DVDs: ARCANA

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(BYRNE, DAVID). Byrne, David. DAVID BYRNE: E.E.E.I. (ENVISIONING EMOTIONAL EPISTEMOLOGICAL INFORMATION) - WITH A DVD. G÷ttingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & Pace/MacGill Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Die Cut Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 96 color illustrations, with a DVD laid in. "For more than a year David Byrne has been employing the ubiquitous sales and presentation program Microsoft PowerPoint as an art medium. "E.E.E.I (Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information)" is a book of images and essays, plus a DVD which plays five of his PowerPoint presentations accompanied by his own original music. The book component contains a dozen new exploratory texts and a whole lot of bold, graphic images created with the help of the software program's built-in tools and visuals - not to mention the fun of plastic overlays and nifty foldout pages. And you may ask yourself, what is this about? It is about taking subjective, even emotional, information and presenting it in a familiar audiovisual form - using a medium in a way that is different, and possibly better, than for what was intended. It is about appropriating a contemporary, corporate staple and making something critical, beautiful and humorous with it." A most handsome copy in the publisher's printed die cut slipcase, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-88243-907-6 Inventory Number: 012396

$ 145.00    order/inquire

(CONNER, BRUCE). Conner, Bruce. TWO FILMS BY BRUCE CONNER: CROSSROADS AND LOOKING FOR MUSHROOMS (DVD). NP (San Francisco, CA): Bruce Conner, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. DVD in Pictorial Plastic Case. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. This is a DVD consisting of two films by the Northern California based master artist/filmmaker, Bruce Conner. "Crossroads" (1976) is thirty-six minutes in length and fashioned from declassified black and white footage of the first underwater Atomic Bomb test at Bikini Atoll on July 25th, 1946. It features an electronic score by Patrick Gleeson and Terry Riley. "Looking For Mushrooms" (1959-1965 and 1996) is fourteen and a half minutes in length, was filmed in San Francisco, California, San Pedro Tenanciango, Mexico, and Newton Center, Massachusetts, and is presented in two versions - one being a continuous loop. Its soundtrack is a 1968 Terry Riley solo performance of "Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band". A pristine copy of this DVD commercially produced by Bruce Conner himself still shrinkwrapped in its original packaging. 1-880086-11-5 Inventory Number: 015532

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(CRAIG-MARTIN, MICHAEL). Craig-Martin, Michael. MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN: EYE OF THE STORM (CD-ROM). New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2003. First Edition. 12mo. CD + Insert in Jewel Box. Audio CD. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Bruce Mau Design, Inc. This is a CD-ROM documenting British contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin's 2003 New York gallery installation entitled "Eye of the Storm". Its features include a panoramic walk-through of the exhibition, video interview with Michael Craig-Martin, complete biography with images from past exhibitions, and a preview of the limited edition "Becoming (2003)" - an LCD monitor/computer with programmed software. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrapped jewel-box, as issued. Inventory Number: 014704

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(KELLEY, MIKE). Kelley, Mike & Scott Benzel. MIKE KELLEY'S DAY IS DONE: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK CD. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. 12mo. CD + Insert in Jewel Box. Audio CD. As New np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is an audio CD of music composed by Mike Kelley and Scott Benzel for the 2005 New York gallery exhibition of the artist's "Day is Done" - a feature-length "musical" composed of thirty-two separate video chapters. "Each section is a live-action recreation of a photograph of an "extracurricular activity" found in a high school yearbook. Over the years Mike Kelley has collected hundreds of such images and arranged them into rough categories. Most of the imagery is immediately recognizable as standard forms of folk entertainment: plays, follies, theme dress-up days, holiday festivities, religious spectacles, hazing rituals, etc. Such activities serve as carnivalesque disruptions of the normal school schedule, mirroring the function of such events in the broader cultural arena. Many of them, such as Halloween and Christmas-related activities, are secular outgrowths of pagan ritual. "Day is Done" is multipart with iconography derived from the image files Kelley has labeled such as: religious performances, thugs, dance numbers, hicks, and hillbillies, Halloween and gothic style, satanic imagery, and equestrian events. The artist chose to work with such a diverse set of images in order to force himself to create a longer, more complex, video work somewhat akin to traditional filmic narratives employing montage. Though not a traditional narrative, "Day is Done" employs recurring characters, intimations of simultaneous action, and some semblance of narrative flow. "Day is Done" will exist in several different forms. This one being a large-scale video installation consisting of sets and projection screens. Various scenes will be programmed to turn off and on prompting the viewer to follow the action throughout the presentational space. Several scenes will run simultaneously in order to promote the effect of filmic cross-cutting in actual space". A pristine copy of the soundtrack CD (not to be confused with the massive exhibition catalogue of the same title) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Inventory Number: 014662

