Gysin, Brion | The Process

Gysin, Brion

The Process

Garden City, USA: Doubleday & Company, 1969

352 pp., hardcover

Edition size unknown

Described as "a powerfully psychological novel", is notable for being the artist's first full-length novel, and for its descriptions of Gysin's encounters with L. Ron Hubbard and The Master Musicians of Jajouka.

The work is valued at around $500, depending on condition. 

Instagram

I've always been reluctant about Instagram (and recent changes to the number of ads and suggested content have only added to the frustration) but if blogger implodes or becomes untenable it might become the temporary relocation for this material. Regardless, two thirds or more of my posts there are on topic. 

Follow me here: 

https://www.instagram.com/dave.dyment/

Beginning of the end of Blogger?

The other day I received this email from Blogger:

Hello,

As you may know, our Community Guidelines (https://blogger.com/go/contentpolicy) describe the boundaries for what we allow-- and don't allow-- on Blogger. Your post titled "Printopolis book launch " was flagged to us for review. This post was put behind a warning for readers because it contains sensitive content; the post is visible at http://artistsbooksandmultiples.blogspot.com/2016/11/printopolis-book-launch.html. Your blog readers must acknowledge the warning before being able to read the post/blog.

Sincerely,

The Blogger Team

The post was 100% innocuous, and the other two that were flagged could be offensive only to the most pearl-clutching of readers, who I doubt are perusing a site about contemporary art. One was a Warhol book that was sold in mainstream bookstores half a century ago and the other was a tumblr collection of records by John Giorno, that were posted to tumblr (if you look closely you'll see titles like "Smack my crack" and "Like a girl, I want you to keep coming"). 

Speaking of tumblr, this reminds me of their purge of "offensive" material, which was designed to eliminate child pornography and ended up eliminating regular porn, art, self-expression, health information related to breast cancer, birth control, gender-reassignment, etc. And, of course, it led to the death of tumblr. The company was purchased for 1.1 billion dollars and a few years later sold for 3 million. 

I'm assuming Blogger is employing a new AI algorithm that they've set loose on the site to spare us all a glimpse of nudity or expletives. In that case, might I suggest some posts that they failed to flag: 

https://artistsbooksandmultiples.blogspot.com/2013/11/hubert-kretschmer-various-small-dicks.html

https://artistsbooksandmultiples.blogspot.com/search?q=sticky

https://artistsbooksandmultiples.blogspot.com/2021/11/yayoi-kusama-kusama-presents-orgy.html

https://artistsbooksandmultiples.blogspot.com/2021/11/marina-abramovic.html

https://artistsbooksandmultiples.blogspot.com/2021/11/robert-mapplethorpe.html

These contain small dicks, erect dicks, full frontal nudity, orgies, etc. 

Geeta Dayal | Another Green World

(Brian Eno) Geeta Dayal

Another Green World

New York City, USA: Continuum Books, 2009

112 pp., 16.3 x 12 x .7 cm., softcover

Edition size unknown

The 67th title in the 33 1/3 series, which investigates a musician's practice through the lens of a single LP. 

“In this book, Geeta Dayal unravels Another Green World's abundant mysteries, venturing into its dense thickets of sound. How was an album this cohesive and refined formed in such a seemingly ad hoc way? How were electronics and layers of synthetic treatments used to create an album so redolent of the natural world? How did a deck of cards figure into all of this? Here, through interviews and archival research, she unearths the strange story of how Another Green World formed the link to Eno's future -- foreshadowing his metamorphosis from unlikely glam rocker to sonic painter and producer.”                       

- publisher’s blurb

Jonathan Monk | Meeting #61, #62

Jonathan Monk

Meeting #61, #62

Edinburgh/London, UK: Morningstar/Lisson Gallery, 2001

[6] pp., 10 x 10 cm. concertina

Edition of 5000 

Joan La Barbara

 

In addition to over a dozen solo records (often unaccompanied), Joan La Barbara has collaborated on recordings and performances with artists, composers, dancers and poets, including Mathew Barney, Kenneth Goldsmith, Robert Ashley , John Cage, Larry Austin, Steve Reich, Merce Cunningham, Morton Feldman, Lou Harrison and Philip Glass. 

 

She also composed and performed the music for an animated segment called Signing Alphabet on Sesame Street 

La Barbara celebrates her 76th birthday today. 

Lawrence Weiner | MOI + TOI & NOUS

Lawrence Weiner

MOI + TOI & NOUS

Toronto, Canada: Shark Editions, 1995

2.5 x 24.5 x 5.5 cm

Edition of 500 signed and numbered copies

Published by John Goodwin's Shark Editions (who also produced works by Mark Dion, Moyra Davey, Maurizio Nannucci, Hans Peter Feldmann and many others), this battery powered wrist watch features a custom rubber band and is housed in a hinged gift box and slip case, accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate. The face of the watch features Weiner's text MOI + TOI & NOUS, with X's and O's representing the hours.

The intended edition of 500 was never realized, and only 350 copies were produced.

The work is valued at approximately $450.00 US.