Ich bin ein Buch kaufe mich jetzt [I am a Book buy me now].
Several diagrams and manipulations of the text. 2 p.l., 420 leaves (printed on rectos only) & colophon. 8vo (173 x 120 mm.), orig. white cloth over boards, red embossed title on upper cover & spine (extremities a trifle worn). N.p.: A. R. Penck & Michael Werner, 1976.
First edition, a rare artist’s book by A. R. Penck (1939-2017). Penck (a.k.a. Ralf Winkler) created several artist’s books in the 1970s. The present publication is based on an enigmatic manuscript composed by the artist; it was type-set by Ilka Schellenburg. A sampling of Penck’s statements and entreaties: “I am 2 books”; “I... More