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(LYNCH, DAVID). Lynch, David, Herve Chandes, Boris Groys, Andrei Ujica & Kristine McKenna. DAVID LYNCH: THE AIR IS ON FIRE. Paris & New York: Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporaine, Editions Xavier Barral & Thames & Hudson, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 452pp, 469 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Atalante-Paris. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the massive, beautifully produced hardbound catalogue published to accompany the exhibition of David Lynch's artwork, photography and films held at Paris' Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporaine in the Spring of 2007. "It covers a wide variety of disciplines: painting, photography, drawings, sculpture, furniture, music, and "moving pictures". His art echoes his films in theme and aesthetic, yet offers viewers a fresh and more intimate glimpse into his singular universe". Included are two audio CDs containing a fascinating one hour and twenty minute interview between Lynch and writer Kristine McKenna that discusses the entire catalogue contents page by page. A most handsome copy of the already unavailable English language edition. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-500-97669-4 Inventory Number: 015093

$ 300.00    order/inquire

(MEISELAS, SUSAN). Meiselas, Susan, Sylvia Wolf & Deirdre English. CARNIVAL STRIPPERS - SIGNED BY SUSAN MEISELAS. Signed and Dated by the Photographer. G÷ttingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & The Whitney Museum of American Art, Second, Revised Edition (First Thus). Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 163pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "From 1972 to 1975, Susan Meiselas spent her summers photographing and interviewing women who performed striptease for small town carnivals in New England, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. As she followed the girl shows from town to town, she portrayed the dancers on stage and off, photographing their public performances as well as their private lives. She also taped interviews with the dancers, their boyfriends, the show managers, and paying customers. Meiselas' frank description of the lives of these women brought a hidden world to public attention. Produced during the early years of the women's movement Carnival Strippers reflects the struggle for identity and self-esteem that characterized a complex era of change.". This is the beautifully produced new edition of Susan Meiselas' landmark first book from 1976 which now includes additional photographs along with an audio CD with a collage of voices from its many participants and a 1977 interview with the photographer. A pristine copy of the sold out 2003 first printing (whose 1976 edition is featured on pages 312-313 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 238-239 of "The Book of 101 Books") SIGNED AND DATED by Susan Meiselas in black ink on the title page. 3-88243-954-8 Inventory Number: 010152

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(MEISELAS, SUSAN). Meiselas, Susan, Sylvia Wolf & Deirdre English. CARNIVAL STRIPPERS - SIGNED BY SUSAN MEISELAS. Signed and Dated by the Photographer. Gottingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & The Whitney Museum of American Art, Second, Revised Edition (First Thus). Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 163pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "From 1972 to 1975, Susan Meiselas spent her summers photographing and interviewing women who performed striptease for small town carnivals in New England, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. As she followed the girl shows from town to town, she portrayed the dancers on stage and off, photographing their public performances as well as their private lives. She also taped interviews with the dancers, their boyfriends, the show managers, and paying customers. Meiselas' frank description of the lives of these women brought a hidden world to public attention. Produced during the early years of the women's movement Carnival Strippers reflects the struggle for identity and self-esteem that characterized a complex era of change.". This is the beautifully produced new edition of Susan Meiselas' landmark first book from 1976 which now includes additional photographs along with an audio CD with a collage of voices from its many participants and a 1977 interview with the photographer. A pristine copy of the sold out 2003 first printing (whose 1976 edition is featured on pages 312-313 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 238-239 of "The Book of 101 Books") SIGNED AND DATED by Susan Meiselas in black ink on the title page. 3-88243-954-8 Inventory Number: 014897

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(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Introduction by Dennis Hopper. VIGGO MORTENSEN: RECENT FORGERIES. Santa Monica, CA. 1998 (2004).: Seventh Printing. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 110pp, 83 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the catalogue that accompanied Viggo Mortensen's first one-man exhibition of writings, paintings, collages & photographs in 1998. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. Included with this publication is an Audio CD with music and spoken-word poetry. A pristine copy of the fifth printing, still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-32-4 Inventory Number: 013672

