FILE (General Idea)
Megazine.
[#16911]
Near complete set consisting of 25 (of 26 published) physical issues, comprising Vol. 1-6 no 3 (= last published). Vancouver, 1972-1985. L. folio; original pictorial wrappers; numerous illustrations;
then continued in a new consecutive numbering: Nos. 25 -29. 1986-1987. Original wrappers. 8vo. Lacking only the first number, this set in excellent condition, one issue (2 no 3) professionally repaired in the spine, otherwise all very good to near mint.
then continued in a new consecutive numbering: Nos. 25 -29. 1986-1987. Original wrappers. 8vo. Lacking only the first number, this set in excellent condition, one issue (2 no 3) professionally repaired in the spine, otherwise all very good to near mint.
EUR 4,000.00
Virtually complete set (except for the first number) of this remarkable periodical published by General Idea, edited and designed by AA Bronson, Jorge Zontal and Felix Partz. First published in the year that LIFE-Magazine had to cease publication, FILE adopted the lay-out of the front cover, size and style. Issues are mostly around a theme: Women's Issue, Paris Issue, Mondo Nudo, NYC Issue, Punk Issue, People Issue, Artists Directory, Image Bank Issue, People Issue, Transgression Issue, Global Downtown, Foreign Agents, The Re-Materialization of the Art Abject, X Ray Sex, Mondo Cane, Kama Sutra, etc. File 6 no. 1/2 is a retrospective number on General Idea and File, 1968-1984. Contribs. include: William Burroughs, Andy Warhol, David Byrne, Robert Cumming, Salvador Dalí, etc.- Vol. 2 no. 5 and Vol. 5 no. 1complete with the Flex-disks; Vol. 5 no. 2 complete with insert Bartolini. A set of the original issues like this is quite rare.
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