Manipulating the Self
General Idea
Published by Coach House Press, 1971
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Soft cover
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Softcover, staple-bound, 20 pages; very good condition except light to moderate rubbing and spotting to covers with ghost impression from removed sticker at upper right corner; photos of people manipulating their face with their hands. Seller Inventory # MaGeCo500
Bibliographic Details
Title: Manipulating the Self
Publisher: Coach House Press
Publication Date: 1971
Binding: Soft cover
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Manipulating the Self.
Published by
The Coach House Press, 1971
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Tenderbooks, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. General Idea. Manipulating the Self. First edition. 8vo. Stapled pamphlet with glossy wrappers. B&w plates throughout. Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1971. Wrappers somewhat creased. Pages at the back of the publication are water damaged at the upper corners, with some of the images slightly obscured. A well survived copy of an incredibly scarce publication. A very fun artist book documenting an open call mail art project from the collective General Idea, staged roughly a year after their incorporation. The group asked people to send photos of themselves with their arms wrapped around their heads and yanking on their faces. The little book reproduces portraits of people performing the gesture including Ray Johnson and Vincent Trasov. A humorously deadpan opening statement from General Idea reads: ' The head is separate; the hand is separate. Body and mind are separate. The hand is a mirror for the mind - wrap your arm over your head, lodging your elbow behind and grabbing your chin with your hand. The act is now complete. Held, your are holding. You are object and subject, viewed and voyeur.'. Seller Inventory # ABE-1714743037501
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Manipulating the Self
Published by
The Coach House Press, 1971
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Handbook, Toronto, ON, Canada
Seller rating 1 out of 5 stars
8mo. Staple bound printed card wraps. Mild water stain and wrinkle to bottom edge, bump to lower corner of spine. Very good. Seller Inventory # 230529
Quantity: 1 available