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(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Lichtenstein, Roy. NP: Democratic National Committee, 1992. First Edition. Oblong 24mo. Laminated Pinback Button. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 1 ¾ x 2 ¾" ovoid laminated metal pinback button printed in primary blue, red and yellow inks. This is the striking political lapel button that Roy Lichtenstein created for the 1992 Bill Clinton and Al Gore Democratic campaign for the Presidency. It incorporates a miniature reproduction of his screenprint "The White House Oval Office" that was published by the artist and Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc. that same year for the benefit of the Democratic National Committee. A bright, most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this uncommon multiple (referenced in entry 277 in Mary Lee Corlett's "The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1993") as bright and fresh as the day it was printed! Inventory Number: 027601

(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Lichtenstein, Roy. New York: On First (Roy Lichtenstein & Bert Stern), 1969. First Edition. 4to. Printed Paper Plate. Artist's Multiple. As New.. One 10 ¼" diameter paper plate screenprinted in primary blue, red and yellow inks on molded stiff white paper. Stated on verso "Roy Lichtenstein © On 1st Inc. 1969" - unsigned as issued. This is the striking Pop Art tableware that Roy Lichtenstein produced at the height of his powers 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 brand new, bright, most handsome example of this charming ephemeral multiple - as bright and fresh as the day it was printed. 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: 027554

(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Lichtenstein, Roy. Valencia, CA: The California Institute of the Arts, 1977. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Screenprinted Poster. Exhibition Poster. Fine.. One 38 x 24 ¾" inch heavy paper sheet screenprinted in colors recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Jayme Odgers at CalArts. This is the lovely color poster published in conjunction with a 1977 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition of recent drawings and collages held while the pioneering Pop artist was in residence at The California Institute of the Arts. A bright, most handsome flat example that was originally acquired directly from its designer. It will be shipped rolled in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027419

(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Lichtenstein, Roy. New York: On First (Roy Lichtenstein & Bert Stern), 1969. First Edition. 4to. Printed Paper Plate in a Box. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 10 ¼" diameter paper plate screenprinted in primary blue, red and yellow inks on white. Stated on verso "Roy Lichtenstein © On 1st Inc. 1969" - unsigned as issued. This is the striking Pop Art tableware that Roy Lichtenstein produced at the height of his powers 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 brand new, most handsome example of this charming ephemeral multiple - as bright and fresh as the day it was printed - 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: 024660

(LINDNER, RICHARD) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Lord, James. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1977. First Edition 1/150 Deluxe. Folio. Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Fine. 24pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French, with an English summary. This is a monographic edition of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Richard Lindner's 1977 exhibition of paintings and watercolors. An internally bright, pristine example of the deluxe slipcased edition printed on Velin de Rives limited to one hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (39/150) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "R Lindner" in pencil on the rear colophon housed in the publisher's purple paper-over-boards chemise and slipcase with printed pastedown. The magazine itself is in spectacular condition, the chemise bears mild sunning along the spine, while the slipcase shows light wear and similar mild sunning. 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: 024984

(LIPCHITZ, JACQUES). Lipchitz, Jacques. New York: Fine Arts Associates - Otto M. Gerson, 1957. First Edition. 12mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good.. np (16pp), 20 b&w illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 1957 exhibition at Otto Gerson's blue chip New York gallery, this slender catalogue details thirty-three recent works, plus twelve pieces from the teens and twenties by noted French sculptor Jacques Lipchitz. A most presentable copy showing a diagonal soft crease along the front cover, and a tiny dent to the upper foredge corner. Inventory Number: 008567

(LISSITZKY, EL). Perloff, Nancy & Eva Forgacs. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 1999. First Edition. Square 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 22pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. With an exhibition checklist and chronology. This is the slender twenty-two page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1999 Getty Research Institute presentation entitled "Monuments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky". The exhibition contained one hundred and thirty-three objects produced by the great Russian Constructivist pioneer during his twenty-five years as a typographer, book designer, architect and designer. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item - the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 025679

