New York, Gnilbmessa Inc./Assembling Press, 1970-1973. Collaborative artists' periodical with original art-contributions, compiled by Henry Korn, Richard Kostelanetz and Mike Metz Contains three issues (of thirteen, all published between 1970-1987). Staple bound, 28 x 21.5 cm, 160/ 160 /300 pp. Edition of 1000. Contributors submitted 1000 copies of up to four pages of 'anything they wanted to include, printed at their own expense on any paper by any means'. (1) Assembling No.1: 42 contributors, with Ed Ruscha's sought after original 'Chocolate' work (the word chocolate printed in black on one sheet, and a chocolate smear on the next sheet), Hannah Weiner, Dan Graham (Ecological Rock), Vito Acconci Bernadette Mayer Robert Lax Arakawa, Madeline Gins et al. Very good copy. (2) Second Assembling: 52 participants including Ken Friedman Jochen Gerz Davi Det Hompson Clemente Padin, Ruth Kraus, Jochen Gerz Jan Herman, Richard Meltzer, Bern Porter et al. In very good state. (3) Fourth Assembling. 83 contributors featuring Fletcher Copp, Jean-Jacques Cory, Wally Depew, Dick Higgins Klaus Groh Ruth Kraus, Nancy Henderson, Mad Dog et al. Spine wear and some creasing along paper edges. This issue is the most scarce of all Assembling issues released, as apparently only 300 copies survived water damage in a warehouse. (total 3)
New York, Gnilbmessa Inc./Assembling Press, 1970-1973. Collaborative artists' periodical with original art-contributions, compiled by Henry Korn, Richard Kostelanetz and Mike Metz Contains three issues (of thirteen, all published between 1970-1987). Staple bound, 28 x 21.5 cm, 160/ 160 /300 pp. Edition of 1000. Contributors submitted 1000 copies of up to four pages of 'anything they wanted to include, printed at their own expense on any paper by any means'. (1) Assembling No.1: 42 contributors, with Ed Ruscha's sought after original 'Chocolate' work (the word chocolate printed in black on one sheet, and a chocolate smear on the next sheet), Hannah Weiner, Dan Graham (Ecological Rock), Vito Acconci Bernadette Mayer Robert Lax Arakawa, Madeline Gins et al. Very good copy. (2) Second Assembling: 52 participants including Ken Friedman Jochen Gerz Davi Det Hompson Clemente Padin, Ruth Kraus, Jochen Gerz Jan Herman, Richard Meltzer, Bern Porter et al. In very good state. (3) Fourth Assembling. 83 contributors featuring Fletcher Copp, Jean-Jacques Cory, Wally Depew, Dick Higgins Klaus Groh Ruth Kraus, Nancy Henderson, Mad Dog et al. Spine wear and some creasing along paper edges. This issue is the most scarce of all Assembling issues released, as apparently only 300 copies survived water damage in a warehouse. (total 3)
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