Black tissue paper, 1967 This black tissue paper souvenir was given to the opening night attendees of a performance held at the Green Gallery, NYC titled "Four in a Dress". It is a miniature version of the work, with a delicate photographic image of the four performers printed on the envelope. The black tissue paper… Continue reading Four in a Dress, 1967
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Please Limit All Talking to the Sound of “O”
White paper triangle, 1969.Original paper hat used for performances in Antwerp and Los Angeles in 1969. Dimensions: 64 cm (B) x 31 cm (H).
100?’s
Book with 100 unnumbered pages. On the center of each page is a question, printed in microscopic font.
The Exhibition of Recalling the Attention of the City
Gold leaf paper square, approx. 1 cm x 1 cm, on which the above title is printed in microscopic font.This item was part of a performance given at the Toni Gerber Gallery, Bern, 1975.
Prayer Cone
Japanese brown paper prayer sheet, rolled and glued into a cone, approx. 6 inches tall, ca. 1959-1965. During his stay in Japan, Byars made about two dozen of these cones from the paper prayer sheets found the at entrance to some Japanese temples. The collection contains one such cone, which was loaned to MoMA PS1… Continue reading Prayer Cone