Les Levine, House

New York /Hilversum, Levine/ Steendrukkerij de Jong & Co., 1971. Softcover, 25 x 25 cm, Early conceptual artists' book, displaying a series of 25 b/w photos of a collapsed wooden house in a state of complete disarray.

Each photograph is a proposal for a sculpture yet to be executed, 'The person who acquires this book should attempt to erect one of the monuments according to the scale of the space that he finds available. He may do this alone or in conjunction with a group. When he has finished his work on the monument or tired of it, he should send photographs to Les Levine, 181 Mott Street, New York, New York 10012, U.S.A'. The exquisitely printed publication is No. 33 in the Kwadraat-Blad / Quadrat-Print series edited and designed by Pieter Brattinga. It was published in conjunction with the legendary exhibition Sonsbeek 71. Text in Dutch, English, French, and German. Mint copy.