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Ed SandersHymn to the Mimeograph RevolutionNew York: Printed by the Brother in Elysium for Boo-Hooray, 2012. Risograph broadside printed in red and black, lower edge uncut. 14 x 9 in. Signed by Ed Sanders. A clean, bright copy.One of only 50 copies, signed by Sanders. In this poem written on the occasion of his exhibition at Boo-Hooray, Ed Sanders celebrates the technology that made possible his self-published poetry journal, Fuck You / A Magazine for the Arts.The mimeograph, a non-industrial printing machine, and the direct predecessor to the photocopier, was invented in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison, but it took five decades to make its way to the hands of the artists and poets who used it to produce and distribute their "un-publishable" works. In this broadside, Sanders speaks not only about the mimeograph, but his publishers-in-arms, his band The Fugs, and the revolutionary climate of the 1960's.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

Ed Sanders — Hymn to the Mimeograph Revolution

Fifteen of our long out-of-print publications, a number of which were issued when we were still a gallery and several years before we started digging away in bankers boxes.

CrassIn All Our Decadence People DieNew York: Boo-Hooray, 2011. Offset. Side-stapled in black spray-painted wraps. [100] pp. 16 1/2 x 11 in. Signed on the title-page. Wraps with short closed tear to spine, stray inkstain.Published on the occasion of Boo-Hooray's exhibition "In All Our Decadence People Die," this catalog showcases images from fanzines and ephemera collected at Dial House, home to the English anarchist punk band Crass, active from 1977-1984. Culled from approximately 3000 fanzines, broadsides, pamphlets and flyers, these materials were sent or given to the group Crass from fans all over the world. With almost 100 illustrations, the artists featured in the pages of In All Our Decadence People Die, are largely unknown, often working under pseudonyms or collectively, showcasing the momentum and power of the grassroots activist punk movement."A short history of the Fanzines and their presence amongst us: Unlike Mr. Penny Rimbaud, I dislike throwing anything away. Placed in a cupboard at Dial House where no one ever looked, the fanzines survived Guy Fawkes night for nearly 30 years, taking a short break in a friends attic when the cupboard was, for some reason, requisitioned for party hats, old suitcases and toys. Finally brought home again, they went back into the cupboard, away from the attention of Rimbaud and his persistent chanting of "let's just bung it all on the fire." Now, having finally left home for good, the collection parades itself brazenly and proudly before you and in very safe hands." - Gee Vaucher, editor"The public and private political stance of Crass was without peer or compromise. Their influence on the lives of misfits, belongers, winners, losers, straights and visionaries across the globe reverberates to this day." - Johan Kugelberg, editorCondition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

Crass — In All Our Decadence People Die, signed by Gee Vaucher

Penny Rimbaud and Louise ElliottNot Us / Not ThemNew York: Boo-Hooray and Existencil Press, 2011. 7'' EP in illustrated sleeve, with printed lyrics sheet.Not Us / Not Them is a recording of two poems read by Crass co-founder Penny Rimbaud, accompanied on the saxophone with former Laughing Clown’s Louise Elliott. Evoking the general atmosphere of the Beat poets with the combination of jazz and spoken word, Rimbaud’s "Oh America" reads as a personal response to (or continuation of) Allen Ginsberg’s "Howl," while "Not They" is a weary challenge towards political indifference.Published jointly by Boo-Hooray and Exitstencil Press in an edition of 500 copies, on the occasion of Boo-Hooray's exhibition "In All Our Decadence People Die."Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

Penny Rimbaud and Louise Elliott — Not Us / Not Them

Julian Beck / Judith MalinaPoemsNew York: Boo-Hooray, [2013]. Black cassette in Norelco case, printed insert with photographic illustration after Ira Cohen.Long out of print, this cassette features a November 1983 poetry reading by Living Theatre co-founders Julian Beck and Judith Malina. The tape is a reproduction of a cassette in The Living Theatre Archive, the original now held at Yale University's Beinecke Library. Liner notes read: "Imbued with a sense of entering the world, the work of these most ingenious theatre artists inspires us to action and provides us with language which confirms that transgression across the line which separates the theatre from the world. Theirs is not merely an anti-theatre but a reaffirmation of worldliness, of collective action, and of the real deal concerning non-violence." Recorded live by Kush/Cloud House Recording.

Julian Beck / Judith Malina — Poems

Johan Kugelberg and Gabriel MckeeBardo MatrixNew York: Boo-Hooray, 2014. Offset. Saddle-stapled in illustrated wraps. 24 pp. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. Four illustrations reproducing cover art from Bardo Matrix.A bibliography of Ira Cohen and Anglus MacLiese's legendary Bardo Matrix Press. Issued by Boo-Hooray on the occasion of our 2014 exhibition held at The Grolier Club, "Bardo Matrix: A Kathmandu Beat Poetry Press." Along with the bibliography, the text includes a forward by Johan Kugelberg, a reprint of Ira Cohen's history of the press which in part first appeared in New Observations Magazine, and Cohen's "Kathmandu Dream Piece."

Bardo Matrix: A Bibliography

William GibsonSkip Spence's JeansNew York: Boo-Hooray, 2012. Saddle-stapled inkjet zine in oversized offset, French-fold wraps. 8 pp on 8 leaves, leaves unopened, with illustrations on the versos. With CD in paper sleeve and facsimile demo review. Originally appearing in Ugly Things magazine in 2003, this piece recounts a chance encounter between two cultural icons: science-fiction and foundational cyberpunk author William Gibson, and the musician Skip Spence, co-founder of Moby Grape, and the writer of the legendary 60's psych-rock Oar. Here, Gibson tells of the enigmatic encounter and the expansion of his mind upon encountering, well, Skip Spence's jeans. This edition includes a CD with Spence's two-song demo, submitted to and rejected by John Cale. Included is a facsimile reproduction of Cale's rejection memo which, despite calling the vocal &amp; instrumental performance as "OK," writes: "POOR, NO TUNES"

William Gibson — Skip Spence's Jeans

[The Living Theatre]Flyers for Boo-Hooray's "A Living Collage" exhibition, signed by Ben Morea, Spencer Sweeney, and Lizzi Bougatsos[New York: Boo-Hooray, 2015]. Photomechanical reproductions, three of which after calligraphy by Ben Morea and Lizzi Bougatsos. One on red paper, two on grey, one on white. Three flyers 15 x 11 in, one 8 1/2 x 11 in. Larger flyers signed, respectively, by Ben Morea, Spencer Sweeney, and Lizzi Bougatsos. With printed press release.Boo-Hooray processed and The Living Theatre Archive of Primary Materials, placing the extensive archive at Yale University's Beinecke Library. During this process, co-founder Judith Malina passed away, and Johan Kugelberg, Lizzi Bougatsos, and Spencer Sweeney sought to stage a memorial exhibition: “When Judith Malina passed away in April, we immediately started discussing what we could do as a community gathering celebrating not only her wild, anarchistic, beautiful life, but also how to best showcase the enormous amounts of unseen visually arresting materials that had been gathered, after some thought we came to the conclusion that a living collage for the living theatre was our best bet. I immediately called Lizzi and Spencer who were game!”Musician Lizzi Bougatsos and artist Ben Morea, of Black Mask / Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers!, executed the lettering which these flyers reproduce.

Ed Sanders — Hymn to the Mimeograph Revolution

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