(LONG, RICHARD). Long, Richard. Dusseldorf, GERMANY: Konrad Fischer Gallery, 1973. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (32pp), illustrated in b&w. Text in English. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the 1973 first edition of "South America" - Richard Long's charming little artist's book amalgam of brief texts and Pre-Columbian pictograms. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item (cited as the thirteenth entry in the comprehensive bibliography of artist's books and monographs on page 221 of Clarrie Wallis' "Richard Long: Heaven and Earth" published in 2009 by the Tate, Britain Museum) showing some creasing along the spine along with mild age-toning and brown speckling to its matte white covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025025

(LOOMIS, ANDREW). Loomis, Andrew. Hong Kong. ND.: Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 8vo. Wrappers Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Good +.. 190pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Japanese. This is a rather unique edition of one of Andrew Loomis' most sought after drawing instruction books - what appears to be a circa 1960s bootleg Japanese edition of "Figure Drawing For All its Worth" - allegedly printed in Hong Kong. A presentable example of what must be something of a rarity here in the occident whose covers show a bit of rubbing, soiling, and a few tiny chips to the jacket. The text block has a few creases as well as some minor traces of wear and handling and a few annotations in ink throughout. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 004092

(LOU, LIZA). Julia Bryan-Wilson and Cathleen Chaffee and Glenn Adamson and Elisabeth Sherman, Contributions by Carrie Mae Weems. Designed by Conny Purtill.. Rizzoli Electa, I00221004. 2022. 9 x 11-3/4, 296 pages. Hardcover. Art Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued.

The most comprehensive book on the work of Liza Lou, whose popular and critically acclaimed installations made entirely of beads consider the important themes of women, community, and the valorization of labor.

Liza Lou first gained attention in 1996 when her room-sized sculpture Kitchen was shown at the New Museum in New York. Representing five years of individual labor, this groundbreaking work subverted standards of art by introducing glass beads as a fine art material. The project blurred the rigid boundary between fine art and craft, and established Lou's long-standing exploration of materiality, process, and beauty. Working within a craft métier has led the artist to work in a variety of socially engaged settings, from community groups in Los Angeles, to a collective she founded in Durban, South Africa. Over the past fifteen years, Lou has focused on a poetic approach to abstraction as a way to highlight the process underlying her work.

In this comprehensive volume that considers the entirety of Lou’s singular vision, curators, art historians, and artists offer important perspectives on the breadth of the work. 9780847870752 Inventory Number: I00221004

(LUGANSKAIA, LILIA) Foreward by Joanna Cresswell. Self-Published, I00220628, 2022. 13 x 10 inches, 40 Pages. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket - As Issued.

History teaches us that a language of flowers can communicate endless things about the culture in which it emerged, and herein lies Lilia Luganskaia's interest. Taking inspiration from the world of 19th Century sentimental flower books, Hortus presents itself as a set of notes towards a modern handbook for contemporary floriography, considering what the discipline might look like today. By collecting common flora across one year in the urban gardens around her home in Amsterdam and cross-referencing their meanings with publications from the past, Luganskaia reflects on their natures, their roles, and the symbolic familiarity they might hold for the communities living with them. A female artist and reader of the twenty-first century, she seeks out the essence of modern life through her lens, and through flowers, just like the women who came before her.” The Hortus project is an open investigation into the nature of seemingly common objects through 'Floriography', urban gardens, and the history of female rights. Hortus was inspired by urban gardens in West Amsterdam and created with its plants by Lilia Luganskaia. Inventory Number: I00220628

(LUPERTZ, MARKUS). Fuchs, Rudi & Konrad Oberhuber. New York: Mary Boone Gallery, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (12pp), 3 color illustrations + cover. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with Markus Lupertz' 1990 exhibition of large-format paintings from his recent "Poussin Series" held at New York's Mary Boone Gallery. Boone's catalogues of this period are sought after as they were issued hors commerce, and not given to "just anyone"! A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 017352

(LUPERTZ, MARKUS). Gohr, Siegfried. New York: Mary Boone & Michael Werner Gallery, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 24pp, 3 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with Markus Lupertz' 1986 exhibition of three recent sculptures - "Titan", "Ganymede" and "Hirte" - held at New York's Mary Boone Gallery. Boone's catalogues of this period are sought after as they were issued hors commerce, and not given to "just anyone"! A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 017351

