Avalanche Number 7 Winter/Spring 1973. -

New York: Winter/Spring 1973. First Edition, First Printing Glossy Pictorial Wraps Near Fine in Wraps Square 8vo (9-1/4 x 9-1/4); Unpaginated (approx 48 pp). Historically important journal at the peak of its excellence is NEAR FINE. B&W pictorial wraps are VG to VG-Plus with some tanning on stapled spine, pale tan mark and indentation on back cover, very slightly bumped corners, several short vertical almost invisible lines of scoring on front cover. Otherwise No marks, no rips, no tears. (h) Sharp and Bear foresaw the rise and impending influence of the SoHo artists, and did no reviews, but focused on them with interviews, news, and art process observations. Interviews with William Wegman, Ed Ruscha, Lowell Darling, General Idea Toronto, and Van Schley (center stiff cardboard double page with pocket has original postcards and page proofs of signs by artist plus Avalanche Order Form and announcement of Avalanche Video. (One page proof which had been placed vertically but is 1/4" taller than magazine itself was bent at top where it extended above, but not torn). Front section (Rumbles) has announcements or essays on current artwork, including Chris Burden, and video artists Juan Downey, Frank Gillette, and an obituary for Gerry Schum. The ads alone for shows and/or galleries are historically wonderful -- ads for Ruscha, Wegman, Joan Jonas, Texans Jack Mims, Jim Roche, George Green and Robert Wade; Joseph Beuys, Frank Gillette. Excellent historical document from this turning moment of American art. Quite rare.