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ANDY WARHOL 1983 / 1984 - WITH AN ORIGINAL COLOR SILKSCREEN PRINT BOUND IN
(WARHOL, ANDY). Warhol, Andy. Tokyo: Gendai Hanga Center, 1984. First Edition. Small 4to. Silver Gilt-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 184pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the elegantly designed and produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with an Andy Warhol retrospective exhibition held at Tokyo's Gendai Hanga Center. The show coincided with the renowned artist's 1983 visit to the Japanese printmakers to unveil his then newly-issued series of Chrysanthemum-themed silkscreen prints entitled "Kiku". The book includes a vibrant silkscreen image - unsigned as issued - also titled "Kiku" that was created especially for the publication bound in. A brand new, most handsome example of this exquisite, exceedingly uncommon object. Inventory Number: 025740
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ANDY WARHOL
(WARHOL, ANDY). Warhol, Andy, Kasper Konig, Pontus Hulten & Olle Granath. Stockholm, SWEDEN & Boston, MA. 1968 (1970).: Moderna Museet & Boston Book and Art. Third Revised Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. np (circa 650pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Swedish. Designed by John Melin, Gosta Svensson and Stig Arbman. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the innovatively designed catalogue published on the occasion of the Andy Warhol exhibition at Moderna Museet in Stockholm from February to March 1968. Printed entirely in black and white on newsprint, it features groovy art direction in service of hundreds of full page photographs of Warhol's artwork, film stills, and The Factory scene by Rudolph Burckhardt, Eric Pollitzer, John D. Schiff, Billy Name, and a young Stephen (Eric) Shore. A spectacularly tight and bright example of the third edition of this brilliant Pop Art gem (whose first printing is cited on pages 144-145 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") containing the additional photographs of Warhol and Factory entourage taken at the exhibition opening showing virtually no age-toning to its newsprint pages nor any of the typical wear, handling, and creasing associated with this title. This copy was acquired in the mid-eighties directly from the inventory of the exhibition's curator Pontus Hulten at the completion of his time as the first chief curator of Los Angeles' then-new Museum of Contemporary Art. LC 72-125937 Inventory Number: 027675
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DARREN WATERSTON: PAINTINGS
(WATERSTON, DARREN). Burton, Tim & Carmine Iannaccone. Los Angeles: Kohn Turner Gallery, 2000. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (32pp), 13 color illustrations + cover. Designed by Michael Kohn. This lovely catalogue (that includes some stream of consciousness prose by noted director Tim Burton) was issued in conjunction with a 2000 exhibition of new works on wood panels by painter Darren Waterston at his longtime Los Angeles gallery. A pristine example. 1-880086-06-9 Inventory Number: 023828
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DARREN WATERSTON: REPRESENTING THE INVISIBLE
(WATERSTON, DARREN). Waterston, Darren, David Pagel, Jacquelynn Baas & Timothy Anglin Burgard. Milano, ITALY: Edizioni Charta, 2007. First Edition 1/2250. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Keith Anderson. Text in English. With a biography and bibliography. This is an exquisitely beautiful monograph on Los Angeles-based painter Darren Waterston featuring work produced between 2002 and 2006. A brand new, pristine example. 88-8158-624-X Inventory Number: 023414
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DARREN WATERSTON: REPRESENTING THE INVISIBLE - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(WATERSTON, DARREN). Waterston, Darren, David Pagel, Jacquelynn Baas & Timothy Anglin Burgard. Milano, ITALY: Edizioni Charta, 2007. First Edition 1/2250. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Keith Anderson. Text in English. With a biography and bibliography. This is an exquisitely beautiful monograph on Los Angeles-based painter Darren Waterston featuring work produced between 2002 and 2006. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED " Darren Waterston" in black marker on the title page. 88-8158-624-X Inventory Number: 022095
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DARREN WATERSTON
(WATERSTON, DARREN). Weissman, Benjamin. Poetry By Amy Gerstler. West Hollywood, CA: St. Ann's Press, 2001. First Edition 1/2250. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. np, 63 color illustrations. Designed by Paul McMenamin at SPINE. Published in 2001 by St. Ann's Press, this exquisitely beautifully designed and printed book was the first comprehensive monograph on Los Angeles-based painter Darren Waterston. A brand new, most handsome example of this elegant document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-967-1744-6-5 Inventory Number: 023874
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GILLIAN WEARING: SIGNS THAT SAY WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO SAY AND NOT SIGNS THAT SAY WHAT SOMEONE ELSE WANTS YOU TO SAY 1992-1993