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(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Introduction by Dennis Hopper. VIGGO MORTENSEN: RECENT FORGERIES. Santa Monica, CA. 1998 (2004).: Seventh Printing. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 110pp, 83 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the catalogue that accompanied Viggo Mortensen's first one-man exhibition of writings, paintings, collages & photographs in 1998. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. Included with this publication is an Audio CD with music and spoken-word poetry. A pristine copy of the fifth printing, still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-32-4 Inventory Number: 014140

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(NARA, YOSHITOMO). Nara, Yoshitomo, Taro Amano & Midori Matsui. YOSHITOMO NARA: I DON'T MIND IF YOU FORGET ME. Yokohama, JAPAN: Nara Yoshitomo Exhibition Committee, 2001. Second Printing. 8vo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. 175pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is a comprehensive catalogue of the quirky Anime + Manga influenced artist Yoshitomo Nara's drawings, paintings and sculpture published in conjunction with a 2001 touring Japanese Retrospective. A pristine copy with the CD-ROM of "Dolls that took part in the exhibition" laid in, as issued. 4-473-01839-3 Inventory Number: 012964

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(NITSCH, HERMANN). Nitsch, Hermann & Gunter Brus. HERMANN NITSCH: ISLAND - EINE SINFONIE IN 10 SATZEN (4 AUDIO CD SET). Malibu, CA. 1980 (1998).: The Cortical Foundation, First Edition Thus. Square 12mo. Printed Cardboard Box. Audio CDs. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 10 loose 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 inch cardstock sheets printed offset, recto only + 4 CDs housed in a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch printed cardboard box. Designed by Tom Recchion. The fifteenth in Gary Todd's "Organ of Corti" series of recordings of Twentieth Century music, this remastered four Audio CD set is a reissue of the original six LP Dieter Roth's Verlag version that was limited to two hundred copies only. This lengthy musical performance cum symphony by the noted Viennese Actionist/Performance artist features a fourteen piece ensemble, directed by Hermann Nitsch himself (who also plays piano and organ here). A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 005882

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(OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (V23). Designed By Oliver, Vaughan & Chris Bigg at V23, with Paul McMenamin. LILLIPUT. London: 4AD / v23, 1992. First Edition 1/3000. Square 4to. Decorative Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 30pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Vaughan Oliver and v23. A gorgeous design item issued in 1992 by Ivo Watts-Russell's cult English record label 4AD, this elaborate promotional package contains a booklet of album graphics accompanied by two compact discs laid into the covers featuring twenty-nine recordings by Bauhaus, The The, The Birthday Party, Modern English, This Mortal Coil, X Mal Deutschland, The Cocteau Twins, Clan Of Xymox, Colourbox, Throwing Muses, Dif Juz, M|A|R|R|S, Ultra Vivid Scene, Dead Can Dance, The Pixies, Lush, Pale Saints, The Wolfgang Press, Michael Brook, Spirea X, Heidi Berry, His Name Is Alive, Swallow, and The Tintwistle Brass Band. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 003609

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(OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (V23). Designed By Oliver, Vaughan & Chris Bigg at V23, with Paul McMenamin. LILLIPUT - SIGNED BY VAUGHAN OLIVER AND PAUL McMENAMIN. Signed by the Designers. London: 4AD / v23, 1992. First Edition 1/3000. Square 4to. Decorative Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 30pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Vaughan Oliver and v23. A gorgeous design item issued in 1992 by Ivo Watts-Russell's cult English record label 4AD, this elaborate promotional package contains a booklet of album graphics accompanied by two compact discs laid into the covers featuring twenty-nine recordings by Bauhaus, The The, The Birthday Party, Modern English, This Mortal Coil, X Mal Deutschland, The Cocteau Twins, Clan Of Xymox, Colourbox, Throwing Muses, Dif Juz, M|A|R|R|S, Ultra Vivid Scene, Dead Can Dance, The Pixies, Lush, Pale Saints, The Wolfgang Press, Michael Brook, Spirea X, Heidi Berry, His Name Is Alive, Swallow, and The Tintwistle Brass Band. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item whose inside front cover is SIGNED by Vaughan Oliver and Paul McMenamin. Inventory Number: 014996

