The Sundown Salon Unfolding Archive by Haeg, Fritz - 2009

Livingston Manor, New York: Evil Twin Publications, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. An unusual item, unusually bound, produced in short, square quarto format, featuring 1/4 green cloth with light green and black illustrated cloth-covered boards. The text unfolds in accordion-fashion and quite lengthily so. The belly-band is a metallic green and is stretched out. A couple of board dings, light soiling along edges and sunning thereto, The extremities are mildly soiled, and there is a small check mark on the inside spine panel. Lively contributions include "Trannies Testify," by Kelly Besser, "Last Stop West," by Justin Beal, and "Slumber Parties," by Trinie Dalton. The 140-foot-long text comprises the entirety of the Sundown Salon series that Fritz Haeg held in his own geodesic dome. 380 pp. The project-book featured six different custom covers (this being one) produced by past Salon participants such as Katie Grinnan, Robby Herbst, Feral Childe, Shana Lutker, Melissa Thorne, and Janfamily. Haeg's own web-site (named eponymously) notes that the Sundown Salon was a "free exchange of ideas and art through events, happenings, gatherings, meetings, pageantry, performances, shows, stunts and spectacles framed and affected by the unique house and gardens which included a subterranean cave-like space, a geodesic dome on top, surrounded by a series of outdoor garden spaces . . . all in the context of a day of focused activity, experimenting, sharing . . . [taking place throughout] almost 6 years, 30 events and hundreds of participants . . . " Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.