(WEARING, GILLIAN). Wearing, Gillian. London: Maureen Paley - Interim Art, 1997. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 96pp, 45 color illustrations. Designed by Herman Lelie and Maureen Paley. This delightful artist's book cum exhibition catalogue was produced in conjunction with a 1997 London gallery exhibition of Gillian Wearing's iconic 1992-3 series of color photographs of Brits holding up hand-lettered signs of their own devising, which has subsequently been co-opted ad infinitum by the advertising world. A most handsome example of this sought-after item. 1-870282-07-8 Inventory Number: 027328
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WILLIAM WEGMAN
(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Livingston, Jane. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np (26pp), 23 b&w illustrations. This is the slender catalogue published in conjunction with William Wegman's 1973 one-person exhibition of photographs, drawings and video works held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Lytton Contemporary Galleries curated by Helene Winer. It is the second monographic publication on the artist. An internally bright and clean example of this uncommon item showing some light overall wear, rubbing and soiling to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 023049
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WILLIAM WEGMAN: NEW PAINTINGS, POLAROIDS, AND DRAWINGS + EARLY BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Solomon Gallery, Holly & Pace/MacGill Gallery. New York: Holly Solomon Gallery & Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1992. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Stapled Debossed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (22pp), 6 color and 6 b&w illustrations. This is the slender twenty-two page catalogue published in conjunction with two concurrent 1992 William Wegman one-person exhibitions held at New York's Holly Solomon and Pace/MacGill Galleries. One show was devoted to the black and white conceptual photographs of the early seventies, the other recent paintings, drawings and Polaroids. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 020410
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WILLIAM WEGMAN: SELECTED VIDEO WORKS 1970-1978 / DOG BASEBALL, 1986
(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Wegman, William. New York: Picture Ray Video, 1984. First Edition. 8vo. VHS Cassette in Printed Box. Artist's Video. As New/No Jacket. This is a 1994 commercially released VHS videotape compilation of fifteen early, short humorous conceptual videos by William Wegman featuring his longtime canine collaborator and muse, Weimaraner Man Ray. The works included are "Milk/Floor", "Stomach Song", "Randy's Sick", Pocketbook Man", "Talking Fish", "Out and In", Rage and Depression", "Massage Chair", "Crooked Finger/Crooked Stick", "Deodorant", "Growl", "Spelling Lesson", "Drinking Milk", "Dog Duet", "Starter", "Bad Movies", "House for Sale", "Horseshoes", and the Wegman's 1986 35mm short film for SNL, "Dog Baseball", starring Fay Ray. A brand new, pristine unplayed example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. Inventory Number: 018965
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WILLIAM WEGMAN: VIDEO TAPES - PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS - ARRANGEMENTS
(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Wegman, William & Helene Winer. Pomona, CA: Pomona College Art Gallery, 1971. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 32pp, 38 b&w illustrations. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with William Wegman's 1971 one-person exhibition of photographs and video works at the Pomona College Art Gallery curated by Helene Winer. It is the very first monographic publication on the artist. An internally handsome example of this exceedingly scarce, charming little item showing some very light foxing to the wrappers along with a discreet ownership note on the inside front cover. Inventory Number: 024792
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BETWEEN ARTISTS: LIAM GILLICK / LAWRENCE WEINER
(WEINER, LAWRENCE) (GILLICK, LIAM). Weiner, Lawrence & Liam Gillick. New York: A.R.T. Press, 2006. First Edition. 12mo. Printed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 48pp, no illustrations. Published as part of A.R.T. Press' "Between Artists" series, "in this highly informative and thought provoking conversation Liam Gillick and Lawrence Weiner address some of the most contested topics in contemporary critical debate: the role of art in the community, art institutions and artists' egos, class antagonism as a visual style, audience participation and responsibilities, collaboration, documentary practices, and art education". A most handsome example of the 2006 first edition of this now-elusive little gem. 0-923183-38-8 Inventory Number: 026884
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ALBERT MERTZ, LAWRENCE WEINER: RED / AS WELL AS GREEN / AS WELL AS YELLOW / AS WELL AS BLUE (RODT / SAVEL SOM GRONT / SAVEL SOM GULT / SAVEL SOM BLAT)
