Many black & white illus. 43 unnumbered pages. 8vo (180 x 128 mm.), orig. printed semi-stiff pictorial wrappers. Munich: Galerie Heiner Friedrich, 1978.
An uncommon catalogue of 26 Broodthaers editions and multiples. With a check-list at the end with information on edition size, medium, and publisher. Each work is illustrated.
In very good condition, with a few tape marks to the lower cover. More
[4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet, horizontal folds for mailing. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1971.
A mailed copy of Brouwn’s third Art & Project bulletin. It opens with the phrase: “the total number of my steps in 1971 in Oslo.” This is repeated with various cities around the world, but they represent trips in future years, through 1985. The cities that Brouwn will visit include: Oslo, Addis Ababa, Tokyo, Dublin, Montevideo, Rome, Reykjavik, Beirut, Port au Prince, Mexico City, Ottawa, Tunis, Canberra, Brasilia, and Moscow.
Near fine; minor paper wrinkling. Addressed to gallerist Albert Waalkens (1920-2007), who operated a notable... More
Printed on one side. Card. Utrecht: Utrechtse Kring, 1972.
Invitation card produced by the Utrechtse Kring gallery for Brouwn’s 1972 show with the gallery. Ruhé writes about this exhibition: “On the occasion of the exhibition, the book 1 step – 100000 steps is published. The text is produced on a computer of the Mathematisch Centrum in Amsterdam. During the exhibition, the first 42 pages of the computer text are displayed on six narrow tables joined together. In addition there is an explanatory text by Brouwn. Previous publications by Brouwn are displayed on a separate table.”
In excellent condition.
❧ Harry... More
[15] pp. Large 4to (270 x 210 mm.), printed wrappers, staple-bound. Bern: Kunsthalle Bern, 1977.
Scarce catalogue for Stanley Brouwn’s exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bern. Curated by Coosje van Bruggen, Rudi Fuchs, and Margriet Suren, this exhibition was first held at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven Nov.-Dec. 1976, and presented 270 of Brouwn’s works. The present catalogue lists 271. Text in German.
Near fine; inoffensive and small marks to wrappers. Printed by Stämpfli in an edition of 800.
❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
[15] pp. 4to (270 x 210 mm.), printed wrappers, staple-bound. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1976.
Scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) exhibition catalogue, printed by the artist’s go-to printers Lecturis in an edition of 1000 copies. The Van Abbemuseum show was curated by Coosje van Bruggen, Rudi Fuchs, and Margriet Suren. It succinctly enumerates the 270 works on display. Text in English.
Near fine; faint spotting to lower wrapper.
❧ H. Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
[12] leaves. 4to (219 x 180 mm.), printed wrappers, staple-bound. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1977.
Scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) exhibition catalogue/artist’s book published for his solo exhibition at Whitechapel; edition of 1000 copies and printed by Westerham Press. The measurements in the catalogue fluctuate between “1000 mm + 876 mm” and “1000 mm + 884 mm.”
Near fine.
❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
14 black & white illus. [10] pp. 4to (270 x 215 mm.), printed softcover. Eindhoven: prins bernhard fonds, 1980.
Rare Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) catalogue, published to mark the artist receiving the David Röell-Prijs from the Prins Bernhard Fonds in 1980; printed in an unknown edition size. It contains reproductions of this way brouwn drawings from 1964 and 1 m, 1 step (1980). The text by museum director Rudi Fuchs is in English.
In near fine condition. Ownership stamp on title-page.
❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
Unpaginated. Square 4to (158 x 162 mm.), printed softcover, title on spine. Frankfurt: Portikus; Rotterdam: Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, 1993.
Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book co-published by Portikus and the Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art; unknown edition size.
Near fine.
❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
Line illus. throughout. [104] pp. Square 4to (156 x 161 mm.), printed white softcover, title on spine. Brussels: Gallery MTL, 1975.
Scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book, published by Fernand Spillemaeckers’s MTL gallery in Brussels in an edition of 250 copies. This was the second book that the artist made with the gallery, the first was one step 1x-100x (1971). In this one there are 100 pages with ten vertical lines and “1000 mm” printed above, which in total amounts to the titular measurement.
A near fine copy; faint sunning to the covers.
❧ H. Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn... More
[10] leaves, printed on rectos only. Small 4to (150 x 150 mm.), printed wrappers, staple-bound. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1978.
Artist’s book co-published by Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) and Geert van Beijeren and Adriaan van Ravesteijn’s celebrated Art & Project gallery. It was printed in an edition of 1000 copies.
Near fine.
❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
[4] pp. Single folded sheet (520 x 520 mm. unfolded), laid-in printed folder as issued. Cologne: Walther König, 1999.
“1x1 royal cubit, royal cubit: ancient egyptian, measure of lenght ± 2500 b.c.” In fine condition. Edition of 500 copies.
❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
A trio of rare Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s books published simultaneously, with identical paginations and produced in editions of 700. This joint work was made on the occasion of the artist receiving the 2000 Oeuvreprijs van het Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst.
All three volumes are in fine condition, but for some faint scuffing to the covers.
❧ Harry Ruhé, stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More
[1] blank leaf, title-leaf, [11] leaves (printed on rectos only) & colophon. Square 4to (226 x 226 mm.), printed wrappers, glue-bound. N.p.: Self-published, 1972.
A most rare self-published Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book, printed in an edition of 200. Virtually all of Brouwn’s later publications were made in concert with museums or galleries. WorldCat locates just one copy, at the Museum of Modern Art (NY). The printed measurements oscillate between ca. 842-889 mm., and resemble those found in Brouwn's Art & Project bulletin 63 (Nov.-Dec. 1972), also entitled Construction.
