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Avant-Garde & Protest

Books and archival material relating to 20th-century artistic and protest movements and the interactions between them.

See: Archival Collections, Artists' Books & Ephemera, Artworks, European Modernism & the Avant-Garde, Graphic Design & Typography, Late 20th Century, Postwar Avant-Garde, Protest & Civil Rights, Serial Publications, The Long Sixties

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  • A rare an unusual set of three newsletters titled Radiation Matters, by the Network Opposing Nuclear Ecocide, edited by Lawrence Skinner in Las Vegas in 1991.

    SKINNER, Lawrence W. (ed.)
    Radiation Matters 1-3. 1991.
    £100.00

  • A rare, mimeographed report on the effects of nuclear weapons, produced in 1952 by the Association of Scientific Workers, a British trade union.
    A rare, mimeographed report on the effects of nuclear weapons, produced in 1952 by the Association of Scientific Workers, a British trade union.

    Atomic Sciences Committee, Association of Scientific Workers.
    Atomic Energy Progress Notes. Volume II (Military). July 1952.
    £1,250.00

  • A rare anti-weapons flyer published by the Council of Labor Unions of Tsukuba Science City, Japan, on May 1st, 1982.

    [ATOMIC BOMBINGS].
    Appeal from Tsukuba, Japan. May 1, 1982.
    £100.00

  • Métal.
    Métal.

    KRULL, Germaine.
    Métal. [December 1927].
    £22,500.00

  • The scarcer issue bound in cloth, issued to accompany an exhibition of Donald Judd's furniture at Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam.
    The scarcer issue bound in cloth, issued to accompany an exhibition of Donald Judd's furniture at Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam.

    [JUDD, Donald.]
    Donald Judd Furniture Retrospective. 1993.
    £975.00

  • First edition of Wolfgang Tillmans first book, issued in conjunction an exhibition at Kunsthalle Zürich
    First edition of Wolfgang Tillmans first book, issued in conjunction an exhibition at Kunsthalle Zürich

    [TILLMANS, Wolfgang].
    Wolfgang Tillmans. 1995.
    £1,125.00

  • Scrapbook 3.
    Scrapbook 3.

    BURROUGHS, William S.
    Scrapbook 3. 1979.
    £20,000.00

  • First edition of Ghost of Chance by William Burroughs and George Condo, inscribed by Condo to Hilary Gerrard.
    First edition of Ghost of Chance by William Burroughs and George Condo, inscribed by Condo to Hilary Gerrard.

    BURROUGHS, William S.; George Condo.
    Ghost of Chance... 1991.
    £7,500.00

  • The Camp Almanac 1940-41 is a special end-of-year double issue of The Camp newspaper, produced by detainees of Hutchinson Internment Camp on the Isle of Man. This copy signed or inscribed by many of the contributors including Kurt Schwitters.
    The Camp Almanac 1940-41 is a special end-of-year double issue of The Camp newspaper, produced by detainees of Hutchinson Internment Camp on the Isle of Man. This copy signed or inscribed by many of the contributors including Kurt Schwitters.

    [SCHWITTERS, Kurt et al.] CORVIN, Michael (pseud. Leo Freund) (editor).
    The Camp no. 13/14 Almanac 1940-41. December 1940].
    £25,000.00

  • First edition of Blood in My Eye by George L. Jackson
    First edition of Blood in My Eye by George L. Jackson

    [CIVIL UNREST, PEACE & REVOLUTION.] [CIVIL RIGHTS & BLACK IDENTITY.] JACKSON, George L.
    Blood in My Eye. 1972.
    £150.00

  • Presentation copy of the first published edition of Charles Henri Ford's paste-up poster poems.
    Presentation copy of the first published edition of Charles Henri Ford's paste-up poster poems.

    FORD, Charles Henri.
    Spare Parts. 1966.
    £1,500.00

  • James Joyce 1882–1941. Wednesday, 14th June, to Wednesday, 12th July, 1950. Institute of Contemporary Arts 17-18 Dover Street Piccadilly W.1.

    [HAMILTON, Richard].
    James Joyce 1882–1941. Wednesday, 14th June, to Wednesday, 12th July, 1950. Institute of Contemporary Arts 17-18 Dover Street Piccadilly W.1. 1950.
    £8,750.00

  • Five texts.

    ACCONCI, Vito.
    Five texts. 1984-1988.
    £625.00

  • The Western Lands.
    The Western Lands.

    [BASQUIAT, Jean-Michel.] BURROUGHS, William S.
    The Western Lands. 1987.
    £18,750.00

  • An exhibited copy of this highlight among 1970s conceptual artists' books. In the introduction, John Baldessari explains that Choosing Green Beans documents a game devised for two players.
    An exhibited copy of this highlight among 1970s conceptual artists' books. In the introduction, John Baldessari explains that Choosing Green Beans documents a game devised for two players.