$ 270.00    order/inquire

Alva, Robert "Wisk" & Robert "Relax" Reiling. Roger Yale, Editor. THE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES GRAFFITI ART: VOLUME 1, 1983-1988 - DELUXE BOXED EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by the Author. Los Angeles: Alva & Reiling Publications, 2005. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 448pp, profusely illustrated in color. "The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art" is a series of four books that will cover the years 1983 to 2005. Volume 1 is based on the years 1983 to 1988, and is the starting point to the real story behind the movement that began in the early 1980s. It documents all aspects of Los Angeles Graffiti Art, providing an unbiased look into this world through the eyes of the people that have lived it. Within the book, you will discover the truth behind the photos and stories - all interviews and DVD slideshows are uncut and real. It's exciting and fresh to the point of understanding our culture, without cutting it up". This unprecedented, gigantic, full color encyclopedic document is divided into the following chapters: "Spotlights" - a special tribute to all writers who made significant contributions and influences to the L.A. Graffiti scene; "Pieces/Burners" - showcasing familiar works as well as numerous lost and legendary Pieces/Burners; "Battles" - a special section dedicated to L.A.'s first battles between some of its most prolific crews and writers of the first era; "Blackbooks" - historical detailed drawings done within writers' sketchbooks; "Articles" - reproductions of newspaper and magazine pieces related to historical L.A. Graff subject matter; "R.I.P." - memorials for all respected deceased Los Angeles Graffiti writers. Perhaps most significantly, a DVD is included with each book that contains over thirty slide shows by various L.A. writers. Shot by the authors (who are respected members of the L.A. Graff scene themselves) for this project, it contains exclusive commentaries by the graffiti writers that allow them to breathe life into their own work - uncut, raw and true - and the reader to be able to place a voice on the parade of images. Limited to three hundred copies only, this deluxe numbered edition comes housed in the publisher's elaborate color cardboard box, as issued. Both the book and the interior of the box have been BOLDLY SIGNED by artist and author Robert "Relax" Reiling in thick silver marker. A most handsome copy of this historical document. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-59975-146-1 Inventory Number: 014388

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Kornblau, Gary & Doug Harvey, Editors. THE NEW NOW SOUNDS OF TODAY!: SONGPOEMS BY TWENTY-ONE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS . Los Angeles: Art Issues Press, 2000. First Edition 1/2000. Small Square 8vo. Letterpress Printed Wrappers. As New./No Jacket - As Issued.. One 22 x 13 1/2 inch sheet printed in b&w offset recto only, neatly folded in twelfths to make 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches plus an audio CD housed in a letterpress printed chipboard jacket. Art Direction and Design by Bruce Licher. "The New Now Sounds of Today!" is a CD compilation of songpoems written by contemporary Los Angeles based visual artists. They composed the lyrics, and specified the musical genre and vocal style in which they wanted to hear them performed. A professional songwriting company then wrote the songs, thereby allowing contemporary visual artists to test the unfamiliar waters of consensual ersatz glamour. In giving up creative control in order to become a star, the song-poet enters into collusion with the musician/producer to construct an alternate, democratic version of celebrity culture. Highlights include John Baldessari's new-age "Learn to Draw" and Mike Kelley's pop-folk tune "Anal Sadistic". Other lyrics were provided by the Reverend and Mrs. Ethan Acres, Eleanor Antin, Sharon Ellis, Judy Fiskin, Tamara Fites, Doug Harvey, Robert Heinecken, Steven Hull, Martin Kersels, Dave Muller, Stephen Prina, Joe Scanlan, Jim Shaw, Gary Simmons, Alexis Smith (appropriating Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady from "Pull My Daisy"!), Ruben Ortiz Torres, Jeffrey Vallance, Pae White, and David Wilson of the Museum of Jurassic Technology". A pristine copy of this quirky project in its typically elegant Bruce Licher / Independent Projects Press hand letterpress printed, numbered Discfolio package, in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. Inventory Number: 014892

