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(MAPPLETHORPE, ROBERT). Mapplethorpe, Robert & Susan Sontag. Pasadena: Twelvetrees Press, 1985. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Very Good. np (112pp), 93 illustrations in monochrome gravure. Designed by Dimitri Levas. "Mapplethorpe’s portraits taken over the past ten years are exquisitely presented in gravure. His undeniable strength of vision is apparent in all styles of portraiture shown, ranging from stark studio shots of celebrities to environmental portraits of children. Here are many of his well-known images, including the self-portraits, as well as lesser-known work. Susan Sontag’s short essay on portraiture adds insight to the "Mapplethorpe mystique". A handsome example of the 1985 Twelvetrees Press first edition of what what was the first mnongraph on the iconic late photographer additionally INSCRIBED "for Nick - / Robert Mapplethorpe '86" in black ink on the half title page showing light soiling along with a tiny bit of insect damage to the edges of the textblock. 0-942642-14-7 Inventory Number: 026146

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

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI) (BEASTIE BOYS). Marcopoulos, Ari & Carlo McCormick. Prologue by Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky. Brooklyn, NY: powerHouse Books, 2001. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine. 144pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. "Spanning the years 1991-96, Ari Marcopoulos’s intimate photographs capture the ongoing relevance and increasing musicianship of the Beastie Boys. What one thinks of their meld of Hip Hop, funk, rock, and rap becomes irrelevant, as the selections are so resonant and captivating that one cannot help but feel the pulse of Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA’s creativity." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2001 first edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" and "Carlo McCormick" in black marker across the title page. 1-57687-108-8 Inventory Number: 026873

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI) (HAAKONSEN, TERJE). Marcopoulos, Ari. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Nieves, 2006. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. This is the catalogue of Ari Marcopoulos' photographs of the innovative Norwegian professional snowboarder Terje Haakonsen - better know as "The Cat" - published in conjunction with a 2006 exhibition entitled "In The Alps" held at the Kunsthaus Zurch. A brand new, most handsome example of the first - and only - edition supported by Burton Snowboards additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in ink across the title page. 3-905714-15-9 Inventory Number: 026845

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari. NP (Seattle, WA). ND (2017).: Adidas. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (22pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Aight'" is Ari Marcopoulos' zine devoted to New York urban skateboarding produced in collaboration with legendary sportswear brand Adidas. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon first - and only - edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in black ink vertically across the front cover. Inventory Number: 026842

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari. Oakland, CA: These Birds Walk (TBW Books), 2006. First Edition #466/500. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (40pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Living in the New Rome" is Ari Marcopoulos' solo contribution to TBW Books' very first four volume subscription series from 2006. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item published in an edition of five hundred NUMBERED (466/500) copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Ari Marcopoulos / 2007" in black ink across the inside rear cover. Inventory Number: 026841

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

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari & Alanna Heiss. Sydney, AUSTRALIA: Perks and Mini, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (38pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Australian Cultural purveyors Perks and Mini's 2004 title "What's Happening?" is artist/photographer supreme Ari Marcopoulos' back-to-back and upside-down dual tribute to the recently deceased snowboarder Craig Kelley and skate legend Justin Pierce. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon first - and only - edition issued as Perks and Mini PB009 additionally SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in pencil along the bottom edge of the Craig Kelley cover. Inventory Number: 026838

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

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

(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

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

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

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

(McGEE, BARRY). McGee, Barry, Sandy Kim, Ari Marcopoulos & Sandra S. Phillips. Richard Gregg & Conny Purtill, Editors. New York: Aperture, 2022. First Edition. 11 x 8 1/2". Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Purtill Family Business. 9781597115162

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Reproduction is the first monograph to collect the photographs of internationally acclaimed multimedia artist Barry McGee. Though best known for the inventive graphic sensibility of his paintings, drawings, and installations, McGee’s use of photography is an essential component of his artistic vision. Captured at all hours and around the world with whatever camera is at hand, McGee’s images are immediate, casual, intimate, and anarchic all at once. His work boldly employs geometric shapes, clusters of framed drawings and paintings, distinctive characters, and found objects such as empty bottles, surfboards, and wrecked vehicles. Whether incorporated into his iconic multi-element compositions, or printed in the innumerable fanzines and artist’s books that often accompany his exhibitions, photographs pervade McGee’s practice. Barry McGee: Reproduction provides unique insight into the process of a major American artist, and is a testament to the immense amount of visual information McGee has absorbed to build one of the most eclectic and innovative artistic legacies of our time.

