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RAY JOHNSON / RAY JOHNSON
(JOHNSON, RAY). Johnson, Ray & William S. Wilson. New York: Between Books, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (20pp), 17 b&w illustrations + b&w covers. This is the charming twenty page catalogue issued in 1977 by Manhattan's Between Books that documents writings by and about the late, beloved Fluxus and Correspondence artist Ray Johnson. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 025809
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RAY JOHNSON: A GROUP OF FIVE RICHARD L. FEIGEN & CO. EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
(JOHNSON, RAY). Wilson, William S., Charles Stuckey, Ellen Levy & Frances Beatty. New York. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2011.: Richard L. Feigen & Co.. First Editions. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monographs. Fine.. np (14pp) + np (14pp) + np (14pp) + np (22pp) + 22pp, each profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With chronologies. In protective clear acetate dustwrappers. This is a set of the monographic catalogues issued in conjunction with the five Richard L. Feigen & Co. exhibitions of work from the Estate of Ray Johnson held between 2006 and 2011. They are titled "Ray Johnson: En Rapport" (2006), "Ray Johnson: The Early Years" (2007), "Ray Johnson: Challenging Rectangles" (2008), "Dear Ray Johnson" (2010), and "Ray Johnson: What's in a Name?" (2011), and feature texts about the Fluxus and Correspondence Art titan by William S. Wilson, Charles Stuckey, and Ellen Levy. A brand new, most handsome set of the five. Inventory Number: 025345
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BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE DOSSIERS NO. 4: RAY JOHNSON
(JOHNSON, RAY). Wilson, William S. & Mary Emma Harris. Foreword by Mary Holden. Asheville, NC: Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center, 1997. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. v + 83pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by John Jicha. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1997 survey exhibition of collages and works on paper by the idiosyncratic late Fluxus and Correspondence Art titan - not to mention the enigmatic subject of the great documentary film "How to Draw a Bunny" - Ray Johnson. A most andsome example of the 1997 first printing of this co-publication of the Black Mountain College (Johnson's Alma Mater) Museum and Arts Center and the Asheville Art Museum. 0-9649020-4-4 Inventory Number: 027538
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WILLIAM H. JOHNSON: 1901-1970
(JOHNSON, WILLIAM H.). Taylor, Joshua C., Adelyn D. Breeskin & Jan K. Muhlert. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 208pp, 161 b&w illustrations. With a bibliography, exhibition checklist, and index of titles. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1971 exhibition of one hundred and sixty works by the pioneering African-American artist William H. Johnson held at Washington, D.C.'s Smithsonian Institution. A bright, most handsome example of this vital document published on the occasion of Johnson's first Museum retrospective. LC 70-172991 Inventory Number: 026087
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DONALD JUDD: COMPLETE WRITINGS 1959-1975
(JUDD, DONALD). Judd, Donald. Halifax, CANADA & New York: The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design & New York University Press, 1975. First Paperback Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 232pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Published by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in collaboration with New York University Press, this is the first of two volumes of the complete writings - gallery reviews, book reviews, articles, letters to the editor, reports, statements, and complaints - dating from the years 1975-1986 by the late, great Minimalist giant Donald Judd. "These uncompromising reviews avoid the familiar generalizations so often associated with artistic styles emerging during the 1950s and 60s. Here, Judd discusses in detail the work of more than five hundred artists showing in New York at that time, and provides a critical account of this significant era in American art". A most presentable example of the uncommon 1975 first paperbound edition of this vital document showing some light soiling and age-toning. 0-8147-4156-8 Inventory Number: 026712
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DONALD JUDD: COMPLETE WRITINGS 1959-1975
(JUDD, DONALD). Judd, Donald. Halifax, CANADA & New York. 1975 (2005).: The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design & New York University Press. Second Edition (First Thus). 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 232pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Published by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in collaboration with New York University Press, this is the first of two volumes of the complete writings - gallery reviews, book reviews, articles, letters to the editor, reports, statements, and complaints - dating from the years 1975-1986 by the late, great Minimalist giant Donald Judd. "These uncompromising reviews avoid the familiar generalizations so often associated with artistic styles emerging during the 1950s and 60s. Here, Judd discusses in detail the work of more than five hundred artists showing in New York at that time, and provides a critical account of this significant era in American art". A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 2005 second edition of this vital document. 0-919616-42-9 Inventory Number: 025101
