Many black & white illus. 16 pp. Small folio (295 x 210 mm.), orig. semi-stiff pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Tokyo: Galere Watari, 1983.

A rare exhibition catalogue for Kawara’s bookwork One Million Years. The exhibition took place at Galerie Watari in Tokyo from 27 October to 30 November. With a useful biography of the artist at the end. The present exhibition was held concurrently with another one of Kawara’s work at the Galerie Watari: Date Paintings 1981-1983.

Founded in 1972 by Shizuko Watari (1932-2012), Galerie Watari hosted exhibitions by Haring, Broodthaers, Nam June Paik, and Shinro Ohtake. The gallery closed in... More

[24] pp. 4to, pictorial semi-stiff wrappers, staple-bound. New York: Edition Julie Sylvester, 1987.

Scarce first edition, a fine and fresh copy.

“The book contains 67 aphorisms, risqué jokes and questions by Martin Kippenberger in English, described as ‘Improved Papertigers Not Afraid of Repetition.’ In printing the text with handwritten corrections by Gisela Capitain, Kippenberger makes reference to his art dealer’s former occupation as a teacher.”–Koch.

In 1989 the artist published another collection of aphorisms and jokes in Gelenke I (Koch 79).

A near fine copy; some inoffensive scuffs to the upper wrapper. Among American institutions, WorldCat records copies at: Museum... More

Black & white illus. throughout. [64] pp. Small 12mo (100 x 71 mm.), printed wrappers, staple-bound. [Hamburg: Werner Büttner & Albert Oehlen, 1984].

A very rare Martin Kippenberger (1953-97) publication and his smallest book, according to Koch. It is printed on recycled paper from the sheets used for the artist’s well-known Wahrheit ist Arbeit (1984) catalogue. Thus in two senses, the present book consists of “leftovers,” it also features illustrations that did not make the final version of the aforementioned exhibition catalogue. The Museum of Modern Art (NY) has the sole copy listed in WorldCat.

“Einfuhring ins Denken [Introduction to... More

23 mounted illus. (all but one in color). 86 pp., one leaf with colophon. 4to, green printed boards, title on spine. Cologne: Galerie Max Hetzler, 1991.

Scarce Martin Kippenberger (1953-97) exhibition catalogue, produced in an edition of ca. 500-800 examples, according to Koch.

“[The catalogue] contains 23 pasted-in reproductions of a series of oil paintings on the theme of ‘Fred the frog on the artist’s cross.’ The first painting, reproduced in black and white, was created in 1988 in Seville, the others in 1989-90 in Venice, California. The book also contains 39 thirteenth- to nineteenth-century English poems with a German... More

Black & white and color illus. throughout. 104 pp. 8vo, printed semi-stiff covers. St. Georgen: Thomas Grässlin; Stuttgart: Max-Ulrich Hetzler, 1982.

A rare and early Martin Kippenberger (1953-97) exhibition catalogue, in near fine condition. Produced in an edition of 500-800 copies, according to Koch.

“Der Kippenberger [The Kippenberger] was published to accompany the exhibition Das Leben ist hart und ungerecht [Life is hard and unfair] which was shown at the Forum Kunst in Rottweil from 27 February to 26 March 1982 and at the studio f in Ulm from 31 October to 28 November 1982…

“The catalogue contains reproductions of... More

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

15 black & white illus. on glossy stock. 81, [1] p. Small 8vo (150 x 96 mm.), pictorial softcover. Munich: Verlag Christoph Dürr, 1987.

A very rare artist’s book/exhibition catalogue by Martin Kippenberger (1953-97). Produced in the wake of his 1986 exhibition at Villa Stuck in Munich, it contains photographic reproductions of the sculptures shown, accompanied by texts composed by his friends Michael Krebber, Günther Förg, and Joachim Lottmann. According to Koch, this diminutive book was made in a relatively small edition of 500 copies. We could find just three copies in North America: Bard, Museum of Modern Art (NY)... More

Black & white illus. throughout. [112] pp. 8vo, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Berlin: Merve Verlag, 1980.

A rare Kippenberger artist’s book; printed in an edition of 1500 copies, according to Koch. Merve Verlag was an underground publishing firm founded in West Berlin in 1970 by a neo-Marxist collective led by Heidi Paris and Peter Gente. Merve focused on contemporary philosophy and radical political theory and this photography book was a surprising departure for the firm.

“The artist book with 114 uncommentated reproductions of portraits of women (some with the author) is not typical of the Berlin-based Merve Verlag publishing... More

57 black & white illus. [64] pp. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers, staple-bound. Cologne: Galerie Gisela Capitain, 1989.

Scarce Martin Kippenberger (1953-97) artist’s book, from an edition of ca. 500-800 copies. It was published in conjunction with the artist’s exhibition Die Hamburger Hängung. Umzüge 1957-1988. Fallende Flüge [Hamburger Hanging. Removals 1957-1988. Falling Flights] (20 January-18 February 1989).

“This artist book contains reproductions of drawings (oil crayon, lead pencil, ballpoint pen and Tipp-ex on invoices of the Bahia Othon Palace Hotel, Salvador BA, from the years 1986-1988) of the floor plans of all the premises in which Martin Kippenberger had worked and... More

68 blue illus. on yellow paper. [72] pp. 12mo (145 x 104 mm.), beige patterned wrappers, staple-bound. [Hamburg: Galerie Ascan Crone, 1986].

Scarce Martin Kippenberger (1953-97) exhibition catalogue, designed by the artist; printed in an edition of ca. 1000 copies, according to Koch. It contains reproductions of Kippenberger’s unpolished drawings mimicking dramatic comic book illustrations.

“The artist book 14.000.000, - für ein Hallöchen [14,000,000, - for a Little ‘Hi there’] (dedicated to Hubert Kiecol) was published to accompany the exhibition of the same name from 15 May to 21 June 1986 at the Galerie Ascan Crone in Hamburg, and contains... More

Black & white illus. throughout. [22] large yellow-tinted folded newsprint sheets. [Berlin: Self-published, 1979].

The very rare anthology conceived by Kippenberger (1953-97) early in his career as an artist, soon after he had given up on acting. According to Koch, it was published in an edition of ca. 1000 copies. WorldCat records just two examples in North America: Museum of Modern Art (NY) and SF-MoMA, there is also one at Princeton.

“sehr gut/very good is an anthology compiled and published by Martin Kippenberger with contributions by Tabea Blumenschein, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Meuser, Joachim Krüger, Lydia Lunch, Eric Mitchell, Tom Otterness and... More

Numerous illus. Large folding poster (914 x 610 mm.), folded into eight panels (minor wear to the central fold). [San Francisco]: November 2010.

Leiber’s scarce penultimate catalogue (no. 51), a poster issued on the occasion of the 2010 New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1; WorldCat records no copies in the United States. “This poster mimics the event flyer for 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering, a series that took place October 13-23, 1966, at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York. The series was the inaugural program of the Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) organization and involved a.... More