For this landmark volume, artist Barry McGee has created six unique rubber stamps exclusively for publisher Aperture and each of five different retailers around the world to be applied to a limited number of copies for one week only. Arcana: Books on the Arts has been fortunate enough to be chosen to represent Los Angeles, and will have one hundred-ish copies of this unique version available for purchase first come, first served.

Inventory Number: E000BMcR

(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

(METINIDES, ENRIQUE). Metinides, Enrique, aka Charalambos Enrique Metinides Tsironides. Introduction by Alfonso Morales. Mexico City, MEXICO: Gobierno Del Distrito Federal & Ortega y Ortiz Editores, 2000. First Edition 1/5000. Oblong Small 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. 240pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in Spanish. "El Teatro De Los Hechos" is Mexican cult photographer Enrique Metinides' autobiographical 2000 survey of his more than forty years of capturing mayhem, murder, death, and destruction on the streets of Mexico City for the tabloid newspaper "La Prensa". Often referred to as the "Mexican Weegee", for decades Metinides was the first photojournalist on the scene of automobile accidents, plane crashes, industrial fatalities, fires, explosions, dismemberments, murders, and more - all documented with a grisly artistry. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon and desirable document additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Enrique Metinides" twice - once in block printing and once in cursive - in black marker on the title page. This copy bears the discreet ownership inscription of Mexico City-based filmmaker Trisha Ziff - who edited the 2012 Aperture monograph "Enrique Metinides: 101 Tragedies", and who is currently directing a documentary on the photographer. It shows some underlining in red ink throughout the text by Ziff, from whom we acquired this directly. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 968-816-313-9 Inventory Number: 024546

(MEYER, PEDRO). Meyer, Pedro. Mexico City, MEXICO: Petroleos Mexicanos, 1988. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 148pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Spanish. "Los cohetes duraron todo el dia" is noted Mexican photographer Pedro Meyer's 1988 socially conscious photo essay commissioned by the national petroleum company Pemex to coincide with its fiftieth anniversary. Due however to Meyer's dedication of the volume to Lazaro Cardenas, the socialist-leaning former president who established Pemex in 1938 as part of his nationalization of Mexican oil production (whose son also happened to be an opposition candidate to then-current president Carlos Salinas earlier in the year), the newly elected government seized nearly all the copies printed to put a stop to the book's distribution. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon and desirable document (cited on pages 198-199 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") acquired directly from the photographer additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Pedro Meyer" in black ink beneath the frontispiece image on the second preliminary. 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. 968-6164-35-9 Inventory Number: 018260

(MILLS, JOSEPH). Mills, Joseph. Tucson, AZ & Washington, DC: Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts & JGS (Joy of Giving Something), 2002. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. 4to. Ostrich over Velvet Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (32pp), 26 color illustrations. "The Loves of the Poets", featuring Joseph Mills' beautifully raw, disturbingly seductive collages, is a work of art unto itself. This gorgeous artist's book published in 2002 by Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts, and Joy of Giving Something features twenty-six collages that seem to be on the verge of complete revelation but time and again leave the viewer on a suspended note. The success of these images, in the words of photographic historian and curator Anne Tucker, "lies in the fact that they are anchored in reality just enough so that we are on the edge between surreality and reality." Beautifully reproduced with antique paper backgrounds and a rich double varnish, "The Loves of the Poets" brings the marriage of artist and book to a new level". A brand new, pristine example from the deluxe edition limited to one hundred copies with full gilt edges and gilt-stamped green velvet covers NUMBERED AND SIGNED "Joseph Mills" in black ink on the rear colophon accompanied by a SIGNED AND NUMBERED PHOTOGRAPH laid down on a printed cardstock sheet both housed in the publisher's debossed black velvet clamshell box. 1-59005-127-0 Inventory Number: 025784