(WEINER, LAWRENCE) (MERTZ, ALBERT). Weiner, Lawrence & Albert Mertz. Aalborg, DENMARK: Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, 1983. First Edition 1/2150. Folio. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Good.. np (12pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Danish. Designed by Lawrence Weiner and Albert Mertz. This is the slender, oversized twelve page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1983 two person exhibition at Aalborg's Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum featuring Lawrence Weiner and Danish colleague Albert Mertz. It contains original texts by both artists as well as reproductions of diagrammatic + text based works and film stills. An internally most presentable example of this uncommon item (entry number twenty of the exhibition catalogues in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") showing creasing, rubbing, and handling marks to the wrappers along with a closed surface slice and a small foredge nick to the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025904
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LAWRENCE WEINER: STARS DON'T STAND STILL IN THE SKY (FOR ANYBODY) - 1991 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTIST'S MULTIPLE
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Santa Monica, CA: Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1991. First Edition. 16mo. Artist's Multiple. As New.. This is a limited edition cloisonné pin commissioned by the Peter Norton Family Foundation in 1991 from noted conceptual practitioner Laurence Weiner for use as their annual holiday gift. More recent Norton Family editions have included objects by Takashi Murakami, Vik Muniz, Christian Marclay, Brian Eno, Kara Walker, Lorna Simpson, Yasumasa Morimura, and many others. The 1 x 1 ¼" pin bearing the text "Stars Don't Hold Still in the Sky (For Anybody)" is housed on a cotton cushion inside a 2 x 2 ¼ x 3/8" white-with-red-lettering sliding paper matchbox-style enclosure. A brand new, most handsome example of this lovely little hors commerce artist's multiple. Inventory Number: 027600
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STATEMENTS: LAWRENCE WEINER
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. New York: The Louis Kellner Foundation and Seth Siegelaub, 1968. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (64pp), no illustrations. Designed by Lawrence Weiner. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by Seth Siegelaub in an edition of one thousand copies in 1968, "Statements" is Lawrence Weiner's very first artist book. It contains twelve "general" and twelve "specific" of the pioneering Conceptual practitioner's text-based statement pieces. A most handsome example (entry number one of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing the slightest bit of wear, soiling, and abrading to the extremities of its grey wrappers. Inventory Number: 027237
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LAWRENCE WEINER: COMING AND GOING / VENANT ET PARTANT
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Geneve, SWITZERLAND: Adelina Von Furstenburg, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve & Ecart Publications, 1977. First Edition 1/750. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (48pp), 1 b&w illustration. Text in English and French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Coming and Going" is a 1977 Lawrence Weiner artist book published in Geneva by Ecart Publications and the Centre D'Art Contemporain, Geneve. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number twenty of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to seven hundred and fifty unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 026833
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AND/OR: GREEN AS WELL AS BLUE AS WELL AS RED - LAWRENCE WEINER
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. London: Jack Wendler, 1972. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np, (100pp), no illustrations. Published by pioneering Conceptual Art dealer Jack Wendler, "And/Or: Green As Well As Blue As Well As Red" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications. An internally most handsome example of the first edition of this uncommon item (entry number nine of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") showing some rubbing and creasing to the wrappers along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026830
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LAWRENCE WEINER: A PRIMER/ EINE ELEMENTARBUCH
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Kassel, GERMANY: docuenta GMBH, 1972. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (84pp), no illustrations. Text in English and German. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with Lawrence Weiner's participation as part of 1972's conceptually-infused fifth installment of Documenta that featured Harald Szeeman as its artistic director, "A Primer / Eine Elementarbuch" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications. A handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number eight of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies showing a tiny crimp to the front cover at the upper foredge corner. Inventory Number: 026829
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LAWRENCE WEINER: 10 WORKS
