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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: ONE OF MANY - ORIGIN AND VARIANTS
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Groos, Ulrike, Ann Goldstein, Judith E. Vida-Spence, Wolfgang Zumdick & Allen Ruppersberg. Dusseldorf & Koln, GERMANY: Kunsthalle Dusseldorf & Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2006. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 232pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Silke Fahnert and Uwe Koch. Text in English. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the wonderfully informative and copiously illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with a 2006 traveling European retrospective of work by Allen Ruppersberg. Featuring texts by Ulrike Groos, Ann Goldstein, Judith E. Vida-Spence, Wolfgang Zumdick, and the artist himself, it is the most comprehensive documentation to date of the four decades of literate, humor-inflected output by this Los Angeles-based Conceptual practitioner. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-86560-029-8 Inventory Number: 020882
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: ONE OF MANY - ORIGIN AND VARIANTS - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Groos, Ulrike, Ann Goldstein, Judith E. Vida-Spence, Wolfgang Zumdick & Allen Ruppersberg. Dusseldorf & Koln, GERMANY: Kunsthalle Dusseldorf & Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2006. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 232pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Silke Fahnert and Uwe Koch. Text in English. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the wonderfully informative and copiously illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with a 2006 traveling European retrospective of work by Allen Ruppersberg. Featuring texts by Ulrike Groos, Ann Goldstein, Judith E. Vida-Spence, Wolfgang Zumdick, and the artist himself, it is the most comprehensive documentation to date of the four decades of literate, humor-inflected output by this Los Angeles-based Conceptualist. A brand new, pristine example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Al Ruppersberg" in black ink on the title page. 3-86560-029-8 Inventory Number: 019621
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: LETTER TO A FRIEND
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Nollert, Angelika & Wolfgang Zumdick. Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY: Portikus Frankfurt am Main, 1998. First Edition 1/800. Oblong 8vo. Printed Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 32pp, 7 color and 6 b&w illustrations + color cover. Text in English and German. With a bibliography. This catalogue documents Los Angeles-based Conceptualist Allen Ruppersberg's literary-inflected 1998 Frankfurt am Main installation/exhibition "Letter to a Friend", and whose cover features an inserted postcard reproduction of Nicolas Poussin's "Les Bergers D'Arcadie"). A most handsome example of the first edition limited to eight hundred unnumbered copies. 3-928071-40-8 Inventory Number: 021175
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: YOU AND ME OR THE ART OF GIVE AND TAKE (GUEST INFORMANT)
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen, Constance Lewallen, Greil Marcus, John Slyce, Tim Griffin, Margaret Sundell & Frederic Paul. Foreword by Elsa Longhauser. Santa Monica, CA & Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Santa Monica Museum of Art & JRP/Ringier Kunstverlag, AG, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Spiral Bound Pictorial Boards. Artist's Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Allen Ruppersberg. Text in English. With a biography and exhibition checklist. This is the cleverly designed, copiously illustrated, and highly thought-provoking artist's book cum catalogue published in conjunction with the 2009 Santa Monica Museum of Art survey of work by Allen Ruppersberg entitled "You and Me or the Art of Give and Take". Featuring contributions by curator Constance Lewallen, Greil Marcus, John Slyce, Tim Griffin, Margaret Sundell, Frederic Paul, Elsa Longhauser, and the artist himself, it takes the form of a spiral bound 1956 Mark Hopkins Hotel "Guest Informant" guidebook to California that has been radically altered by Ruppersberg to document the exhibited works - both new and old. A brand new, pristine example of this quickly out print gem still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-03764-064-2 Inventory Number: 022473
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: YOU AND ME OR THE ART OF GIVE AND TAKE (GUEST INFORMANT) - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen, Constance Lewallen, Greil Marcus, John Slyce, Tim Griffin, Margaret Sundell & Frederic Paul. Foreword by Elsa Longhauser. Santa Monica, CA & Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Santa Monica Museum of Art & JRP/Ringier Kunstverlag, AG, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Spiral Bound Pictorial Boards. Artist's Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Allen Ruppersberg. Text in English. With a biography and exhibition checklist. This is the cleverly designed, copiously illustrated, and highly thought-provoking artist's book cum catalogue published in conjunction with the 2009 Santa Monica Museum of Art survey of work by Allen Ruppersberg entitled "You and Me or the Art of Give and Take". Featuring contributions by curator Constance Lewallen, Greil Marcus, John Slyce, Tim Griffin, Margaret Sundell, Frederic Paul, Elsa Longhauser, and the artist himself, it takes the form of a spiral bound 1956 Mark Hopkins Hotel "Guest Informant" guidebook to California that has been radically altered by Ruppersberg to document the exhibited works - both new and old. A brand new, pristine example of this quickly out print gem additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Al Ruppersberg" in black ink on the table of contents still in the publisher's packaging. 3-03764-064-2 Inventory Number: 019622