    BALDESSARI, John.
    Choosing: Green Beans. 1972.
    £750.00

  • Splitting.
    Splitting.

    MATTA-CLARK, Gordon.
    Splitting. 1973.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King.
    First edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King.

    KING, Martin Luther, Jr.
    Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? 1967.
    £375.00

  • Includes an introduction to the Black Panther Party by Elizabeth Barnes, a speech by John Hulett, a report from Lowndes County by John Benson, and Benson's interview with Stokeley Carmichael.
    Includes an introduction to the Black Panther Party by Elizabeth Barnes, a speech by John Hulett, a report from Lowndes County by John Benson, and Benson's interview with Stokeley Carmichael.

    [CIVIL RIGHTS & BLACK IDENTITY.] [BLACK PANTHER PARTY.]
    The Black Panther Party. June 1966.
    £750.00

  • This Artists' multiple was produced as an ephemeral item for use during Barbara Kruger's 1990 exhibition at Kölnischer Kunstverein.

    KRUGER, Barbara.
    I Shop Therefore I Am. [1990].
    £900.00

  • First edition of Mythologiques by Claude Levis-Strauss, inscribed by the author to Georges Th. Guilbaud and Rene Leibowitz.
    First edition of Mythologiques by Claude Levis-Strauss, inscribed by the author to Georges Th. Guilbaud and Rene Leibowitz.

    LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude.
    Mythologiques. 1964, 1967, 1968 & 1971.
    £4,500.00

  • La Poupee evolved out of a series of events in Hans Bellmer's personal life: his cousin, Ursula Naguschewski moving from Kassel to Berlin in 1932, his attendance of a performance of Jacques Offenbach'sTales of Hoffmann, and his mother shipping him his old toys.
    La Poupee evolved out of a series of events in Hans Bellmer's personal life: his cousin, Ursula Naguschewski moving from Kassel to Berlin in 1932, his attendance of a performance of Jacques Offenbach'sTales of Hoffmann, and his mother shipping him his old toys.

    BELLMER, Hans.
    La Poupée. 1st Juin 1936.
    £50,000.00

  • 955,000 is the catalogue for an exhibition organised by Lucy Lippard at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
    955,000 is the catalogue for an exhibition organised by Lucy Lippard at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

    LIPPARD, Lucy.
    955,000. 1970.
    £1,250.00

  • This is Tomorrow is the scarce catalogue for the landmark exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1956 which signalled the birth of British Pop Art.
    This is Tomorrow is the scarce catalogue for the landmark exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1956 which signalled the birth of British Pop Art.

    [THIS IS TOMORROW.] CROSBY, Theo (editor).
    This is Tomorrow. 1956.
    £2,500.00

  • Learning from Las Vegas.
    Learning from Las Vegas.

    VENTURI, Robert; BROWN, Denise Scott; IZENOUR, Steven; COOPER, Muriel (designer).
    Learning from Las Vegas. 1972.
    £4,000.00

  • An inscribed presentation copy of Jo Spence's autobiography.
    An inscribed presentation copy of Jo Spence's autobiography.

    SPENCE, Jo.
    Putting Myself in the Picture. 1986.
    £200.00

  • The Right to Vote was published by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to encourage voter registration and curtail the suppression of African American voters in the South. It explains the registration process, gives instructions on filling out a registration card, and explains what to do if an application is rejected.
    The Right to Vote was published by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to encourage voter registration and curtail the suppression of African American voters in the South. It explains the registration process, gives instructions on filling out a registration card, and explains what to do if an application is rejected.

    McCAIN, James T.; ADELMAN, Bob.
    The Right to Vote. August 1962.
    £1,750.00

  • Photographs by David Crosswaite of Carolee Schneemann's 'Thames Crawling' performance at the 1970  International Underground Film Festival at the National Film Theatre, London.
    Photographs by David Crosswaite of Carolee Schneemann's 'Thames Crawling' performance at the 1970  International Underground Film Festival at the National Film Theatre, London.

    [SCHNEEMANN, Carolee]. CROSSWAITE, David.
    Small archive relating to Carolee Schneeman's 'Thames Calling' performance at the Underground Film Festival, National Film Theatre, London, 14th to 20th Sept 1970. [With:] the 'low cost edition' of Schneeman's Parts of a Body House Book. 17 September 1970.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of Poem-Scapes by Kenneth Patchen, one of 75 copies hand-painted by the author.
    First edition of Poem-Scapes by Kenneth Patchen, one of 75 copies hand-painted by the author.

    [ASSOCIATES.] PATCHEN, Kenneth.
    Poem-Scapes. 1958.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of the autobiography of Ravi Shankar, with signed presentation inscription from George Harrison to Hilary Gerrard.
    First edition of the autobiography of Ravi Shankar, with signed presentation inscription from George Harrison to Hilary Gerrard.

    SHANKAR, Ravi.
    Raga Mala. The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar. 1997.
    £4,500.00

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