This artist’s book accompanied James Lee Byars’s solo exhibition at Kunsthalle Bern in 1978. Designed by Byars, it combines poetic statements, minimalist typography and black-and-white photographs. This example bears the Centraal Museum library stamp and the red “Afgeschreven” disposal stamp.
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 24.5 × 24.5 cm
Length: Approximately 132 pages
Exhibition: Kunsthalle Bern, 16 June–30 July 1978
Edition: Limited; printed in Switzerland
Languaje: Dutch
It is considered the first of the iconic "white books" designed directly by the artist, alternating enigmatic poetic statements, minimalist typography, and black and white photographs of his historic performances and interventions in urban environments.
