[1970s] Bruce Nauman, LA AIR New York, Multiples Inc., 1970. Wire stitched coated wrappers, 30.5 x 30.5 cm, 12 pp. Offset printed in colour. Artists' book in an edition of 1200 unsigned and unnumbered copies. Signed on back in print. Features eight full-page photo reproductions of the air of Southern California. Colourfield-like plains of indigo, crimson and yellow-green suggest the sky was not very clear in Los Angeles. This was the renowned artist's contribution to the 'Artists and Photographs' portfolio. Top and lower right corners dog-eared, generally a fine copy.

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