(MILLS, JOSEPH). Mills, Joseph. Tucson, AZ & Washington, DC: Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts & JGS (Joy of Giving Something), 2002. First Edition 1/10 Deluxe. Large Folio. Ostrich over Velvet Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (32pp), 26 color illustrations. "The Loves of the Poets", featuring Joseph Mills' beautifully raw, disturbingly seductive collages, is a work of art unto itself. This gorgeous artist's book published in 2002 by Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts, and Joy of Giving Something features twenty-six collages that seem to be on the verge of complete revelation but time and again leave the viewer on a suspended note. The success of these images, in the words of photographic historian and curator Anne Tucker, "lies in the fact that they are anchored in reality just enough so that we are on the edge between surreality and reality." Beautifully reproduced with antique paper backgrounds and a rich double varnish, "The Loves of the Poets" brings the marriage of artist and book to a new level". A brand new, pristine example from the exceedingly uncommon deluxe edition limited to ten copies NUMBERED (2/10) AND SIGNED "Joseph Mills" in black ink on the rear colophon with full gilt edges, gilt-stamped green velvet covers, and green ostrich skin spine in which each of the twenty-six full page illustrations is an ORIGINAL VARNISHED COLOR PHOTOGRAPH laid down on the book's printed cardstock pages. This is housed in the publisher's black wooden box accompanied by its original cardboard shipping carton. 1-59005-127-0 Inventory Number: 025783

(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

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2010. First Edition. Small Folio. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (140pp), profusely illustrated in color. "The photographs in Richard Misrach's "Destroy This Memory" are a stark, affecting reminder of the physical and psychological impact of Hurricane Katrina as told by those on the ground, and seen through the lens of a contemporary master. Rather than simply surveying the damage, Misrach - who has photographed the region regularly since the 1970s, most notably for his ongoing "Cancer Alley" project - found himself drawn to the hurricane-inspired graffiti: messages scrawled in spray paint, crayons, chalk or whatever materials residents and rescue workers happened to have on hand. At turns threatening, desperate, clinical and even darkly humorous, the phrases he captures - the only text that appears in the book - offer revealing and unique human perspectives on the devastation and shock left in the wake of this disaster. "Destroy This Memory" presents previously unpublished and starkly compelling material, all of which Misrach shot with his 4 MP pocket camera while also working on a separate archive of over one thousand photographs with his 8 x 10 large-format camera. Created between October and December 2005, this series of images serves as a potent, unalloyed document of the raw experiences of those left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Katrina. With no essay, titles or even page numbers in the way, the words on these homes, cars and trees offer a searing testament that continues to speak volumes, five years after their original inscription." A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in ink. 1-59711-163-5 Inventory Number: 027370

(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

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Rebecca Solnit. Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 2000. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (132pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Elsa Kendall. "Richard Misrach has redefined contemporary landscape photography with his images of the splendor and destruction of the American West. Each of his "cantos" considers another chapter in the epic story of humankind and the land. Far from portraying the pristine landscapes of early practitioners such as Carleton Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, or Ansel Adams, Misrach's compelling and often troubling images of the American West pose important questions about the human impact on the natural world. Beneath the remarkable beauty of Misrach's color photographs are scenes of floods, fires, nuclear testing grounds, dead animals, and the debris of society. The photographs in "The Sky Book" comprise the photographer's most ambitious series to date, which transposes his narrative from the land to the sky. The images mediate between document and abstraction, reality and metaphor. Drawing on photography's documentary tradition, Misrach contextualizes each photograph with respect to time and place, rooting the celestial realm firmly in the earthly and political one. In this way, his images are reminiscent of the efforts of nineteenth-century expeditionary photographers to record the natural resources of the frontier. At the same time, Misrach's Sky pictures also evoke a tradition of abstraction in art and photography that includes Alfred Steiglitz's "Equivalents" and the paintings of Mark Rothko." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2000 Arena Editions first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the title page. 1-892041-28-6 Inventory Number: 027371

