Burnside Rare Books

Museum of Modern [F] art : Yoko Ono - one woman show Dec. 1st - Dec. 15th

Ono, Yoko; Iain McMillan [Photography]

[New York]: Yoko Ono, [1971].

First edition. Signed by Yoko Ono on colophon in brown marker with symbols, inscribed Aiu, Yoko '72." Unpaginated. Bound in publisher's wraps. Page 5 stamped "Copyright 1972 by Yoko Ono." Good+ with chip to front wrap, archival tissue repair to that chip and along fore edge of front wrap; wraps toned with age and lightly stained, dampstain running along bottom edge margin. Four names filled-in by former owner under "Fly Record" with purple marker.

A self-published catalogue for a nonexistent exhibition of the Japanese-born conceptual artist's work at the prestigious Museum of Modern Art. Consists of a series of b/w photographs identifying different flies spotted around New York, formatted as postcards (all of which are present).Arrows point out the alleged location of the miniscule insects in scenes of New York life. Photo of John Lennon by Ono included. Rare, especially signed. Item #140944934

Price: $4,500.00