James Lee Byars. The Golden Tower. Berlin

Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD, 1974. Offset litho in two parts, with minuscule printed text in gold on black paper. Two sheets, each 91 x 50 cm, intended to be joined to form 177 x 50 cm, corresponding to the artist's height.

Text on top sheet features one hundred sentences selected from works by William Shakespeare containing the word 'Gold' or 'Golden'. The lower part contains texts by Harald Szeemann, Karl Ruhrberg, Thomas Deecke, Helga Retzner, Linde Burkhardt, Wieland Schmied, Michael Haerdter and prof. Eliot, as well as one hundred numbered statements by JLB. Artists' multiple/catalogue published by Daad for an exhibition at Galerie Springer in Berlin. In very good condition. Provenance: collection Guy Schraenen. Ref: Schraenen 1995 No.20.