James Lee Byars. The Golden Tower. Berlin

Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD, 1974. Offset litho in two parts, with minuscule printed text in gold on black paper. Two sheets, each 91 x 50 cm, intended to be joined to form...

James Lee Byars. Black feather

Black painted goose feather, approx. 30 x 6 cm. Distributed during the exhibition 'The Golden Hole for Speech - The Big Glass or the Refinement of Perfection' at Galerie René Block in Berlin, 1974.

Sigmar Polke, James Lee Byars. Originalgrafik serie E künstler Nr.1

Heidelberg, Edition Staeck, 1974. Colour postcard, 14.7 x 10.4 cm, featuring a portrait of JLB standing beneath a Duchamp bottle rack, photographed by Polke. Edition of 5000. Unmailed version.

James Lee Byars. Four tiny text cards, 1972- 1978

(1) O? New York, Michael Werner, 1972. White card, 2.5 x 2.5 cm, with minuscule black offset text in centre. Ref: Schraenen 1995 No.58. (2) A Mirage? The Public Thinker? N.p.,...

James Lee Byars. The Exhibition of Recalling the Attention of the City

Bern, Toni Gerber Gallery, 1975. Repetitive title text blocks, 0.7 x 0.7 cm, offset printed black in microscopic font on strips of golden paper.

James Lee Byars. MIRC (Miracle)

Gold paper with minuscule printed rows of black text stating 'MIRC', verso white. Undated.

James Lee Byars. ICC Antwerp 1976

Five text pieces made in conjunction with the exhibition at the International Cultureel Centrum. (1) A Special Invitation to the James Lee Byars Extraterrestrial at 8 pm on May...

James Lee Byars. Extra-terrestrial 1976

Antwerp, ICC, 1976. Gold screen print on black paper, 59 x 42 cm. With single text line in Dutch announcing the exhibition 'James Lee Byars/ Extra-terrestrial/ ICC Antwerpen 15.5...

James Lee Byars. Letter to Guy Schraenen, 1976. 'Dear Guy I like your 1000 pages .. '

Extremely long handwritten letter in red felt tip on black tissue paper, 25.4 x 660 cm, folded to 13 x 25.4 cm. Contains one text line in large letters with one text line in smaller...

James Lee Byars. Letters and notes to Guy Schraenen, ca. 1976

1) Come on Guy. Hand-written letter on green toiletpaper, 11.5 x 26 cm, with original envelope addressed to Mr. Guy Schraenen sent from Krauss, Dusseldorf. Text on verso of envelope...

James Lee Byars. Snake shaped letter to Guy Schraenen. Ca. 1976

Red on black tissue paper, approx. 10 x 116 cm, framed 127.5 x 19.5 cm. The text is hard to decipher, but starts with 'G S (ideas?) and thoughts for Dec..'

James Lee Byars. The 5 Continent Documenta 7

Groningen, Corps de Garde, 1979. Multiple, 13.5 x 20 cm/216 x 124 cm. Folded sheet of black tissue paper which unfolds into the shape of the numeral 7. Title printed in tiny gold...

James Lee Byars. The Black Paper on Art, two versions 1982

(1) The Black Paper on Art. Westfälischer Kunstverein/Galerie Jule Kewenig, Munster/ Frechen-Bachem, 1982. Circle of black tissue paper, diameter 23.7 cm, with title imprinted...

James Lee Byars. (untitled) The Cube Book

Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, 1983. Iconic artists' book/sculptural object, 16.5 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm, approx. 900 pp and approx. 4 kgs. Issued in 500 copies on the occasion...

James Lee Byars. Mr. Joseph Beuys Makes The World Documenta 8 and T.P.D.O.J.B.

(1) Mr. Joseph Beuys Makes The World Documenta 8. Eindhoven, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, 1983. Black silk paper, crumpled into a rectangular form, approx. 19 x 26 cm, with title...

James Lee Byars. The Murdered Book and TH.IS TH. EX.?

(1) The Murdered Book. N.p., n.d. Tiny title, 0.1 x 1.8 cm, printed in black on white paper sheet, 29.6 x 21 cm, with added Tipp-ex elements. A similar version printed on a card...

James Lee Byars. The Philosophical Palace and P.I.I.T.L.

(1) Palast der Philosophie/The Philosophical Palace. Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, 1986. Publication consisting of 7 loose sheets of black paper, meas. 29.5 x 21 cm, with...

James Lee Byars. The Palace of Good Luck

Torino, Castello di Rivoli, 1989. Embossed print on black paper stock, 49 x 49 cm. Features tiny embossed text lines (with letters of 2 mm height), making up a square of 36 x 36 cm.

James Lee Byars. Various small gold paper discs

(1) Tribute to the New Generation. Dusseldorf/Kassel/Venice, 1991. Gold paper coin with relief printed spiral, 1.8 cm diameter. Ref: Schraenen 1995 No.112.

James Lee Byars. The Sun The Moon The Stars and White Mass

(1) Die Sonne Der Mond Die Sterne. Stuttgart, Edition Cantz, 1993. Three proof prints for an unpublished edition. Screenprints, off-white on white glossy stock, 33 x 33 cm. One...

James Lee Byars. Exhibition announcements for events in Belgium, 1969-1974

(1) James Lee Byars at Wide White Space Gallery Antwerp. April 18 to May 7 1969. White card, 12 x 12 cm. Printed both sides with extremely small text in green. Announces the works...

James Lee Byars. Performance documentation Wide White Space Antwerp, 1969

Four slides and 2 colour photographs, 17.8 x 24 cm. Features the artist during his performance at Wide White Space Antwerp in April 1969, in which he installed himself in the gallery...

James Lee Byars. The Louvre secretly invites you to the Perfect Kiss

Paris, 1976. (1) One black and (2) one white card with identical embossed text. Each 10 x 15 cm.

James Lee Byars. Exhibition announcements 1970s

(1) James Lee Byars Firenze 22/24 Ottobre 1975. White sheet, 29.6 x 21 cm, with minuscule black stamped text, folded 3 times for mailing purposes. (2) JLB Briefe. Bern, Galerie...

James Lee Byars. Exhibition announcements 1980s

(1) JLB im Westfälischen Kunstverein, Münster, 1982. Black card with gold lettering, 10.5 x 14.7 cm. (2) JLB. Munster, Westfälischen Kunstverein, 18 May 1983. Black cardboard card...

James Lee Byars. Exhibition announcements 1990s

(1) JLB: Biblioteca Nazionale, Firenze, Zona Archives, 1990. Chamois paper, folded in 4 parts to 5.6 x 5.5 cm. With colour portrait of the artist in the interior. (2-4) The Sleeping...