(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

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Susan Sontag. New York: Aperture Inc., 1992. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Fine. 95pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Roger Gorman. This beautifully designed and printed book collects three bodies of work from Richard Misrach's "Desert Cantos" series accompanied by Susan Sontag's work of short fiction entitled "The View From the Ark". The photographs of Southwestern desert areas include the decaying remains of Utah's Wendover Air Base, wherein 1945 "bomb components were modified, assembled, and flight-tested for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings"; county designated dead-animal pits in the West filled with the mummified and decaying carcasses of cattle and horses; and a startling series of images of the bullet-riddled pages of two "Playboy" magazines that had been used for target practice found by the photographer at a Nevada Nuclear Test site. It also includes a transcribed 1992 interview with the photographer by Melissa Harris. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the half title page showing a small remainder mark on the bottom edge of the textblock at the heel of the spine. 0-89381-519-5 Inventory Number: 019741

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard, T.J. Clark & Richard Walker. New York: Aperture Foundation, 2005. First Edition Thus. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 164pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Elsa Kendall. "In 1997, Richard Misrach began a three year project photographing the Golden Gate Bridge at all times of day and night, in every season, from a single vantage point on his front porch. Within this simple framework, in which the subject and its framing remain fixed in every photograph, an alchemy occurs. An astonishing range of atmosphere, light, and color unfolds, bringing fresh revelation and interpretation to a familiar view - a unique and beautiful photographic meditation on place and time. This special album commemorates one of the most iconic and lasting symbols of American progress and ingenuity." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2005 Aperture first edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the title page. 1-931788-51-0 Inventory Number: 027372

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard, T.J. Clark & Richard Walker. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2007. First Edition. Oblong Elephant Folio. Boards in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 80pp, 38 color illustrations. Designed by Fabio Cutro and Dana Faconti. "Richard Misrach, one of today's contemporary masters, is renowned for his carefully considered, beautifully rendered epic works. "On the Beach" - a lavishly produced, oversized monograph, is the long-awaited publication of this spectacular series. The photographer hones in on our delicate relationship to the sea, using a gorgeous, slowly shifting color palette gleaned from changes in depth and tide; abstract patterns of waves and rippling water, and beaches both empty and cluttered. He carefully balances the minutiae of human gesture against the massive scale of the sea. In some images, a lone figure floats in a liquid field of brilliant turquoise - or in others, lies beached and partially buried. The details in the images are frequently ambiguous - are the figures relaxed or drained of life? Cavorting in the surf or panicking in the riptide? The balance is a fragile one between control and surrender to the elements. As Misrach says, the work is "suffused with a sense of the sublime, but it also begins to expose our vulnerability and fragility as human beings." A brand new, most handsome example of this spectacular production additionally SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in ink still in the publisher's printed shipping carton. 1-59711-048-5 Inventory Number: 027367

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard, T.J. Clark & Richard Walker. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2012. First Edition Thus 1/800. Oblong Elephant Folio. Boards in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 84pp, 50 color illustrations. Designed by Emily Lessard. "This deluxe album presenting a selection of fifty of the finest photographs from Richard Misrach’s acclaimed "Golden Gate" series has been assembled for publication on the historic occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the iconic bridge. In 1997, Misrach began a three year project photographing the Golden Gate Bridge at all times of day and night, in every season, from a single vantage point on his front porch. Within this simple framework, in which the subject and its framing remain fixed in every photograph, an alchemy occurs. An astonishing range of atmosphere, light, and color unfolds, bringing fresh revelation and interpretation to a familiar view - a unique and beautiful photographic meditation on place and time. This special album commemorates one of the most iconic and lasting symbols of American progress and ingenuity." A most handsome example of this spectacular production limited to eight hundred copies additionally SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in ink still in the publisher's printed shipping carton. 1-59711-203-8 Inventory Number: 027366

(MORGIN, KRISTEN). Morgin, Kristen & Marc Selwyn. Beverly Hills, CA: Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 2022. First Edition. 10 x 8 1/2'. Printed Boards with Illustrated Pastedown. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color. 978-0-578-33196-6

"Kristen Morgin lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work, which is formed with a mixture of clay, glue, cement and other media, comes from a ceramic background but goes far beyond traditional uses of the medium. Her sculptures have an affinity to the constructions of George Herms, Edward Kienholz, and Michael McMillen, but evoke relics of contemporary culture that may have been buried and unearthed at a later date. Toys, books, comics and other objects are rendered true to scale in unfired clay and recall the artist’s childhood. Corroding surfaces evoke mortality, decay and the passage of time. Eccentric narratives and playful juxtapositions come together to form new objects with unexpected connotations."