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Paris, FRANCE: Yvon Lambert Editeur, 1971. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (88pp), no illustrations. Text in English and French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in 1971 by the legendary Parisian gallerist and collector Yvon Lambert, the rigorous "10 Works" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications. A handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number four of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing traces of a few water droplets along the spine. Inventory Number: 026826
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LAWRENCE WEINER: EXHIBITION POSTER STICKER FOR "THE RESPONSE OF AN OBJECT TO / CONTACT SUFFICIENT TO LEAD TO / A CHANGE IN INHERENT QUALITY / (VIS VERITAE)"
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Geneve, SWITZERLAND: Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve, 1980. First Edition. 4to. Exhibition Poster. Very Good.. One 13 3/4 x 8" sheet of adhesive-backed paper printed recto only. Text in English and French. This is the sticker-poster for Lawrence Weiner's 1980 Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve exhibition entitled "The Response of an Object to / Contact Sufficient to Lead to / a Change in Inherent Quality / (vis Inertiae)". A most presentable example of this uncommon ephemeral item (cited on pages 94-95 in Benjamin H.D. Buchloh's "Posters: November 1965 - April 1986: Lawrence Weiner") that constituted a component of the gallery exhibition with the backing still affixed showing a neat horizontal crease across the perforation at the lower third. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025911
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REGARDING INSCRIPTIONS (OF A SORT) / HINSICHTLICH INSCHRIFTEN (EINER ART
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Basel, SWITZERLAND & New York: Rolf Preisig & Moved Pictures (Lawrence Weiner), 1978. First Edition 1/780. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Good.. np (42pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and German. Photographs by Beate Nilsen. Dedicated to Simon Rodia - the creator and artisan of Los Angeles' amazing Watts Towers - "Regarding Inscriptions..." is a 1978 photographically illustrated artist's book by the esteemed conceptual practitioner Lawrence Weiner. A presentable example only of this uncommon item (entry number twenty-two of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to seven hundred and eighty unnumbered copies showing a pronounced dent through the textblock at the lower foredge corner along with two water spots to the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025906
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LAWRENCE WEINER: A TALE OF A MAIDEN OR TWO
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Koln, GERMANY & New York: Salon Verlag (Edition Separee I), 1996. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (36pp), illustrated in b&w. Text in English. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "A Tale of a Maiden or Two" is a whimsical 1996 Lawrence Weiner artist's book in the form of a short narrative treatise on the fairer sex. An internally most handsome example of the first and only printing limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (919/1000) on the rear colophon, as issued, showing a slight dent at the crown of the spine along with some light sunning along the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 3-9804812-1-2 Inventory Number: 024248
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A TRAVEL OF MARGARET- MARY (IN SEARCH OF A SUITABLE MISE-EN-SCENE): DUCKS ON A POND - SIGNED BY LAWRENCE WEINER
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Ghent, BELGIUM: Imschoot, Uitgevers for IC, 1988. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (56pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English. Photographs by the Moved Pictures Archive and Frank Vellenga. This charming little Lawrence Weiner artist book takes the form of a rather baroquely-designed narrative of a metaphorical seafaring voyage. A most handsome example of the 1988 first edition (entry number thirty-one of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies additionally SIGNED "Lawrence Weiner" in black ink on the title page. 90-72191-02-1 Inventory Number: 021737
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LAWRENCE WEINER: PERHAPS WHEN REMOVED / MISSCHIEN DOOR VERWIJDERING
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Art & Project, 1973. First Edition 1/300. Tall Narrow 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good -.. np (20pp), no illustrations. Text in English and Dutch. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Dating from 1971, "Perhaps When Removed" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications, and his first artist's book for Amsterdam's "Art & Project". A handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number three of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to three hundred unnumbered copies showing some minor handling along with the faintest rippling and discoloration to the extremities due to having been stored in a moist environment. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018430
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Regarding Inscriptions (Of A Sort) / Hinsichtlich Inschriften (Einer Art - Signed By Lawrence Weiner