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: COLLECTOR'S PARADISE - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen & Leslie Jones. New York: Christine Burgin, 2012. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. np (80pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jason Burch. Published in conjunction with Allen Ruppersberg's 2012 exhibition entitled "No Time Left to Start Again / The B and D of R 'n' R" held at the Art Institute of Chicago, "Collector's Paradise" is unique narrative of the history of rock and roll and a rich reflection on the history of popular American music. The product of years of combing flea markets and yard sales in search of both the visual and recorded history of rock and roll, this book traces R 'n' R back to the Minstrel days and American popular song post-Civil War and includes a chronological list of 1,500 key recordings and over three hundred color illustrations of material all from the wry Conceptual practitioner's personal collection. A brand new, most handsome example containing one of nine loose 8 ½ x 11" inserts created for this book reproducing an image from material in the artist's archive additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Allen Ruppersberg" in black ink on the front free endpaper. 0-9778696-5-2 Inventory Number: 023284
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: COLLECTOR'S PARADISE
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen & Leslie Jones. New York: Christine Burgin, 2012. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. np (80pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jason Burch. Published in conjunction with Allen Ruppersberg's 2012 exhibition entitled "No Time Left to Start Again / The B and D of R 'n' R" held at the Art Institute of Chicago, "Collector's Paradise" is unique narrative of the history of rock and roll and a rich reflection on the history of popular American music. The product of years of combing flea markets and yard sales in search of both the visual and recorded history of rock and roll, this book traces R 'n' R back to the Minstrel days and American popular song post-Civil War and includes a chronological list of 1,500 key recordings and over three hundred color illustrations of material all from the wry Conceptual practitioner's personal collection. A brand new, pristine example containing one of nine loose 8 ½ x 11" inserts created for this book reproducing an image from material in the artist's archive still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9778696-5-2 Inventory Number: 023283
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DRAWINGS BY ALLEN RUPPERSBERG + AND WRITINGS BY ALLEN RUPPERSBERG - BOTH SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen, Leslie Jones & Bill Berkson. New York: Christine Burgin, 2014. First Editions. 4to + 8vo. Illustrated Boards + Wrappers. Artist Monographs. As New/As New. 112 + 128pp, 53 color and 2 b&w illustrations + 68 color and 20 b&w illustrations. Both designed by Jason Burch. With an exhibition checklist. "Drawings by Allen Ruppersberg" (0-9778696-6-0) is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2014 exhibition of thirty-one works on paper executed between 1973 and 1991 by the noted Conceptual practitioner. Published by his longtime gallerist Christine Burgin, it forms a pair with "Writings by Allen Ruppersberg" (0-9778696-7-9) - a charming career survey of text-based artworks by the artist. A brand new, most handsome set of the two companion volumes additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Allen Ruppersberg" in black ink on the front free endpaper of each. Inventory Number: 027433
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: 23, 24 & 25 PIECES
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen, Liam Gillick & Christophe Cherix. Chatou, FRANCE & Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Centre National de L'Estampe et De L'Art Imprime Maison Levanneur & JRP Editions, 2000. First Edition 1/800. Oblong 8vo. Spiral Bound Printed Wrappers. Artist's Books. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Original design and photography by Gary Krueger. Text in English and French. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 2000 French Museum exhibition, this lovely little volume limited to eight hundred copies reprints in facsimile wry Los Angeles based Conceptualist Allen Ruppersberg's artist's books "23 Pieces", "24 Pieces", and "25 Pieces" along with two new essays on this body of work by Liam Gillick and Christophe Cherix. The first two titles were originally self-published by Ruppersberg's Sunday Quality in 1969 and 1970, while "25 Pieces" - though conceived in 1970 - is issued here for the first time from the artist's surviving vintage maquette. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 2-940271-04-6 Inventory Number: 024053
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: THE SECRET OF LIFE AND DEATH (VOLUME I 1969-1984) - DELUXE LIMITED HARDBOUND EDITION WITH AN ARTWORK