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DONALD JUDD: ZEICHNUNGEN / DRAWINGS 1956-1976
(JUDD, DONALD). Koepplin, Dieter. Basel, SWITZERLAND, Halifax, CANADA & New York: Kunstmuseum Basel, Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design & New York University Press, 1976. First Paperback Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in German and English. With a chronology and exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in collaboration with New York University Press, this is the copiously illustrated catalogue documenting a 1976 Kunsthalle Basel exhibition of two hundred and fifty-two working drawings for sculptural projects executed between 1956 and 1976 by the late, great Minimalist giant Donald Judd. A most presentable example of the uncommon paperbound first edition of this vital document showing some slight curling to the front of the textblock at the lower foredge corner along with some mild wear, soiling, and age-toning to its white covers. It has been priced accordingly. 0-919616-12-7 Inventory Number: 026010
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FRIDA KAHLO: THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS
(KAHLO, FRIDA) Texts by Luis-Martín Lozano, Andrea Kettenmann, Marina Vázquez Ramos. Taschen, I00210921, 2021. 16 x 11 inches, 624 Pages. Hardbound. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
The complete paintings of Frida Kahlo in an XXL edition
Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Edward Weston, Manuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art.
After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the cultural Renaissance of Mexico, but also in the United States. Her work garnered praise from the poet André Breton, who added the Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism and exhibited her work in Paris in 1939 to the admiration of Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.
We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, letters, and an extensive illustrated biography featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida’s home and the center of her universe.
This large-format XXL book allows readers to admire Frida Kahlo's paintings like never before, including unprecedented detail shots and famous photographs. It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years, forming the most extensive study of Kahlo's work and life to date. 9783836574204 Inventory Number: I00210921 -
ALLAN KAPROW: ROUTINE - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
(KAPROW, ALLAN). Kaprow. Allan. NP (Valencia, CA): Self-Published, 1975. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (4pp), 10 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Self-published by the artist in 1975, "Routine" is the photographically illustrated artist's book documenting three December 1973 "activities" by the renowned late Happenings and Performance artist Allan Kaprow. An internally most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item (cited as entry sixteen on pages 66-67 of Giorgio Maffei's "Allan Kaprow: A Bibliography") additionally BOLDLY INSCRIBED "For Sherry & Mel / Allan" in red ink on the front cover showing some soiling and typical minor age-patination to its white wrappers. 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: 024998
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ALLAN KAPROW: AN EXHIBITION SPONSORED BY THE ART ALLIANCE OF THE PASADENA ART MUSEUM
(KAPROW, ALLAN). Kaprow. Allan & Barbara Berman. Preface by James T. Demetrion. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum, 1967. First Edition. 4to. Spiral-Bound Boards. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 56pp, profusely illustrated in b&w gravure. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the exceedingly cool catalogue published in conjunction with the first major museum survey of the work of the renowned late Happenings and Performance artist Allan Kaprow. Published in 1967, the retrospective travelled from the Pasadena Art Museum to St. Louis' Washington University and The University of Texas, Austin. It includes copious photographic documentation, a transcribed interview between the artist and Barbara Berman, and the announcement for Kaprow's happening "Fluids" that was performed throughout Southern California in conjunction with the exhibition. A most handsome example of this uncommon spiral-bound document limited to one thousand, two hundred unnumbered copies showing some typical minor age-patination to the boards and preliminaries. Inventory Number: 025826
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THE STEVE KEENE ART BOOK - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(KEENE, STEVE). Efram, Daniel, Hilarie Bratset, Sam Brumbaugh, Elle Chang, Shepard Fairey, Karen Loew, Christina Zafiris, Starling Keene, Jonathan LeVine, Leo Fitzgerald, Talia Logan & Steve Keene. Los Angeles: Hat & Beard Press, I00220723, 2022. First Edition. 11 3/4 x 11 3/4", 472 pages. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 978-1955125147
Book Signing with Steve Keene at Arcana Saturday, July 30th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
"Steve Keene is the most prolific American painter of all time, producing more than 300,000 hand-painted works via his studio / chainlink fence cage where he paints more than fifty paintings at a time.
