La France a la Biennale: Bertrand, Boltanski, Buren, Lavier, Sarkis

Paris, Association Française d’Action Artistique, 1985. Comprises a 33 RPM vinyl disc in original printed record sleeve, 26 x 26 cm, with inserted booklet. The album contains audio recordings by the five French participants in the Sao Paulo Biennale of 1985, curated by Michel Nuridsany.

Among the sound works is a beautiful contribution by Boltanski, 'Reconstitution de chansons qui ont été chantées à Christian Boltanski entre 1944 et 1946', in which the artist is humming children's songs. The record sleeve is richly illustrated on exterior and interior, with photo portraits of the artists and a contents list. The vinyl disc has an exquisitely designed printed label on both sides. The staple bound booklet, 25.5 x 25.5 cm, 16 pp. features text by Nuridsany in French, English and Portuguese, and colour reproductions. Very light scuffing to corners of the sleeve, else a very good copy. Scarce.