ESPOSIZIONE IN TEMPO REALE. EXPOSITION EN TEMPS REEL. AUSTELLUNG IN WIRKLICHER ZEIT. EXHIBITION IN REAL TIME. 36a Biennale di Venezia 1972. N° 01463. La fotografia come azione e non come contemplazione.
Pollenza, Italy: La Nuova Foglio Editrice, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Very good+ condition. Item #020333
[x] pages of text, followed by 160 unnumbered pages containing photographic images, including a final gate-fold illustration, all in black and white. Original printed paper-covered boards, with minimal shelfwear, soiling, and a tiny spot of staining on the front cover. Original black linen spine with minimal shelfwear. A few tiny spots of foxing to the first and final pages. With a preface by Renato Barilli. The photographer and conceptual artist installed a Photomatic booth in a room with an invitation in four languages to "Leave a photographic trace of your passage on these walls". The resulting exhibition documented in this publication offers a view of the collected self-portrait specimens of hundreds of photo strips. Limited to 500 copies published and therefore highly uncommon. This is a nicely preserved copy. Text is in Italian. First edition.
Price: $3,500.00