A brand new, pristine example of this newly published, elegantly designed comprehensive hardbound monograph featuring a lengthy transcribed interview with the artist by her gallerist, Marc Selwyn, that is additionally SIGNED BY THE ARTIST WITH A SMALL DRAWING AT THE REAR COLOPHON.

Inventory Number: E000KMPMTE

(MORTON, ROCKY). Morton, Rocky, Peter Frank, Tom Knoles & Jim Czarnecki. Los Angeles: Rocky Morton, 2024, I00241030. First Edition 1/500 Copies. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2", 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. New./No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Known primarily for his work as a filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist Rocky Morton.makes a striking return to his roots in painting with a new book and exhibition entitled "While I'm Away". Drawing from his deep fascination with science and the essence of humanity, Morton’s latest works stand apart in their inspiration and innovative creation process. Morton uses a leaf blower to propel strings of paint mixed with a unique elastic ingredient across the canvas. This technique results in delicate, thread-like patterns reminiscent of mycelium, the fungal networks that connect all living plants and trees, bringing a touch of nature’s unpredictability into his art. Art critic and curator Peter Frank states in his introduction "Morton finds beauty in division – his colored paintings thrill with outpourings of intense hues, all assigned to their own regions yet struggling to oppose and at the same time embrace, even merge with, one another”. At the heart of "While I’m Awa" is the theme of universal connection. These paintings seek to transcend the familiar, venturing into uncharted territory, where the tangible world meets the infinite. Some pieces present literal interpretations, horizons where existence seems to emerge from nothingness, while others evoke the complex interconnectedness of the universe, akin to the synapses in the brain or fields of energy reminiscent of string theory. While I’m Away will be on display at Los Angeles' Shatto Gallery from November 2nd to December 7th 2024, offering art enthusiasts a rare opportunity to experience these visionary works firsthand". A brand new, most handsome example of this lovely new publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Rocky Morton" in silver marker on the inside front cover. 979-8218982942 Inventory Number: I00241030

(MOTHERWELL, ROBERT). Arnason, H.H., Barbralee Diamondstein & Robert Motherwell. Introduction by Dore Ashton. New York: Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, 1982. Second Revised and Updated Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 250pp, 328 illustrations in color and b&w. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. Published by Harry N. Abrams, this massive Robert Motherwell monograph is still the most comprehensive reference on the noted late American Abstract Expressionist artist and scholar. Copiously illustrated, it features an essay by H.H. Arnason as well as the transcript of a lengthy 1977 interview between the artist and Barbralee Diamondstein. A most handsome example of the preferred 1982 revised and enlarged second edition with a printed card stating "With the compliments of the artist" that is additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Bob" in black ink tipped to the front pastedown accompanied by a business card for "Mr. and Mrs. Robert Motherwell / 173 East Ninety-Fourth Street / New York 28 N.Y." laid in. We acquired this along with several other items signed by Mr. Motherwell and Ms. Frankenthaler directly from the library of their close friend and fellow artist Emerson Woelffer - who has BOLDLY INSCRIBED "Received from Bob. / 4-29-82" in his inimitable handwriting in black ink above the card on the front pastedown. 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. 0-8109-1333-X Inventory Number: 024395

