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Hambleton, Richard Art, (1952-2017). - I.D. 's Mr. Reeeesearch Continued / Richard Art Hambleton / Investigation Department.

Title: I.D. 's Mr. Reeeesearch Continued / Richard Art Hambleton / Investigation Department.
Description: [Vancouver,Canada]: I.D. Press, circa [1978]. [1978]. [Vancouver,Canada]: I.D. Press, circa [1978]. [1978]. Good. - Small quarto, 8-1/4 inches high by 7 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial grayish brown & white wraps. The corners are bumped and the tail of the spine is chipped. [118] unnumbered pages including profuse black & white reproductions of mail-art sent to Hambleton by numerous international artists. Good. Limited edition of 500 copies. In this artist's book, Hambleton details the original "Murder Research" in which 620 "image murders" were committed in 15 North American cities over a three year period. A subsequent mail-art project comprised of 240 artists' responses to Hambleton's request to complete the identity of "Mr. Reeee" (the mass killer) is also documented. Includes comments on the process by 28 participants. Among the many artists who contributed mail art to this project were Buster Cleveland, Ulises Carrion, Klaus Groh, Michele Perfetti, Roberto Sandoval, Bern Porter, Kiyoshi Haruyama, Andrzej Wielgosz and Robin Crozier. The text is in French and English. Good .

Keywords: CONCEPTUAL ART; MAIL ART; ARTIST; RICHARD ART HAMBLETON; LIMITED EDITION.

Price: US$ 375.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 99300

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