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(HUME, GARY). Searle, Adrian & David Batchelor. London: The British Council, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. xxxii + 88pp, profusely illustrated in color. With an exhibition history, bibliography, and exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with Gary Hume's exhibition at the British Pavilion of 1999's 48th Venice Biennale, this comprehensive, well-designed catalogue includes sixteen reproductions on tracing paper of the artist's "Acetate Drawings" which gives this elegant production the feel of an artist's book. A pristine copy additionally SIGNED "Gary Hume" on the front pastedown. 0-86355-412-1 Inventory Number: 018631

(HUTTE, AXEL). Hutte, Axel. Berlin & Koln, GERMANY: Holzwarth Publications & Galerie Max Hetzler, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 24pp, 11 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth. Published in conjunction with a 2002 exhibition at Berlin's Galerie Max Hetzler, this lovely hardbound catalogue presents eleven gatefold color images taken by Axel Hutte during 2001 of a lush and verdant European landscape. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. 3-935567-06-5 Inventory Number: 020206

(ISERMANN, JIM). Nollert, Angelika & Kasper Konig. Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY: Portikus Frankfurt am Main, 2001. First Edition 1/800. Square 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 32pp, 13 color illustrations. "Folienarbeiten / Vinyl Works" is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2001 German Museum installation of patterned vinyl geometric retro-futurist wall coverings by Los Angeles-based artist Jim Isermann. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item limited to eight hundred unnumbered copies. 3-928071-50-5 Inventory Number: 021925

(ISERMANN, JIM). Pagel, David & Michael Darling. Milwaukee, WI: Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1998. First Edition. Square 8vo. Printed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. With a bibliography and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1998 touring Museum retrospective - the most comprehensive to date - of the day-glo bright, geometric work of Los Angeles retro-futurist Jim Isermann. A handsome example showing just a bit of light wear and handling to the covers 0-9664020-0-6 Inventory Number: 012354

(JAFA, ARTHUR) Edited by Lærke Rydal Jørgensen, Mathias Ussing Seeberg. Foreword by Poul Erik Tøjner. Introduction by Mathias Ussing Seeberg. Text by Nahum Chandler, Jared Sexton, NourbeSe Philip. Conversations with Arthur Jafa, Jacob Holdt, Faith Icecold. Humlebaek, DENMARK: Louisiana Museum Of Modern Art, I00210605, 2021. First Edition. 12 x 10", 4to. Paperback. Artist Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 204pp, 100 color and 60 b&w illustrations. Text in English. "Though he has worked in film and music for decades, American video artist Arthur Jafa only garnered acclaim in the art world in 2016 for his video work "Love is the Message, the Message is Death." Composed of found images and videos, his oeuvre revolves around Black American culture, the history of slavery, and ongoing structural and physical violence against Black Americans. As Jafa put it in his 2003 text “My Black Death”: “The central conundrum of black being (the double bind of our ontological existence) lies in the fact that common misery both defines and limits who we are. Such that our efforts to eliminate those forces which constrain also function to dissipate much which gives us our specificity, our uniqueness, our flavor by destroying the binds that define we will cease to be, but this is the good death (boa morte) to be embraced.” This essential overview presents Jafa’s best-known works, such as "Love is the Message, the Message is Death" and its 2018 follow-up piece "The White Album", alongside never-before-seen projects and essays by notable scholars." A brand new, most handsome example of this comprehensive, now unavailable monograph still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 978-8793659353 Inventory Number: I00210605

(JARMAN, DEREK). Jarman, Derek. Tokyo: Uplink Co., 1990. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 54pp, 51 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the exceedingly elegant, beautifully produced hardbound catalogue for a 1990 Japanese gallery exhibition of the esteemed late British director Derek Jarman's paintings and assemblages entitled "Luminous Darkness". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 027431

(JARVIS, SHANIQWA). Los Angeles, 2023: Shaniqwa Jarvis in collaboration with Control Gallery, I00230729. . Limited Edition of 300 copies. 8 1/2 x 9 inches. Paperback. New.

Published in conjunction with the must-see exhibition at Control Gallery in Los Angeles.

