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ROY LICHTENSTEIN AT CALARTS: DRAWINGS AND COLLAGES FROM THE ARTIST'S COLLECTION
(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Kaprow, Allan. Valencia, CA: The California Institute of the Arts, 1977. First Edition 1/5000. Tall 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Louis Danziger. This is a nicely designed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition held at The California Institute of the Arts. It contains copious reproductions of paintings and preparatory works on paper along with photographs of the noted Pop artist at work and play in his Southampton studio. A most handsome example showing just a bit of light wear along the spine. LC 77-308 Inventory Number: 022864
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DERRIERE LE MIROIR (DLM) NO. 226 DECEMBRE 1977: RICHARD LINDNER - DELUXE, SIGNED, SLIPCASED EDITION
(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
$600.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, Exhibition Catalogues, Limited Editions, Periodicals, Pop Art, Signed Books -
JACQUES LIPCHITZ: THIRTY-THREE SEMI-AUTOMATICS 1955-1956 AND EARLIER WORKS 1915-1928
(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
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MONUMENTS OF THE FUTURE: DESIGNS BY EL LISSITZKY
(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
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MARKUS LUPERTZ
(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
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MARKUS LUPERTZ
(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
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ALIA MALLEY: A CAVALIER IN SIGHT OF A VILLAGE - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(MALLEY, ALIA). Malley, Alia. Los Angeles: Sam Lee Gallery & Alia Malley, 2011. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong 4to. Debossed Cloth. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (32pp), 13 color illustrations. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with Los Angeles-based Alia Malley's 2011 Sam Lee Gallery solo exhibition of thirteen recent large scale color landscape photographs. A brand new, pristine example of this exceptionally lovely publication limited to one thousand copies only additionally SIGNEDa"Alia Malley" in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 020495
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ALIA MALLEY: SOUTHLAND - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(MALLEY, ALIA). Malley, Alia & Sam Lee. Los Angeles: Sam Lee Gallery, 2010. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (12pp), 7 color illustrations. With a biography and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with her 2010 Sam Lee Gallery solo exhibition, this slender yet elegant twelve page catalogue gorgeously illustrates Los Angeles photographer Alia Malley's current body of work - large scale, muted color images of the pastoral local exurban landscape that rest somewhere between Joel Sternfeld, Robert Adams and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. A brand new, pristine example of her first publication limited to five hundred numbered copes additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Alia Malley" in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 021933
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ROBERT MANGOLD: CURVED PLANE / FIGURE PAINTINGS
(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
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ROBERT MANGOLD: PAINTINGS 1971-1984
(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
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BOLAFFIARTE N. 31, ANNO IV: GIUGINO-LUGLIO 1973 - WITH ORIGINAL GRAPHICS BY MAN RAY AND GIULIO PAOLINI
(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
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A PRACTICAL DREAMER: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MAN RAY
(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
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PIERO MANZONI: WORKS 1957-1961
(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
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MANZONI
(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
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GERHARD MARCKS: RECENT SCULPTURE
(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
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CHRISTIAN MARCLAY - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST
(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
$125.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, Exhibition Catalogues, Music + Sound Art, Performance Art, Signed Books, Video Art -
ARI MARCOPOULOS: FLOW (SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS 1982-2006
(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari, Jeremy Sigler, Angelique Spaninks, Kate Fowle & Will Bradley. Eindhoven & Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Mu & Veenman Publishers, 2006. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 182pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Whether photographing his wife and two young sons - sometimes sleeping tenderly together in a sun-drenched bed, other times spacing out by the pool or in the car - the international snowboarding scene, from Japan to Iran; or his peers in the world of outsider creativity, Ari Marcopoulos brings us all the way to the inside of an insider's world. This tight collection of sexy documentary portraits bites off exactly as much as it wants to chew, and features original writing by Will Bradley, Jeremy Sigler and Angelique Spaninks." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2006 first edition with the "Craig Kelly, Fernie BC, 1999 " image cover variant. 90-8690-005-4 Inventory Number: 026846
