Arcana:

(WEINER, LAWRENCE) (POINT D'IRONIE). Obrist, Hans-Ulrich & Carrie Pitto, Editors. Paris: agnès b., 1998. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Tabloid Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fair.. Two 17 x 24" sheets printed color offset recto and verso, neatly folded in half vertically to make 8pp, profusely illustrated. This sixth installment of "point d'ironie" - agnès b.'s Hans-Ulrich Obrist-edited tabloid format hybrid periodical - is a text-based project by Lawrence Weiner. According to the artist: "WHEN & IF AN OBJECT IS WHAT IT IS & NOT A METAPHOR FOR SOMETHING ELSE THIS OBJECT HAVING ARRIVED AT THE FACT IS NOT OBLIGATED IN ANY WAY TO TAKE A GIVEN DIRECTION". An otherwise handsome example of this uncommon, fragile item that was issued hors commerce - never commercially for sale - showing a four inch diagonal closed tear with no paper loss to the rear panel along with some minor handling marks to its lightweight paper stock. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 021779