"Jarvis embarks on a quest to reconnect with a sense of place and redefine the concept of home through her compelling visual art. Delving into the interplay of solitude, nostalgia, and self-connection, Everywhere You Go, There You Are shines a light on an often overlooked aspect of Jarvis’ evolving career. This new body of work diverges from the emotional portraiture she is renowned for, encompassing medium and large format photographs —significantly marking her expansion into painted textiles and collages, which are a nod to the innocence of youth. Through these mediums, Jarvis explores the essence of childlike wonder and creativity, adding depth and layers to her story of place and identity.
 

'I am making images that people may not want to see from me, which I often see as part of my own identity politics. When I step back and look at what my memory allowed me to forget, I see that no matter where you go, there you are. These beautiful yet banal moments serve as reminders to pay attention, to be present, and to create deliberately.' shares Shaniqwa Jarvis." - Control Gallery

Limited edtion 

Inventory Number: I00230729

(JOHNS, JASPER).. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1978. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Checklist. Fine.. 12pp, 10 b&w + color cover. This is the slender twelve page checklist cum exhibition brochure containing the details of the one hundred and thirty works exhibited at the 1978 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art showing of the massive Whitney Museum circulated Jasper Johns mid-career retrospective. A brand new, most handsome example of this ephemeral item that is supplemental to, but not to be confused with the actual exhibition catalogue authored by Michael Crichton. Inventory Number: 013015

(JOHNS, JASPER). Ellin, Everett. Los Angeles: Everett Ellin Gallery, 1962. First Edition. Narrow 8vo. Folded Printed Paper Sheet. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. One 18 x 23" sheet printed offset recto only machine-folded in twelfths to make 9 x 4", np (12pp), 14 b&w illustration. This is the uniquely designed brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a November 1962 Los Angeles gallery exhibition of fourteen paintings and works on paper executed by Jasper Johns between 1957 and 1962. The show - billed here as a retrospective - was the artist's first West Coast showing, and this is Johns' very first monographic publication. A most handsome example of this uncommon (only five copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat) ephemeral item showing a small brown spot near the bottom of the front panel. Inventory Number: 027283

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(KENNA, MICHAEL). Johnstone Mark. Foreword by Robert Lassam. Tokyo. 1987 (1990).: Gallery Min. Second Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (86pp), 38 duotone illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in conjunction with his first one person exhibition at noted eighties Tokyo photography space Gallery Min, this austere publication is Michael Kenna's first substantive monograph. A most handsome example of the 1990 second edition (whose 1987 first edition is cited on page 64 of "From Fair to Fine 2"). 4-906265-14-6 Inventory Number: 020800

(KENNA, MICHAEL). Kenna, Michael, Peter C. Bunnell & Ruth Bernhard.. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First American Edition. Small Square Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (172pp), 130 duotone illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography, and collections listing. Still a defining reference to the work of celebrated British photographer Michael Kenna, this beautifully redesigned and reprinted monograph features images from his "The Rouge", "Desert de Retz", and "Elkhorn Slough" series along with twenty years of moody European landscapes. A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 first printing of the first American edition BOLDLY SIGNED by Michael Kenna in black ink across the title page. 1-59005-019-3 Inventory Number: 022949

(KENNA, MICHAEL). Kollins, Lee R. & Michael Kenna. Introduction by Ellen Sharp. Santa Monica, CA: RAM Publications, 1995. First Edition. Large 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 116pp, 50 b&w plates, illustrated endpapers. Designed by Claudia J. Vernia. With an exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with the 1995 touring exhibition "Industrial Revelations; The Rouge and Other Sites", this lovely hardbound catalogue is renowned photographer Michael Kenna's darkly brooding essay on the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge Plant in Detroit. A most handsome example of the first RAM Publications edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Michael Kenna / Jan 96" in black ink on the title page showing a couple of tiny nicks along the spine of the dust jacket. 0-9630785-3-4 Inventory Number: 025637

