Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE
Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE

Anna Banana, Bill Gaglione, VILE no 7. 1980 Stampart magazine, RARE

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Banana, Anna, Bill Gaglione, Vile No. 7, San Francisco: Vile Magazine, 1980. Very Good - black card wraps with heavy creasing, affixed to back of text block. Stamped label “Stampart” white with red border affixed to front over rubber stamp of the fetish heel with the word “stamp!” affixed beneath. Half title has the stamp in blue ink. Butterfly metal brad binding, contains 147 leaves, most single-sided, all pages present, binding tight.

In 1980, 147 artists from 23 countries contributed 300 copies of their original stampart to an epic feat of zine making and mail art: VILE no. 7. Pioneering Canadian American artist, publisher, performance artist and printer, Anna Banana collaborated with her partner and Californian artist and publisher Bill Gaglione; they set out to mimic the infamous satire of FILE by General Idea of Toronto, which parodied LIFE Magazine. 147 copies of this edition were returned to the artists, so only 153 copies ever circulated. VILE was a surrealist mockery of popular culture, serving as a platform for stamp art and handmade prints.

Largely acknowledged as a forerunner of mail art, Anna Banana was a smart collaborator, an efficient hard worker, and she lit people up with her fiery imagination. Contributors include Abdada LeClair, Aaron Flores, Alberto Gallingani, Alberto Harrigan, Albrecht D, Angelo Pretolani, Araijo, Bálint Szumbathy, Barbara Aubin, Baron Intinity Mind, Bern Porter, Beth Anderson, Blair Allen, Bob Davis, Bob Rizzo, Brian Buczak, Brian Jones, Buster Cleveland, C. Battisti, C. Mehri, Camille Sbrisa, Carlos Zérpa, Carlo Marcello Conti, Carlo Pittore, Cees Francke, et al. Scarce in the trade.