REGARDING INSCRIPTIONS (OF A SORT) / HINSICHTLICH INSCHRIFTEN (EINER ART - SIGNED BY LAWRENCE WEINER
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Basel, SWITZERLAND & New York: Rolf Preisig & Moved Pictures (Lawrence Weiner), 1978. First Edition 1/780. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (42pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and German. Photographs by Beate Nilsen. Limited to seven hundred and eighty copies and dedicated to Simon Rodia, "Regarding Inscriptions..." is a 1978 photographically illustrated artist's book by the esteemed conceptual practitioner Lawrence Weiner. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number twenty-two of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to seven hundred and eighty unnumbered copies additionally SIGNED "Lawrence Weiner" in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 003537
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LAWRENCE WEINER: TRACCE / TRACES
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Germano Celant & Pierluigi Pero, Editors. Torino, ITALY: Sperone Editore, 1970. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Boards in Printed Dust Jacket. Artist's Book. Very Good./Near Fine.. np (110pp), no illustrations. Text in English and Italian. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in 1970 by the renowned Italian gallerist Gianenzo Sperone, "Tracce / Traces" is Lawrence Weiner's second publication in which the artist's textual works are printed back-to-back and upside down in both English and Italian. An internally most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item (entry number two of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing some light dampstaining along the spine and bottom of the boards and dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026825
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AI WEIWEI: CIRCLE OF ANIMALS - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(WEIWEI, AI). Delson, Susan. New York: Prestel Publishing, 2011. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 220pp, 140 color and 15 b&w illustrations. With bibliographies. "Ai Weiwei's "Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads" features twelve large-scale bronze animal heads, each depicting a segment of the ancient Chinese zodiac. As a major work of public art, it is an extraordinary accomplishment in its own right. But as this book explains, the origins and motivation behind the piece are as compelling as the work itself. Ai Weiwei based the sculpture on a complex zodiac fountain that was built for an imperial retreat in eighteenth-century China. When the retreat was looted by European soldiers, the fountain's bronze animal heads were stolen - only seven of the twelve are known to survive. By reimagining the work Ai Weiwei confronts uncomfortable truths within Chinese and Western history. This book compares Ai Weiwei's work to the original zodiac heads; features interviews with Ai Weiwei conducted at various periods during the sculpture's development; offers a historical overview of the events surrounding the fountain's looting; and follows the trail of the original heads as they are sold and resold amidst political furor. The book tells the riveting story behind a highly acclaimed piece of modern art, while providing an introduction to one of our generation's most important artists". A brand new, pristine example of a handful of copies of the first edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ai Weiwei" in black marker on a specially designed "Circle of Animals - Zodiac Heads" printed bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. The celebrated dissident artist and activist had been arrested by Chinese authorities just prior to the 2011 New York installation of this piece, and so unable to travel, agreed to sign a limited number of these for the book's US publication. 3-7913-4636-9 Inventory Number: 024539
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WILLIAM WENDT AND HIS ART - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST
(WENDT, WILLIAM). Anderson, Antony, Fred S. Hogue, Alma May Cook & Arthur Millier. Los Angeles: Stendahl Art Galleries, 1926. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket. 94pp, 71 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This monograph on the noted California Plein Air painter William Wendt was issued by the renowned Stendahl Art Gallery at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel in 1926. It includes texts by Antony Anderson, Fred S. Hogue, Alma May Cook and Los Angeles Times art critic Arthur Millier along with seventy-one reproductions of his work with commentary. A bright, handsome example of the 1926 first edition of this uncommon item lacking its dust jacket additionally BEARING THE BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Cecil. / William Wendt." in ink beneath the artist's frontispiece portrait showing some light wear and soiling to the boards, a bit of spotting to the inside covers and endpapers, and some typical mild age-toning to the extremities of the the pages that reproduce the artworks. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025948
