Los Angeles: Astro Artz, 1981. 4to. Perfect-bound in wraps. 186pp.; illus. About near fine, with some minor rubbing along the spine hinges and a crease to the bottom corner of the rear cover. Signed and inscribed, on various pages, by Seemayer and eight other artists profiled within the volume.
An artist's book, profusely illustrated in black-and-white, documenting the fertile late-70s, early-80s downtown Los Angeles art scene. Young Turks presents the "documentation, notes, and shooting script" for Seemayer's film of the same name, which was screened once in 1981 and then not again until its restoration in 2013. This copy from the collection of California artist Sabato Fiorello (d. 2017). Signed and inscribed to him, at various points throughout the book, by Seemayer and at least eight of the profiled artists, including publisher Linda Burnham,Andy Wilf and The Dark Bob, Marc Kreisel,Woods Davy, Monique Safford (?), John Schroeder, and Edie Ellis.