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Singerman, Howard & Allen Ruppersberg. Julia Brown, Editor. Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Black Sparrow Press, 1985. First Edition #190/250 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine/Near Fine. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies only, this deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#190/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued. 0-914357-07-7 Inventory Number: 027220
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ALLEN RUPPERSBERG: THE SECRET OF LIFE AND DEATH (VOLUME I 1969-1984) - DELUXE LIMITED HARDBOUND EDITION WITH AN ARTWORK ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Singerman, Howard & Allen Ruppersberg. Julia Brown, Editor. Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Black Sparrow Press, 1985. First Edition #218/250 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine/Near Fine. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. This deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#218/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Al Ruppersberg" in black ink on the title page still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued. 0-914357-07-7 Inventory Number: 027219
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THREE MODERN MASTERS: BILLY AL BENGSTON / EDWARD RUSCHA / FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
(RUSCHA, EDWARD) (BENGSTON, BILLY AL). Lindsley, Carol. San Francisco: Reese Palley Gallery, 1969. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine.. np (6pp), 7 b&w illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. Designed by Edward Ruscha. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. One of the very earliest publications for both of these seminal Los Angeles artists, "Three Modern Masters" is a slender six-page catalogue documents a 1969 exhibition of nineteen works each by Billy Al Bengston and Edward Ruscha held at San Francisco's Reese Palley Gallery. The gallery was located at the site originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948 for the V.C. Morris Gift Shop, and the cover photograph by Ruscha's good friend Patrick Blackwell shows the two artists contemplating the brass plaque crediting Wright with the design of The Guggenheim Museum. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only five copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - showing a bit of minor spotting to the covers and foredge. 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: 027505
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GREAT ILLUSIONS: THOMAS DEMAND - ANDREAS GURSKY - EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD) (DEMAND, THOMAS) (GURSKY, ANDREAS). Gronert, Stefan, Diedrich Diederichsen & Ralph Rugoff. Preface by Dieter Ronte & Bonnie Clearwater. Bonn, GERMANY & North Miami, FL: Kunstmuseum Bonn & Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, 1999. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Kuhle und Mozer. With an exhibition checklist and biographies. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Great Illusions" is the beautifully designed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a traveling 1999 Museum survey exhibition of images by Thomas Demand, Andreas Gursky and Edward Ruscha - each of whose work straddles the boundaries of fine art and photography - dealing with the issue of "the fundamental question of reality in the picture". A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon English language edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 1-888708-07-7 Inventory Number: 024288
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ED RUSCHA: METRO PLOTS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Hickey, Dave. Beverly Hills, CA & New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1998. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Embossed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 20 color illustrations (including 8 folding plates). Designed by Patricia Moritz. This is the innovatively designed, beautifully produced catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1998 Gagosian show of recent paintings and drawings by Ed Ruscha. Each of the twenty exhibited works - eighteen representing map details and two combining glacial mountain backgrounds with text - is reproduced. A brand new, most handsome example of this elegant item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-880154-24-2 Inventory Number: 026748
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EDWARD RUSCHA: POWDERS, PRESSURES AND OTHER DRAWINGS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Hopper, Dennis & John Berggruen. San Francisco & Los Angeles, CA: John Berggruen Gallery & James Corcoran Gallery, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 72pp, 12 color and 17 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2000 San Francisco gallery exhibition by Los Angeles' favorite transplanted Oklahoman, Ed Ruscha. Twenty-five of the exhibited works on paper executed between 1965 and 1981 are illustrated here, in addition to a transcribed conversation about the artist between John Berggruen and Dennis Hopper. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 022358
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EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Hulten, Pontus & Dan Cameron. With an Interview by Bernard Blistene. Barcelona, SPAIN: Fundacio Caixa De Pensions, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 148pp, 51 color and 30 b&w illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history, bibliography, and filmography. Text in Spanish and Catalan. This is the beautifully designed catalogue published in conjunction with a comprehensive 1990 traveling Museum retrospective of paintings by Edward Ruscha. Each of the fifty-one works exhibited is reproduced in color. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 84-7664-269-5 Inventory Number: 023619
