Avalanche

Art Magazine.  Issues 1-8

edited by Willoughby Sharp and Elizabeth Béar 

First edition, eight issues.  New York:  Kineticism Press, 1970-1973  

Magazines in paper wraps are overall in VERY GOOD condition. 

• Photo illustrated wraps are printed in black and white, with contrasting titles. 
• Wraps show some smudges, creasing, soil, edgewear.  Corners are softened, creased.  See photos.  
• Stapled spines show some wear at fold with tiny chips at ends.  
• Binding are strong. 
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interiors exhibit some marginal toning, light edgewear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• PS2026.0528

Pagination varies. 9 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches

Issues 1-8 of the art magazine Avalanche, published Fall 1970 - Summer/Fall 1973.  Glossy cover stock wraps, high quality paper at the interior.  Printed in black and white, fully illustrated.  Issue #7 has a folder at center fold, printed in green ink, with an assortment of loose sheets inserted.  Condition is overall Very Good, with a little edge wear, softening of the corners.  All issues scarce.

Co-founded and co-edited by Willoughby Sharp and Liza Béar, Avalanche was an American New York City-based arts magazine that existed for the six years between 1970 and 1976.  Thirteen issues, all in black and white, were produced:  numbers one through eight, here for sale, were square format magazines; numbers nine through thirteen were published in newspaper format.

Seen as a counterpart to Andy Warhol's magazine Interview, Avalanche played a crucial role in connecting the experimental art scenes of New York and Europe in the early 1970s.  Its mission was to help publicize the newest and most radical art, letting artists speak for themselves.  Issues contained long format interviews, original artist texts, and documents, which are today important primary resources for artists such as Joseph Bueys, Vito Acconci, Robert Smithson, Gordon Matta-Clark, among many others.

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