Rippin' for Gordon - #065 - John Cleland's Memoirs of an Artist of Pleasure

John Cleland

Fanny Hill

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Granada Publishing Ltd
First published in this edition in 1970
by Mayflower Books Ltd
Frogmore, St Albans, Herts AL2 2NF
Reprinted 1970 (twice), 1973

Originally published in 1963 by
Mayflower Books Ltd
Revised edition published 1964
Reprinted many times
The Trial of Fanny Hill was written by
Richard Bennett and published by kind
permission of The Sunday Telegraph
Made and Printed in Great Britain by
Cox & Wyman Ltd
London, Reading and Fakenham
Set in 10 on 11pt Monotype Baskerville

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall 
not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, 
hired out, or otherwise circulated without the 
publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or 
cover other than that in which it is published and 
without a similar condition including this condition 
being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
This book is published at a net price and is supplied
subject to the Publishers Association Standard
Conditions of Sale registered under the Restrictive
Trade Practices Act, 1956

11,0 x 17,5 cm, 226p, softcover

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On 17 March 2018 I ripped the 226 pages from John Cleland Fanny Hill, 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 - #064 - Lize Spit, DDV Scheurt, en het Smelt

Lize Spit
Het Smelt

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Eerste druk: januari 2016

Tweede druk: januari 2016

Derde druk: februari 2016

Vierde druk: februari 2016

© Lize Spit 2016

Art direction: Toine Donk

Omslagontwerp: Studio Vruchtvlees

Productiebegeleiding: Tim Beijer

Foto auteur: Keke Keukelaar

Opmaak: Mat-zet bv, Soest

NUR 301

www.dasmag.nl

www.lizespit.be

12,2 x 20,0 cm, 482p, softcover

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On 11 February 2018 I ripped the 482 pages from Lize Spit Het Smelt, 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 - #063 - Geoffrey Symcox Edits War, Diplomacy and Imperialism, and DDV Rips it Apart

Geoffrey Symcox (ed)
War, Diplomacy, and Imperialism 1618-1763

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WAR, DIPLOMACY, AND IMPERIALISM, 1618-1763

Copyright © 1973 by Geoffrey Walter Symcox
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of Amer-
ica. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in 
any manner without written permission except in the case 
of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and re-
views. For information address Harper & Row, Publishers,
Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, N.Y. 1022. Published
simultaneously in Canada by Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Limited, Toronto.

First HARPER TORCHBOOK edition published 1973

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER: 72-13951

STANDARD BOOK NUMBER: 06-139500-5

13,4 x 20,2 cm, 340p, softcover

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On 10 February 2018 I ripped the 340 pages from Geoffrey Symcox (ed) War, Diplomacy, and Imperialism 1618-1763, 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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