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ARI MARCOPOULOS: FLOW (SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS 1982-2006 - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari, Jeremy Sigler, Angelique Spaninks, Kate Fowle & Will Bradley. Eindhoven & Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Mu & Veenman Publishers, 2006. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 182pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Whether photographing his wife and two young sons - sometimes sleeping tenderly together in a sun-drenched bed, other times spacing out by the pool or in the car - the international snowboarding scene, from Japan to Iran; or his peers in the world of outsider creativity, Ari Marcopoulos brings us all the way to the inside of an insider's world. This tight collection of sexy documentary portraits bites off exactly as much as it wants to chew, and features original writing by Will Bradley, Jeremy Sigler and Angelique Spaninks." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2006 first edition with the "Jennifer, Sonoma, 2003" image cover variant ADDITIONALLY BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in black ink across the title page. 90-8690-005-4 Inventory Number: 026663
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BRICE MARDEN: ATTENDANTS, BEARS, AND ROCKS
(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
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HOMENAJE A ALFREDO RAMOS MARTINEZ (1871 - 1946)
(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
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FOOD
(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
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MATTA: PARADISE NOW
(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
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JOHN McLAUGHLIN: A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION
(McLAUGHLIN, JOHN). McLaughlin, John & Walter Hopps. Pasadena: Pasadena Art Museum, 1963. First Edition 1/1200. Oblong Small 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. np (16pp), 1 b&w and 4 tipped-in color illustrations + color cover. Designed by Robert M. Ellis. With an exhibition checklist and exhibition history. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1963 Pasadena Art Museum retrospective exhibition of fifty-nine paintings and nineteen prints executed between 1948 and 1963 by John McLaughlin that was the first monographic publication on the pioneering Southern California-based minimalist. It features a brief essay by then-Museum director Walter Hopps along with four brief texts by the artist. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one thousand, two hundred unnumbered copies showing some light rubbing, soiling, and handling to its white covers. Inventory Number: 025816
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ENCOUNTERS WITH THE DANI: STORIES FROM THE BALIEM VELLEY - SIGNED BY SUSAN MEISELAS
(MEISELAS, SUSAN). Meiselas, Susan. Göttingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & The International Center of Photography, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "In her most recent body of work, acclaimed photographer Susan Meiselas pieces together verbal and visual traces of encounters with the Dani - an indigenous people of the West Papuan highlands of New Guinea from the nearly six decades since their "discovery" by the West. In this subjective, fragmentary history, Meiselas draws from the experiences of missionaries, colonists, anthropologists and modern-day ecotourists, all of whom have come to the Dani's Baliem Valley and transformed the conditions under which they live. The ambiguous relations between power and representation - whether in the form of Dutch colonial patrol notes from the 1930s, the sensationalized media accounts of the survivors of a downed U.S. army plane in "Shangri-La" from the 1940s or a tourist’s snapshots from the 1990s - become visible in Meiselas's book, through both the contradictions and unexpected continuities of the gathered materials". Published in conjunction with the 2003 exhibition "Strangers: The First ICP Triennial of Photography and Video", this is a beautifully produced collage-like companion to the photographer's 1997 work; "Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History". A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 first edition (cited on page 245 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED AND DATED by Susan Meiselas in silver marker on the title page. 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. 3-88243-930-0 Inventory Number: 007334
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KNUD MERRILD: WORKS FROM THE 1930'S + 1940'S
(MERRILD, KNUD). Dailey, Victoria. Los Angeles: Steve Turner Gallery, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 32pp, 13 duotone and 11 color illustrations. Designed by Mr. Keedy. With an exhibition history and checklist. This is an elegantly designed and printed catalogue on the noted California Modernist painter Knud Merrild issued in conjunction with a 1991 Los Angeles gallery retrospective. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-915148-13-7 Inventory Number: 024615
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KNUD MERRILD: 1894-1954
(MERRILD, KNUD). Langsner, Jules, Knud Merrild & William Osmun. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1965. First Edition 1/1000. Square 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 32pp, 25 b&w illustrations. Designed by Louis Danziger. Photographic Frontispiece by Man Ray. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1965 Museum retrospective of paintings, constructions, collages, watercolors and drawings by the noted California Modernist painter Knud Merrild. A most presentable example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing some rubbing to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 015789
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MARIO MERZ
(MERZ, MARIO). Merz, Mario, Fumio Nanjo, Germano Celant & Demosthenes Davvetas. Nagoya, JAPAN: Institute of Contemporary Arts, Nagoya, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 92pp, 7 color and 26 b&w illustrations + cover. Texts in Japanese, English, Italian and French. With an exhibition history and bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a 1984 Institute of Contemporary Arts, Nagoya Mario Merz retrospective - the first major Japanese exhibition of works by the late Italian Arte Povera pioneer. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing a bit of overall light wear and handling. Inventory Number: 020259
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MARILYN MINTER
(MINTER, MARILYN). Schwabsky, Barry. London: Nicola Jacobs Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (24pp), 5 illustration in color + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender twenty-four page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1989 London gallery exhibition of six enamel on canvas works exected that same year by Marilyn Minter. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item. Inventory Number: 026070