(MULLER, KARIN APOLLONIA). Muller, Karin Apollonia & Rodney Sappington. Santa Monica, CA. 2008.: Arcana Editions. First Edition Thus 1/20 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 44 color illustrations. Text in English. Equal measures contemplative and bleak, "Angels in Fall" is Karin Apollonia Muller's compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German-born photographer's adopted city seems permanently cloaked in grey and solitude. Originally published by Kruse Verlag in 2001, this gem (cited on page 284 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") has been re-released in 2008 by the photographer and Arcana Editions in two versions limited to twenty copies and five artist's proofs each housed in a grey linen clamshell box accompanied by a SIGNED AND NUMBERED 10 ½ x 12" color photograph of one of two images from "Angels in Fall" in its own grey linen chemise. A brand new, pristine example from the edition of twenty copies containing the original SIGNED AND NUMBERED (07/20) photograph "Civitas (1997)". 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. 3-934923-09-7 Inventory Number: 024088

(MULLER, KARIN APOLLONIA). Muller, Karin Apollonia & Rodney Sappington. Santa Monica, CA. 2008.: Arcana Editions. First Edition Thus 1/20 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 44 color illustrations. Text in English. Equal measures contemplative and bleak, "Angels in Fall" is Karin Apollonia Muller's compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German-born photographer's adopted city seems permanently cloaked in grey and solitude. Originally published by Kruse Verlag in 2001, this gem (cited on page 284 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") has been re-released in 2008 by the photographer and Arcana Editions in two versions limited to twenty copies and five artist's proofs each housed in a grey linen clamshell box accompanied by a SIGNED AND NUMBERED 10 ½ x 12" color photograph of one of two images from "Angels in Fall" in its own grey linen chemise. A brand new, pristine example from the edition of twenty copies containing the original SIGNED AND NUMBERED (07/20) photograph "Waiting (1996)" - mistakenly captioned as "Surf" in the book itself. 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. 3-934923-09-7 Inventory Number: 014340

(MULL, MARTIN). Frank, Peter & Martin Mull. NP (Los Angeles): Martin Mull, ND (circa 1992). First Edition. 4to. Stapled Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Near Fine.. np (14pp), 5 color illustrations + color cover. With a chronology, exhibition history, and collections listing. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2001 New York gallery exhibition of new paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title page. Inventory Number: 027690

(MULL, MARTIN). Lumpkin, Libby, Gail Levin & Tina Yapelli. Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Art Museum, 2006. First Edition. Small Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a chronology, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is the beautifully illustrated, comprehensive retrospective catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2006 traveling Museum exhibition of forty-four paintings on canvas executed between 1984 and 2006 by the supremely multi-talented Mr. Mull. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink on the front pastedown with the announcement for the Las Vegas Art Museum opening laid in. 0-9774861-1-7 Inventory Number: 027693

(MULL, MARTIN). Lumpkin, Libby, Gail Levin & Tina Yapelli. Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Art Museum, 2006. First Edition. Small Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a chronology, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is the beautifully illustrated, comprehensive retrospective catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2006 traveling Museum exhibition of forty-four paintings on canvas executed between 1984 and 2006 by the supremely multi-talented Mr. Mull. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink on the front pastedown with the announcement for the Las Vegas Art Museum opening laid in. 0-9774861-1-7 Inventory Number: 025308

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin. New York, NY: David Beitzel Gallery, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (14pp), 5 color illustrations + color cover. With a chronology, exhibition history, and collections listing. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2001 New York gallery exhibition of new paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title page with the gallery's postcard announcement laid in. Inventory Number: 027686

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin & Thomas W. Styron. Greenville, SC: Greenville County Museum of Art, 1998. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 102pp, 40 color illustrations (including one foldover) + color frontispiece. Designed by Victoria Dailey. This charming catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1998 Greenville County Museum of Art exhibition that features an essay by Thomas W. Styron that proves that the talented Mr. Mull is every bit as accomplished a painter as he is a thespian. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink on the front free endpaper. 0-9657858-1-5 Inventory Number: 027688

(MULL, MARTIN). Putnam, James, Ben Brown & Martin Mull. London, UK: Ben Brown Fine Arts, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp, 31 color and 2 duotone illustrations + color cover. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, and collections listing. This is lavishly produced hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2007 London gallery exhibition of twenty-four then-recent oil on linen paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title half-title page. Inventory Number: 027691