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MEL RAMOS (1968) S.M.S. #5 CANDY sms copley lichtenstein duchamp yoko ono

Description: Up for bid is a very nice MEL RAMOS multiple entitled CANDY from the legendary 1968 subscription based art journal S.M.S. (Shit Must Stop). Please see below for more information about these six very collectible S.M.S. portfolios. The Mel Ramos contribution comes from the #5 portfolio, and consists of a printed card (folded as issued) which features his trademark marriage of pin up girl culture and pop consumerism. The artist invites the view to cut out the shapes and construct a 3D maquette of his imagery. The sheet measures approximately 10.875" x 7" (folded) and 10.875 x 14" (unfolded). It is in excellent vintage condition, with very minimal edge wear as shown. I will eventually be listing all 73 art works from the 6 different portfolios. If you are interested in any particular piece, portfolio cover, or original shipping box, do not hesitate to contact me with questions or offers. Please note all images with a white background are taken by me and represent the actual piece that you are buying. Any photography with a black background are images that have been taken from the internet. This item will be packed very well and shipped via USPS priority mail, and I am happy to combine shipping for multiple purchases. All overseas buyers should contact for an accurate shipping quote (the ebay calculator is not always accurate) "Founded in New York City by artist, collector and dealer William Copley, S.M.S. was an art collection in a box, filled with small-scale, often whimsical, artworks available by subscription. Delivering art through the post offered Copley, and his collaborator Dmitri Petrov, a way to circumvent the art market and make contemporary art accessible to nearly anyone. Inspired by Copley’s mentor and friend Marcel Duchamp’s Boîte-en-valise, S.M.S. was conceived as an inter-media and intergenerational publication that would present artworks by prominent and unknown artists side by side. The magazine gathered an impressive range including the Surrealist luminaries Man Ray and Meret Oppenheim, Pop artists Richard Hamilton and Roy Lichtenstein, composers Lamont Young and Terry Riley, and an up-and-coming generation of conceptual and post-studio artists such as Joseph Kosuth and Bruce Nauman. Regardless of stature, each was paid $100 for their contribution. This egalitarian spirit extended to the communal atmosphere of Copley’s upper west side Letter Edged in Black Press loft which functioned as an unofficial hangout for many of the participants. The six issues of S.M.S. are composed of “original reproductions”—luxurious, exacting replicas of each artist’s work in an edition of approximately 2,000. The magazine spared no expense, seeking out, and even inventing, varied and obscure production methods including Lil Picard’s labor intensive Burned Bow Tie—each of which needed to be individually singed. The enormous edition size—and the affordable price of $125 per subscription—enabled a much broader swath of the public to collect the internationally recognized artists contained in the portfolios. Ultimately short-lived, S.M.S. portfolios were mailed bi-monthly between February and December of 1968 directly to subscribers, with each portfolio containing approximately a dozen works of art."

Price: 350 USD

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

End Time: 2024-08-28T06:29:25.000Z

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MEL RAMOS (1968) S.M.S. #5 CANDY sms copley lichtenstein duchamp yoko onoMEL RAMOS (1968) S.M.S. #5 CANDY sms copley lichtenstein duchamp yoko onoMEL RAMOS (1968) S.M.S. #5 CANDY sms copley lichtenstein duchamp yoko onoMEL RAMOS (1968) S.M.S. #5 CANDY sms copley lichtenstein duchamp yoko ono

Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Artist: Mel Ramos

Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14in.)

Type: Print

Listed By: Dealer or Reseller

Year of Production: 1968

Edition Type: Limited Edition

Edition Size: 2000

Signed: Unsigned

Date of Creation: 1950-1969

Original/Reproduction: Original Print

Original/Licensed Reprint: Original

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