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A FLOCK (AFTER KLEIN) Card Limited
edition of 50. To buy one, please contact nicola@nicolamccartney.co.uk |
Text on front:
AS I LAY STRETCHED UPON THE BEACH OF NICE, I BEGAN TO FEEL HATRED FOR BIRDS
WHICH FLEW BACK AND FORTH ACROSS MY BLUE, CLOUDLESS, SKY, BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO
BORE HOLES IN MY GREATEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL WORK.
Text on reverse, top:
NICOLA MCCARTNEY, A FLOCK (AFTER KLEIN), 2010. LIMITED EDITION OF 50.
Text on reverse, bottom:
REVERSE TEXT: A QUOTE BY YVES KLEIN FROM THE CHELSEA HOTEL MANIFESTO,
1961
IN 1961, AT THE TIME OF HIS
FIRST ONE-PERSON SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY, HELD UNDER THE AEGIS OF
LEO CASTELLI AT THE CHELSEA HOTEL, YVES KLEIN MEDITATED ON HIS WORK AND LIFE IN
REVERSE CHRONOLOGY.
HIS PERFORMANCE IS NOW KNOWN AS THE CHELSEA HOTEL MANIFESTO. THE GAGOSIAN
GALLERY HAS
COPYRIGHTED THIS MANIFESTO SINCE 1989.
Copyright © Nicola McCartney