(MADALENA, BATISTE). Katten, Judith & Anthony Slide. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 64pp, 24 color and 16 b&w illustrations + color covers. This is the lovely, oversized monograph on the extraordinary hand painted Silent era movie posters of artist Batiste Madalena. Working for the Rochester-based George Eastman Theatre in the mid-twenties, Madalena was give free reign to create these captivating images promoting the Hollywood fare of the day to fill the popular cinema's huge display windows. A handsome example showing a bit of overall wear and handling. 0-8109-2311-4 Inventory Number: 019372

(MAJERUS, MICHEL). Majerus, Michel. NP: Self-Published, 1993. First Edition Hors Serie. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. np (76pp), 75 b&w illustrations - thirty-two of which have been additionally uniquely hand colored. Designed by Michel Majerus. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Supermalbuch" is late Belgian artist Michel Majerus' self-published 1993 decidedly not-for-children coloring book. It reproduces seventy-five crudely drawn depictions of genitalia, masturbation, underage sex, bestiality, and other scatological delights. Produced in a signed and numbered edition of fifty printed paperbound books, it is unclear how many of these were ever actually distributed, and the Estate of Michel Majerus has classified "Supermalbuch" as a unique artwork rather than simply a publication by the artist. A bright, most handsome hors serie example of this exceedingly uncommon item - not a single copy is cited in OCLC WorldCat - that is neither signed nor numbered acquired directly from the library of a noted art dealer that has additionally had thirty-two of the illustrations embellished - perhaps by Majerus' own hand? Inventory Number: 025980

(MANGOLD, ROBERT). Carrier, David. New York: PaceWildenstein, 1995. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 38pp, 23 color and 1 b&w illustration + cover. Designed by Tomoko Makiura and Paul Pollard. With an exhibition checklist. This is the stylish catalogue published in conjunction with a 1995 PaceWildenstein exhibition of fourteen recent paintings and studies by Minimalist icon Robert Mangold from his "Curved Plane / Figure" series. A most presentable copy from the library of an art consultant that annotated it in pencil throughout with the gallery's asking prices and the client(s) that either bought or reserved pieces, showing a soft crease through a portion of the upper foredge tip. It has been priced accordingly. 1-878283-54-5 Inventory Number: 019704

(MANGOLD, ROBERT). Danoff, I. Michael & Mark Stevens. Akron, OH & New York: Akron Art Museum & Paula Cooper Gallery, 1984. First Edition 1/3000. Square 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 24pp, 15 b&w and 5 color illustrations + color cover. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1984 traveling retrospective circulated by the Akron Art Museum of thirty-seven paintings and works on paper executed by Robert Mangold between 1969 and 1984. It includes installation shots of several of the pioneering Minimalist's earlier gallery exhibitions. A handsome copy. Inventory Number: 019685

(MAN RAY) (PAOLINI, GIULIO) (BOLAFFIARTE). Man Ray & Giulio Paolini. Torino, ITALY: Bolaffi & Mondadori Editori, 1973. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Very Good -.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w, with two 11 ¾ x 9 ¼" original graphics laid in. Text in Italian. This is the thirty-first installment of the Italian Arts magazine "BolaffiArte". Amongst the more interesting articles here are features on American Land Art (Michael Heizer and Robert Smithson) and Hippie Communes in the Southwest - both with photographs by Gianfranco Gorgoni, collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, Conceptual Art and Arte Povera 1966 - 1969, and a section devoted to Man Ray. For the issue, Man Ray was commissioned to create an original work of art utilizing the letter "R" (as part its "L'Alfabebeto di BolaffiArte" series), which was then reproduced utilizing the photolithographic process and included as a loose insert. It consists of an embossed sheet of cardstock which has been overprinted with a stylized "Man Ray" in dark green, save for the "R" printed in red. In addition, noted Italian Arte Povera/Conceptual artist Giulio Paolini has contributed an original insert entitled "Vedo, 1969 (la decifrazione del mio campo visivo)". A most presentable example with like inserts showing a bit of overall light wear along with a slight dent at the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 009218

(MAN RAY). Ware, Katherine. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. As New.. One 7 ½ x 24 inch continuous sheet printed recto and verso, folded neatly in fourths to make 8pp, 4 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany a 1998 exhibition of vintage prints by Man Ray from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the exhibition. Inventory Number: 025597

