TriQuarterly 32 (anti-art conceptual art issue)
TriQuarterly 32: Anti-Object Art (Winter 1975) – Association Copy (Joyce Carol Oates)
Brief Description:
A fine copy in original wrappers of the landmark “Anti-Object Art” issue of TriQuarterly (No. 32, Winter 1975), edited by Charles Newman. This unique association copy features an autograph mote signed by author Joyce Carol Oates and contains her handwritten annotations and underlining within the text block. [GCB2]
Product Description:
Guest-edited by Lawrence Levy and John Perreault, this special conceptual art issue serves as a critical survey of late-twentieth-century avant-garde and “anti-art” movements. The volume includes notable projects and contributions from primary conceptual artists, including John Baldessari, Vito Acconci, Douglas Huebler, Sol LeWitt, and Richard Serra, among others. The issue is bound in its distinctive original corrugated cardboard wrappers, featuring the paper pouch attached to the front cover. This pouch contains the complete set of five loose, wallet-sized promotional photographs, including the Richard Serra photograph.
Provenance and Association Details:
This specific copy carries a significant literary association with author Joyce Carol Oates, dating to her tenure at the University of Windsor. Slipped into the volume is an autograph letter on official University of Windsor stationery, signed by the author: “Many thanks for the enjoyable luncheon, Here is the issue of TriQ. I mentioned. No need to return it. -Joyce.” Furthermore, the first essay/introduction contains selective underlining and marginal commentary written in Oates’s hand.
Bibliographic Specifications:
- Title: TriQuarterly 32: Anti-Object Art (Winter 1975)
- Editor: Charles Newman (Guest Editors: Lawrence Levy and John Perreault)
- Publisher: Northwestern University (Evan Evanston, IL)
- Publication Date: 1975
- Format: Paperback / Perfect-bound in corrugated wraps with front cover pocket
- Special Features: Includes all 5 wallet-size photos in the front pouch; contains an enclosed ALS from Joyce Carol Oates and her handwritten marginalia
- Condition: Fine in cardbaord wrappers, front photo pocket has a wrinkle in top left corner.
Tags: Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde Periodicals, Joyce Carol Oates, Association Copies, Literary Journals
$ 325.00