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ED RUSCHA: RECENT WORKS ON PAPER
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Lloyd, Jill. London: Karsten Schubert Ltd., 1988. First Edition 1/1200. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 24pp, 8 color illustrations. Designed by Tamar Burchill. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1988 London gallery exhibition of eight recent dry-pigment on paper works by Ed Ruscha. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some minor wear and creasing to the rear cover along the spine. 1-870590-06-6 Inventory Number: 026756
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ED RUSCHA: RECENT WORKS ON PAPER
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Lloyd, Jill. London: Karsten Schubert Ltd., 1988. First Edition 1/1200. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 24pp, 8 color illustrations. Designed by Tamar Burchill. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1988 London gallery exhibition of eight recent dry-pigment on paper works by Ed Ruscha. A handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand, two hundred unnumbered copies showing some minor wear and handling to the covers. 1-870590-06-6 Inventory Number: 015218
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EDWARD RUSCHA: CITYSCAPES / O BOOKS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. New York: Leo Castelli Gallery, 1997. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 64pp, 37 color illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. Published in 1997 by the Leo Castelli Gallery in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their working relationship with Ed Ruscha, this charming little catalogue cum artist's book reproduces each of the seventeen "Cityscape" paintings and twenty exhibited books emblazoned with either paint or bleach by the artist to reveal the letter "O". A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 021753
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EDWARD RUSCHA: CITYSCAPES / O BOOKS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. New York: Leo Castelli Gallery, 1997. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. 64pp, 37 color illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. Published in 1997 by the Leo Castelli Gallery in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their working relationship with Ed Ruscha, this charming little catalogue cum artist's book reproduces each of the seventeen "Cityscape" paintings and twenty exhibited books emblazoned with either paint or bleach by the artist to reveal the letter "O". A handsome example showing some uneven sunning to the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018956
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EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward & Howardena Pindell. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Stedelijk Museum, 1976. First Edition 1/1700. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (16pp), 12 b&w and 1 duotone illustration. Text in Dutch. Designed by Wim Crouwel and Wim Verboven. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue designed by Wim Crouwel and published in conjunction with a 1976 Stedelijk Museum exhibition of thirteen drawings, nine prints, and fourteen artist's books by Edward Ruscha. A handsome copy of this uncommon item limited to one thousand, seven hundred unnumbered copies showing just a bit of rubbing and mild creasing along the spine. Inventory Number: 026751
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VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS: REFERENCING VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS BY ED RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Taylor Phil & Mark Rawlinson. Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton Brouws & Hermann Zschiegner, Editors. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2013. First Edition. 8vo. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 298pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton and Hermann Zschiegner. With artists' biographies and an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 2013 circulating Gagosian Gallery exhibition, this thoughtful survey of Edward Ruscha's artist's books and the cottage industry of homages that these have inspired since the 1962 appearance of "Twentysix Gasoline Stations" contains nearly one hundred comprehensive illustrated entries with full publication details for each. A brand new, pristine example of the unavailable first printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-262-01877-2 Inventory Number: 024246
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MARK RYDEN: BLOOD CD - MUSICAL SCORE BY STAN RIDGEWAY AND PIETRA WEXSTUN
