White text on blue. Large card. New York: Sperone Westwater, 1990.
Card announcing Kawara’s 1990 exhibition at Sperone Westwater. Fine.
❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 154.
A. Minola, M.C. Mundici, F. Poli, M.T. Roberto, eds., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino, Roma, New York: 35 Anni di Mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, p. 495. More
Recto with black & white illus. on silver background, details on verso. Postcard, mailed. Eindhoven: Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, 1981.
Postcard invitation to the Eindhoven leg of Kawara’s 1980-81 retrospective exhibition. In fine condition. Mailed to Oscar and Renate Ackermann.
❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 150. More
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1977.
Postcard invitation to Kawara’s first show with Jürgen Wesseler’s intrepid gallery. Several series of the artist’s I Got Up postcards from 1976 and 1977 were displayed.
In fine condition. Mailed to art historian Frans Haks (1938-2006).
❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 149.
Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992), p. 101. More
Many black & white and color illus. 42 pp. 4to, printed softcover, artist’s name on spine. Stuttgart: Isabella Kacprzak, 1988.
Scarce Gabriele Schmidt-Heins (b. 1949) exhibition catalogue. It is filled with reproductions of the artist’s work. Opens with an essay by Gottfried Boehm (in German and English).
Near fine, with a laid-in sheet inscribed by the artist. We locate just two copies in North America. More
Black & white and color illus. throughout. Unpaginated. 4to, blue printed softcover, artist’s name on spine. Hamburg: Galerie Vera Munro, 1987.
A scarce exhibition catalogue, with photographs of Gabriele Schmidt-Heins’s sculptures and installations. List of the artist’s earlier exhibitions at the end. Near fine; trace of sticker on lower cover. More
Many illus. 158 pp. & colophon. 4to, pictorial hardcover. Bielefeld: Kerber Verlag, 2005.
Beautifully illustrated catalogue on the Schmidt Heins twins. In fine condition, with a laid-in sheet inscribed by the sisters. WorldCat records a single copy in North America. More
Many illus. 231 pp. Large 4to, pictorial hardcover & pictorial dust-jacket. Cologne: Verlag Constantin Post, 1992.
One of 1200 copies, an uncommon exhibition catalogue on the sororal twin bookmakers. In fine condition. More
Color illus. [8] pp. 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Hamburg: Self-published, 1994.
Rare publication about the artist’s cleverly designed home outside of Hamburg. With a short text by Diethelm Hoffmann: “A working atmosphere of many nuances; it is not a gallery, but a retreat with a heavenly view, a place for meditation.” The signature on the lower wrapper is a facsimile reproduction.
Near fine. We could not track down any copies in North America. More
Color illus. 55 pp. & colophon. 4to, pictorial softcover, artist’s name on spine. Kiel: Stadtgalerie Kiel & Kunsthalle Winterthur, 1990.
Uncommon Barbara Schmidt-Heins (b. 1949) exhibition catalogue. Near fine. More
Color illus. 119 pp. 4to, die-cut pictorial softcover, artist’s name on spine. Wilhelmshaven: Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, 1983.
Scarce and important Barbara Schmidt-Heins (b. 1949) exhibition catalogue. Near fine, with a newspaper clipping laid-in. More
Color illus. throughout & one black & white photographic illus. on inside of lower cover. [20] leaves, printed on rectos only. Oblong 4to, printed softcover (a bit sunned). N.p.: verlag zweitschrift, 1981.
Rare artist’s book by Barbara Schmidt-Heins (b. 1949), edition of 500 copies. It contains a series of illustrations with three red rectangles in different positions. At the end, a black & white photograph shows their final arrangement, as part of a sculpture made in 1981.
Near fine; minor discoloration to covers. WorldCat locates three examples in North America. More
Black & white illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, silver printed softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1972.
Rare Giancarlo Sangregorio (1925-2013) exhibition catalogue, we locate no copy in North America. Essay by Luigi Carluccio, biography, list of exhibitions, plates, and exhibition check-list. Near fine copy. Galleria Narcio Catalogue no. 111. More
Five illus. (one in color). Single long folded sheet forming [8] pp. Torino: 1972.
Unrecorded by WorldCat, catalogue for a group exhibition at Galleria Narciso. The following artists participated: Leon Bakst, Walter Crane, Alphonse Mucha, Emile Bernard, Maurice Denis, Nikolai Kalmakoff, Alphonse Osbert, Hans Schmithals, John William Waterhouse, etc.
Near fine. The gallery’s 110th catalogue. More
Many black & white illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, printed green softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1972.