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(BYRNE, DAVID). Byrne, David. DAVID BYRNE: E.E.E.I. (ENVISIONING EMOTIONAL EPISTEMOLOGICAL INFORMATION) - WITH A DVD. G÷ttingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & Pace/MacGill Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Die Cut Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 96 color illustrations, with a DVD laid in. "For more than a year David Byrne has been employing the ubiquitous sales and presentation program Microsoft PowerPoint as an art medium. "E.E.E.I (Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information)" is a book of images and essays, plus a DVD which plays five of his PowerPoint presentations accompanied by his own original music. The book component contains a dozen new exploratory texts and a whole lot of bold, graphic images created with the help of the software program's built-in tools and visuals - not to mention the fun of plastic overlays and nifty foldout pages. And you may ask yourself, what is this about? It is about taking subjective, even emotional, information and presenting it in a familiar audiovisual form - using a medium in a way that is different, and possibly better, than for what was intended. It is about appropriating a contemporary, corporate staple and making something critical, beautiful and humorous with it." A most handsome copy in the publisher's printed die cut slipcase, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-88243-907-6 Inventory Number: 012396 $ 145.00 order/inquire

(CONNER, BRUCE). Conner, Bruce. TWO FILMS BY BRUCE CONNER: CROSSROADS AND LOOKING FOR MUSHROOMS (DVD). NP (San Francisco, CA): Bruce Conner, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. DVD in Pictorial Plastic Case. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. This is a DVD consisting of two films by the Northern California based master artist/filmmaker, Bruce Conner. "Crossroads" (1976) is thirty-six minutes in length and fashioned from declassified black and white footage of the first underwater Atomic Bomb test at Bikini Atoll on July 25th, 1946. It features an electronic score by Patrick Gleeson and Terry Riley. "Looking For Mushrooms" (1959-1965 and 1996) is fourteen and a half minutes in length, was filmed in San Francisco, California, San Pedro Tenanciango, Mexico, and Newton Center, Massachusetts, and is presented in two versions - one being a continuous loop. Its soundtrack is a 1968 Terry Riley solo performance of "Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band". A pristine copy of this DVD commercially produced by Bruce Conner himself still shrinkwrapped in its original packaging. 1-880086-11-5 Inventory Number: 015532 $ 45.00 order/inquire

(CRAIG-MARTIN, MICHAEL). Craig-Martin, Michael. MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN: EYE OF THE STORM (CD-ROM). New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2003. First Edition. 12mo. CD + Insert in Jewel Box. Audio CD. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Bruce Mau Design, Inc. This is a CD-ROM documenting British contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin's 2003 New York gallery installation entitled "Eye of the Storm". Its features include a panoramic walk-through of the exhibition, video interview with Michael Craig-Martin, complete biography with images from past exhibitions, and a preview of the limited edition "Becoming (2003)" - an LCD monitor/computer with programmed software. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrapped jewel-box, as issued. Inventory Number: 014704 $ 25.00 order/inquire

(KELLEY, MIKE). Kelley, Mike & Scott Benzel. MIKE KELLEY'S DAY IS DONE: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK CD. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. 12mo. CD + Insert in Jewel Box. Audio CD. As New np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is an audio CD of music composed by Mike Kelley and Scott Benzel for the 2005 New York gallery exhibition of the artist's "Day is Done" - a feature-length "musical" composed of thirty-two separate video chapters. "Each section is a live-action recreation of a photograph of an "extracurricular activity" found in a high school yearbook. Over the years Mike Kelley has collected hundreds of such images and arranged them into rough categories. Most of the imagery is immediately recognizable as standard forms of folk entertainment: plays, follies, theme dress-up days, holiday festivities, religious spectacles, hazing rituals, etc. Such activities serve as carnivalesque disruptions of the normal school schedule, mirroring the function of such events in the broader cultural arena. Many of them, such as Halloween and Christmas-related activities, are secular outgrowths of pagan ritual. "Day is Done" is multipart with iconography derived from the image files Kelley has labeled such as: religious performances, thugs, dance numbers, hicks, and hillbillies, Halloween and gothic style, satanic imagery, and equestrian events. The artist chose to work with such a diverse set of images in order to force himself to create a longer, more complex, video work somewhat akin to traditional filmic narratives employing montage. Though not a traditional narrative, "Day is Done" employs recurring characters, intimations of simultaneous action, and some semblance of narrative flow. "Day is Done" will exist in several different forms. This one being a large-scale video installation consisting of sets and projection screens. Various scenes will be programmed to turn off and on prompting the viewer to follow the action throughout the presentational space. Several scenes will run simultaneously in order to promote the effect of filmic cross-cutting in actual space". A pristine copy of the soundtrack CD (not to be confused with the massive exhibition catalogue of the same title) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Inventory Number: 014662 $ 22.50 order/inquire

