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(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1987. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the fourteenth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. 3-907509-64-1 Inventory Number: 013682

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1997. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 300pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the fifty and fifty-first (double) issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-00-4 Inventory Number: 013657

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1991. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Good.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable copy of the unavailable twenty-ninth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing showing a significant dent to the lower foredge corner that runs through a portion of the textblock. 3-907509-79-X Inventory Number: 013136

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1990. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Good +.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable example of the unavailable twenty-fifth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing light wear and rubbing to the covers. 3-907509-75-7 Inventory Number: 012444

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome example of the seventieth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-20-9 Inventory Number: 012295

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2002. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the sixty-third issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-13-6 Inventory Number: 012294

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1998. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the fifty-second issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-02-0 Inventory Number: 012292

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1996. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome example of the forty-eighth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907509-98-6 Inventory Number: 012288

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1985. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good.. ca 140pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable copy of the unavailable third issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing a bit of light overall external wear. 3-907509-53-6 Inventory Number: 012286

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1988. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine./OUT OF PRINT. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the sixteenth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907509-66-8 Inventory Number: 012285

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2006. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the seventy-seventh issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-37-3 Inventory Number: 011858

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2000. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the fifty-eighth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-08-X Inventory Number: 011784

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1994. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good -.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable copy of the unavailable thirty-ninth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing a diagonal soft crease to the top foredge corner of the rear cover. 3-907509-89-7 Inventory Number: 011778

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2005. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the seventy-fourth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-34-9 Inventory Number: 011238

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the seventy-second issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-32-2 Inventory Number: 011236

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome example of the seventy-first issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-31-4 Inventory Number: 011235

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1992. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the unavailable thirty-third issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907509-83-3 Inventory Number: 011175

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2003. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the sixty-eighth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-18-7 Inventory Number: 007999

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2003. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the sixty-seventh issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-17-9 Inventory Number: 005912

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2002. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the sixty-fourth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-14-4 Inventory Number: 003817

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2001. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the sixty-second issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-12-8 Inventory Number: 001354

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1990. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the unavailable twenty-sixth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907509-76-5 Inventory Number: 001328

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1993. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good -.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable copy of the unavailable thirty-eighth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing some creasing to the rear cover. 3-907509-88-9 Inventory Number: 001316

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1999. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most handsome example of the fifty-seventh issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-07-1 Inventory Number: 001299

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2000. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the sixtieth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-10-1 Inventory Number: 001296

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2001. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the sixty-first issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-11-X Inventory Number: 001295

(PASHGIAN, HELEN). Wortz, Melinda. Irvine, CA: Fine Arts Gallery, University of California, Irvine, 1975. First Edition. Small Oblong 4to. Printed Cardstock Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. One continuous 7 x 27 ½" cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds to make 7 x 9", 6pp, 1 color illustration. This slender six page brochure is the very first exhibition catalogue to document Pasadena-based artist Helen Pashgian's cast resin "Light and Space" paintings of the seventies. Published in conjunction with a 1975 show at the Fine Arts Gallery of the University of California, Irvine, in it noted curator and collector Melinda Wortz discusses these new perceptual works in depth. A glossy white, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event showing a tiny bit of brown spotting along its spine. Inventory Number: 027344

(PAUL, PETER). Berggruen & Cie. Staff. Paris: Berggruen & Cie., 1974. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French and English. Published in conjunction with an annual exhibition of graphic works by the gallery's artists, the cover of this fifty-fifth publication in the "Plaquettes Berggruen" series is an original gatefold, color lithograph executed by Peter Paul especially for this catalogue. A handsome copy showing a bit of minor wear along the spine with the gallery's price list laid in. Inventory Number: 004058

(PEARSON, ANTHONY). Griffin, Tim, Anthony Pearson & John Rasmussen. Minneapolis, MN: Midway Contemporary Art, 2009. First Edition. 8vo. Debossed Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 72pp, 32 duotone and 12 b&w illustrations. Designed by Abi Chase. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue of a 2008 Minneapolis gallery exhibition featuring the abstract photographs of Los Angeles-based artist Anthony Pearson. It includes installation views, an essay by Tim Griffin, and an interview between Pearson and John Rasmussen discussing his unorthodox approach to photography along with this body of solarization and lens flare pieces. A brand new. most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9768664-3-9 Inventory Number: 026306

