Linda M. Montano
The Wisdom of Mataji & Bapuji
Toronto, Canada: Art Metropole, 2000
1 pp., 21 x 13 cm. (folded) 41 x 51 cm (unfolded), paper
Edition of 1000, 25 signed by the artist
The only issue of the Little Cockroach Press series to deviate from the 16 page format, this folded poster contains the acclaimed performance artist’s biographical account of her spiritual mentors and friends Dr. Aruna Mehta (Mataji) and Dr. A.L. Mehta (Bapuji). It includes 51 sayings by Mataji and a meditation on Christmas by Bapuji.
Other artists in the series include AA Bronson, Stan Douglas, Alfredo Jarr, Maurizio Nannucci, Sandy Polotnikoff, Sonic Youth, John Waters, etc. The pamphlets were distributed free of charge via the mail, with twenty-five copies signed by the artists and housed together in a box designed by James Carl, who contributed one of the titles.
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