Lovingly known for making affordable art, as well as being the indie rock cover art maker to Pavement, The Apples in stereo, and Silver Jews, Keene has long been under appreciated for his importance to the nineties indie art and music scenes. "The Steve Keene Art Book* - originally conceived during his sold out 2016 show at Shepard Fairey’s Subliminal Projects Gallery - is the first art book dedicated exclusively to his work.
The book features essays by musician Hilarie Bratset (The Apples in stereo), writer Sam Brumbaugh, Elle Chang, Efram, Shepard Fairey, journalist Karen Loew, and Christina Zafiris, along with comments from Starling Keene, curators Jonathan LeVine, Leo Fitzgerald and Talia Logan, alongside a dazzling two hundred and seventy-seven reproductions of Keene’s works. Efram takes readers into Keene’s utilitarian chainlink “painting cage” for an all-access pass for a peek into the artist’s fascinating systemic technique.
"The Steve Keene Art Book" was edited by Gail O’Hara, editor-in-chief of the “legendary indie nerd bible” chickfactor, and designed by Grammy-nominated graphic designer Henry Owings.
A brand new, most handsome example of this massive, highly-anticipated survey additionally SIGNED by Steve Keene in ink.
PLEASE NOTE: Copies of "The Steve Keene Art Book" will be signed by the artist Saturday, August 30th and ship beginning Tuesday, September 2nd. If you would like to pre-order a signed copy and collect it at the event, please indicate this in the "Notes" section of your order.Inventory Number: E000SKAB
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MIKE KELLEY: POSTCARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BEAT OF THE TRAPS"
(KELLEY, MIKE). Kelley Mike. Los Angeles: Art Resources Transfer Inc., 1992. First Edition. Oblong 12mo. Printed Postcard. Performance Announcement. As New.. One 4 ¼ x 5 ¾" glossy cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, 1 b&w illustration. This is the postcard announcement published in conjunction with the June 29th and 30th, 1992 American premiere of Mike Kelley's collaborative performance piece with close friends Anita Pace and Stephen Prina entitled "Beat of the Traps" at the Gindi Auditorium of Los Angeles' University of Judaism. Unveiled earlier in the month in Vienna, it consisted of actor Alan Abelew and dancers Anita Pace and Carl Buckley interacting with musical accompaniment by drummers M.B. Gordy and Jonathan Norton alongside guitar and vocals by Stephen Prina. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item perfect for the Mike Kelley completeist. Inventory Number: 027383
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MIKE KELLEY: THE THIRTEEN SEASONS (HEAVY ON THE WINTER)
(KELLEY, MIKE). Kelley Mike. Koln, GERMANY: Galerie Jablonka, 1995. First Edition 1/400. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (24pp), 15 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by Kuhle und Mozer. Text in English and German. With a protective clear acetate dustwapper. This is the jaunty catalogue published in conjunction with the noted late Los Angeles-based artist Mike Kelley's 1995 exhibition of thirteen paintings on shaped wood held at his longtime German representative, Galerie Jablonka. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of wear and rubbing to its covers with a TLS from Jochen Link on gallery stationery dated September 21, 1995 detailing the exhibition's remaining available works and pricing to a well-known art dealer additionally laid in. Inventory Number: 026867
$275.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, California Artists and Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Mike Kelley, PMVABF -
MIKE KELLEY / FRANZ WEST
(KELLEY, MIKE) (WEST, FRANZ). Pontegnie, Ann, Mike Kelley, Franz West & Andreas Reitner Raabe. Brussels, BELGIUM & Wien, Austria: OneTwoThree & Pakesch & Schlebrugge, 2001. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Fine.. 84pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. Designed by Hans Wiegand (Flat Mountain Press). This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a jointly conceived exhibition of like-minded works by Mike Kelley and Franz West held in 2001 at the OneTwoThree space in Brussels. Included are previously unpublished texts, interviews, and the documentation of the artists' collaborative performance piece "To Be Read Aloud". A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item. 3-85160-014-2 Inventory Number: 024525
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MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: THE HAPPY END OF FRANZ KAFKA'S "AMERIKA"
