Reindeer Werk, exquisite collection of original documents, publications and ephemera, 1976-1981

Reindeer Werk (RW) was a performative art duo consisting of the British artists Thom Puckey and Dirk Larsen, who manifested their work on an international scale between 1973 and 1981. Comprises: (1) Behavourial Art, Galeria Remont, Warsaw. Stunning artists' book/catalogue, 10 pp. with a diagonal handmade cut through the pages (as issued). Text in Polish and English. Super rare, mint copy. (2) Soft Eggs Dread. Brummense Uitgeverij van Luxe Werkjes, 1976. Artists' book, limited edition of 83, with handwritten calligraphy and documentation of a performance in Galerie St. Petri, Sweden. Mint. (3) RW card catalogue issued for Documenta 6, 1977. Limited edition of 100 copies, signed by Larsen, with several original text and stamp additions. In original plastic bag. (4) Performance Art. New Reform, Aalst, 1977. Handmade corrugated covers, 32 pp. Includes a section on RW, with inserted poster of a Behaviour action. (5) Artzien Vol.1 No.1, 1978. Includes text and photo of RW's 'Prediction' at De Appel, Amsterdam. (6) On Performance, 1979, 36 pp. Xeroxed booklet documenting a Performance Meeting in Hannover organized by Hoffmann and Winschetti, with contribution by RW. Rare limited edition of 50 copies.

(7) RW Associates, Heute Vandaag, 1979. Folded tabloid, 12 pp., documenting the internationally travelling show 'Predictions'. (8) Heute Vandaag 2, 1980. Published by the Jan van Eyck Academy Maastricht, 32 pp. (9) A Prediction: 5 Days & Nights at De Appel. Amsterdam, De Appel, 1980. Artists' book featuring documentation of RW camping in the exhibition space, with invitation flyer for the show. (10) RW, The Prediction, 1980. Self-published artists' book, cover by Kwiek/Kulik, 23 pp. (11) Reindeer Werk, The second construction of the Arbliquelia'. Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, Beuys Studio, Feb. 2-6 1981. Tabloid, edition of 500. (12) The construction of the Arbliquelia' Reindeer Werk Calendar. Large year calender for 1981, bound by 2 metallic rings. Ephemera include: (13) Handwritten letter by Thom Puckey, 18 March 1979. (14) Seven announcement postcards, mostly handmade and with personal messages by RW. (15) Six flyer announcements for actions by RW Associates. Includes handwritten invite for a 'Living Prediction' at Werkstadt Odem Hannover in Dec. 1979, citing the following diet: Mandarines, Liver and Almonds. (16) Large poster RW, 1980. Announces a performance in Hannover in collaboration with Die Grünen, 'Bring a Sleeping-bag!!'. (17) Living Prediction-Cultural Battery, pamphlet by Puckey/ RW associates, June 1980, text in German and English. (total 28)