Second half publishing (7 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 225 pages. 7.95x5.28x0.67 inches. In Stock.

wraps. Etat : Good. Oversized magazine. This issue is number 3, Winter Spring 1959. As it states on the cover, "over 80 halftones and 3 color plates." Artist statements by Kenneth Campbell, Robert Motherwell, George Sugarman, and others. Articles by Allen Ginsberg, P.C. Pavia, Elaine deKooning, and others. Front cover has rubbing and visible wear. Back shows some foxing and toning. Binding is strong given it's somewhat precarious nature.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Lot of 4- It Is: A Magazine for Abstract Art, Vol 1-4, 1958-59 Scarce From the personal library of Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), poet, anthropologist, translator, and a distinctive literary figure of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Educated in anthropology in Paris under Claude Lévi-Strauss and later at the University of Chicago, Tarn conducted fieldwork among the Maya of Guatemala and in Burma before turning increasingly toward a life devoted to literature and cultural criticism. He was widely recognized for his own poetry, for his influential translations of Pablo Neruda and other major international writers, and for his role in introducing world literature to English-language audiences. This is a rare, 4-issue bundle of 'It Is'. A Magazine for Abstract Art, edited by Philip Pavia and published between 1958-1965. This influential periodical was a defining voice of Abstract Expressionism and featured original essays, statements, and artwork from major 20th-century artists and thinkers including Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, and more. These issues capture the heart of New York's postwar art movement and include artist interviews, panel discussions, poetry, and rare visual documentation of the era. Publisher: Second Half Publishing, New York Format: Softcover, quarto size Language: English Issues included: Issue 1 (Spring 1958), Issue 2 (Fall 1958), Issue 3 (Spring 1959), Issue 4 (Autumn 1959). Total published: 6 issues (1958-1965), this is a 4-issue partial set. Features original covers and full content, unabridged. Highly collectible, limited circulation Essays, artist statements, and panel transcripts. Reproductions of artworks in black-and-white and color. Contributions from artists such as Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Jackson Pollock, and others. Inclusion of writings by cultural figures like André Breton, John Cage, and Allen Ginsberg Condition: All four issues are in excellent vintage condition. Pages are clean, bindings are strong, and covers show only minimal shelf wear consistent with careful storage. No markings, tears, or loose pages. Note- the 4th volume has light pencil writing on the cover, it looks like Tarns handwriting. Additionally, this is volume shows the most wear along the spine. Although it has more wear, the volume is solid. See photos for additional detail. Yes, illustrated. (illustrateur).…

[1] pp.; 28.8 x 15.7 cm.; monochrome; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Announcement / subscription from for Spring 1958 issue of "It is. A new magazine for abstract art." Notes the magazine will include "Not Surreal / No Neo-Impressionism / Not Representational / No journalism," but will include "Artists' Notebooks / Artists' Journals / Artists' Discussions / Artists' Panels / Artists' Problems / Artists' Statements / Artists' Artists." The Spring 1985 issue includes "4 full-color plates," "32 full-page tear-out plates to pin up and experience," and "40 pages of letterpress typography designed for the dignity of artists" all for two dollars. Fair. Folded in half, tattered edges, discoloration on verso, handling marks and edge wear.…

Softcover. Etat : Very Good+. First Edition. Complete single-issue magazine. Issue # 1. 64 pp and 32 numbered plates. Light foxing to text block edge, minor shelfwear/bumping. A few instances of penciled underlining in text. ; quarto.

Paperback. Color-illustrated wraps with black lettering; 80 pp.; richly illustrated (some color). Contents of this issue include: Over 80 Halftones and 3 Color Plates. Articles: Pavia, Hofmann, Baziotes, Tworkov, Marsicano, Reynal, Reinhardt, Kiesler, Holtzman, Goldwater, TB Hess, K. Lansner, Stephan Dienes, Kaprow, Cage. Statements by: Busa; E deKooning; Yunkers; Jensen; J. Little; Kotin; E. Hess. Good (Wraps and textblock are toned and shelfworn; cover and spine are loosening at the bottom; interior is clean; binding is solid.). …

64 pp.; 28.8 x 22.9 cm.; glue bound; other special feature[s]; black-and-white & color; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; First issue of six issues published of "It Is: A Magazine for Abstract Art." Director and collator: Sebastian Gallo. Contents include: "Recent Attacks on Abstract Art," by Hubert Crehan; "The Canvas Plane, or Onwards and Upwards," by Michael Goldberg; "Drawing the Figure," by Nicholas Marsicano; "Ambiance and Abstract Sculpture," by E.A. Navaretta; "44 Titles for Artists Under 45," by Ad Reinhardt; "The Literary Style in Art Writings Today," by Ruthven Todd; "A Manifesto-in-Progress," by P.G. Pavia and "Polemics," by P.G. Pavia. Artists include Landis Lewitin, Michael Lakakis, Reubin Nakian, Philip Guston, William de Kooning, Ad Reinholt, Ernie Briggs, Enrico Donati, John Ferren, Robert Goodnough, Raoul Hague, David Hare, Carl Holty, Angelo Ippolito, Franz Kline, Elaine de Kooning, Al Kotin, Ibram Lassaw, Mercedes Matter, Constantino Nivola, Ray Parker, Milton Resnick, James Rosati, Ludwig Sander, David Slivka, George Spaventa, Estaban Vincente, Alfred Duhrssen, Ray Parker, Jack Tworkov and Wilfred Zogbaum. Includes a statement and cahier section from various artists. Front cover: Landis Lewitin. Back cover: Michael Lekakis and Reuben Nakian. Reference : "Artists' Magazines : An Alternative Space for Art" by Gwen Allen. Cambridge / London, MA / United Kingdom : The MIT Press, 2011, pp. 269. Fair / Good. Repaired and moisture damaged copy. 12.2 cm. area of yellow soiling to top edge and right side edge of recto. Removed cloth binding tape along spine edge and recto and verso at spine. Two 2 cm. tears to top edge of spine. Intact cloth binding tape to interior along inside front cover and title page and last page and inside back cover. 6 cm. of water staining to top corner of pages. 9 cm. business card from previous owners adhered to inside of back cover. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Sold "as-is.".…