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TOM WESSELMANN A SURVEY: 1959-1995
(WESSELMANN, TOM). Hunter, Sam. Introduction By Fred Hoffman. Santa Monica, CA: Fred Hoffman Fine Art, 1996. First Edition. Square 4to. Spiral Bound Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 36pp, 16 color illustrations. Designed by For Design. With a biography, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is an exceptionally nicely designed and produced catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1996 Santa Monica gallery retrospective of twenty-four works by the late Pop Art master Tom Wesselmann. A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 017744
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CUSTOM BUILT: A TWENTY-YEAR SURVEY OF WORK BY ALLAN WEXLER
(WEXLER, ALLAN). Betsky, Aaron. Introduction by Christopher Scoates & Debra Wilbur. Atlanta, GA: Atlanta College of Art Gallery & City Gallery at Chastain, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 160pp, 57 color and 89 b&w illustrations. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with a 1999 retrospective - the largest exhibition to date - devoted to Allan Wexler, whose challenging work blurs the boundaries of art, architecture, and interior design. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still with the publisher's poster folded and laid in, as issued. 1-56466-070-2 Inventory Number: 024250
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STANLEY WHITNEY: DANCE THE ORANGE
(WHITNEY, STANLEY). Whitney, Stanley, Lauren Haynes, Robert Storr & Lowery Stoke Sims. Foreword by Thelma Golden. New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 2015. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Embossed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (82pp), 29 color illustrations. Designed by OCD. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and chronology. This is the elegantly designed catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2015 Stanley Whitney exhibition of twenty-nine paintings on paper and linen executed between 2008 and 2015 entitled "Dance The Orange." Held at The Studio Museum in Harlem, it features full page color reproductions of each of the works shown, textual contributions by Lauren Haynes, Robert Storr, and Thelma Golden, and a transcribed interview between the artist and Lowery Stoke Sims. A brand new, most handsome example of this deceptively uncommon document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-942949-42-0 Inventory Number: 027082
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THE WILCO BOOK - SIGNED BY ALL SIX BAND MEMBERS ALONG WITH PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL SCHMELLING
(WILCO) (SCHMELLING, MICHAEL). Wilco, Michael Schmelling, Fred Tomaselli, Rick Moody, Henry Miller & Bern Porter. Dan Nadel & Peter Buchanan-Smith, Editors. Brooklyn, NY: PictureBox Inc., 2004. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Music Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 164pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by PictureBox. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Published in 2004, "The Wilco Book" is an exploration of the artistic statement presented by the band Wilco. Artwork created by the band, photographer Michael Schmelling, and artist Fred Tomaselli is interspersed with comments excerpted from interviews conducted by PictureBox with the band's members, technicians, and managers, essays by Henry Miller and Rick Moody, and excerpts from Bern Porter's collection "Found Poetry". Packaged with the book is an audio CD containing twelve previously unreleased tracks recorded during the sessions that led to the band's "A Ghost Is Born", which is discussed in the first appendix by Mikael Jorgensen, who produced and played on the sessions before he formally joined Wilco". A brand new, most handsome example of the first PictureBox Inc. edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED for us by all six current band members - Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, and John Stirratt as well as the book's photographer Michael Schmelling in black ink with the publisher's unplayed CD affixed to the inside rear board. 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. 0-9713670-3-5 Inventory Number: 027704
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KEHINDE WILEY AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY
(WILEY, KEHINDE). National Gallery London, I00220329, 2022. 9 x 11 inches, 112 Pages. Hardcover. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
Presenting new work by American artist Kehinde Wiley, as he explores the European landscape tradition through film and painting
The American artist Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) is best known for his spectacular portraits of African Americans with knowing references to the grand European tradition of painting. He was commissioned in 2017 to paint Barack Obama, becoming the first Black artist to paint an official portrait of a president of the United States. His work makes reference to old master paintings by positioning contemporary Black sitters in the pose of the original historical figures, raising issues of power and identity, and the absence or relegation of Black and minority-ethnic figures within European art.
