Rockwell, David, and Mau, Bruce
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- Used - Very Good
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780714845746
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$48.85
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London and New York: Phaidon Press, 2006. Cloth, 255 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits (some colour); 26 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the authors David Rockwell and Bruce Mau, with a personalized inscription. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. CONTENTS: Spectacle: Big: Kumbh Mela: the new human scale; Olympic opening ceremonies: global… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$48.85
![The Roaring Silence: John Cage: A Life](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/303/997/1493997303.0.m.jpg)
The Roaring Silence: John Cage: A Life
by Revill, David
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781559701662
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$28.98
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New York: Arcade Publishing, 1992. 375 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Stated First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. "Composer John Cage is often described as the most influential musician of the last half-century. He has defined - and continues… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$28.98
![Rituals of Rented Island: Object Theater, Loft Performance, and the New Psychodrama--Manhattan, 1970-1980](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/269/996/1493996269.0.m.jpg)
Rituals of Rented Island: Object Theater, Loft Performance, and the New Psychodrama--Manhattan, 1970-1980
by Sanders, Jay, and Hoberman, J.
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- NEW
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2014
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780300195866
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$40.57
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New York and New Haven, CT: Whitney Museum of American Art; Yale University Press, 2014. 143 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 31, 2013 to February 2, 2014. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. "This volume explores three unique performance art practices… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$40.57
![No image available](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/i/en20/no-book-image.png)
Avant-Garde, Number 4 (September 1968)
by Ginzburg, Ralph (Edited by)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1968
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- Paperback
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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NZ$24.01
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New York: Avant-Garde Media, Inc., 1968. 1 voilume (unpaged), illustrations (some colour); 29 x 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Nice example of this raucous art magazine. Includes colour spreads featuring The Playhouse of the Ridiculous, George Tooker's Orwellian paintings, and an "erotic" spread titled "Voodoo Lives!" Tooker cover art..… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$24.01