(RYDEN, MARK) (RIDGWAY, STAN). Ryden, Mark, Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun. Sierra Madre, CA: Porterhouse Fine Art Editions, 2003. First Edition 1/7500. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. One 7 ¾ x 17" cardstock sheet printed color offset recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds to make 7 ¾ x 5 ½". Art Direction and Design by Mark Ryden and Brian Jackson. Produced in conjunction with Mark Ryden's "Blood: Miniature Paintings of Sorrow & Fear", this is a beautifully packaged CD of fourteen compositions that comprised the musical score and audio installation for the 2003 New York gallery exhibition. It contains five color reproductions of paintings from the show (that are the artist's near-perfect distillation of childhood creepiness transformed into adult fine art) that fold out to create a three-paneled shrine. Conceived by erstwhile Wall of Voodoo and Drywall founder Stan Ridgway along with Hecate's Angels' Pietra Wexstun, the performers are Ridgway - 6 and 12 string guitars, harmonica, Prophet 5, samples, Chamberlin; Wexstun - piano, organ, Juno 106, Mellotron, Moog, samples, autoharp, voices; Lazlo Vickers - cello, violin, contrabass; and Alvin Fike - brass, and reeds. Says Ridgway: "When contacted about writing music for Mr. Mark Ryden's "Blood Show ", we were excited and honored to be asked. Having both been admirers of Mark's work for quite some time, fellow composer Pietra Wexstun and I both saw it a lot like scoring a great film, but with one exception. The so called sonic "action" would be an interior one and psychological; a meditative and transcendental approach....and hopefully more like an "aroma" of sound; other than a music that would shout at you to listen to it, or get in the way. Ambient? Yes. We both worked for a musical "soundtrack" that the listener would "feel" more than hear. A functional and utilitarian device that would draw out the essential essence of the work and play low in the background, barely perceived by the viewer in the gallery". A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 first printing of this exotic object - not the later jewel-boxed reissue - still in the original shrinkwrap accompanied by an 8 x 6" glossy promotional postcard featuring a reproduction of Ryden's "The Baptism of Jajo" on the recto. Inventory Number: 026974
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MARK RYDEN: BLOOD - MINIATURE PAINTINGS OF SORROW & FEAR
(RYDEN, MARK). Ryden, Mark & Mike McGee. Sierra Madre, CA: Porterhouse Fine Art Editions, 2003. First Edition 1/20000. 24mo. Embossed Leatherette Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued.. 92pp, profusely illustrated in color. This is the miniature catalogue that documents Mark Ryden's 2003 New York gallery show "Blood: Miniature Paintings of Sorrow & Fear". Tiny like the work exhibited, the jewel-like book measures a mere 2 ½ x 3 ½ ", and features a distressed leather-like embossed soft cover and Smyth-sewn binding. Inside are color reproductions throughout detailing paintings and drawings that are the artist's near-perfect distillation of childhood creepiness transformed into adult fine art. It features blood, blood, more blood, and some meat. A brand new, pristine individually numbered example of the 2003 first Porterhouse Fine Art Editions printing of this tiny gem still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 1-931955-02-6 Inventory Number: 027447
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MARK RYDEN: BUNNIES AND BEES
(RYDEN, MARK). Ryden, Mark & Mike McGee. New York & Santa Ana, CA: Earl McGrath Gallery & Grand Central Art Center, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (52pp), 50 color illustrations. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the beautifully produced catalogue issued in conjunction with Mark Ryden's two "Bunnies and Bees" exhibitions of 2001 and 2002. Bunnies, bees, meat, Abraham Lincoln and scary childhood imagery abound in these paintings, attendant details and studies - all accompanied by the artist's narrative. A most presentable example showing a slight soft crease through the textblock at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 1-931955-00-X Inventory Number: 016880
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MARK RYDEN: FUSHIGI CIRCUS
(RYDEN, MARK). Ryden, Mark & Mike McGee. Tokyo: PIE Books, 2006. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Stamped Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in Japanese with English captions. Published only in Japan, this elegantly designed and produced book reproduces fifty-five works by Mark Ryden from 1994 to 2005 in full color. A brand new, pristine example of the 2006 first edition in black linen still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 4-89444-407-0 Inventory Number: 013610
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ROBERT RYMAN: WORKS ON PAPER 1957-1964
(RYMAN, ROBERT). Ryman, Robert and Peter Blum. New York: Peter Blum Edition, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 68pp, profusely illustrated in color. Published in conjunction with a 2004 New York Gallery exhibition, this elegant hardbound Robert Ryman catalogue illustrates several works on paper executed over an eight year span by this pioneer of Minimalism. A pristine copy. 0-935875-22-0 Inventory Number: 016490
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BETYE SAAR: SERIOUS MOONLIGHT
(SAAR, BETTY) Edited with text by Stephanie Seidel. Foreword by Alex Gartenfeld. Text by Sampada Aranke, Edwidge Danticat. Interview by Leah Ollman.. ICA Miami / Delmonico Books, I00220915, 2022. 11 x 8 inches, 208 Pages. Hardcover. New.
Rarely seen installation works that exemplify this pioneering artist’s critical focus on Black identity and Black feminism
Showcasing a lesser-known aspect of Saar’s art, Betye Saar: Serious Moonlight provides new insights into her explorations of ritual, spirituality and cosmologies, as well as themes of the African diaspora. Featured here are significant installations created by Saar from 1980 to 1998, including Oasis (1984), a work that will be reconfigured at ICA Miami’s Saar exhibition for the first time in more than 30 years.
