[1980s and up] James Lee Byars, Beauty Goes Avantgarde, 1986/1987 Exhibition poster and catalogue, published on the occasion of Byars show at Michael Werner Cologne from Dec. 17 1986 to Jan. 24 1987. (1) Beauty Goes Avantgarde poster, 1986. Black ink on white paper sheet, 52.5 x 39 cm, machine folded to fit the printed gallery envelope, 11 x 22 cm. Features a drawing of the exhibition title in the artist's elaborate handwriting, with gallery information in tiny printing at the paper edge. The original envelope, mailed to Wim Crouwel, is included. (2) James Lee Byars, Beauty Goes Avantgarde catalogue. Cologne, Michael Werner, 1987. Softcover, 30 x 21 cm, 44 pp. Edited by Aurel Scheibler, edition of 600. Texts in German and English, b/w ills. All items in near mint state. (total 2)

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[1970s] James Lee Byars, 5 Continent Documenta 7 Groningen, Corps de Garde, 1979. Multiple, 13.5 x 20 cm, consisting of a thin black paper sheet folded into an envelope. The front is post stamped and addressed in gilt handwriting to Gijs van Tuyl. Recto features the sender 'James Lee Byars, Corps de Garde Groningen', also in gilt lettering. The envelope houses a large folded sheet of the same black paper, which unfolds to 216 x 124 cm, into the shape of a '7'. The multiple was meant as a protest against Documenta 7's Western-centric perspective and was mailed to a selective group of international art-world insiders. The gilt text has faded but is still legible, some creasing around folded areas, generally a good copy.

Lot 6195

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

[1970s] James Lee Byars, letter to Rudi Fuchs, Poet Ruby Fuchs (1) Envelope, 11 x 19 cm, with handwritten text in black marker. Postmarked 18 Feb. 1992, addressed to 'Poet Ruby Fuchs' Haags Gemeentemuseum The Hague, and sent by the artist from Hotel Wales, New York. Contains a postcard with an image of a Seated Buddha on recto, and handwritten letter in red marker on verso. The elaborately written text is hard to decipher but roughly suggests to meet again in the spring for lunch or dinner and talk about making a (great) book. (2) Envelope, 16 x 23 cm, with handwritten text in gold marker. Postmarked 31 Dec. 1991, addressed to 'The Great King Ruby Fuchs Gemeentemuseum Den Haag Holland, Director of the Modern Art Museum'. Verso of envelope shows partly torn off sender information, only 'casa' is readable. The envelope has no content (anymore). Provenance from the collection of Rudi Fuchs (1942) who at the time was director of the Haags Gemeentemuseum, former director of the Van Abbemuseum (1975-1987) and curator of Documenta 7 in Kassel (1982), where he worked closely with James Lee Byars. (total 2)

Lot 6505

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

[Ephemera] Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, exhibition announcements from the early 1980s Includes 14 postcards, 15 x 10.5 cm, and one printed envelope. (1) James Lee Byars, 1983. White envelope, 14 x 9 cm, with printed exhibition text on flap stating '13 maart 13.30 uur van abbemuseum eindhoven'. Contains a white silk paper with 'James Lee Byars' printed in black. Beautiful artists' edition in mint condition. (2) 14 invitation cards published by the museum for shows by: Daniel Buren, John Baldessari, Gilbert & George, and Gianni Colombo (all 1981); Imi Knoebel (1982); Ian Wilson, Immendorff, Hermann Nitsch, JCJ van der Heyden, Boyd Webb, De Statua group show with Carl Andre, Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys et al, Summer group show, Group show featuring Dahn, Genzken, Longo, Daniels, Holzer, and Visch (all 1983); Herbert collection (1984). Three mailed copies, all cards in very good state. (total 15)

Lot 286

Estim. 100 - 120 EUR

LEE CHRISTOPHER: (1922-2015)

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