For his first collaboration with a major UK gallery, Wiley will depart from portraiture to explore the European landscape tradition through the medium of film and painting, casting Black Londoners from the streets of Soho. His new works will explore European Romanticism and its focus on epic scenes of oceans and mountains, drawing inspiration from the National Gallery’s masterpieces in landscape and seascape. 9781857096774 Inventory Number: I00220329 -
HANNAH WILKE - SIGNED AND DATED BY THE ARTIST
(WILKE, HANNAH). Wilke, Hannah & Joanna Frueh. Thomas H. Kochheiser, Editor. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 176pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1989 Hannah Wilke retrospective exhibition held at the University of Missouri at St. Louis' Gallery 210, this comprehensive hardbound catalogue was the first major publication on the pioneering late feminist artist. It combines copious photographic documentation with an essay by Joanna Frueh and a selection of previously unpublished writings by the artist. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Hannah Wilke 1989 00" in the year of publication in black ink to the right of her posterior on the frontispiece portrait photograph 0-8262-0703-0 Inventory Number: 027450
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KANDIS WILLIAMS
(WILLIAMS, KANDIS) Introduction by Ebony L. Haynes. Text by Hannah Black. Conversation between Kandis Williams and Okwui Okpokwasili. David Zwirner Books, I00220922, 2022. 9 x 7 inches, 96 Pages. Hardcover. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
The inaugural volume in a new series of books, Kandis Williams documents the Los Angeles–based artist’s exhibition A Line. Interrogating issues of race, nationalism, authority, and eroticism, her topical work is made across collage, sculpture, and video.
Williams draws on her background in dramaturgy to envision a space that accommodates the biopolitical economies that inform how movement might be read. Looking at the interconnections between popular culture and myth, she relates in her work anatomy, regions of Black diaspora, and communication and obfuscation. Williams’s body of work shapes an alternative language that examines how Black moving bodies are regarded. Williams continues to make visible the inexpressible violence Black bodies have been subjected to in dance and beyond.