(LYNCH, DAVID). Lynch, David, Herve Chandes, Boris Groys, Andrei Ujica & Kristine McKenna. DAVID LYNCH: THE AIR IS ON FIRE. Paris & New York: Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporaine, Editions Xavier Barral & Thames & Hudson, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 452pp, 469 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Atalante-Paris. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the massive, beautifully produced hardbound catalogue published to accompany the exhibition of David Lynch's artwork, photography and films held at Paris' Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporaine in the Spring of 2007. "It covers a wide variety of disciplines: painting, photography, drawings, sculpture, furniture, music, and "moving pictures". His art echoes his films in theme and aesthetic, yet offers viewers a fresh and more intimate glimpse into his singular universe". Included are two audio CDs containing a fascinating one hour and twenty minute interview between Lynch and writer Kristine McKenna that discusses the entire catalogue contents page by page. A most handsome copy of the already unavailable English language edition. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-500-97669-4 Inventory Number: 015093 $ 300.00 order/inquire

(MEISELAS, SUSAN). Meiselas, Susan, Sylvia Wolf & Deirdre English. CARNIVAL STRIPPERS - SIGNED BY SUSAN MEISELAS. Signed and Dated by the Photographer. G÷ttingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & The Whitney Museum of American Art, Second, Revised Edition (First Thus). Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 163pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "From 1972 to 1975, Susan Meiselas spent her summers photographing and interviewing women who performed striptease for small town carnivals in New England, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. As she followed the girl shows from town to town, she portrayed the dancers on stage and off, photographing their public performances as well as their private lives. She also taped interviews with the dancers, their boyfriends, the show managers, and paying customers. Meiselas' frank description of the lives of these women brought a hidden world to public attention. Produced during the early years of the women's movement Carnival Strippers reflects the struggle for identity and self-esteem that characterized a complex era of change.". This is the beautifully produced new edition of Susan Meiselas' landmark first book from 1976 which now includes additional photographs along with an audio CD with a collage of voices from its many participants and a 1977 interview with the photographer. A pristine copy of the sold out 2003 first printing (whose 1976 edition is featured on pages 312-313 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 238-239 of "The Book of 101 Books") SIGNED AND DATED by Susan Meiselas in black ink on the title page. 3-88243-954-8 Inventory Number: 010152 $ 125.00 order/inquire

(MEISELAS, SUSAN). Meiselas, Susan, Sylvia Wolf & Deirdre English. CARNIVAL STRIPPERS - SIGNED BY SUSAN MEISELAS. Signed and Dated by the Photographer. Gottingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & The Whitney Museum of American Art, Second, Revised Edition (First Thus). Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 163pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "From 1972 to 1975, Susan Meiselas spent her summers photographing and interviewing women who performed striptease for small town carnivals in New England, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. As she followed the girl shows from town to town, she portrayed the dancers on stage and off, photographing their public performances as well as their private lives. She also taped interviews with the dancers, their boyfriends, the show managers, and paying customers. Meiselas' frank description of the lives of these women brought a hidden world to public attention. Produced during the early years of the women's movement Carnival Strippers reflects the struggle for identity and self-esteem that characterized a complex era of change.". This is the beautifully produced new edition of Susan Meiselas' landmark first book from 1976 which now includes additional photographs along with an audio CD with a collage of voices from its many participants and a 1977 interview with the photographer. A pristine copy of the sold out 2003 first printing (whose 1976 edition is featured on pages 312-313 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 238-239 of "The Book of 101 Books") SIGNED AND DATED by Susan Meiselas in black ink on the title page. 3-88243-954-8 Inventory Number: 014897 $ 125.00 order/inquire

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Introduction by Dennis Hopper. VIGGO MORTENSEN: RECENT FORGERIES. Santa Monica, CA. 1998 (2004).: Seventh Printing. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 110pp, 83 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the catalogue that accompanied Viggo Mortensen's first one-man exhibition of writings, paintings, collages & photographs in 1998. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. Included with this publication is an Audio CD with music and spoken-word poetry. A pristine copy of the fifth printing, still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-32-4 Inventory Number: 013672 $ 50.00 order/inquire