(KIPPENBERGER, MARTIN). Felix, Zdenek, Veit Loers & Rudolf Schmitz. Hamburg & Koln, GERMANY: Deichtorhallen Hamburg & Oktagon Verlag, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Foil-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.. 80pp, 32 color and 4 b&w illustrations. Text in German and English. Designed by Panhans/Zander. With a biography and bibliography. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 1999 Deichtorhallen Hamburg exhibition of Martin Kippenberger's riotous Kafka-inspired installation of furniture entitled "The Happy End of Franz Kafka's "Amerika". A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-89611-074-8 Inventory Number: 016086
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MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: VERGESSENE EINRICHTUNGSPROBLEME IN DER VILLA HUGEL (VILLA MERKEL) / FORGOTTEN INTERIOR DESIGN PROBLEMS AT HOME
(KIPPENBERGER, MARTIN). Kippenberger, Martin. Renate Damsch-Wiehager, Editor. Esslingen & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Villa Merkel (Galerie Der Stadt Esslingen Am Nektar) & Cantz Verlag, 1996. First Edition 1/1900. Small Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in German and English. This is another wry Martin Kippenberger artist's book published in conjunction with his 1996 Villa Merkel exhibition of photographs from the series "16 Years of Beds". A most handsome example (entry number one hundred and forty in Uwe Koch's "Annotated catalogue raisonné of the Books by Martin Kippenberger 1977 - 1997") limited to one thousand, nine hundred unnumbered copies.. 3-89322-900-0 Inventory Number: 025284
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L'UNIVERS DE KLEE
(KLEE, PAUL). Klee, Paul & Jacques Prevert. Paris: Berggruen & Cie., 1955. First Edition. Tall Narrow 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (26pp), 17 color and 1 b&w illustration + color covers. Text in French. Published in conjunction with a 1955 Paul Klee Parisian gallery retrospective, this is an early installment of the "Plaquettes Berggruen" series. The cover is a reproduction of a 1927 watercolor printed photo-lithographically by Mourlot Freres, and the interior includes seventeen beautiful phototypie pochoir plates supervised by Daniel Jacomet. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of wear along the spine. Inventory Number: 024463
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PAUL KLEE: NOTEBOOKS VOLUME 2 - THE NATURE OF NATURE
(KLEE, PAUL). Klee, Paul. Jurg Spiller, Editor. Translated from the German by Heinz Norden. New York: George Wittenborn, Inc., 1973. First American Edition. Stout Square 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Very Good/Near Fine. 456pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Published as the seventeenth installment of the Robert Motherwell-edited Wittenborn series "The Documents of Modern Art", this is the second of two volumes of translated writings by the renowned late Swiss artist and Bauhaus instructor Paul Klee. Distilled from over twenty-five hundred pages of text, this massive study beautifully illustrates Klee's ideas on form and artistic creation with reproductions from sketchbooks, drawings and paintings. A most handsome example of the 1973 Wittenborn first edition showing a bit of soiling to the edges of the textblock. 0-8150-0040-5 Inventory Number: 027376
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FRANZ KLINE: 1958 SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY EXHIBITION POSTER
(KLINE, FRANZ). Janis Gallery, Sidney. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1958. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. One 27 x 22" sheet printed offset recto only, 1 b&w illustration. This is the striking black and white poster issued in conjunction with a 1958 Sidney Janis Galley exhibition by influential Abstract Expressionist artist Franz Kline. A bright white, flat (and never machine-folded), exceptionally well-preserved example of this stellar poster. Inventory Number: 027304
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JOHN KNIGHT: 87º (87 DEGREES)
(KNIGHT, JOHN). Knight, John, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh & Alexander Alberro. Foreword by Beatrice Stern. Mountainville, NY: Storm King Art Center, 2001. First Edition 1/1300. 8vo. Stapled Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 36pp, 12 b&w and 8 color illustrations. Designed by Katy Homans. This is one of the series of slender catalogues produced to document John Knight's exhibitions and public projects over the past thirty-five years. Austerely designed in a serial format of white, often die-cut wrappers, this installment documents Knight's 2001 outdoor Storm King Art Center installation entitled "87º". "John Knight’s work, 87°, draws the viewer’s focus off the Art Center’s property to an industrial object in its viewshed: the shapely water tower of the former Star Expansion Company. From a telescope on a newly constructed viewing platform, a visual line is drawn obliquely across the allée of trees in the center’s south fields to the upper portion of the water tower, about a mile away. Looking beyond Storm King, the work highlights the institutions relationship to its larger sociopolitical context, including its role within evolving regional land-use systems. Focusing on these overlooked aspects of contextual relevance, it adds meaning to a key element of Storm King’s success: the value of a well-placed lookout." A bright, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 026578
