James Lee Byars
“Self-Portrait” ca. 1959
Painted wood, bread
Six parts, overall:
65 x 13 x 78 1/2 inches
165 x 33 x 199.5 cm
JB 1/A
“The Hole for Speech”, 1981
Glass with gold leaf, wood
115 1/4 x 180 x 68 1/2 inches
292.5 x 457 x 174 cm
JB 36
“The Unicorn Horn”, 1984
Silk, narwhal tusk, antique table
Tusk (length):
102 1/4 inches
260 cm
Overall:
47 1/4 x 118 x 43 1/4 inches
120 x 300 x 110 cm
JB 53/A
James Lee Byars,
“The Tomb of James Lee Byars”, 1986
Limestone
Diameter:
39 1/4 inches
100 cm
JB 58
“The Capital of the Golden Tower”, 1991
Stainless steel, 24 karat gold, painted wood
Gilded steel:
49 1/4 x 98 1/2 x 98 1/2 inches
125 x 250 x 250 cm
Painted wood:
7 1/2 x 157 1/2 x 157 1/2 inches
19 x 400 x 400 cm
JB 125/A
"Eros", 1993
Gold pencil on Japanese paper
67 x 26 3/4 inches
170 x 68 cm
JBZ 190
“The New Moon”, 1993
Seven parts, each:
19 x 9 1/2 inches
48 x 24 cm
JBZ 195
“5 Points Makes a Man”, 1993
Five parts, each:
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
30 x 30 cm
JBZ 193
“247D (24 hours a day 7 days a week)”, 1994
Gold pencil on red paper
7 x 3 3/4 inches
18 x 9.5 cm
JBZ 234
“The Head of Plato”, 1986
Marble
8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
21 x 21 x 21 cm
JB 57/6
“The Circle Book”, 1986
Two parts, overall:
6 x 13 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches
15 x 34 x 17 cm
JB 66
“The Triangle Book”, 1988
4 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches
12 x 12 x 12 cm
JB 99/1
“The Figure of Question”, 1989
7 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
20 x 4 x 4 cm
JB 105/B
“The Spherical Book”, 1989
Two parts, diameter overall:
8 1/4 inches (21 cm)
JB 109/1
“The Cube Book”, 1989
9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
25 x 25 x 25 cm
JB 123/2
“The Soft Sphere (The Head of Plato)”, 1989
8 inches (20.5 cm)
JB 124/1
“The Star Book”, 1990
5 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches
13.5 x 27 x 27 cm
JB 134/3
“The Triangle Book”, 1990
10 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches
27 x 27 x 27 cm
JB 135/2
“The Diamond Book”, 1990
10 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches
27 x 45 x 27 cm
JB 136/1
“The Moon Book”, 1990
2 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches
6 x 27 x 52.5 cm
JB 139
“Slit Moon”, 1994
1 1/2 x 7 x 15 3/4 inches
4 x 18 x 40 cm
JB 183