Rippin' for Gordon - #069 - Ian Fleming Was Not Forever

Ian Fleming

Diamonds are Forever

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First published 1956 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
This edition published 1958 by Pan Books Ltd.,
8 Headfort Place, London, S.W.I

2nd Printing 1958                9th Printing 1962
3rd Printing 1960               10th Printing 1963
4th Printing 1961               11th Printing 1963

5th Printing 1961               12th Printing 1963

6th Printing 1961               13th Printing 1963

7th Printing 1962               14th Printing 1964

8th Printing 1962               15th Printing 1964

                  16th Printing 1964

To

J.F.C.B.

and

E.L.C.

and

to the memory of

W.W.Jr.,

at Saratoga.  1954 and '55

PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY

HAZELL WATSON AND VINEY LTD

AYLESBURY, BUCKS

11 x 17,8 cm, 192p, softcover

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On 4 January 2020 I ripped the 192 pages from Ian Fleming Diamonds are Forever, tore them in half and threw them in the Hole I've been Diggin' for Gordon in a basement at an undisclosed location in Antwerpen since 20 February 2006.
The title refers to Gordon Matta-Clark whose last and major work ‘Office Baroque’ in Antwerpen I illegally visited at the start of my career as an artist. The performance/installation evolved into a ‘mash-up’ with ingredients from the works of various avantgarde artists from the 70’s. For instance a slant row of florescent lights inspired by Dan Flavin takes care of lightning and an endless ladder as imagined by Vito Acconci makes it possible to get in and out of the hole. The work was made visible through a number of side actions and performances where I used some of the dirt I had been digging up. Most of the dirt was used to fill up James Lee Byars' tomb.
As of 9 September 2017 the Hole is filled with precious books from my private library.

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Rippin' for Gordon - #068 - Norah Lofts Encloses the Double Standards of Art History with Precision

Norah Lofts

The Concubine

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ARROW BOOKS LTD
178-202 Great Portland Street, London W1

AN IMPRINT OF THE HUTCHINSON GROUP

London Melbourne Sydney 
Auckland Bombay Toronto
Johannesburg New York

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First published y
Hutchinso & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. 1964Arrow edition 1965

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For copyright reasons this book may not be
issued to the public on loan or otherwise
except in its original soft cover

Made and printed in Great Britain 
by The Anchor Press, Ltd.,
Tiptree, Essex

10,8 x 17,7 cm, 386p, softcover

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On 22 March 2018 I ripped the 386 pages from Norah Lofts The Concubine, tore them in half and threw them in the Hole I've been Diggin' for Gordon in a basement at an undisclosed location in Antwerpen since 20 February 2006.
The title refers to Gordon Matta-Clark whose last and major work ‘Office Baroque’ in Antwerpen I illegally visited at the start of my career as an artist. The performance/installation evolved into a ‘mash-up’ with ingredients from the works of various avantgarde artists from the 70’s. For instance a slant row of florescent lights inspired by Dan Flavin takes care of lightning and an endless ladder as imagined by Vito Acconci makes it possible to get in and out of the hole. The work was made visible through a number of side actions and performances where I used some of the dirt I had been digging up. Most of the dirt was used to fill up James Lee Byars' tomb.
As of 9 September 2017 the Hole is filled with precious books from my private library.

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Rippin' for Gordon - #062 - H. G. Wells Hears the Invisible Artist Pacing Up and Down While Ripping Up a Priceless Book

H. G. Wells
The Invisible Man

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An Airmont Classic
specially selected for the Airmont Library
from the immortal literature of the world

THE SPECIAL CONTENTS OF THIS EDITION
©, Copyright, 1964, by
Airmont Publishing Company, Inc.

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BY THE COLONIAL PRESS INC., CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS

10,4 x 18,0 cm, 162p, softcover

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On 9 February 2018 I ripped the 162 pages from H. G. Wells The Invisible Man, tore them in half and threw them in the Hole I've been Diggin' for Gordon in a basement at an undisclosed location in Antwerpen since 20 February 2006.
The title refers to Gordon Matta-Clark whose last and major work ‘Office Baroque’ in Antwerpen I illegally visited at the start of my career as an artist. The performance/installation evolved into a ‘mash-up’ with ingredients from the works of various avantgarde artists from the 70’s. For instance a slant row of florescent lights inspired by Dan Flavin takes care of lightning and an endless ladder as imagined by Vito Acconci makes it possible to get in and out of the hole. The work was made visible through a number of side actions and performances where I used some of the dirt I had been digging up. Most of the dirt was used to fill up James Lee Byars' tomb.
As of 9 September 2017 the Hole is filled with precious books from my private library.

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Rippin' for Gordon - #018 - Ian Fleming Never Digged Twice

Ian Fleming

James Bond
You Only Live Twice

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First published 1964 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
This edition published 1965 by Pan Books Ltd,
8 Headfort Place, London, S.W.1

© Glidrose Production Ltd, 1964

Printed in Great Britain by
Cox and Wyman Ltd, London, Reading and Fakenham

11,2 x 17,7 cm, 194p, softcover

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On 10 October 2017 I ripped the 194 pages from Ian Fleming James Bond: You Only Live Twice, tore them in half and threw them in the Hole I've been Diggin' for Gordon in a basement at an undisclosed location in Antwerpen since 20 February 2006.
The title refers to Gordon Matta-Clark whose last and major work ‘Office Baroque’ in Antwerpen I illegally visited at the start of my career as an artist. The performance/installation evolved into a ‘mash-up’ with ingredients from the works of various avantgarde artists from the 70’s. For instance a slant row of florescent lights inspired by Dan Flavin takes care of lightning and an endless ladder as imagined by Vito Acconci makes it possible to get in and out of the hole. The work was made visible through a number of side actions and performances where I used some of the dirt I had been digging up. Most of the dirt was used to fill up James Lee Byars' tomb.
As of 9 September 2017 the Hole is filled with precious books from my private library.

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