With compelling scholarship and rich illustration—combining new installation photography and archival material—the monograph provides a fresh look at this significant artist’s critical and influential practice. Betye Saar: Serious Moonlight reinforces and celebrates Saar’s standing as a visionary artist, storyteller and mythmaker, and the ongoing significance and relevance of her work to the most pressing issues in America today. 9781636810362 Inventory Number: I00220915 -
TOM SACHS: "WORK" 2008-2011
(SACHS, TOM). Sachs, Tom, Alex Chohlas-Wood & Glenn O'Brien. New York: Sperone Westwater, 2012. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Garrick Gott. "This volume presents Tom Sachs' most recent bricolage sculptures, some of which play off works by Lichtenstein and Richter, as well as singer James Brown, African sculpture, and Sèvres porcelain. Several of these works incorporate Sachs' pyrography technique, whereby "paint strokes" are burned and etched into the wood surface.". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2012 hardbound first edition published in conjunction with Tom Sachs' exhibition at New York's Sperone Westwater gallery still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9828372-6-7 Inventory Number: 026494
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DAVID SALLE
(SALLE, DAVID). Power, Kevin & Carla Schulz-Hoffmann. Madrid, SPAIN: Fundacion Caja De Pensions, 1988. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 130pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Spanish. Designed by Gerardo Delgado. With an exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1988 Spanish Museum exhibition, this extensive, well-illustrated catalogue examines the work and influences of one of the leading exponents of figurative painting from the eighties, David Salle. A handsome copy showing a bit of overall light wear and handling to the covers. 84-7664-172-9 Inventory Number: 014411
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AUGUST SANDER: GERMAN PORTRAITS, 1918-1933
(SANDER, AUGUST). Keller, Judith. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2001. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. One 7 ½ x 24" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 12 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "August Sander: German Portraits, 1918-1933"; a 2001 exhibition of vintage prints by August Sander drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 017819
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AUGUST SANDER: FACES OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE
(SANDER, AUGUST). Naef, Weston. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1991. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. One 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 5 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "August Sander: Faces of the German People"; a 1991 exhibition of vintage prints by August Sander drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 024072
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JENNY SAVILLE & GLEN LUCHFORD: CLOSED CONTACT
(SAVILLE, JENNY) (LUCHFORD, GLEN). Saville, Jenny, Glen Luchford & Katherine Dunn. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First Edition. Folio. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp, 15 b&w and 14 color illustrations. Designed by David James Associates. With biographies, exhibition histories and bibliographies. This is the opulently printed hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with the 2002 Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills exhibition of collaborative photographs by Jenny Saville and Glen Luchford. Each of the images shown was produced by Saville distorting and/or flattening her naked body against a sheet of glass, with Luchford capturing the result on camera. Originally intended as studies for the artist's large format figurative paintings, they became a body of work unto themselves. "Closed Contact" reproduces these photographs on heavy, ultra-glossy paper, and they are accompanied by an essay by Katherine Dunn. A most presentable example of this uncommon item (cited on pages 398-399 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") whose contents and textblock are immaculate, but whose covers show some noticeable wear, soiling and scuffing along with some abrading to the bottom edge of the front board. It has been priced accordingly. 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. 1-880154-65-X Inventory Number: 020897
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JENNY SAVILLE: MIGRANTS
(SAVILLE, JENNY). Nochlin, Linda. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (20pp), 6 color illustrations + color covers. Designed by David James Associates. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the oversized, thin but exceptionally luxe catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2003 Gagosian New York exhibition of new paintings by Jenny Saville. Each of the six large-scale figurative works shown is reproduced on heavy cardstock pages along with an essay by Linda Nochlin. A handsome example of this exceptionally uncommon item that was produced in a very limited quantity and only made available hors commerce showing a slight dent through the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 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. 1-880154-86-2 Inventory Number: 024092
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JENNY SAVILLE: MIGRANTS