(MANZONI, PIERO). Codognato, Mario. London: Karsten Schubert Ltd., 1989. First Edition 1/800. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 16pp, 13 b&w illustrations. Designed by Tamar Burchill. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1989 London gallery survey of works executed by the late Italian Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni between 1957 and 1961. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to eight hundred unnumbered copies. 1-870590-10-4 Inventory Number: 022317

(MANZONI, PIERO). Kultermann, Udo & Piero Manzoni. Foreword by J. Leering. Eindhoven, THE NETHERLANDS: Van Abbemueum, 1969. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Dutch and Italian. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the uniquely bound catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1969 survey exhibition of Italian Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni's "Achrome" and related works from the late fifties and early sixties held at the Van Abbemueum, Eindhoven. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose wrappers are covered in white synthetic fiber that references the "Achrome" pieces showing just a bit of minor wear and some typical brown staining to the inside covers from the binder's adhesive. Inventory Number: 025762

(MARCKS, GERHARD). Marcks, Gerhard. New York: Otto M. Gerson Gallery, 1961. First Edition. 12mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (16pp), 10 b&w illustrations. This is the slender catalogue published in conjunction with a 1961 Gerhard Marcks exhibition at Otto Gerson's blue chip New York sculpture gallery of the late '50s & early '60s. A handsome example. Inventory Number: 003697

(MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN). Ferguson, Russell, Miwon Kwon, Douglas Kahn & Alan Licht. Russell Ferguson, Editor. Los Angeles & Gottingen, GERMANY: The Hammer Museum & Steidl, 2003. First Edition. Small 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Flexible Boards. Artist Monograph. As New.. 202pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Georgianna Stout and Glen Cummings. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history, bibliography, discography, and performance history. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with the extensive 2003 Hammer Museum retrospective of works by Christian Marclay, this beautifully designed and printed catalogue is the most comprehensive document to date on the noted Swiss artist and musician. A brand new, pristine example additionally bearing the SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "To Robert, from Marclay / 6-4-03" to a noted art historian when the show opened at The Hammer in blue ink on the front free endpaper. 3-88243-931-9 Inventory Number: 024382

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Nieves, 2004. First Edition #57/100. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (26pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "One A Day" is "Zine Master of the World" Ari Marcopoulos' slender 2004 survey of black and white photographs that includes portraits of the likes of The Beastie Boys, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Miles Davis, and others. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item published by Nieves in an edition of one hundred NUMBERED (57/100) copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Ari Marcopoulos / ARI 2004" in the year of publication in black ink across the inside rear cover. Inventory Number: 026839

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari & Alanna Heiss. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: Nieves & Someday Gallery, 2006. First Edition 1/200 Artist Proofs. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (160pp), 78 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "This is Ari Marcopoulos' ironically titled, compelling mix of new and old images - a collection of his works like you have never experienced before. The book is published by Nieves for the exhibition "Under Penalty of Perjury" at Someday Gallery in Melbourne, where Ari’s works are shown for the first time as large scale black and white photocopied prints on paper. Ari’s long-standing collaboration with Nieves and his choice of using xeroxed reproductions for the exhibition have made it a natural step to produce this new book together. It comes with two different covers and is published in an edition of two hundred copies". A most handsome example of what is arguably the most sought after of Mr. Marcopoulos' many fine books from the one hundred unnumbered copies with the image of skateboarder Frank Natiello on the front cover additionally BOLDLY SIGNED TWICE by the photographer in black ink across the title page. Inventory Number: 023068

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari & Alanna Heiss. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Nieves, 2007. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (22pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. "What's Happening?" is artist/photographer supreme Ari Marcopoulos' slender little artist's book of black and white views of the natural world between late 2006 and early 2007 - though there is a single image of two skateboarders pictured here at the rear. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item published by Nieves in a numbered (76/150) edition limited to one hundred and fifty copies. Inventory Number: 023066

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari & Alanna Heiss. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Nieves, 2007. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (22pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. "What's Happening?" is "Zine Master of the World" Ari Marcopoulos' slender little artist's book of black and white photographs of the natural world taken between late 2006 and early 2007 - though there is a single image of two skateboarders pictured here at the rear. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item published by Nieves in an edition of one hundred and fifty NUMBERED (77/150) copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in black ink on the inside rear cover. Inventory Number: 022556

