Blinky: The Friendly Hen by Vallance, Jeffrey - 1996

Santa Monica: Smart Art Press, 2008. 3rd printing. Softcover. New. New copy. 3rd printing. 24 pages, Softcover, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 2008. ISBN #0964642670. A book dedicated to the "billions of hens sacrificed each year for our consumption," Blinky is the quintessential conceptual artwork of the 1970s. It's the seriocomic brainchild of artist Jeffrey Vallance, who has taken the concept and processes of documentation to their most absurd conclusion. 2008 marks the thirty-year anniversary of Jeffrey Vallance’s Blinky project. In celebration of this historic event, Vallance has released The Special 30th Anniversary Edition of the publication, Blinky the Friendly Hen (Smart Art Press; Santa Monica, 2008) in conjunction with a life-size Blinky Chapel complete with roof and steeple at Track 16 Gallery. The original Blinky (1978) was a piece of meat (chicken) Vallance purchased at a local supermarket. What followed was a trip to the Los Angeles Pet Cemetery to see if they would bury a piece of… Read More

Santa Monica: Smart Art Press, 1996. 2nd printing. Softcover. New. New copy. 2nd printing. 24 pages, Softcover, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 1996. ISBN #0964642670. A book dedicated to the "billions of hens sacrificed each year for our consumption," Blinky is the quintessential conceptual artwork of the 1970s. Blinky is the seriocomic brainchild of artist Jeffrey Vallance, who has taken the concept and processes of documentation to their most absurd conclusion. The "Blinky" of the title is a frozen chicken that Vallance bought at a supermarket, then eulogized and buried at a Los Angeles pet cemetery—complete with open-casket viewing and granite marker. Vallance’s straightforward narrative and simple black-and-white photos offer a striking commentary on our society, our treatment of animals, and death.. . OUT OF PRINT.

Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press. Very Good. 1996. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0964642670 . One of 2,000 copies. Slight edgewear and soil to covers. Solid binding and clean interior. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; Unpaginated pages .