Katalog Nr. 48: Kunst, Neuerscheinungen und Neueingänge Herbst 1985.
Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, title on spine. Cologne: 1985.
1671 listings of art books. Fine. More
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Katalog Nr. 49: Design I…
Small black & white illus throughout. Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, title on spine. Cologne: 1986.
Bookseller catalogue filled with books on design. Fine; sunning to lower wrapper. More
9 Arbeiten von Daniel Buren: Voile/Toile, Toile/Voile, Sail/Canvas, Canvas/Sail, Segel/Leinwand, Leinwand/Segel (20 September 1975 &...
Color and black & white illus. throughout. [12] leaves. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Berlin: Berliner Künstlerprogramm, 1975.
A rare Daniel Buren (b. 1938) exhibition catalogue. This show, supported by the Berliner Künstlerprogramm and Galerie Folker Skulima, was the first time Buren used sails as his canvas for works in situ. A regatta displaying the artist’s sails took place on Wannsee Lake outside of Berlin (20 September 1975). Thereafter, the sails were mounted on the walls of the Akademie der Künste (30 November-7 January 1976). This catalogue is thoroughly illustrated with photographs of the work, with text in parallel German... More
Exhibition postcard: Change of Scenery, 1973-1978 work in situ done by Daniel Buren (23 September-14...
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1978.
Postcard invitation for Buren’s 1978 exhibition with John Weber. Fine. Mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman. More
Exhibition postcard: Daniel Buren (28 February-25 March 1981).
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1981.
Postcard invitation to Buren’s only exhibition at Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst. In fine condition. Mailed to graphic designer Wim Crouwel’s firm Total-Designe.
❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). More
Exhibition postcard: Dekor - Dekoration, Arbeiten IN SITU von DANIEL BUREN (22 March-22 April 1980)...
Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso with printed address label. Photographic postcard, mailed. Munich: Rüdiger Schöttle, 1980.
Scarce postcard for Buren’s second solo presentation with Schöttle. Part of the installation for Buren’s first exhibition with the gallery (3-31 May 1977) is shown on the recto. Fine; mailed to Eve Sonneman.
❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 104. More
Exhibition postcard: EXIT: A Work in Situ by Daniel Buren (opens 2 December 1980).
Illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1980.
Postcard invitation for Buren’s 1980 show with John Weber. Fine. Mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman.
❧ J. Cooper, ed., The World Exists to be Put on a Postcard (2019), p. 160 (pictured). More
Exhibition postcard: TO PLACE, works in situ done by DANIEL BUREN visible from… (15 September-4...
Black & white illus. on recto, details on reverse with printed address label. Photographic postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1976.
Scarce postcard invitation to Buren’s 1976 solo presentation with John Weber. The postcard’s recto depicts the artist’s subtle interventions in the windows of the gallery at 420 West Broadway. In excellent condition; mailed to Eve Sonneman.
❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 104. More
Exhibition postcard: Travaux exécutés in situ par Daniel Buren / Werken uitgevoerd ter plaatse door...
Black & white illus. on recto, details on reverse. Photographic postcard. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1976.
Postcard produced on the occasion of Buren’s exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum (30 April-1 June 1976). The photograph is taken from the artist’s book Discordance/Cohérence (1976), which was also published by the museum for this show.
A fine copy.
❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 104. More
Il est encore une fois: Voile / Toile, Toile / Voile/Segel / Leinwand, Leinwand /...
Color cover illus. & illus. throughout. [24] pp. 8vo, printed softcover. Lucerne, Switzerland: Kunstmuseum Luzern, 1980.
Scarce Daniel Buren (b. 1938) exhibition catalogue, published in conjunction with his exhibition-installation at the Kunstmuseum Luzern. Buren reprised his use of striped sails, a medium he had first employed on Wannsee Lake outside of Berlin in 1975. An exhibition at the Akademie der Künste followed that installation. The present 1980 show was preceded by a work in situ on Lake Lucerne (3 May).
The catalogue is printed in parallel German and French and contains diagrams and photographs of the sails and the exhibition... More
Invitation card: Daniel Buren: transparency — opacity (opens 7 May [1974]).
