Original 1968 Multiple from the third edition of SMS (Shit Must Stop) The Letter Edged In Black Press Inc. 1968 by William Copley and Dimitri Petrov

The two prints are by Ronnie Landfield an American Abstract painter born in 1947 In New York.

Float mounted in a contemporary wooden frame and set behind glass. They are both in very good condition.

"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 labour-intensive Burned Bow Tie—each of which needed to be individually signed. 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."

Dimensions of overall frame 38cm height x 49.5cm wide.

Each parchment excluding the frame measures 27.3cm in height x 17.5cm wide.

Delivery within the UK is £10 sent with Parcelforce, International delivery is available. The artwork will be carefully packed with environmentally friendly packaging.