Semiotext(e): The German Issue. Volume IV, No. 2. 1982
New York: Semiotext(e), 1982. Large octavo, publisher’s stiff photo-illustrated paper wraps.
Presentation copy of this special theme issue of French literary critic Sylvere Lotringer’s journal, inscribed by him to photographer Marcia Resnick. Now an independent publisher, Semiotext(e) began as a journal that emerged from a semiotics reading group led by Lotringer. This issue brings together writings on postwar German thought across critical theory, philosophy, and cultural analysis, with contributors including Christa Wolf, Joseph Beuys, Félix Guattari, Jean Baudrillard, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, Paul Virilio, Heiner Müller, William S. Burroughs, and others. Inscribed to title page: "To Marcia / Who could look at the world with third(?) eyes / Sylverè." Born in Brooklyn, photographer Marcia Resnick is best known for chronicling the downtown scene of the 1970s and 80s in real time, taking portraits of musicians, artists, filmmakers, and writers such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Belushi, Iggy Pop, Andy Warhol, and Susan Sontag, and for her regular feature in the SoHo Weekly News, "Resnick’s Believe-It-or-Not." Illustrated with black-and-white photos and reproductions. Somewhat heavy rubbing, creasing, and edgewear to wraps. Good, with exceptional downtown provenance. Item #12785
$200.00