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IDA KOHLMEYER: PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE
(KOHLMEYER, IDA). Frank, Peter. New Orleans, LA: Arthur Roger Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 10 color illustrations. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in conjunction with a 1989 gallery exhibition in her native New Orleans, this is an oversized, slender sixteen page catalogue of works by the late Ida Kohlmeyer - a former student of Hans Hofmann. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 021361
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BETWEEN ARTISTS: SYLVIA KOLBOWSKI / WALID RAAD
(KOLBOWSKI, SYLVIA) (RAAD, WALID). Kolbowski, Sylvia & Walid Raad. New York: A.R.T. Press, 2006. First Edition. 12mo. Printed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 88pp, 9 color and 7 b&w illustrations. Published as part of A.R.T. Press' "Between Artists" series, "inadvertently situated during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the summer of 2006, this epistolary dialogue between Sylvia Kolbowski and Walid Raad traces one artist's evacuation from Lebanon, and one artist's experience of the war through texts and images". A bright, most handsome example of the 2006 first edition of this now elusive little gem. 0-923183-40-X Inventory Number: 024169
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JEFF KOONS
(KOONS, JEFF). Caldwell, John, Jim Lewis, Daniela Salvoni & Brian Wallis. Foreword by John R. Lane. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1992. First Edition. 4to. Gilt Debossed Boards in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 132pp, 81 color illustrations + color cover. Designed by Catherine Mills. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the beautifully designed and illustrated catalogue for the 1992 Jeff Koons exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - the budding superstar's second major American Museum retrospective. In addition to essays by John Caldwell, Jim Lewis, Daniela Salvoni and Brian Wallis, each of the sixty-seven sculptural and photographically based pieces shown (including the erotically charged "Made in Heaven" series with then paramour Cicciolina) is illustrated here. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition in gilt stamped white leather in a like dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-918471-27-3 Inventory Number: 027528
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JEFF KOONS: RETROSPEKTIV / RETROSPECTIVE
(KOONS, JEFF). Danto, Arthur C., Gunnar B. Kvaran, Jeff Koons, Rem Koolhaas & Hans Ulrich Obrist. Oslo, NORWAY: Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 156pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Norwegian and English. Designed by Sensiv Design - Nina K. Visnes. With an exhibition history, biography and exhibition checklist. This is the elegantly designed and illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with the 2004 Jeff Koons exhibition held at Oslo's Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art. Limited to one thousand copies only, it contains an incisive essay by Arthur C. Danto, a transcribed discussion between Koons, Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist, plus illustrations and a lengthy text for each of the fifty-three exhibited works executed between 1979 and 2003. A most handsome copy. 81-91430-43-8 Inventory Number: 016870
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JEFF KOONS: A COLLECTION OF TEN GAGOSIAN GALLERY EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
(KOONS, JEFF). Gagosian Gallery. Beverly Hills, New York & Hong Kong. 2001-2015.: Gagosian Gallery. First Editions. 4to + 8vo. Printed Paper. Exhibition Announcements. Near Fine or Better.. Ten sheets of primarily thick cardstock printed in color offset, recto and verso. This is a collection of ten stylish announcement cards produced for exhibitions of the work of Jeff Koons held at Gagosian Galleries in Beverly Hills, New York and Hong Kong between 2001 and 2014. The group consists of "New Paintings ('01)", "Cracked Egg (Blue) ('06)", "Hulk Elvis ('07)", "Popeye ('07)", "New Paintings ('09)", "New Paintings And Sculpture: Save The Date ('13)", "New Paintings And Sculpture ('13)", "Gazing Ball Paintings ('15)", "Split Rocker ('15)", and "Hulk Elvis ('16)". A brand new, most handsome group of these uncommon ephemeral items. Inventory Number: 026802
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THE JEFF KOONS HANDBOOK - SIGNED WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING
