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 | (ENO, BRIAN) (SCHMIDT, PETER) (WHITE, PAE). ENO, BRIAN, PETER SCHMIDT & PAE WHITE. PETER NORTON, EDITOR OBLIQUE STRATEGIES: ONE HUNDRED WORTHWHILE DILEMMAS BY BRIAN ENO AND PETER SCHMIDT: FOURTH AGAIN REVISED AND MORE UNIVERSAL EDITION - 1996 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTISTS' MULTIPLE Santa Monica, CA, The Peter Norton Family., 1996, Fourth Revised Edition (First Thus). Loose Contents in a Box, Oblong 8vo, 102 (+ 1 blank) heavy paper playing cards printed recto and verso laid into a 6 x 5 x 1 1/2" Corian box, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Pae White. "When a creative problem can't be solved directly, solutions might be found by approaching the task from an unusual direction; by using Oblique Strategies". Updating yet again Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's iconic 1975 project, this Fourth Revised and More Universal Edition features the added collaborative efforts of artist/graphic designer Pae White, art collector/philanthropist Peter Norton, and Berlitz Translation Services. Issued as the 1996 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project, this limited edition multiple has reinvisioned its austere black and white predecessors as a vibrant visual object whose set of "worthwhile dilemmas" has been transformed into a riot of color, translated into Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, and housed in an ultra-cool biomorphic Corian case. Issued hors commerce, this luxe object is a must-have for every serious Eno fan. As the deck says - "Give way to your worst impulse"! A most handsome example. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. USD 2500.00 [Appr.: EURO 1657.75 | £UK 1508.5 | JP¥ 214986] Book number: 016360 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. | |
 | (MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN). MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN MARCLAY: TINSEL - 1996 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTISTS' MULTIPLE Santa Monica, CA, Peter Norton Family Foundation., 2005, First Edition. Music Box, Oblong 8vo, One 3 3/4 x 5 x 4" wooden music box with the anagram "Silent" and "Listen" printed on the recto and verso of its hinged lid. Each year Peter Norton commissions an original a work of art to celebrate the holiday season. This year's edition is by Christian Marclay who was born in California, raised in Switzerland, and is based in New York City. The cultural implications of music and sound are central to his sculptures, installations, videos, and performances. For this project, Marclay has composed "Tinsel" - a seamless melodic loop without beginning or end that incorporates the gradual slowing of the unwinding mechanism - to play with our expectations of the music box. The box was made in Sainte-Croix by Reuge, the last remaining manufacturer of music boxes in Switzerland". "A pristine example of this extraordinary object issued in 2005 hors commerce (never commercially for sale) in the publisher's unprinted shipping box with a letterpress gift card laid in, as issued.. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. USD 1000.00 [Appr.: EURO 663.25 | £UK 603.5 | JP¥ 85994] Book number: 016507 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. | |
 | (MORIMURA, YASUMASA). MORIMURA, YASUMASA YASUMASA MORIMURA: AMBIGUOUS BEAUTY / AIMAI-NO-BI - 1995 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTIST'S MULTIPLE Santa Monica, CA, Peter Norton Family Foundation., 1995, First Edition. "Each year the Norton Family commissions an original artwork as a greeting for the holiday season. This year's is by Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura. Morimura-san photographs himself in re-creations of important Western cultural images. His work explores the issues of meaning, identity, authenticity, and viewpoint: issues that have become key themes in contemporary cultural dialogue". For 1995's Christmas Project, Morimura contributed "Ambiguous Beauty" - the artist/photographer's rather unsettling, gender bending self-portrait as Marilyn Monroe (in Tom Kelley's iconic 1949 full-length nude against a red background) photomechanically reproduced on the face of an inexpensive Japanese hand-held folding fan. The fan is housed in a paper sleeve inside a silkscreened wooden case. A most handsome example.. Fine. USD 1000.00 [Appr.: EURO 663.25 | £UK 603.5 | JP¥ 85994] Book number: 016506 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. | |
 | (WEINER, LAWRENCE). WEINER, LAWRENCE LAWRENCE WEINER: AFLOAT - SIGNED ARTIST'S MULTIPLE NP, Massimo De Carlo., 1992, First Edition 1/500. Pen in Printed Cardboard Case, Limited to five hundred examples, this is the 1992 ball point pen designed by Lawrence Weiner issued by Massimo de Carlo. Utilizing the artist's variable text "Afloat at the Mercy of the Waves, Somewhere" inside its barrel, the purple and clear plastic pen measures 6 1/4" in length, and rests in a 6 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2" printed grey cardboard (with white lettering) enclosure that has been NUMBERED AND INITIALED by Lawrence Weiner. A most handsome copy.. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83 | £UK 75.5 | JP¥ 10749] Book number: 017078 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. | |
 | (WEINER, LAWRENCE). WEINER, LAWRENCE LAWRENCE WEINER: STARS DON'T STAND STILL IN THE SKY (FOR ANYBODY) - 1991 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTIST'S MULTIPLE Santa Monica, CA, Peter Norton Family Foundation., 1991, First Edition. This is a 1991 limited edition cloisonné pin designed by Weiner, commissioned by the Peter Norton Family Foundation for use as an hors commerce holiday gift. Other Norton Family holiday editions have included objects by Brian Eno, Kara Walker, Lorna Simpson and Yasumasa Morimura. The pin measures 1 x 1 1/4 inches, and rests in a 2 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 inch white (with red lettering) paper sliding matchbox-style enclosure, on a cotton cushion. A pristine example.. Fine. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.5 | £UK 60.5 | JP¥ 8599] Book number: 016369 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. | |
 | (WEINER, LAWRENCE). WEINER, LAWRENCE LAWRENCE WEINER: STARS DON'T STAND STILL IN THE SKY (FOR ANYBODY) - 1991 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTIST'S MULTIPLE Santa Monica, CA, Peter Norton Family Foundation., 1991, First Edition. This is a 1991 limited edition cloisonné pin designed by Weiner, commissioned by the Peter Norton Family Foundation for use as an hors commerce holiday gift. Other Norton Family holiday editions have included objects by Brian Eno, Kara Walker, Lorna Simpson and Yasumasa Morimura. The pin measures 1 x 1 1/4 inches, and rests in a 2 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 inch white (with red lettering) paper sliding matchbox-style enclosure, on a cotton cushion. A pristine example.. Fine. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.5 | £UK 60.5 | JP¥ 8599] Book number: 016262 Click here to order or inquire at Arcana: Books on the Arts. |
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