Many color illus. 7 p.l., 45 pp. Large 4to, pictorial wrappers, perfect-bound. London: Open Editions, 1992.

Uncommon and nicely illustrated exhibition catalogue, with the essays printed in Finnish and English parallel text. This travelling exhibition of British artists’ books was held at the National Gallery of Iceland, the Tokyo Gas Shinjuku Showroom, the Malmo Konstal, the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway), and the Vantaan Kaupunki. Work by Blamey, Büchler, Cutts, Fulton, Finlay, Long, Sackett, Stokes & Douglas, etc.

Near fine; a few scuffs.

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Seven black & white illus. [11] pp. Small 4to (210 x 150 mm.), pictorial printed wrappers, staple-bound. Schiedam, Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, 1981.

An uncommon exhibition catalogue published by the Stedelijk Museum in Schiedam; the show was curated by Ulises Carrión (1941-89), and the books displayed came from his personal archive, the Other Books and So Archive. By 1978, Carrión had closed his intrepid Amsterdam bookstore, Other Books and So, and converted it into an archive of artists’ books. This is one of a number of exhibitions on artists’ books that the artist organized; others took place in Iceland, Poland... More

Black & white illus. 56, [16] pp. Oblong 4to (170 x 201 mm.), green cloth-backed pictorial boards. Groningen: Centrum Beeldende Kunst, 1991.

Scarce catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition at Groningen’s Centrum Beeldende Kunst, organized by the bookdealer Johan Deumens. With essays by Anne Moeglin-Delcroix and Deumens, and contributions by Frans Baake, Guy Bleus, Michael Buthe, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sjoerd Hofstra, Christine & Irene Hohenbuchler, Alfred Kocman, Per Jonas, Roland Sips, Corrie van de Vendel/Hayo van Gemerden, Hans Waanders, and Giuseppe Zevola. The texts are all translated into English on the final 16 pages.

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Many black & white illus. (most full-page). 144 pp. 4to, semi-stiff wrappers, pictorial dust-jacket. Graz: Forum Stadtpark, 1987.

A near fine copy of this scarce exhibition catalogue designed by Kippenberger and Jörg Schlick. Text is in German and English.

“Broken Neon was published to accompany the group exhibition of the same name at the Forum Stadtpark in Graz from 21 September to 11 October 1987, curated by Kippenberger. The catalogue contains contributions by Joseph Beuys, Werner Büttner, Fischli & Weiss, Georg Herold, Hubert Kiecol, Jutta Koether, Michael Krebber, Albert Oehlen, Franz West, Heimo Zobernig and others. Martin Kippenberger and Jörg... More

Many illus. 48 pp. Small 4to, yellow pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1997.

Exhibition booklet produced for the seminal exhibition of artists’ books curated by Anne Moeglin-Delcroix at the Bibliothèque nationale, held 29 May-12 October 1997.

A fine copy.

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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.

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[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... 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... 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.

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[34] leaves, printed on rectos only. 4to, tan printed wrappers, staple-bound in calendar format. New York: Self-published, 1969.

Siegelaub’s rare “One Month” exhibition catalogue, with contributions by Terry Atkinson, Robert Barry, James Lee Byars, Barry Flanagan, Douglas Huebler, Stephen Kaltenbach, Christine Kozlov, Richard Long, Robert Morris, Claes Oldenburg, Allen Ruppersberg, Robert Smithson, Lawrence Weiner, Ian Wilson, etc. Most of Dan Flavin’s leaf (no. 12) has been torn out.

“For this ‘calendar-as-exhibition,’ Siegelaub asked thirty-one artists to each make a text-based work to be displayed on a single page of the catalogue, representing a single day in the month of March... More

Many black & white illus. Ca. [106] pp. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers, perfect-bound, title on spine. Frankfurt: 1981.

A rare exhibition catalogue of artists’ books. It contains a country by country survey of artists’ books and their creators. This is an extremely useful resource for the early popularization of the genre. With contributions from Guy Schraenen, Tim Guest, Simon Cutts, Maurizio Nannucci, Leif Eriksson, John Armleder, Jiri Valoch, Jennifer Phipps, Printed Matter, and Marijan Susovski.

In fine condition; WorldCat records no copy in North America.

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