Rare exhibition catalogue on Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971); the Museum of Modern Art (NY) is the only North American institution with a copy, according to WorldCat. Essay by Nello Ponente, plates, and exhibition check-list. Near fine. Galleria Narciso Catalogue no. 109. More
Many illus. (a few in color). Unpaginated. 12mo, printed purple softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1972.
Very rare Galleria Narciso exhibition catalogue on Bruno Caruso (1927-2018); no example recorded in North America. Essays by Leonardo Sciascia and Elio Mercuri, plates and exhibition check-list. Near fine; the gallery’s 108th catalogue. More
Illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, printed purple softcover (scuffed). Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1972.
Uncommon Galleria Narciso exhibition catalogue on Armando Spadini (1883-1925). Very good copy. The gallery’s 106th catalogue. More
Three black & white illus. Single long folded sheet forming [8] pp. Torino: 1971.
Rare exhibition catalogue published by Galleria Narciso. WorldCat records just one copy, in Italy. With three illustrations and a check-list of works shown. Near fine. Galleria Narciso Catalogue no. 95. More
Black & white and color illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, orange printed softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1970.
Scarce Sassu (1912-2000) exhibition catalogue, published by Marzio Pinottini’s Galleria Narciso. We find only two copies in North America. Introductory essay by Pinottini, essay by Riccardo Barletta, plates, and exhibition check-list.
A very good copy; discoloration to lower cover. Galleria Narciso Catalogue no. 92. More
23 black & white illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, green printed softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1970.
Scarce Bruno Caruso (1927-2018) exhibition catalogue, published by Marzio Pinottini’s Galleria Narciso. WorldCat records two copies in North America. Introductory essay by Pinottini, biographical notes, 23 plates, and exhibition check-list.
In fine condition. Galleria Narciso Catalogue no. 91. More
Illus. throughout. 243 pp. 4to, printed softcover, title on spine. Paris: Balland, 1974.
Hervé Fischer’s essential reference work on mail and stamp art. The insightful introductory essay — “Diffusions de Masse et Communications Marginales” — is translated from French into English and German. Artists whose stamps are reproduced: Albrecht D., Eric Andersen, Arman, John Armleder, Gabor Attalai, Ben, George Brecht, Robin Crozier, Anna Banana, Felipe Ehrenberg, Robert Filliou, Ken Friedman, General Idea, Gilbert & George, Klaus Groh, Geoff Hendricks, Ray Johnson, Hans Werner Kalkmann, On Kawara, Yves Klein, J. H. Kocman, Piero Manzoni, Yoshio Nakajima, Maurizio Nannucci, Geza Perneczky, Dieter... More
Poster (530 x 404 mm.), folded for mailing. Chicago: Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 2023.
Signed poster for Finch’s 2023 exhibition in Chicago, his sixth solo show with Rhona Hoffman. The show’s title is derived from Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884/86), one of the treasures of the Art Institute of Chicago. Finch created 17 new polygonal paintings “formed by zooming in and cropping out identifiable or memorable moments of the historic painting, e.g., the monkey, parasol, or top hat.”–from Rhona Hoffman’s website.
As new, signed by the artist at the bottom of the poster. More
Illus. throughout. Unpaginated. Large 4to, printed softcover & pictorial dust-jacket. London: Pace Gallery, 2012.
Catalogue for Pendleton’s 2012 exhibition in London. With an essay by Suzanne Hudson and list of works at the end. In fine condition. Designed by Marc Hollenstein. More
Illus. throughout (one double-page & folding). 197 pp. Large 4to, hardcover & pictorial dust-jacket. Berlin: Galerie Max Hetzler, 2019.
The catalogue published to accompany Pendleton’s 2019 exhibition with Max Hetzler in Berlin; WorldCat finds just one example in North America. With texts by Omar Berrada and images selected by the artist. There is a check-list of works in-fine as well as installation photographs on the endpapers.
In fine condition. Designed by Marc Hollenstein. More
Many black & white illus. [96]; 30 pp. Small 4to, semi-stiff covers & orig. pictorial dust-jacket. New Orleans: Contemporary Arts Center & Siglio, 2016.
One of 1000 copies, an Adam Pendleton (b. 1984) artist’s book published for his exhibition Adam Pendleton: Becoming Imperceptible (1 April-16 June 2016) at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans. It is filled with found images and photographs selected by Pendleton and the artist’s original texts. A separate booklet (30 pp.), bound-in at the middle of the text block, contains essays by Andrea Andersson, Naomi Beckwith, Stephen Squibb, and Kitty Scott. The dust-jacket doubles as a.... More