A near fine copy; a couple small and inoffensive brown marks... More
[102] pp. Square 4to, printed softcover (spine a trifle worn), title on spine. Brussels: gallery mtl, 1971.
One of 250 copies, a rare and early Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book, published by Fernand Spillemaeckers’s important but shortlived gallery. We locate just two examples of this title in North America. The book documents 100 of the artist’s steps.
A very good copy; faint staining to the upper cover and fore-edge and scuffing to the lower cover. Stamp of Art & Project to the inside of upper cover, Art & Project collaborated with Spillemaeckers on a number of occasions and sold his... More
[96] pp. Square 4to (155 x 155 mm.), printed semi-stiff covers. Berlin: Wiens Verlag, 2013.
One of the artist’s last books, published in conjunction with a 2012 exhibition at the haubrok foundation; edition of 500 copies. The book is a transcription of part of the 1851 book Taschenbuch der Münz-. Maass- ind Gewichtsverhältnisse by Christian and Friedrich Noback which standardized European measurements, exchange rates, and weights.
In excellent condition. More
Unpaginated, printed on rectos only. Thick 4to (156 x 156 mm.), printed softcover, artist’s name on spine. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum; Barcelona: MACBA, 2005.
Uncommon artist’s book by Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017), jointly published by the Van Abbemuseum and MACBA in an edition of 1400 copies. The exhibition for which this book was printed took place at the Van Abbemuseum (23 January-17 April 2005); MACBA (22 June-25 September 2005); and Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (14 December-5 March 2006).
The distances in the book are cyclically recorded from Africa, North America, Europe, South America, Oceania, Antarctica, Asia beginning on 24 January... More
[28] pp. & ads. Square 4to (198 x 204 mm.), printed wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: Zentrum für aktuelle Kunst, 1971.
Scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) exhibition catalogue/artist’s book. It lists 245 countries and regions preceded by the phrase “the total number of my steps in.” According to Ruhé, the exhibition consisted of “small cards with the text the total number of my steps in…, followed by the name of one of the 245 countries existing in the world early 1971.”
The curator Klaus Honnef (b. 1939) established the Zentrum für aktuelle Kunst – Gegenverkehr in 1968 with Will Kranenpohl, and artists Rune... More
Title-leaf, 21 leaves, printed on rectos only. Square 4to (194 x 198 mm.), black wrappers with white printed text, staple-bound. Schiedam: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, 1970.
The artist’s first artist’s book/exhibition catalogue published to mark a solo museum exhibition. Brouwn (1935-2017) invites the reader to walk in the direction of 21 cities around the world: La Paz, Rangoon, Havana, Helsinki, Georgetown, Seoul, Washington, Warsaw, Dakar, Khartoum, Tokyo, Dublin, Peking, New Delhi, Madrid, Montevideo, Bern, Brazzaville, Ottawa, Moscow, and Guatemala.
“In the process of turning the pages, readers may make a series of mental leaps from one spot on the globe to... More
49 black & white illus. [62] leaves, printed on rectos only. 4to (240 x 203 mm.), printed softcover, orig. publisher’s glassine jacket (a little soiled). Köln & New York: Verlag Gebr. König, 1971.
A Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) publication that is now quite scarce; printed in an edition of 500 numbered copies. This book serves as an introduction to the artist’s famed this way brouwn series — initiated in 1960 — in which Brouwn solicited passers-by to draw directions on a sheet of paper, which he then stamped "this way brouwn" and labeled his own work. Reproductions of 49 drawings are... More
49 black & white illus. [62] leaves, printed on rectos only. 4to (240 x 203 mm.), printed softcover, orig. publisher’s glassine jacket. Köln & New York: Verlag Gebr. König, 1971.
An important Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) publication that is now quite scarce; printed in an edition of 500 numbered copies. This book serves as the essential introduction to the artist’s famed this way brouwn series — initiated in 1960 — in which Brouwn solicited passers-by to draw directions on a sheet of paper, which he then stamped and labeled his own work. Reproductions of 49 drawings are presented within.
In excellent... More
![Item ID: 7810 Kunst ab 1960 [Catalogue no. 37]. bookseller BÜCHERSTUBE AM DOM](https://jonathanahill.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/7810.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1641566863)
Black & white illus. 142 pp. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff printed wrappers. Cologne: [1968].
A rare and early bookseller’s catalogue offering artists’ books. This catalogue was specially prepared for documenta 4 (1968). It offers artists’ books by Beuys, Cage, Duchamp, Filliou, Guston, Higgins, Hockney, Kaprow, Nauman, Oldenburg, Emmett Williams, Rauschenberg, Richter, Ruscha, Vostell, Warhol, etc.
Near fine.
❧ Not in A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013). More
Many black & white illus. 35 pp. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Zürich: 1970.
Bookseller catalogue offering an interesting selection of books, catalogues, multiples, and posters. Near fine. More
Black & white ads. Unpaginated. 4to (207 x 148 mm.), pictorial wrappers with R. Lichtenstein illus., staple-bound. Cologne: 1970.
An early European bookseller catalogue offering the artists’ books, editions, and exhibition catalogues of or concerning Beuys, Brouwn, Cage, Christo, Duchamp, Flavin, R. Graham, Judd, Knowles, LeWitt, Lichtenstein, Long, Oldenburg, Ono, Rauschenberg, Rot, Ruscha, Warhol, Weiner, etc. Fine. 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. 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, Hanne... More