Rectangular card, printed on one side only, mailed. Washington D.C.: Max Protetch, [1974].
Very rare invitation to Buren’s first and only solo presentation with Max Protetch. This example was mailed to the famous Claire S. Copley Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard. The card bears two addresses for Protetch’s gallery, one in D.C. and the other on Spring Street in New York; we believe this exhibition took place at the former.
In excellent condition.
❧ Not in Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005). More
Notes sur le travail par rapport aux lieux où il s'inscrit, prises entre 1967 et...
Four black & white illus. on folding sheet pasted to the inside lower wrapper. [12] pp. Small 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Geneva: Centre d’art contemporain, 1976.
A booklet published in conjunction with Buren’s exhibition at Geneva’s Centre d’art contemporain (11 February-6 March 1976). This text was originally published in English in Studio International (Vol. 190, no. 977, September-October 1975) under the title “Notes on work in connection with the places where it is installed, taken between 1967 and 1975, some of which are specially summarized here.” This is the text’s first printed appearance in French. The artist’s polemical essay is... More
Rebondissements: un essai de Daniel Buren, suivi de 7 planches & 7 schémas.
Black & white illus. & color diagrams. 73, [2] pp. 8vo, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Brussels: Daled & Gevaert, 1977.
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—. Reboundings: an essay by Daniel Buren, followed by 7 plates and 7 diagrams. Black & white illus. & color diagrams. 77, [2] pp. 8vo, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Brussels: Daled & Gevaert, 1977.
The scarce French and English editions of Buren’s polemical text, both printed in editions of 530 copies; both in excellent condition. The artist was driven to write this as a pointed critique of museums and curators five years after the controversy surrounding his contribution to... More
Multiplication.
42 photographic plates pasted-on & poster laid-in. Unpaginated. Large 8vo, orig. boards & orig. printed dust-jacket, perfect-bound. London: The British Council, 2001.
Scarce catalogue for the British Council’s exhibition of artists’ multiples. It begins with an insightful survey of the medium by Bury, then Head of the Modern English division at the British Library. Many of the items exhibited are illustrated, and there is a check-list at the end of the catalogue. The contents of the exhibition were selected by Diana Eccles, Brett Rogers, and Sarah Staton.
A handsomely designed and important catalogue, in fine condition (slightly warped due to... More
Catalogue des Volumes d'Estampes, dont les Planches sont à la Bibliothèque du Roy.
Woodcut royal arms on title. 1 p.l., 34 pp. Small folio, cont. French red morocco, panelled in gilt in the style of the “cabinet du Roi,” gilt arms & ciphers [Olivier 2495 fer 2] on covers, with ciphers on spine, a.e.g. Paris: de l’Imprimerie Royale, 1743.
First edition and very uncommon. This catalogue, the splendid Han Fürstenberg — Otto Schäfer — Jacques Bemberg copy, lists the plates made of the collections of the king, including paintings, medals, royal chateaux, fountains, grottoes, statues, busts, tapestries, and jewels, along with records of festivals, entrances, battles, etc., etc.
“Colbert, understanding that engraving was... More
Exhibition card: André Cadere presenterà il suo Lavoro a Torino in alcune abitazioni | Presentation...
Printed on one side. Fine paper card. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1975.
Invitation card for Cadere’s only solo exhibition with Gian Enzo Sperone. The card text states that the artist will present his work in several homes in Torino and then at the gallery on 14 October at 7 P.M.
In fine condition.
❧ A. Minola, ed., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino-Roma-New York, 35 anni di mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, pp. 260 (photograph of Cadere and his work) & 493. More
Exhibition card: Andre Cadere (23 November-7 December 1975).
Printed on one side. Perforated card, right portion lacking. Paris: Yvon Lambert, 1975.
Invitation card to Cadere’s solo debut with Yvon Lambert. The text explains that the right side (“volet droit”) of the perforation was to be given to attendees by Cadere himself, a possible inducement to attend the exhibition?
In fine condition.
