Ay-O’s Rainbow Prints: Catalogue Raisonne, 1954-1979

Ay-O

Tokyo

:

Sohbun-Sha

,

1979

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First Edition.

30cm x 23cm. 282 pages, colour illustrations. Off-white cloth, black and blind lettering, illustrated jacket. Text is bilingual, Japanese and English.

Ay-O’s signature rainbow prints, made famous at the 1966 Venice Biennale, are showcased in this catalogue along with some of his other significant works. During the 1960s and 1970s Ay-O (1931-) was at the forefront of the Fluxus movement, an international community of artists, including Yoko Ono, who emphasized the importance of art making over the finished product. Numbered first edition of 200 copies, of which this is number 47.

Minor tanning to page extremities. Minor chipping and closed tears to jacket. Very Good Condition.