Many illus. 131, [1] p. Small 4to, orig. semi-stiff pictorial covers, title on spine, perfect-bound. London: British Council, 1975.

The uncommon catalogue for this important exhibition hosted by the British Council, with the essays printed in parallel English and German text. Somewhat overshadowed by the exhibition Artists’ Books of a year later, this show consisted of an impressive presented 120 bookworks and reference books. As is explained on pp. 18-23 (and shown by several illustrations of the exhibition space), each book was displayed on a book shelf and could be handled by visitors. “Art works” were denoted with red stickers and “reference works”... More

Many black & white illus. throughout. Unpaginated. Small 4to, printed wrappers & orig. printed dust-jacket, staple-bound. London: Kettle’s Yard Gallery, 1986.

One of the great exhibition catalogues on artists’ books. This sharply conceived book was published for a 1986 exhibition at Kettle’s Yard Gallery (1 November-7 December). Organized by Pavel Buchler (b. 1952), who also designed and wrote this catalogue, the exhibition included loans from Christian Boltanski, Ulises Carrión, Nigel Greenwood, Richard Hamilton, Kasper Koenig, Annette Messager, Anthony d’Offay Gallery, Hansjörg Mayer, Barbara and Gabriele Schmidt-Heins, Michael Werner Galerie, Karsten Schubert, Lawrence Weiner, etc. The exhibition featured the work of Boltanski, Carrión... More

23, [1] leaves, mimeographed on rectos only. Small folio (288 x 187 mm.), self-bound, stapled. Warsaw: Galeria Remont, 1977.

One of Carrión’s rarest exhibition catalogues. The artist curated this show at the Galeria Remont in Warsaw, a contemporary art space established by the Polish artist and filmmaker Henryk Gajewski (b. 1948) in a dormitory student club at the Warsaw University of Technology. The gallery operated from April 1972 to November 1979, hosting performance art, exhibitions of photography, stamp art, and bookworks, and many other events. Carrión had staged an exhibition called Contents at the gallery the previous December. The present exhibition’s title translates as “Other... More

Black and white & color illus. [20] pp. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1997.

Scarce exhibition catalogue; one of 1000 copies. The Schmidt Heins twins (b. 1949) are two of the most active and prolific book artists in Germany, engaging with newspapers, magazines, photographs, coffee beans, paint, etc. Guy Schraenen (1941-2018), curator at the Neues Museum Weserburg, conceived this exhibition as a retrospective of their bookworks from 1972-82. This catalogue was jointly designed by the twins. Schraenen contributes an essay entitled “Einzahl Mehrzal.” With useful lists of exhibitions and books on the penultimate page.

Fine copy. Volume 16 in the Sammlung der Künstlerbücher. More

[24] pp. Square 4to, red pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1995.

One publication from a series of exhibition catalogues spearheaded by Guy Schraenen (1941-2018), the scholar of small presses and artists’ book, at the Neues Museum Weserburg in Bremen. He dedicated this show to an examination of photocopy art and its implications in contemporary art. Works by artists such as Seth Siegelaub, Emmett Williams, Mario Lara, Paulo Bruscky, Louise Neaderland, François Norguet, Russell Butler, Gastao de Magalhaes, Steve Hitchcock, Luis Catriel, Anna Bella Geiger, Flavio Pons, Timm Ulrichs, Lawrence Weiner, Tom Ockerse, etc., etc. were displayed, all of which were... More

[12] leaves. 4to, gray printed wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1992.

Important exhibition catalogue with a translation of Ulises Carrión’s “The New Art of Making Books” into German. This is one of a long series of catalogues on artists’ books that Schraenen edited at the Neues Museum Weserburg in Bremen. With a useful biography and bibliography of Carrión’s bookworks.

In excellent condition. Now a scarce catalogue. Volume 2 in the Sammlung der Künstlerbücher. More

Several black & white illus. [50] pp. Square 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1995.

One of the most important exhibition catalogues from this series; it contains the most authoritative bibliography of the enigmatic artist’s books, multiples, and ephemera. This is one of the regular versions printed (1200 copies), a special edition was made in the format of a portfolio under the title: ‘”Perfect is my death word: Bücher, Editionen, Ephemera.”’ Byars (1932-97) had a varied and prodigious output of printed works, this “attempt at a catalogue raisonné,” compiled by Bettina Brach, records 186 pieces. Printed in parallel German and English... More

Black & white illus. throughout. [24] pp. Square 4to, printed pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1994.

Scarce exhibition catalogue, concerning the transformation of writing by artists such as Joanna Adamczewska, Marcel Broodthaers, William Burroughs, James Lee Byars, Ulises Carrión, Guy de Cointet, Pierre Cordier, Hanne Darboven, Mirtha Dermisache, Christian Dotremont, Peter Downsbrough, Jean Dubuffet, Jochen Gerz, Brion Gysin, Wilfried Huet, J.H. Kocman, Tom Phillips, Raymond Queneau, K.B. Schauffelen, and Timm Ulrichs. With an essay by the curator, Guy Schraenen (1941-2018).

In fine condition. One of 1000 copies. Volume 11 in the Sammlung der Künstlerbücher. More

13 black & white illus. 77 pp. Small 8vo (175 x 126 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. [Philadelphia: 1973].

The landmark exhibition catalogue for a pioneering show of artists’ books. It was held at both Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, and the University Art Museum, Berkeley. Vanderlip, later a museum curator at the Denver Art Museum, writes in the Foreword: “This exhibition attempts to survey the many different types of books made by artists from 1960 to the present. For the purpose of this Exhibition the definition of ‘book’ is very flexible. If the artist conceived his work as a book, I have generally accepted his... More