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Mail art/collage sent to Jerry Dreva, c. May 1977.
15x10.5cm. The postcard features a colour photograph of the Old Bailey, with a collaged magazine image of a woman appearing to have sex with the dome and statue of justice. Two lines drawn in blue felt tip angle down from the upper corners to the base of the statue to form a large ‘v’ shape, with white Tipp-Ex partially filling it, like white pubic hair.
P-Orridge’s holograph message, densely written in green ink, covers the entire blank side of the postcard, which he has embellished with a bold Throbbing Gristle stamp, together with various other COUM stamps, and his small ‘Tree of Life’ drawing.
An unusually intimate message in which P-Orridge reveals his emotional state and discusses TG’s current activities: “dearset Jerry, Thanks for the cardiac: E do hope you really did like thee Gristle tape: E have been feeling depressed: Like battering our er heads and hearts against this brick wall of rock business: oh butter then that’s why we do it and we new it would be like that: E am having a sporadic affair with Soo Catwoman who was Mark P.’s girlfriend and is known as queen of thee punks: She is on cover of mag Anarchy in thee UK and friend of Johnny Rotten et al: E am getting fashionable eh! Cosey is upset although she knows its fair really: she has had many lovers since we’ve been er together butter E haven’t so she’s learning how to cope for thee first time”.
He continues with updates on TG, with mentions of their (unnamed) film, (“After Cease to Exist”, which included footage of Soo Catwoman) - “Thee soundtrack is by Gristle of course”; their recent concert at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton (“It was good”); and an upcoming appearance “at a club in London… (Rat Club, Gray’s Inn Road) our first London gig since October” (‘Prostitution’ at the ICA), and closes with a request: “Can you send a special thing to Cosey to remind her she matters? Cari saluti [signed] Gen”.
Originally mailed in an envelope (the colour photograph bears a faint impression of the handwritten address to Jerry Dreva in Wisconsin).
Price:
£850.00
