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jean-françois bory     Jean-François BORY: Sans Titre. 1974. Artist book + Multiple. Deluxe edition copy. (6)p. + 82 pl., b/w. photo-montages printed offset. Softbound. Pictorial covers. 29.7x21 cm. Hubschmid, Paris, France, 1974. First edition. 1/30 copies of the deluxe edition, in a grey cloth covered box, containing, besides the book itself, an original multiple by J.F. Bory: silk-screened pieces of card featuring 6 pieces of books spines showing the same illustration as the one on the front cover of the book, pasted on a sheet of brown rhodoid, mounted inside the front cover of the box. Numbered and signed by the artist in the first page of the book and signed again on the spine of the box. According to the artist, only 5 copies of the preconceived 30 copies have been realized. This copy is one of the five, numbered and signed inside the title page, also signed in blue ball point pen on the box spine, with, added, a dedication signed and dated by the artist in the title page.     Jean-François BORY: Untitled (Naissance/Birth). 1974. Unique piece. Book, statuette golden paint. Opened book on which is mounted, in the middle, a statuette of an egyptian scribe. Mounted on a wooden socle. Entirely painted gold. 18x30x25 cm. Signed and dated '74 in black pencil in the lower marin of the right page of the book. Reference: Reproduced page 143 in "Logomotives, 1963-1983, Chefs d’œuvres de la poésie visive, Factotumbook 32, Illasi (Italie), Éditions factotum-art, 1983..     Jean-François BORY: Untitled (Dead Bird). 1974. Unique. Books, bird, wood, golden paint. Pile of books with a real dead sparrow lying on its back, placed on the top of the pile of books. Mounted on a wooden socle. Contained in a clear perpex box embeded in the socle. Entirely painted gold. 39x29x24.3 cm. Signed and dated 1974 in black ink on the back side of the socle. References: Reproduced on the front cover of the reprint of the magazine "L'Humidité", Aldante, Paris, 2012. Reproduced page 141 in "Logomotives, 1963-1983, Chefs d’œuvres de la poésie visive", Factotumbook 32, Illasi (Italie), Éditions factotum-art, 1983. Reproduced on the front cover of the reprint of the magazine "L'Humidité", Aldante, Paris, 2012.     Jean-François BORY: Untitled (ART). 1974. Unique piece. Wooden letters, plastic mushrooms, golden paint. Plastic mushrooms and wooden letters of different formats, of which three forming the word "ART". Mounted on a wooden socle. Enterely, except the mushrooms, painted gold. 22x25x42.5 cm. Signed and dated 1974 in black ink in the lower right corner of the upper side of the socle.     Jean-François BORY: Untitled (Homage to Michel Journiac). No date (1974). Unique piece. Chicken skeleton, wooden letters, golden paint. Real upright chicken skeleton and wooden letters. Mounted on a wooden socle. Entirely painted gold. 42.5x25x39.7 cm. Signed in black ink on the lower side of the socle.     Jean-François BORY: Et après le sujet le verbe. From start to finish. (1974). Unique piece. Portable typewriter, paper sheet, plastic letters and soldiers, golden paint. Portable typewriter on which are mounted plastic letters and soldiers. A sheet of paper with typed text in French is introduced on the roller. Entirely painted gold. 34.5x34x30 cm. No date (1974), not signed. Reference: Reproduced page 141 in "Logomotives, 1963-1983, Chefs d’œuvres de la poésie visive", Factotumbook 32, Illasi (Italie), Éditions factotum-art, 1983.         We are interested in purchasing artist books, multiples, prints and unique artworks by this artist. Please contact us. Nous sommes intéressés par l'achat de livres d'artiste, estampes, multiples et oeuvres uniques de cet artiste. Merci de nous contacter.     .

 

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