❧ S. Richard, Unconcealed: The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77, Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections (2010), p. 372. More
Descrizione delle Sculture, e Pitture che si trovano al Campidoglio, compilata da Agostino Tofanelli, Direttore...
168 pp. Small 8vo (164 x 95 mm.), cont. pink paste-paper wrappers (edges worn). Rome: Mordacchini, 1825.
A scarce revised and updated edition (1st ed. under this title: 1819) of this museum catalogue. It describes the institution’s paintings and sculptures, a number of which had been seized by the French during the conquest of Italy and subsequently returned.
A very good copy; some soiling and wear to the wrappers.
❧ For an account of the museum’s establishment see C. Paul, “Capitoline Museum, Rome: Civic Identity and Personal Cultivation,” in The First Modern Museums of Art: The Birth of an Institution... More
Exposition Eugène Carrière (22-30 November 1920).
4 black & white illus. [12] pp. & ads. 12mo, orange printed wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: Bernheim-Jeune, 1920.
A rare Carrière (1849-1906) exhibition catalogue, with illustrations of four paintings and drawings. Check-list of 56 items total. We locate just three copies in North America. Near fine; scuffing to spine. More
Books & More, Catalogue Raisonné.
Many color illus. 135 pp. Oblong 4to (212 x 300 mm.), pictorial semi-stiff wrappers. Buenos Aires: 2013.
First and only edition of the rare Carrión catalogue raisonné. This is an essential book for understanding Carrión’s life and work, not just for its recording of all of his known bookworks (unique and editioned), but also for the insightful essay by Heriberto Yepez, entitled “The Four Periods of Ulises Carrion,” published here for the first time and not reprinted since.
The catalogue records each of the artist’s books with several pictures, beginning with La Muerte de Miss O. (1966), then the final... More
Catalogue 237: Ulises Carrión.
Many color illus. 183 pp. & colophon. 8vo, green rubber-stamped softcover. New York: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller Inc., 2022.
Our catalogue on the Mexican artist Ulises Carrión (1941-89). Offered 92 items for sale, followed by lists of the artist’s editioned bookworks, exhibitions at Other Books and So, and a bibliography.
As new, each example is rubber-stamped on the front and back covers. Designed by Flat Fix and printed by KOPA (Lithuania).
OCLC Accession No.: 1295641351. More
Dear reader. Don’t read.
Many black & white illus. 267 pp. Thick 4to, printed softcover, title on spine, illustrated endpapers. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2016.
The English edition of this exhibition catalogue, now very scarce. The exhibition took place at the Reina Sofia (16 March-10 October 2016) and Mexico City’s Museo Jumex (9 February-7 May 2017). Profusely illustrated, the catalogue contains essays and remembrances by Guy Schraenen, Felipe Ehrenberg, Jan Voss, Joao Fernandes, Heriberto Yepez, Javier Maderuelo, and Maike Aden. An invaluable reference on Ulises Carrión’s life and works.
As new. With the inserted DVD present as issued. More
El Robo del Año.
Many illus. Unpaginated. 8vo, stiff pictorial boards, cloth spine. [Mexico City]: Alias, 2013.
First edition, an uncommon book examining Carrión’s De Diefstal van het Jaar “exhibition” at the Drents Museum in 1982. This show entailed Ulises Carrion (1941-89) displaying a large diamond in a small and dark room of the museum, without any visible security or restrictions, as a social experiment. In the last decade of his life, Carrión’s practice involved similar investigations of societal norms and the dissemination of information. The previous year, the artist had delved into the spread of gossip and rumors through social networks in the... More
Postcard invitation for the exhibition Namen en Adressen (5-27 September 1980) at Stichting Agora in...
Illustrated postcard, mailed & postmarked, mailing label on verso. [Maastricht: 1980].
Postcard mailed to collector Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937) for Ulises Carrión’s exhibition at Agora in 1980. His bookwork Namen en adressen was published in conjunction with the show.
In fine condition.
❧ Not in Guy Schraenen, ed., Dear reader. Don’t read. (2016). More