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Introduction by Dennis Hopper. VIGGO MORTENSEN: RECENT FORGERIES. Santa Monica, CA. 1998 (2004).: Seventh Printing. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 110pp, 83 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the catalogue that accompanied Viggo Mortensen's first one-man exhibition of writings, paintings, collages & photographs in 1998. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. Included with this publication is an Audio CD with music and spoken-word poetry. A pristine copy of the fifth printing, still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-32-4 Inventory Number: 014140 $ 50.00 order/inquire

(NARA, YOSHITOMO). Nara, Yoshitomo, Taro Amano & Midori Matsui. YOSHITOMO NARA: I DON'T MIND IF YOU FORGET ME. Yokohama, JAPAN: Nara Yoshitomo Exhibition Committee, 2001. Second Printing. 8vo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. 175pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is a comprehensive catalogue of the quirky Anime + Manga influenced artist Yoshitomo Nara's drawings, paintings and sculpture published in conjunction with a 2001 touring Japanese Retrospective. A pristine copy with the CD-ROM of "Dolls that took part in the exhibition" laid in, as issued. 4-473-01839-3 Inventory Number: 012964 $ 55.00 order/inquire

(NITSCH, HERMANN). Nitsch, Hermann & Gunter Brus. HERMANN NITSCH: ISLAND - EINE SINFONIE IN 10 SATZEN (4 AUDIO CD SET). Malibu, CA. 1980 (1998).: The Cortical Foundation, First Edition Thus. Square 12mo. Printed Cardboard Box. Audio CDs. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 10 loose 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 inch cardstock sheets printed offset, recto only + 4 CDs housed in a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch printed cardboard box. Designed by Tom Recchion. The fifteenth in Gary Todd's "Organ of Corti" series of recordings of Twentieth Century music, this remastered four Audio CD set is a reissue of the original six LP Dieter Roth's Verlag version that was limited to two hundred copies only. This lengthy musical performance cum symphony by the noted Viennese Actionist/Performance artist features a fourteen piece ensemble, directed by Hermann Nitsch himself (who also plays piano and organ here). A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 005882 $ 70.00 order/inquire

(OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (V23). Designed By Oliver, Vaughan & Chris Bigg at V23, with Paul McMenamin. LILLIPUT. London: 4AD / v23, 1992. First Edition 1/3000. Square 4to. Decorative Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 30pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Vaughan Oliver and v23. A gorgeous design item issued in 1992 by Ivo Watts-Russell's cult English record label 4AD, this elaborate promotional package contains a booklet of album graphics accompanied by two compact discs laid into the covers featuring twenty-nine recordings by Bauhaus, The The, The Birthday Party, Modern English, This Mortal Coil, X Mal Deutschland, The Cocteau Twins, Clan Of Xymox, Colourbox, Throwing Muses, Dif Juz, M\|A\|R\|R\|S, Ultra Vivid Scene, Dead Can Dance, The Pixies, Lush, Pale Saints, The Wolfgang Press, Michael Brook, Spirea X, Heidi Berry, His Name Is Alive, Swallow, and The Tintwistle Brass Band. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 003609 $ 180.00 order/inquire

(OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (V23). Designed By Oliver, Vaughan & Chris Bigg at V23, with Paul McMenamin. LILLIPUT - SIGNED BY VAUGHAN OLIVER AND PAUL McMENAMIN. Signed by the Designers. London: 4AD / v23, 1992. First Edition 1/3000. Square 4to. Decorative Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 30pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Vaughan Oliver and v23. A gorgeous design item issued in 1992 by Ivo Watts-Russell's cult English record label 4AD, this elaborate promotional package contains a booklet of album graphics accompanied by two compact discs laid into the covers featuring twenty-nine recordings by Bauhaus, The The, The Birthday Party, Modern English, This Mortal Coil, X Mal Deutschland, The Cocteau Twins, Clan Of Xymox, Colourbox, Throwing Muses, Dif Juz, M\|A\|R\|R\|S, Ultra Vivid Scene, Dead Can Dance, The Pixies, Lush, Pale Saints, The Wolfgang Press, Michael Brook, Spirea X, Heidi Berry, His Name Is Alive, Swallow, and The Tintwistle Brass Band. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item whose inside front cover is SIGNED by Vaughan Oliver and Paul McMenamin. Inventory Number: 014996 $ 270.00 order/inquire