(KOONS, JEFF). Rosenblum, Robert & Jeff Koons. Sadie Coles & Robert Violette, Editors. London: Anthony d'Offay, 1992. First Edition. Narrow 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good.. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Herman Lelie. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This charming little book published by Anthony d'Offay in 1992 is a catalogue raisonné of works executed by Jeff Koons between 1979 and 1992. It includes an essay by Robert Rosenblum as well as running commentary on the work by the artist throughout. A handsome example of the gallery's true first edition additionally SIGNED AND DATED 3/22/01 WITH A FLOWER DRAWING by Jeff Koons in blue ink on the front free endpaper showing some light wear and rubbing to the covers - primarily along the spine. 0-947564-46-2 Inventory Number: 017331
$750.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, Catalogues Raisonné, Signed Books, Graphics + Multiples, Original Art -
NATURA NATURATA (AN ARGUMENT FOR STILL-LIFE): BENEFIT EXHIBITION FOR SQUAT THEATRE
(KOSUTH, JOSEPH). DaRosa, Raquel, Clegg & Guttmann, Braco Dimitrievic, Cornelia Lauf, Paul Magriel & John C. Welchman. Cornelia Lauf, Editor. New York: Josh Bear Gallery, 1989. First Edition. 12mo. Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np, no illustrations. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1989 Josh Bear Gallery exhibition for the benefit of New York's Squat Theatre, the noted Conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth designed this elegant catalogue cum artist's book with a die-cut front cover printed on onionskin pages using typography much in the manner of his text-based wall pieces of the period. Curated by his wife Cornelia Lauf, the contemporary artists featured were Alan Belcher, Werner Buttner, Sarah Charlesworth, Braco Dimitrievic, Lili Dujourie, Clegg & Guttmann, Kosuth, Roy Lichtenstein, Glenn O'Brien, Claes Oldenburg, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Eran Shaerf, Wolfgang Staehle, Haim Steinbach, and Jon Tower, alongside "older masters" "Anonymous", Ben Austrian, Charles Thomas Bale, Nicholas Alden Brooks, George Henry Hall, William Michael Harnett, Gasparo Lopez, John Peto, Henri Robbe, and Tobias Stranover. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 013276
$40.00 InquireFiled Under: Art, Artist Monographs, Artists' Books, Conceptual and Minimal Art, Exhibition Catalogues, Pop Art -
JOSEPH KOSUTH: "GUESTS AND FOREIGNERS: CORPORAL HISTORIES" - AN INSTALLATION FOR THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH
(KOSUTH, JOSEPH). Kosuth, Joseph. Preface by The American Foundation for AIDS Research. Berlin, GERMANY & New York: Berlin Press & The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR), 2001. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. Designed by Joseph Kosuth. With a biography and chronology. Designed by the artist, this is the elegant hardbound catalogue documenting noted Conceptualist Joseph Kosuth's 2000 installation for The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) entitled "Guests and Foreigners: Corporal Histories". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 3-9804910-6-4 Inventory Number: 018849
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GERALD LAING: PAPER PLATE MULTIPLE - ARCHIVALLY FRAMED IN A PLEXIGLAS BOX
(LAING, GERALD). Laing, Gerald. New York. ND (circa 1968).: On First (Gerald Laing & Bert Stern). First Edition. 4to. Printed Paper Plate in a Box. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 10 ¼" diameter paper plate screenprinted with lavender ink on white. This is one of four striking paper plate designs conceived by noted British Pop Artist Gerald Laing for the groovy late sixties New York boutique, On First. Located on First Avenue at 61st in Manhattan, the shop was the brainchild of noted fashion and advertising photographer Bert Stern who opened it with the idea of commissioning stylish-yet-inexpensive objects for the home and wardrobe from artists and fashion designers. The store was ultimately short-lived - closing its doors after little more than a year - leaving most of these plates neither distributed, nor seen again. A most handsome example of the lavender biomorphic circle variant of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral multiple (entry 68 in Lyndsey Ingram and Rupert Halliwell's "Gerald Laing: Prints & Multiples - A Catalogue Raisonné") beautifully presented in a 12 x 12 x 4" archival Artservices sixties-style Plexiglas display box / frame that can be hung on a wall or laid flat on a table. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 024864
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JORGE LAZAREFF + MILES BELLER: WALK-INS WELCOME - SIGNED BY THE ARTISTS
(LAZAREFF + BELLER). Lazareff, Jorge & Miles Beller. Los Angeles, CA: Van Norden & van de Wiele, 2019. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued..
52pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Walks-ins Welcome" is an exhibition of new collaborative artworks by the Los Angeles-based duo of Jorge Lazareff and Miles Beller. Combining images and text, these layered works explore the deep and abiding political / cultural shock-waves affecting us daily; from the contracting borders of freedom to the locked halls of power". A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly limited publication of fifty copies only additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by both Jorge Lazareff and Miles Beller.
PLEASE NOTE: Copies of "Walk-Ins Welcome" will be signed by the artists at the event on Sunday, May 19th, and shipped beginning Tuesday, May 21st.
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BARRY LE VA: DRAWINGS 1967-1977
(LE VA, BARRY). Ligare, David & Gary T. Smith. Salinas, CA: Hartnell College Gallery, 1979. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good +.. np (12pp), 5 b&w illustrations. Designed by Lloyd Northover Limited. With an exhibition checklist and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1979 Hartnell College exhibition, this slender twelve page catalogue documents the gallery's presentation of eleven installation drawings by minimal sculptor Barry Le Va. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of browning along the edges. LC 79-63310 Inventory Number: 017951
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SCHEMATIC DRAWING FOR MUYBRIDGE II, 1964 / SOL LEWITT 7/69
(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. New York, London, Rome & Hong Kong. 2007-2014.: Multiples, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Sheet Plus Envelope. Artist's Book. Fine./Near Fine.. One 5 1/8 x 12 3/8" cardstock sheet, printed recto only inserted into a printed paper envelope, 10 b&w illustrations. This wry homage to Eadweard Muybridge's Human Locomotion studies was noted Minimal/Conceptual Artist Sol LeWitt's contribution to the to the Multiples, Inc. "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item (cited on pages 88-89 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books") offered here individually. Inventory Number: 026656
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SOL LEWITT: GRAPHIK 1970-1975
(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. Basel & Bern, SWITZERLAND. ND (circa 1976).: Kunsthalle Basel & Verlag Kornfeld und Cie.. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine.. np (96pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in German with English captions. Co-published by the Kunsthalle Basel and Verlag Kornfeld und Cie, this substantial document is a full catalogue raisonné of Sol LeWitt's screenprints, lithographs, etchings, and artist books executed between 1970 and 1975. It includes entries for ninety-seven works that are all illustrated throughout. An otherwise bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a diagonal closed tear to one of the rear pages. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025919
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SOL LEWITT / SIX WALL DRAWINGS; ARCS WITH STRAIGHT LINES, NOT-STRAIGHT LINES AND BROKEN LINES
(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. Houston, TX: Cusack Gallery, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (16pp), illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender sixteen page artist's book cum exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with a 1973 Sol LeWitt installation at Houston's hotbed of Minimal and Conceptual Art, The Cusack Gallery. It is a facsimile of the written instructions and diagrams in the artist's hand utilized to execute the six exhibited wall drawings. An otherwise most handsome copy of this exceptionally uncommon item (cited on page 45 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as entry number seven of the "Artist Books" in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol LeWitt") - only five copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - whose inside front cover and first few pages show some browning due to a laid in New York Times newspaper review of LeWitt's 1994 exhibition of wall drawings at Boston's MFA. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025812
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SOL LEWITT: RECENT WORKS 24 MARCH - 6 MAY 1990
(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. Tokyo: Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and collections listing. This is the elegant catalogue published in conjunction with a 1990 survey exhibition of Sol LeWitt's then-recent wall drawings, gouaches, and structures held at the Touko Museum of Art - the Minimalist pioneer's first major show in Japan. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of wear to the covers along with some trivial foxing to the extremities. Inventory Number: 025141