(MARDEN, BRICE). Criqui, Jean-Pierre. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth with Magnetic Closure. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, 112 color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 2002 New York gallery exhibition entitled "Bears, Attendants, and Rocks" (the artist's most significant since "Cold Mountain" at the Dia Center for the Arts in 1991), this innovatively designed catalogue includes over one hundred full-color reproductions of paintings, drawings, and etchings executed by Brice Marden between 1997 and 2002. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 1-880146-36-3 Inventory Number: 015350

(MARINI, MARINO). Guastalla, Giorgio & Guido. Preface by Mario De Micheli. Introduction by Marina Marini. Rome, ITALY & Los Angeles, CA: Graphis Arte Editions & Leslie Sacks Editions, 1993. First English Language Edition 1/1000. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/Near Fine. 278pp, profusely illustrated in duotone, b&w and color. Text in English. With a biography, collections listing, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the hardbound catalogue raisonné of the graphic work of the renowned twentieth century Italian artist Marino Marini, Published in 1993, it contains fully illustrated and annotated entries for three hundred and eighty-four engravings, lithographs and graphic works for illustrated books executed between 1919 and 1980. An internally most handsome copy of the English language edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing a single closed tear and crease at the bottom edge of the front panel of the dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. 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. Inventory Number: 022461

(MARTINEZ, ALFREDO RAMOS). Ramirez, Fausto, Xavier Moyssen L. & Israel Cavazos Garza. Monterrey, MEXICO: Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Monterrey, 1997. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 164pp, 85 color illustrations. Text in English and Spanish. With an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 1997 Mexican Museum retrospective, this is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensive monograph that traces noted Monterrey born painter Alfredo Ramos Martinez' transition from a European-influenced representational style to his late work of Cubist-inflected native folk imagery created after his move to Los Angeles. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. 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. 968-6623-33-7 Inventory Number: 021371

(MARTINEZ CELAYA, ENRIQUE). Martinez Celaya, Enrique, Mary Rakow & Matthew Biro. Barcelona, SPAIN: Ediciones Poligrafa, 2013. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 176pp, 110 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English and Catalan. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. "Enrique Martinez Celaya is one of the most intriguing and celebrated artists to emerge from the United States in recent years. Trained as artist and physicist, his practice embraces painting, sculpture, photography, and writing. His projects frequently take the form of multi-disciplinary environments that balance images with the immediacy of the material experience. In the first comprehensive study of Martinez Celaya's multifaceted process, Mary Rakow and Matthew Biro illuminate previously unaddressed aspects of the artist’s practice including his tendency to destroy his own work, his materials and approaches towards them, his literary influences, and the changes that led to pivotal moments in his career. "Working Methods" features new photography, archival images, and a number of previously unpublished works. Also included is an interview by Rakow with the artist that reveals his unique practice". A brand new, pristine example additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Enrique Martinez Celaya / 7-19/13" in the year of publication in black ink on the title page. 84-343-1316-2 Inventory Number: 023234

(MARTINEZ, EDDIE). Simonini, Ross, Glenn O'Brien, Monica Ramirez-Montagut & Eddie Martinez. Brooklyn, NY: PictureBox Inc., 2013. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 256pp, profusely illustrated in color. Brooklyn-based artist Eddie Martinez has received much critical acclaim for his cartoonish, energetic, and expressive paintings. Both abstract and figurative, these works often employ a loosely fixed cast of forms such as flowers, tabletops, shoes, bent yellow columns, and white horizons. Martinez works in series, reprising these forms over several - usually large-scale - canvases. This book is the first substantial monograph on the artist, documenting the last six years of Martinez's output, reproducing two hundred works in color grouped thematically, by animals, flowers, tabletops, still lifes and portraits. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap 0-9845892-4-4 Inventory Number: 027236

(MARUO, SUEHIRO). Maruo, Suehiro, Suehiro Tanemura, Hiroshi Aramata & Masatoshi Nagase. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1996. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np, 86 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. Designed by Milky Asobe and Hiromi Abe (Atelier Peyotl). This is the second of Treville's beautifully designed and printed hardbound anthologies of drawings by noted Manga illustrator Suehiro Maruo. A frequent contributor to the legendary underground magazine "Garo", Maruo's work is filled with images of violence, eroticism, and anguish in the style of Muzan-e. A most handsome example of the 1996 first printing. 4-8457-1090-0 Inventory Number: 022512

