Tracy Atkinson - A Plastic Presence - Capsule Auctions

August 19, 2020

C2: Modern Origins II

Lot 30

A Plastic Presence (1969)

Medium

paperback, catalog in brown paper covers, and pamphlet with a yellow plastic spine clip, both in a vinyl sleeve with color title

Dimensions

10 x 8 1/2 inches

Signature

one of 5000 sets produced, first edition

Estimate: $100 - $200

Price Realized: $26
Includes buyer's premium

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Condition: catalog and pamphlet in very good condition, vinyl dust jacket is beginning to split on the top and bottom
Notes: Exhibition catalog with supplemental pamphlet illustrating four works in Trans-Vision; the show, featuring sculptural objects made mostly of plastic, travelled from The Jewish Museum to the Milwaukee Art Center and the San Francisco Museum of Art from late 1969 to mid-1970

Catalog has portrait & cv of each artist, with a b/w photo of their work; the supplemental pamphlet showcases Milwaukee's Milprint Inc.'s Trans-Vision process of printing in full color on plastic sheets, used to show complicated structures in layered detail and here offering color views of four works. Catalog has 108 pages.