James Lee Byars

Three lists to organise his life and philosophy
and maybe an exhibition.

#1

James Lee Byars famously spent a lot of time making lists.

In this first list we can see how long scrolls of hand-made paper, inspired by living in Kyoto and zen philosophy started a taste for textiles and ceremonious performances. His favourite sentence reads like a haiku;
Like a dream
like a vision
like a bubble
like a shadow
like dew
like lightning.

The list is reproduced from a press release for Made with Paper at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, in November 1967.

#2

Another biography of James Lee Byars in twelve sections

#3

Philosophical questions

This was part of the press release from Mr. Byars and 6 Plays a series of performances, installations and art works by Byars held in September and October 1968 at the Architectural League of New York.