(KERTESZ, ANDRE). Cartier-Bresson, Henri, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford & Charles Harbutt. Manchester, ENGLAND: Andre Kertesz and The Manchester Collection, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 188pp, 297 duotone illustrations. With a biography. This is an extremely well-illustrated catalogue in the form of a festschrift published in honor of Andre Kertesz' 90th birthday that documents the collection of his own photographic prints donated to the United Kingdom's National Museum of Photography in Bradford. In addition to reproducing nearly three hundred images, it includes textual contributions by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford, and Charles Harbutt. A most handsome example of the paperbound edition first additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "A Kertesz" in black ink on the title page in the photographer's inimitable shaky script. It has additionally been signed in black ink on the same page by contributor Mark Haworth-Booth. 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: 023046

(KERTESZ, ANDRE). Cartier-Bresson, Henri, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford & Charles Harbutt. Manchester, ENGLAND: Andre Kertesz and The Manchester Collection, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 188pp, 297 duotone illustrations. With a biography. This is an extremely well-illustrated catalogue in the form of a festschrift published in honor of Andre Kertesz' 90th birthday that documents the collection of his own photographic prints donated to the United Kingdom's National Museum of Photography in Bradford. In addition to reproducing nearly three hundred images, it includes textual contributions by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford, and Charles Harbutt. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "For ... / May 1 - 1985 / Andre Kertesz" in blue ink in the photographer's inimitable shaky script on the title page. 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: 019828

(KETCHUM, ROBERT GLENN). Johnstone, Mark. Tokyo: Gallery Min, 1987. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the beautifully designed and printed catalogue published in conjunction with Robert Glenn Ketchum's 1987 retrospective exhibition that traveled from Tokyo's Gallery Min to Yonkers' Hudson River Museum. This features work from the "Tongass", "Twilight", "Winters", "Sandstone", "Order From Chaos" and "The Hudson River and the Highlands" series. A most handsome example. 4-906265-09-2 Inventory Number: 005894

(KING, DAVID). Ades, Dawn, Richard Francis & David King. London & Oxford, UK. ND (1980).: Arts Council of Great Britain & Oxford Museum of Modern Art. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. np (16pp), 27 duotone illustrations. Designed by David King. This is the strikingly designed, oversized sixteen page brochure produced to accompany "Experimental Photography" - an exhibition of European Modernist photography sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Britain. A most handsome example of this gorgeous publication designed by the late, great David King that was the only printed documentation of the event. 0-7287-0241-X Inventory Number: 027138

(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

(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

(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

(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

(KON, MICHIKO). Iizawa, Kohtaro & Peter C. Bunnell. Tucson, AZ & Tokyo: Nazraeli Press & Photo Gallery International, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. Square 12mo. Loose Plates in Plexiglas Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (28 + 4pp), 41 individual 6 x 6" cardstock sheets printed offset, housed in a clear Plexiglas box with a sliding lid. Text in English and Japanese. "Michiko Kon is a contemporary Japanese artist of startling originality. Her exploration of the photographic still-life, in which perishable materials, raw fish, fowl, vegetables, are combined with familiar, often feminine objects; a schoolgirl's uniform, high-heeled shoes, a pocketbook, trigger our senses of touch, taste and smell through vision and imagination. "Kon Box" presents forty of Kon's most powerful works". A brand new, pristine example of this elegantly designed and produced exhibition catalogue cum object limited to one thousand copies. 3-923922-47-7 Inventory Number: 015444