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SCULPTURE IN CERAMIC BY MIRO AND ARTIGAS - WITH TWO ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS
(MIRO, JOAN) (ARTIGAS, JOSEP LLORENS I). Bernier, Rosamond, Joan Miro & Josep Llorens i Artigas. New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1956. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Very Good -.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w with two color lithographs. With an exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the charming catalogue published in conjunction with a 1956 exhibition of twenty five collaborative ceramic sculptures by the Catalonian masters Joan Miro and Josep Llorens i Artigas held at Miro's longtime New York gallery, Pierre Matisse. It features a lithograph in colors that wraps around both covers along with a gatefold two sided color lithograph - both printed by Mourlot Freres - bound in, as issued. The black and white photographs are by Sabine Weiss, and the text is a transcribed interview with Miro and Artigas by Rosamond Bernier that first appeared in "The Selective Eye". A handsome example (entry number thirty-eight in Patrick Cramer's "Joan Mirò: The Illustrated Books - Catalogue Raisonné") showing some mild insect damage along the edges of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024733
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DERRIERE LE MIROIR (DLM) NO. 14-15 + 29-30 + 57-58-59 + 87-88-89: MIRO - WITH THIRTY-FOUR COLOR LITHOGRAPHS
(MIRO, JOAN) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Miro, Joan, Jacques Dupin & Rene Char. Paris. 1948, 1950, 1953 & 1956.: Maeght Editeur. First Edition Thus. Folio. Wrappers Bound in Cloth. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np + np + np + np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. This is a compilation of four issues of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Joan Miro. Bound by Maeght in dark blue cloth-over-boards with debossed white lettering in 1956, it collects the complete contents of DLM numbers 14-15 (Novembre - Decembre 1948): "Joan Miro"; 29-30 (Mai - Juin 1950): "Miro"; 57-58-59 (Juin - Julliet - Aout 1953): "Miro"; and 87-88-89 (Juin - Julliet - Aout 1956): "Miro Artigas". An internally spectacularly bright, most handsome example whose contents are complete and intact first printings with the wrappers bound in that contain in total thirty-four original color lithographs. 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: 022340
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DERRIERE LE MIROIR (DLM) NO. 123 + 125-126 + 128 + 139-140 + 151-152: MIRO - WITH FIFTY-ONE COLOR LITHOGRAPHS
(MIRO, JOAN) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Miro, Joan, Joan Gardy Artigas, Rene Char, Jacques Dupin, Josep Luis Sert, Joan Brossa, Joan Prats & Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues. Paris. 1961, 1961, 1961, 1963 & 1965.: Maeght Editeur. First Edition Thus. Folio. Wrappers Bound in Cloth. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np + np + np + np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. This is a compilation of five issues of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Joan Miro. Bound by Maeght in dark blue cloth-over-boards with debossed white lettering in 1965, it collects the complete contents of DLM numbers 123 (Fevrier 1961): "Joan Miro: Ceramique Murale Pour Harvard"; 125-126 (Avril 1961): "Miro"; 128 (Juin 1961): "Miro: Peintures Murales"; 139-140 (Juin-Juillet 1963): "Miro et Artigas"; and 151-152 (Mai 1965): "Miro Cartons." A most handsome example whose contents are complete and intact first printings with the wrappers bound in that contain in total fifty-one original color lithographs showing some faint brown spotting to the edges of the textblock and endpapers that does not affect the internal lithographs in any meaningful way. 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: 024990
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JOAN MIRO: OEUVRE GRAVE ET LITHOGRAPHIE - WITH AN ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHIC COVER
(MIRO, JOAN). Miro, Joan. Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Galerie Gerald Cramer, 1969. First Edition 1/1650. Oblong 4to. Color Lithographic Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 25pp, 9 b&w tipped illustrations. Text in French. Issued in conjunction with a 1969 Geneva gallery exhibition of fifty-one graphic works by Joan Miro, the cover of this elegant exhibition catalogue is an original gatefold color lithograph executed by the artist especially for this publication. A handsome example (entry number one hundred and twenty-seven in Patrick Cramer's "Joan Mirò: The Ilustrated Books - Catalogue Raisonné") showing a slight dent to the lower edge of the front cover. Inventory Number: 007882
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RICHARD MISRACH - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard. San Francisco: Grapestake Gallery, 1979. First Hardbound Edition. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (112pp), 54 color illustrations + cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1978 exhibition held at San Francisco's Grapestake Gallery, Richard Misrach's eponymously titled second book features fifty-five beautifully reproduced images from his haunting "Night Desert Photographs" series. A handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon first cloth edition (cited on page 32 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and page 51 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the front pastedown showing just a bit of mild soiling to the white cloth along with a slight crimp through the lower foredge tips. According to the photographer, fewer than one hundred copies of this beautiful undertaking were ever bound in cloth. 0-917986-13-X Inventory Number: 027373
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BRAVO 20: THE BOMBING OF THE AMERICAN WEST - SIGNED BY RICHARD MISRACH