Featuring contributions by the curator of 52 Walker—a David Zwirner gallery space—Ebony L. Haynes and the artist and writer Hannah Black, and a stirring conversation between Williams and the artist Okwui Okpokwasili, the book serves as an extension of the exhibition. Included are high-quality illustrations of the artworks alongside rich archival materials. 9781644230688 Inventory Number: I00220924 -
MEGAN WILLIAMS: PICTURES - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(WILLIAMS, MEGAN). Williams, Megan. With Texts by Amy Gerstler, Michelle Huneven & Jim Krusoe. New York: Bravin Post Lee Gallery, 1995. First Edition 1/400. Square 8vo. Decorative Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 40pp, 15 b&w and 9 color illustrations. Designed by John Post Lee. This beautiful little hardbound book was published in conjunction with a 1995 New York gallery exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Megan Williams. It is profusely illustrated - including nine hand-tipped color plates - and accompanied by literary contributions from the noted California poets Amy Gerstler, Jim Krusoe, and Michelle Huneven. A most handsome example of the first edition limited to four hundred copies SIGNED "Megan Williams" in black ink on the colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 004356
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VISUAL ADDICTION: THE ART OF ROBT. WILLIAMS - DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED HARDBOUND EDITION
(WILLIAMS, ROBERT). Williams, Robert. Introduction by Lydia Lunch. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 1990. First Edition 1/400 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 95pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This second collection of paintings from erstwhile Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and Zap Comix contributor Robert Williams is a visual cornucopia of women, sex, deviltry, mayhem, scatology and a celebration of Kustom Kar Kulture. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1990 deluxe numbered hardbound edition of four hundred copies NUMBERED (70/400) AND SIGNED"Robert Williams" in black ink on the publisher's adhesive-backed bookplate featuring a caricature of the artist affixed to the front inside cover, as issued. 0-86719-385-9 Inventory Number: 026122
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THROUGH PREHENSILE EYES: SEEING THE ART OF ROBT. WILLIAMS
(WILLIAMS, ROBT.). Williams, Robert. Introduction by Meg Linton. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jill Von Hartmann. "Through Prehensile Eyes" is a collection of Robert Williams' fifty-eight then-recent paintings first exhibited at New York's Tony Shafrazi Gallery and subsequently shown in May 2005 at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Los Angeles' Otis College of Art. The images range from the artist's familiar lowbrow and biker culture, stretching deep into a faux science of quantum mechanics leaving the viewer in a world of scientific mindplay. Robert Williams sprang from the custom car culture of Southern California and was one of the original Zap Comix artists. He transcended the constraints of both, mastering oils and forging a career as the preeminent artist among a generation of imagist painters. After singlehandedly becoming the model of Lowbrow Art, Williams has now penetrated the inner sanctum of the fine arts movement. A brand new, most handsome example of the unavailable 2005 first edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-86719-516-9 Inventory Number: 025229
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THROUGH PREHENSILE EYES: SEEING THE ART OF ROBT. WILLIAMS - DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION
(WILLIAMS, ROBT.). Williams, Robert. Introduction by Meg Linton. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2005. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jill Von Hartmann. "Through Prehensile Eyes" is a collection of Robert Williams' fifty-eight then-recent paintings first exhibited at New York's Tony Shafrazi Gallery and subsequently shown in May 2005 at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Los Angeles' Otis College of Art. The images range from the artist's familiar lowbrow and biker culture, stretching deep into a faux science of quantum mechanics leaving the viewer in a world of scientific mindplay. Robert Williams sprang from the custom car culture of Southern California and was one of the original Zap Comix artists. He transcended the constraints of both, mastering oils and forging a career as the preeminent artist among a generation of imagist painters. After singlehandedly becoming the model of Lowbrow Art, Williams has now penetrated the inner sanctum of the fine arts movement. A brand new, pristine example of the 2005 first deluxe numbered hardbound edition of four hundred copies with the publisher's numbered bookplate featuring a caricature of the artist SIGNED by Robert Williams in black ink affixed to the front inside cover still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-86719-637-8 Inventory Number: 022508
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FRED WILSON: OBJECTS AND INSTALLATIONS 1979-2000 (ISSUES IN CULTURAL THEORY 4) - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(WILSON, FRED). Berger, Maurice, Fred Wilson & Jennifer Gonzalez. Baltimore, MD: Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County Fine Arts Gallery, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, biography, and bibliography. This is the beautifully designed and illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with the 2001 traveling Museum retrospective of works by the noted African-American contemporary artist Fred Wilson. For nearly two decades, the artist has worked with Cultural Institutions and their collections to create installations & exhibitions that critique and/or bring to light the relationship between race and American Museum practices. A pristine copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED by Fred Wilson in black felt-tip pen on the title page. 1-890761-04-4 Inventory Number: 017894
$155.00 InquireFiled Under: African-American Art, Art Theory, Artist Monographs, Exhibition Catalogues, Signed Books