Alva, Robert "Wisk" & Robert "Relax" Reiling. Roger Yale, Editor. THE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES GRAFFITI ART: VOLUME 1, 1983-1988 - DELUXE BOXED EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by the Author. Los Angeles: Alva & Reiling Publications, 2005. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 448pp, profusely illustrated in color. "The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art" is a series of four books that will cover the years 1983 to 2005. Volume 1 is based on the years 1983 to 1988, and is the starting point to the real story behind the movement that began in the early 1980s. It documents all aspects of Los Angeles Graffiti Art, providing an unbiased look into this world through the eyes of the people that have lived it. Within the book, you will discover the truth behind the photos and stories - all interviews and DVD slideshows are uncut and real. It's exciting and fresh to the point of understanding our culture, without cutting it up". This unprecedented, gigantic, full color encyclopedic document is divided into the following chapters: "Spotlights" - a special tribute to all writers who made significant contributions and influences to the L.A. Graffiti scene; "Pieces/Burners" - showcasing familiar works as well as numerous lost and legendary Pieces/Burners; "Battles" - a special section dedicated to L.A.'s first battles between some of its most prolific crews and writers of the first era; "Blackbooks" - historical detailed drawings done within writers' sketchbooks; "Articles" - reproductions of newspaper and magazine pieces related to historical L.A. Graff subject matter; "R.I.P." - memorials for all respected deceased Los Angeles Graffiti writers. Perhaps most significantly, a DVD is included with each book that contains over thirty slide shows by various L.A. writers. Shot by the authors (who are respected members of the L.A. Graff scene themselves) for this project, it contains exclusive commentaries by the graffiti writers that allow them to breathe life into their own work - uncut, raw and true - and the reader to be able to place a voice on the parade of images. Limited to three hundred copies only, this deluxe numbered edition comes housed in the publisher's elaborate color cardboard box, as issued. Both the book and the interior of the box have been BOLDLY SIGNED by artist and author Robert "Relax" Reiling in thick silver marker. A most handsome copy of this historical document. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-59975-146-1 Inventory Number: 014388 $ 175.00 order/inquire

Kornblau, Gary & Doug Harvey, Editors. THE NEW NOW SOUNDS OF TODAY!: SONGPOEMS BY TWENTY-ONE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS . Los Angeles: Art Issues Press, 2000. First Edition 1/2000. Small Square 8vo. Letterpress Printed Wrappers. As New./No Jacket - As Issued.. One 22 x 13 1/2 inch sheet printed in b&w offset recto only, neatly folded in twelfths to make 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches plus an audio CD housed in a letterpress printed chipboard jacket. Art Direction and Design by Bruce Licher. "The New Now Sounds of Today!" is a CD compilation of songpoems written by contemporary Los Angeles based visual artists. They composed the lyrics, and specified the musical genre and vocal style in which they wanted to hear them performed. A professional songwriting company then wrote the songs, thereby allowing contemporary visual artists to test the unfamiliar waters of consensual ersatz glamour. In giving up creative control in order to become a star, the song-poet enters into collusion with the musician/producer to construct an alternate, democratic version of celebrity culture. Highlights include John Baldessari's new-age "Learn to Draw" and Mike Kelley's pop-folk tune "Anal Sadistic". Other lyrics were provided by the Reverend and Mrs. Ethan Acres, Eleanor Antin, Sharon Ellis, Judy Fiskin, Tamara Fites, Doug Harvey, Robert Heinecken, Steven Hull, Martin Kersels, Dave Muller, Stephen Prina, Joe Scanlan, Jim Shaw, Gary Simmons, Alexis Smith (appropriating Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady from "Pull My Daisy"!), Ruben Ortiz Torres, Jeffrey Vallance, Pae White, and David Wilson of the Museum of Jurassic Technology". A pristine copy of this quirky project in its typically elegant Bruce Licher / Independent Projects Press hand letterpress printed, numbered Discfolio package, in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. Inventory Number: 014892 $ 25.00 order/inquire