(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Myriam Weisang Misrach. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (Creating the North American Landscape), 1990. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lisa Miriski. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1999 traveling exhibition, this beautiful catalogue is the documentation of Richard and Myriam Weisang Misrach's proposal to turn the illegal Nevada bombing range known as "Bravo 20" into a National Park. Using the unique strategy of filing a mining claim to allow access to a section of the range, the photographer spent eighteen months capturing the devastated, bomb-cratered desert wasteland in a series of striking, often disquieting images. A brand new, most handsome example (cited on page 33 of "From Fair to Fine 3") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" and "Myriam Wiesang Misrach" in black ink on the half title page. 0-8018-4065-1 Inventory Number: 027365
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BRAVO 20: THE BOMBING OF THE AMERICAN WEST
(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Myriam Weisang Misrach. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (Creating the North American Landscape), 1990. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lisa Miriski. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1999 traveling exhibition, this beautiful hardbound catalogue is the documentation of Richard and Myriam Weisang Misrach's proposal to turn the illegal Nevada bombing range known as "Bravo 20" into a National Park. Using the unique strategy of filing a mining claim to allow access to a section of the range, the photographer spent eighteen months capturing the devastated, bomb-cratered desert wasteland in a series of striking, often disquieting images. A brand new, most handsome example (cited on page 33 of "From Fair to Fine 3") of the uncommon 1990 first hardbound edition. 0-8018-4064-3 Inventory Number: 012499
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DESERT CANTOS - SIGNED BY RICHARD MISRACH
(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Reyner Banham. Albuquerque, NM. 1987 (1990).: University of New Mexico Press. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 106pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with traveling 1987 exhibition, Richard Misrach's third book "Desert Cantos" features achingly beautiful photographs of the "man-mauled" American desert, including many of the great "Event" and "Desert Fire" images. The prescient essay is by the late, great Reyner Banham. A brand new, most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the title page below the printed facsimile signature. 0-8263-0928-3 Inventory Number: 027368
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JOAN MITCHELL: "... MY BLACK PAINTINGS..." 1964
(MITCHELL, JOAN). Cheim, John, With a brief text by Rainer Maria Rilke. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1994. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np 20 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by John Cheim. With an exhibition checklist, biography, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the beautifully designed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1994 Robert Miller Gallery exhibition of twenty paintings on canvas from 1964 by the noted second generation Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item. 0-944680-46-1 Inventory Number: 026556
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JOAN MITCHELL
(MITCHELL, JOAN). Tucker, Marcia. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1974. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 48pp, 18 b&w and 3 color illustrations + color cover. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the 1974 Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition of twenty-two works on canvas from the late sixties and early seventies by noted second generation Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of soiling to the rear cover. LC 74-772025 Inventory Number: 026114
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PIET MONDRIAN: MONDRIAN EVOLUTION
(MONDRIAN, PIET) Edited with text by Ulf Küster. Text by Kathrin Beßen, Susanne Meyer-Büser, Bridget Riley, Benno Tempel, et al. Designed by Irma Boom. Hatje Cantz, I00220813, 2022. 11 x 9 inches, 264 Pages. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
Celebrating Mondrian's journey from Dutch landscape painter to pioneer of lively, hard-edged abstraction
Published on the occasion of the Dutch artist’s 150th birthday, Mondrian Evolution celebrates the multifaceted work and artistic development of Piet Mondrian. The artist cemented his place in the art historical canon with his geometric compositions characterized by black lines cast against white surfaces partially filled by the primary colors blue, red and yellow. Indelible as they are, these compositions comprise only a portion of Mondrian’s expansive oeuvre. The artist moved through various formal evolutions, corresponding to his various geographical residences, before he arrived at his signature minimalist abstract style. After his classical training in figurative painting, Mondrian departed for Paris, where he immersed himself in the avant-garde currents energizing the city; Cubism, in particular, stimulated his imagination. Taking the movement as a point of departure, Mondrian developed Neo-Plasticism, a nonrepresentational “pure plastic art,” which he believed to be the pathway to universal beauty.
This monograph diligently traces the artist’s progression from landscape painter to abstractionist trailblazer—and all the stops in between. Each chapter homes in on a specific motif within Mondrian’s oeuvre, including windmills, dunes, the sea, farms reflected in the water and plants in various forms of abstraction. 9783775752374 Inventory Number: I00220813 -
JOEL MORRISON: CIRCUS
(MORRISON, JOEL). Morrison, Joel, Rainer Crone, Alexandra von Stosch & Aimee Chang. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Self-Wrappers with Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 60pp, 9 illustrations in color and b&w. Designed by An Art Service. With a biography. This is the elegant catalogue published to document the 2008 Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills exhibition of sculpture and photographic works by Los Angeles-based artist Joel Morrison entitled "Circus". It features photographs of the objects and their gallery installation, an essay by Rainer Crone and Alexandra von Stosch, and a transcribed interview with the artist by Aimee Chang. A brand new, most handsome example. 1-932598-77-4 Inventory Number: 015636