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  • Publisher: Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music
  • Date published: 2011
New York, NY: Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music, 2011. Book. Fine condition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. Quarto (4to). The Deluxe Box edition, number 77 of 85 limited edition sets produced, issued in a black cloth clamshell case with white lettering. Includes four numbered sleeves each containing a vinyl record, three numbered sleeves each containing a compact disc, and a folding enclosure containing descriptive text sheets and 16 album-sized limited issue silkscreen prints on Arches paper. Fourteen of the prints are signed by the artist on the front or back; the Dylan and Gordon prints are stamp signed. The silkscreens are individually printed by Alexander Heinrici, one of Warhol's most trusted silkscreen artists. Heinrici created the original silkscreens for Warhol's world-renowned "Mao," "Flowers" and "Merce Cunningham 1," among others. All sixteen prints are numbered and stamped on the back. Each print has a tissue guard. Each print measures 12 x 12 inches (30.4 x 30.5 cm). The box measures 14 x 14 x 2.5 inches (36 x 36 x 5 cm). The publication accompanied an exhibition of the same title at the Andy Warhol Museum October 1, 2011 - January 8, 2012. It was subtitled as "An Exhibition in Sight and Sound." The set includes music, art and recordings created by a diverse roster of artists, writers, and performers who knew, worked with, were associated with, and/or were inspired by Andy Warhol. Spoken word, sound pieces and music recordings by Ivan Karp, Bob Dylan, Path Soong, John Giorno, Billy Name, Ultra Violet, Lawrence Weiner, Vincent Fremont, Brigid Berlin, Patti Smith, Christopher Makos, Yura Adams, Alexander Heinrici, Carter Ratcliff, Connie Beckley, Nat Finkelstein, Susan Breen, and Jeff Gordon. Artworks were provided by all the artists except for Ivan Karp. The audio works juxtapose each artist's visual image all created in homage to Warhol. The vinyl and Compact Disc recordings include Karp's "The First Time", Dylan's "When I Paint My Masterpiece", Soong's "Titles", Giorno's "Thanx For Nothing", Name's "Maha Mantra", Violet's "Light", Weiner's "Vienna", Fremont and Berlin's "Conversation" (two tracks), Smith's "Edie", Makos' "What About Me?", Adams' "Waiting For My 15 Minutes", Heinrici's "Silkscreen", Ratcliff's "Glitch City", Beckley's "Silk Scream Liz", Finkelstein's "Factory", Breen's (with Arto Lindsay) "Warhol Soundfield 467", and Gordon and Warhol's "Uh Yes Uh No." Bonus material not present in other Deluxe Box (or any other) editions: blue and black silkscreen artwork (depicting Path Soong) titled "6.98" number 9/50 and pencil signed by artist Jeff Gordon (image area 6" wide by 8"); Handmade 24-page poetry book titled "Stillness" dated 2012, signed by Path Soong and numbered 7/10; three compact disc recordings (in tin case - unopened) by contributors; and, an original invitation and 2-person ticket to the 2011 exhibition. Fine condition. .
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  • Date published: 1975
[New York, Paris, etc., 1975. 4to and smaller. Generally very good to fine (some wrinkles and folds). 4to and smaller. A nice clutch of material from Patti Smith’s early years in New York, written or inscribed to Faith Cross, long time employee of the Scribner Book Store, where Smith also worked. a) “Happy birthday to my New York (and very young) mother I have no present for you but real honest-to-goodness love, patti” b) “Happy birthday, Mr Palmer says your spirit will never grow up — Peter Pan salutes you and I say — only flowers in gardens and meadows for you … free spirits and a good birthday, patti” [Undated, in black felt tip pen on the verso of a Charles Scribner’s Sons billhead.] c) [caricature of a bird-headed woman, undated in black felt tip pen, wrinkled] d) “Faith, Good morning thank you for the ice cream — somehow I missed you, I stayed til 6:00 & did my work (no woofs in sight) [doodle of a person with hat] Straw hat” [Undated, in red ballpoint pen on the verso of a Charles Scribner’s Sons billhead, some tears to edges] e) “Thinking of you Christmas New Years & every day xxx I love you, Patti” (on small card) f) Dear Faith, I dropped in to say hello again. My Job around the corner is high paying but sure is lonely. Happy George Washingtons Birthday & all that stuff. I’m waiting on your birthday, Patti (without a drop of soup in my blood)” [On Scribner Book Stores notepaper] g) Printed birthday card, signed “Faith, happy birthday, love patti” h) Dear Faith, I stopped by to see you, just got in from Canada … Things are going pretty well, I’m doing a lot of freelancing Oh Faith! I’m doing a full page story on Blaise Cendrars my literary hero for a new literary magazine called Zygote …I miss you, love, patti” [On Scribner Book Stores notepaper] h) “Abercrombie is gone but I’m still here, merry Christmas, patti” i) Single sheet program for “Femme Fatale: The Three Faces of Gloria, A Religious Entertainment” by Jackie Curtis, where Patti took the role of Paula von Gunta beside Jackie Curtis as Irish “Gloria” Fairchild, and Penny Arcade, produced at La Mama, May 1970. Inscribed on the verso, “To Faith, love to the leading lady behind the scenes! The one who kept me alive to rob the hairdressers! Thank you, Patti!“ Folded. j) Postcard from Paris, postmarked 23 Spetember 1970, “Dear Faith, I found a real neat Turkish guy who feeds me almost as well as you do … Worked in the streets again, the fire eaters are sexier than ever. I miss you as much & more than my own mom, love patti” k) Smith, Patti. Early Morning Dream. [8] pp. [New York, 1972], Pictorial self wrappers, limitation statement on back wrapper: Limited edition 100 [no. 31]. OCLC 16569365. Inscribed inside front cover, “To Faith dirty little tale filled with a lotta clean love — for you! patti smith”. Provenance: Gary Oleson (Waiting for Godot Books)
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