(PENCK, A.R.). Colvocoressi, Richard. Tokyo: Akira Ikeda Gallery / Tokyo, 1984. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (20pp), 6 color and 3 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. Issued only in Japan, this is the catalogue for noted German artist A.R. Penck's 1984 Tokyo gallery exhibition of four then-recent large scale acrylic on canvas paintings. A most presentable example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing some light sunning along the extremities along with slight dents to two of the corners, It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024273

(PENCK, A.R.). Penck, A.R.. Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS: Groninger Museum, 1979. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Good.. np, profusely illustrated in monochrome. Text in German. Limited to five hundred copies only, this is an artist's book published in conjunction with a 1979 Groninger Museum exhibition by A.R. Penck. It appears to be facsimile reproductions of a selection of drawings and texts from the German artist's notebooks and sketchbooks. A presentable copy only showing some overall wear and handling that includes slight dents through two of the corners of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 019765

(PERLMAN, HIRSCH). Perlman, Hirsch. Gent, BELGIUM: Imschoot, Uitgevers, 1996. First Edition 1/600. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in b&w + color cover. Text in English. Published by the noted Belgian artist's book press Imschoot in conjunction with Los Angeles (by way of Chicago) artist Hirsch Perlman's 1996 Museum of Modern Art New York "Projects" series exhibition, this document presents stills of actors Arye Gross and Melvyn Cedarhurst uttering the same phrase repeatedly to seemingly comedic effect. A most handsome example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap showing a bit of light age-toning to the rear cover along the spine 90-72191-77-3 Inventory Number: 017125

(PERNA, LUCIANO). Perna, Luciano. Los Angeles: Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1993. First Edition. 24mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (40pp), profusely illustrated in color. Each year the Peter Norton family commissions an art edition to celebrate the Christmas season and holidays. The 1993 installment for the Norton Family Christmas project was a tiny (2 5/8 x 2") survey cum artist's book featuring the whimsical work of Los Angeles-based artist Luciano Perna. A most handsome example of this uncommon little tome that was issued hors commerce and never made commercially for sale. Inventory Number: 023980

(PETHERICK, JOSH). Petherick, Josh. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Nieves, 2005. First Edition. 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (14pp), profusely illustrated in color and monochrome. This is the slender fourteen page artist's book cum catalogue published in conjunction with Melbourne-based illustrator Josh Petherick's exhibition entitled "In Celebration of Just Getting By" held at colette in Paris, May 30th to July 2nd, 2005. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item. 3-905714-02-7 Inventory Number: 022565

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). David Zwirner Books, I00220707, 2022. 12 x 9 inches, 192 Pages. Hardcover. New/No Jacket - As Issued.

“All this must be either surfed or painted”: This is the underlying sentiment behind Raymond Pettibon’s iconic works of surfers and waves in this quintessential volume dedicated to the motif.

Pettibon is known for his characteristically enigmatic aesthetic and sharply satirical critiques of American culture. Though drenched in cynicism, his work empathizes with the dizzying madness of our own humanity as it engages both so-called high and low culture. Perhaps most poetic among the many motifs present in Pettibon’s oeuvre is the surfer. In 1985, Pettibon began his series of surfers and waves––which he continues to work on to this day––popular for depicting a lone surfer silently carving “a line of beauty” along an impossibly large wave.

This book spotlights a selection of more than one hundred surfers from the series, from smaller monochromatic works on paper to colorful large-scale paintings applied directly to the wall. For Pettibon’s protagonist in these works, surfing exists apart from all else. Momentarily he achieves sublimity on the wave, distant yet synced with turbulent reality. We are forced to confront our own scale: small and feeble in the face of the power of nature, what is beyond our control. Pettibon’s lyrical writings on these painted surfaces—both his own and lines taken from literature—reference his own philosophies and the confusions of reality: he critiques and highlights the hypocrisies and vanities of the world he engages. To help navigate, the scholar Brian Lukacher explores art-historical antecedents in Pettibon’s work, particularly the seascapes of J. M. W. Turner, and Jamie Brisick, the writer and former professional surfer, examines the Southern California surf and music culture of Pettibon’s youth. Professional big wave surfers Emi Erickson and Stephanie Gilmore also describe the sensory experience of conquering the enormous waves depicted in Pettibon’s works. 9781644230350 Inventory Number: I00220707