(MATSUMOTO, AKIRA). Matsumoto, Akira, Tsunehisa Hiruma, Masayoshi Homma & Makoto Nakamura. Tokyo: Gyarari Natsuhiko, 1991. First Edition #281/600 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Debossed Cloth in Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 312pp, 358 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in Japanese and English. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the beautifully printed 1991 monograph on the noted Japanese Pop-turned-Abstract artist Akira Matsumoto. It contains essays by Tsunehisa Hiruma, Masayoshi Homma, and Makoto Nakamura along with a catalogue raisonné of works executed between 1960 and 1990. A most handsome example of the uncommon deluxe edition limited to six hundred copies NUMBERED (281/600) and additionally SIGNED in Japanese by the artist in black ink on the title page housed in the publisher's gilt-debossed slipcase with the ORIGINAL COLOR SILKSCREEN PRINT "Arrangement (Inversion S 15)" SIGNED AND NUMBERED (281/600) in pencil laid in, as issued. Inventory Number: 022524

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON) (FOOD). Morris, Catherine. Bremen, & Koln, GERMANY: Westfalisches Landesmuseum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte & Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 48pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and German. From 1971 through 1974, "Food" was the unique, artist-run restaurant located at the corner of Prince and Wooster Streets in New York's SoHo. It was designed and built by Gordon Matta-Clark - this project marking the first instance of his architectural cutting and reconfiguration - and administered primarily by Matta-Clark, Caroline Goodden, Tina Girouard, Rachel Lew, and Suzy Harris. "Food" was conceived as a vibrant yet inexpensive oasis where the local artistic community (which included neighbors 112 Greene Street, Avalanche Magazine, Phillip Glass, etc.) would be able to dine, drink, and exchange ideas. It became "a creative environment where artists were guest chefs, films were made, dancers performed, and art was discussed, inspired and produced". This is the informative, well-illustrated catalogue for a 1999 exhibition on the project curated by Catherine Morris for White Columns in New York that was shown at Bremen's Westfalisches Landesmuseum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon document showing a bit of light patination to the rear cover. 3-88375-435-8 Inventory Number: 027248

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. New York: 98 Greene Street Loft Press, 1974. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the influential self-published artist's book documenting Gordon Matta-Clark's now legendary 1974 chainsaw-assisted drawing and quartering of an abandoned house located at 322 Humphrey Street in Englewood, New Jersey. A handsome example of this uncommon, seminal Conceptual document whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - showing just the slightest bit of light soiling and age-toning along the extremities. Inventory Number: 027402

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027182

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition #118/250 Deluxe. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - from the edition of two hundred and fifty copies BOLDLY SIGNED "Gordon Matta Clark" AND NUMBERED (118/250) in black ink on the recto showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027181

(MATTA ECHAURREN). Matta (Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echaurren) & Alain Sayag. New York: Maxwell Davidson Gallery & Jeffrey Loria & Co., Inc., 1977. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (48pp), 23 color and 2 b&w illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, collections listing, biography and bibliography. This is the beautifully illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with two concurrent 1977 New York gallery exhibitions of twenty-one works on canvas executed between 1994 and 1996 by the Chilean-born Surrealist artist Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echaurren. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 024402

(McCOLLUM, ALLAN). McCollum, Allan & Thomas Lawson. Los Angeles: A.R.T. Press, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the very first monograph on the iconoclastic, conceptually-inflected work of Los Angeles-born, New York-based artist Allan McCollum. It address his earliest works, collaborations with Louise Lawler and Laurie Simmons, the "Surrogates", "Perpetual Photographs", "Perfect Vehicles", "Individual Works", "Drawings", "The Dog From Pompeii", and "Natural Objects" series - often in detailed gallery installation photographs - as well as the transcript of a lengthy interview between McCollum and artist Thomas Lawson. A brand new, pristine example of the 1996 paperbound first edition (which shares the same ISBN with the hardbound version) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-923183-04-0 Inventory Number: 024438