(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

(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

(KOONS, JEFF) (TASCHEN, BENEDIKT). Paz, Marga & Benedikt Taschen. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2004. First Edition. Folio. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. As New/As New. 256pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and Spanish. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the beautifully produced, oversized hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 2004 Reina Sofia Madrid exhibition of works from the extraordinary contemporary art holdings amassed over the previous two decades by legendary publisher Benedikt Taschen. "Benedikt Taschen began seriously building his personal collection in 1985, through his involvement in the contemporary art world. It is limited to a small number of artists by whom he owns a great number of pieces. This concentration both traces the development of the work of a few over time and allows us to explore their scope and vision in greater depth. Among the best-represented artists of the collection are Germans Albert Oehlen and Martin Kippenberger (with more than a hundred works each), and the American artists Jeff Koons and Mike Kelley. Additionally, Taschen owns many quality pieces representing key artists from the generation that emerged in the 1980s and is still active today. Among them: Thomas Struth, Gunther Forg, Cindy Sherman, Christopher Wool, Darren Almond, Werner Buttner, Andre Butzer, and Wolfgang Tillmans, not to forget photography doyens Julius Shulman and Helmut Newton, and Elmer Batters and Eric Stanton. A brand new, most handsome example acquired directly from the publisher additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Jeff Koons / 12/3/04" WITH A FLOWER DRAWING executed at Art Basel Miami 2004 in black marker across the title page. 3-8228-4011-4 Inventory Number: 026516

(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

(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

(LACHAPELLE, DAVID). Nicolini, Renato & Max Montana. Rome, ITALY: Palazzo delle Esposizioni, 1999. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np, 27 color illustrations + color cover. Text in English and Italian. This is the beautifully designed and printed catalogue published in conjunction with notorious American fashion/celebrity photographer David LaChapelle's 1999 one-man exhibition at Rome's Palazzo delle Esposizioni. All of the plates are reproduced against black borders, and the cast of characters here includes Madonna, Tori Amos, Milla Jovovich, Devon Aoki, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Marilyn Manson, Shirley Manson, Alec Wek, Alexander McQueen, Joe Weider, Tricky, Ewan McGregor, Uma Thurman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Billy Corgan, Andy Warhol, and more. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 014545

(LE GRAY, GUSTAVE). Baldwin, Gordon. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1988. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. One continuous 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, folded neatly in fourths to make 8pp, 5 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany a 1988 exhibition of vintage prints by the pioneering early French photographer Gustave Le Gray from The J. Paul Getty Museum'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: 024289

(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

(LEVINSTEIN, LEON). Gee, Helen. New York: Photofind Gallery, Inc., 1990. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 16pp, 19 duotone illustrations + covers. Published in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition at Howard Greenberg's Photofind Gallery, this slender yet elegant sixteen page catalogue is the first significant publication on Leon Levinstein - the then-unsung member of "The New York School of Photography". It reproduces twenty of Levinstein's stark images of the Big Apple's streets and denizens of the fifties and sixties along with an essay by Limelight gallerist and colleague Helen Gee. A most handsome copy of this exceedingly uncommon document with the gallery's pricelist and opening announcement laid in. Inventory Number: 022511

(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

(LICHER, BRUCE). Licher, Bruce. Foreword by Kurt Braun. Afterword by Gary Todd. Los Angeles: Independent Project Records, 1989. First Edition 1/300. Square 4to. Letterpress Printed Wrappers. Vinyl LPs + Loose Contents. As New/As New. np (42pp) + two 10" vinyl LPs with loose printed matter housed in a hand letterpress printed chipboard jacket. Art Direction and Design by Bruce Licher. This is the lavishly designed and printed compilation of the earliest recordings by noted Los Angeles-based musician, graphic designer and printer Bruce Licher issued in conjunction the 1989 Independent Project Press exhibition entitled "Bruce Licher: The Ten Year Retrospective" held at the Hallway Gallery. It contains two 10" vinyl discs featuring Licher's solo endeavors along with works by Neef, Them Rhythm Ants, Tunneltones, 1/2 "Bridge", Africa Corps, Savage Republic, "Bridge", and Final Republic, along with a detailed booklet of notes, a portfolio of ten 8 ½ x 10" reproductions of performance flyers from 1980-1982, and a glassine envelope filled with reprints of selected letterpress items, as issued. A brand new, pristine unplayed numbered example (048/300) from an edition of three hundred copies of Independent Project Records release IP 024/025 in its elegant hand letterpress printed package SIGNED "Bruce Licher" in black ink on the front cover still in its original plastic sleeve. Laid into the package is an additional SIGNED hand written one page letter in red ink from Bruce Licher bearing an IPR stamp effusively thanking two record industry colleagues for their support of the project. Inventory Number: 022817

(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