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND) (NICHE MAKERS, THE). Niche Makers, The. Los Angeles: The Niche Makers, 2009. First Pressing 1/500. Record Album + Picture Sleeve. Artist's Multiple. As New/As New. One 12" black vinyl 33 1/3 album in an illustrated picture sleeve. This quirky album by Los Angeles-based combo The Niche Makers features six songs with lyrics and vocals by Raymond Pettibon ("The Road Not Taken", "Frankie", "Coattail Glide", "Plane To SF", "If A Body Could", and "Nichemaker's Theme") and music credited to Jonny Cournoyer, Bob Rokos, M.S. Garvey, Angie Featherstone, Ashley Lauren Saks, R.J. Berman, and Dustin Poulton. The jacket reproduces an original Pettibon drawing along with his illustrated lyrics, and the band portraits are by noted photographer Christopher Felver. A brand new, unplayed example of the first and only pressing limited to five hundred unnumbered copies still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. Inventory Number: 027574

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond. Los Angeles: Ooga Booga Publications, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (52pp), profusely illustrated in b&w + color covers. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Raymond Pettibon first came to prominence during the late-seventies with his raw, literary-inflected imagery for Black Flag, Sonic Youth, and SST Records. Over the subsequent decades, the erstwhile Southern California artist has deservedly become an international contemporary art icon. "The Major Arteries and the Minor Tributaries" was published utilizing Pettibon's typical 'zine format in 2009 in an unstated edition by the beloved late Chinatown bookstore Ooga Booga, A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 027546

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond. Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2001. First Printing. 8vo. Offset Printed Sheet. Exhibition Announcement. As New.. One 8 ¾ X 5 ½" cardstock sheet offset-printed recto and verso, 1 b&w illustration. This is an announcement utilizing a unique artwork drawn by Raymond Pettibon for a June 26th, 2001 event with the artist at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Presented in conjunction with their exhibition "Raymond Pettibon: The Book Show," special guests Iris Berry, S.A. Griffin, Jason Rhoades, Barry Sloane, Frances Stark, Mayo Thompson, Benjamin Weissman, and others read to the Museum audience from Pettibon's scripts. The cover image reproduced here was created especially for this flyer. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 027480

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond & Bryan Ray Turcotte. Los Angeles: Kill Your Idols, 2023. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. np (92pp), 100 color illustrations + color covers. This is the lovingly compiled catalogue of an additional one hundred beautifully reproduced Raymond Pettibon-designed eighties concert flyers and ephemera from the collection of Bryan Ray Turcotte. The vast majority of these were created for Black Flag gigs, but The Minutemen, Red Cross, Circle Jerks, D.O.A., Dead Kennedys, Firehose, Husker Du, Flipper, Meat Puppets, Jack Brewer Band, Henry Rollons and many, many more Punk and Hardcore stalwarts of the era are liberally represented here. A brand new, pristine example of this gritty-yet-lovely document that is completely different in content from Kill Your Idols' previous "Raymond Pettibon: Flyers" from 2017. A brand new example of this now out of print, must-have reference for the Pettibon completist. Inventory Number: 027565

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond & Nelson Tarpenny. NP: Superflux Publications, 1992. First Edition #48/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (40pp), 20 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Raymond Pettibon first came to prominence during the late-seventies with his raw, literary-inflected imagery for Black Flag, Sonic Youth, and SST Records. Over the subsequent decades, the erstwhile Southern California artist has deservedly become an international contemporary art icon. Limited to one hundred copies, "The Cloud of Unreading" is his 1992 Superflux-published artist book cum 'zine collaboration with "Master" Nelson Tarpenny that reproduces twenty psychologically-charged drawings. A most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this exceedingly uncommon Pettibon tour de force (entry number ninety-seven in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "48/100" in blue ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 027544