Gelenke I.

128 pp. Four black & white illus. 128 pp. 8vo, red printed softcover. Stuttgart: Edition Patricia Schwarz, 1989.

Scarce first edition.

Gelenke I [Joints I] contains 121 aphorisms, questions and risqué jokes by Martin Kippenberger entitled ‘improved paper tigers not afraid of repetition,’ scattered in small portions throughout the entire book. In the gaps between the ‘paper tigers’ there is a topsy-turvy of texts, some of them previously published. They include letters from and to Kippenberger, poems co-authored with Albert Oehlen, and texts and quotes by friends such as the artists and writers Werner Büttner, Diedrich Diedrichsen, Hubert Kiecol, Michael Krebber, A. R. Penck, Martin Prinzhorn, Kurt Ryslavy et al. The design and titling of the book refer to Gelenke im Raum [Joints in Space] by Kippenberger’s former professor Franz Erhard Walther, which was also published by Patricia Schwarz.”–Koch.

Near fine; wear to the upper cover.

❧ Uwe Koch, Annotated catalogue raisonné of the books by Martin Kippenberger, 1977-1997 (2003) 79.

Price: $75.00

Item ID: 8189

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