Gallery House London, documents 1972-1973

Gallery House London was an experimental nonprofit art space founded in 1972 by Sigi Krauss, which was open for sixteen months until its abrupt closure in 1973. This lot contains some flyers, correspondence and publications. All items show considerate age wear. Includes: (1) Gallery House London, Newsheet 1, 1972. Edited by Rosetta Brooks and Sigi Krauss, 4 pp. (2) Gallery House Newsheet 2, 1972, 12 pp. Contributions by Steve Willats, Brecht, Filliou et al. (3) Two exhibition announcement sheets for ERG (Eventstructure Research Group) and Visual Meta Language Simulation by Steve Willats, both 1973.

(4) Typed letter by Sigi Krauss to Maty Grunberg in regards to a future exhibition. (5) Empty sheet of Gallery House stationary. (5) Letter sent to Dr. Klaus Schulz, head of the Goethe Institute London, April 2 1973, pleading for Sigi Krauss to be kept on as director of Gallery House, signed by 19 artists and critics including Caroline Tisdall, Guy Brett, John Latham, Barry Flanagan, John Stezaker et al. (7) A Survey of the Avant-Garde in Britain, 18 Aug - 8 Sept. 1972, Vol. I. London, Gallery House, 1972. Soft cover, 42 pp. Catalogue of the first of three groundbreaking exhibitions in Gallery House organized by Rosetta Brooks. (total 8)