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SOL LEWITT: SUNRISE & SUNSET AT PRAIANO
(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. & Multiples, Inc., 1980. First Edition. Square 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artists' Book. Near Fine.. np (32pp), 220 color illustrations. "Sunrise and Sunset at Praiano" is Sol LeWitt 1980 artist's book that consists of fifty-four pages of 2 by 2 grids contrasting color photographs of the sky over Praiano Italy where the late, great Minimal pioneer maintained a villa taken at Sunrise, and - you guessed it, - Sunset. A handsome example of this uncommon item (cited on pages 102-103 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol LeWitt") showing some very light wear and soiling to its white wrappers along with a tiny dent to the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 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. 0-8478-0275-2 Inventory Number: 025140
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ROY LICHTENSTEIN: A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN GAGOSIAN GALLERY EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENTS + POSTERS
(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Gagosian Gallery. New York, Beverly Hills, London, etc. 2001-2016.: Gagosian Gallery. First Editions. 4to + 8vo + Folio. Printed Paper. Exhibition Announcements. Fine.. Eleven sheets of primarily thick cardstock printed in color offset, recto and verso. This is a collection of nine stylish announcement cards plus two posters produced for exhibitions of the work of Lichtenstein held at Gagosian Galleries in New York, Beverly Hills, London, and Hong Kong between 2001 and 2016. The group consists of "Brushstroke ('01)", "Early Black And White Paintings ('01)", "Perfect / Imperfect ('02)", "Sculpture ('02)", "Sculpture ('05)", "Lichtenstein Girls ('08)", "Still Lifes ('10)", "Landscapes in the Chinese Style (Hong Kong '11)", "Landscapes in the Chinese Style - small folded poster, as issued (New York '12)", "Expresionism - small folded poster, as issued ('13)", and "Greene Street Mural ('15)." A brand new, most handsome group of these uncommon ephemeral items. Inventory Number: 026804
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TIME: MAY 24, 1968 ISSUE WITH A ROY LICHTENSTEIN-COMMISSIONED COVER
(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Grunwald, Henry Anatole, Managing Editor. New York: Time Inc., 1968. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Very Good. (But Incomplete).. 96pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This 1968 issue of "Time" features a special five page report on Robert F. Kennedy's Primary election campaign to become the Democratic Party's candidate for President later that same year. It is accompanied by a striking front cover Pop Art portrait of RFK commissioned from Roy Lichtenstein. An otherwise handsome example of this jaunty item showing a mailing label, mild scuffing, and light wear to the front cover that has had pages 21-22, and a portion of page 23-23 clipped. It has been priced accordingly. ISSN 0040-781X Inventory Number: 027321
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ROY LICHTENSTEIN AT CALARTS: DRAWINGS AND COLLAGES FROM THE ARTIST'S COLLECTION
(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Kaprow, Allan. Valencia, CA: The California Institute of the Arts, 1977. First Edition 1/5000. Tall 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Louis Danziger. This is a nicely designed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition held at The California Institute of the Arts. It contains copious reproductions of paintings and preparatory works on paper along with photographs of the noted Pop artist at work and play in his Southampton studio. A handsome example showing some wear minor wear and surface abrasions at the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. LC 77-308 Inventory Number: 022865
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ROY LICHTENSTEIN AT CALARTS: DRAWINGS AND COLLAGES FROM THE ARTIST'S COLLECTION
(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Kaprow, Allan. Valencia, CA: The California Institute of the Arts, 1977. First Edition 1/5000. Tall 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Louis Danziger. This is a nicely designed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition held at The California Institute of the Arts. It contains copious reproductions of paintings and preparatory works on paper along with photographs of the noted Pop artist at work and play in his Southampton studio. A most handsome example showing just a bit of light wear along the spine. LC 77-308 Inventory Number: 022864