(SAVILLE, JENNY). Nochlin, Linda. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (20pp), 6 color illustrations + color covers. Designed by David James Associates. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the oversized, thin but-exceptionally-luxe catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2003 Gagosian New York exhibition of then-new paintings by Jenny Saville. Each of the six large-scale figurative works shown is reproduced on heavy cardstock pages along with an essay by Linda Nochlin. A handsome example of this exceptionally uncommon item that was produced in a very limited quantity and only made available hors commerce. 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. 1-880154-86-2 Inventory Number: 018099
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JENNY SAVILLE: TERRITORIES
(SAVILLE, JENNY). Saville, Jenny, Del LaGrace Volcano, Barry Martin Weintraub & Martin Gayford. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1999. First Edition. Small Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 48pp, 28 color illustrations. Designed by North. Studio photographs by Glen Luchford. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with the 1999 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of works by British enfant-terrible Jenny Saville; her first one-person U.S. show. Each of the five large-scale figurative works shown are reproduced along with numerous corpulent details. It also contains a survey of fourteen earlier pieces executed between 1992 and 1997, and an interview with Saville by Martin Gayford. A handsome example of the 1999 Gagosian first softbound edition showing a tiny dent at the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018632
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JENNY SAVILLE: TERRITORIES
(SAVILLE, JENNY). Saville, Jenny, Del LaGrace Volcano, Barry Martin Weintraub & Martin Gayford. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1999. First Edition. Small Folio. Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp, 28 color illustrations. Designed by North. Studio photographs by Glen Luchford. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with the first American one-person exhibition of works by British enfant-terrible Jenny Saville held at Gagosian Gallery New York in 1999. Each of the five large-scale figurative works shown are reproduced along with numerous corpulent details. It also contains a survey of fourteen earlier pieces executed between 1992 and 1997, along with an interview with Saville by Martin Gayford. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition. 1-880154-2605 Inventory Number: 017959
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EL MUNDO DE KENNY SCHARF / THE WORLD OF KENNY SCHARF
(SCHARF, KENNY). Scharf, Kenny, Dennis Hopper, Barry Blinderman, Dan Cameron & Ann Magnuson. Monterrey, MEXICO: Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Monterrey, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 132pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Spanish. With an exhibition checklist, biography, bibliography, and exhibition history. Limited to one thousand copies only, this is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with a 1996 Kenny Scharf retrospective held at Mexico's Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Monterrey. If features reproductions of each of the thirty-six paintings exhibited as well as essays by Barry Blinderman and Dan Cameron, and a transcribed conversation between Scharf and Dennis Hopper. A handsome copy of this uncommon item. 968-6623-36-1 Inventory Number: 018961
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JULIAN SCHNABEL: A COLLECTION OF ALL TEN PUBLICATIONS OF THE PACE AND PACEWILDENSTEIN GALLERIES
(SCHNABEL, JULIAN). Schnabel, Julian, et al.. New York: Pace & PaceWildenstein Gallery. 1984-2003.. First Editions. 4to. Wrappers. Artist Monographs. Very Good - or Better.. np + 40pp + 40pp + 54pp + np + np + 44pp + np + np + 32pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is a complete set of all ten catalogues issued by Pace - and later PaceWildenstein - Gallery for noted artist/director Julian Schnabel spanning nineteen years of solo exhibitions there. They are as follows: "Julian Schnabel" with text by Gert Schiff - 1984; "Julian Schnabel" with text by Wilfried Dickhoff - 1986; "Julian Schnabel: Fox Farm Paintings" with text by Thomas McEvilley - 1989; "Julian Schnabel: Sculpture 1987-1990" with text by Rene Ricard; "Julian Schnabel: Olatz, The End of Summer, and Hurricane Bob" with text by Gabriella De Ferrari - 1992; "Julian Schnabel: Boni Lux" - 1994; "Julian Schnabel: The Conversion of St. Paolo Malfi" with text by Bernice Rose; "Julian Schnabel: Portrait Paintings" with text by Guillermo Cabrera Infante" - 1997; "Julian Schnabel: Plate Paintings 1978-1997 - 1999; and "Julian Schnabel: New Indian Paintings and Selected Sculpture" - 2003. A most handsome group - with the 1984 catalogue showing a small tear at the spine as well as the blindstamp of previous owner - and the rest in Near Fine to Fine condition. 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: 012882
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JULIAN SCHNABEL: THE CHRIST'S LAST DAY PAINTINGS
(SCHNABEL, JULIAN). Schnabel, Julian & Louise Neri. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. np (42pp) 18 b&w and 16 color illustrations. Designed by Goto Design. With an exhibition checklist. This is the lovely catalogue published in conjunction with a 2008 Gagosian Gallery exhibition that reproduces each of the sixteen exhibited "Christ's Last Day" paintings by noted artist/director Julian Schnabel. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap 1-932598-70-7 Inventory Number: 019595