Black & white illus. throughout. [92] pp., 1 leaf of colophon. Small 4to, orig. printed wrappers, title on spine. Rochester: Visual Studies Workshop, 1987.

One of Carrión’s final editioned artist’s books, one of 200 copies printed at the Visual Studies Workshop Press. Carrión (1941-89) was selected for the VSW’s artist-in-residence program in the spring of 1987 and this was the fruit of his time in Rochester. The book is now rather scarce.

“In For Fans and Scholars Alike, Ulises Carrión composed pages which are organized in graphic terms but do not contain any specific verbal or visual messages. The text... More

Five black & white illus. 18 pp. (incl. inside of both wrappers). 8vo (210 x 150 mm.), orig. semi-stiff pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. [From inside of lower wrapper]: Amsterdam: Stichting de Appel, 1984.

The very rare program for Ulises Carrion’s film festival celebrating the Mexican movie star Lilia Prado, a famous actor from his childhood. Prado (1928-2006) starred in a number of Mexican films as well as several directed by Luis Buñuel in the 1950s. Carrión organized a festival, screening four of her movies in four Dutch cities in 1984, which was attended by Prado herself. He conceived of this film... More

[in]: Anuario del Cuento Mexicano 1961, pp. 60-64. 248, [1] p. & index. Thick 4to, pictorial softcover (spine a little creased), title on spine. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1962.

An early Ulises Carrión (1941-89) appearance in one of Mexico’s prestigious literary journals, this one focused on short stories. With a concise biography of the author. A very good copy; some light wear to the spine.

❧ Not recorded by Schraenen in Dear reader. Don’t read (2016). More

Many black & white illus. [15] leaves, printed on rectos only (except for one leaf). Small folio (295 x 210 mm.), pictorial wrappers, fastened with black plastic clasps. [From verso of the first leaf]: Amsterdam: Agora Studio, Sept. 1980.

A rare exhibition catalogue, printed in an edition of 200. Carrión (1941-89), the Mexican book artist, publisher, and bookseller, devised a retrospective of his works and communications with his collaborators, for which he investigated the use of names and addresses. Drawing on his archive of names and addresses, the artist accomplished this by “concealing the signature on each one of the... More

Single A4 sheet, printed on both sides, illus. on recto. Amsterdam: 1982.

Rare flyer for the lone film made by Ulises Carrión (1941-89). In the years after the closing of Other Books and So, the artist focused much of his efforts on video works, eventually founding Time Based Arts, a gallery dedicated to supporting video artists. On the verso, Carrión describes the film, which was “originally produced for the International Media Meeting, organized by the Agora Foundation in Maastricht from 19 to 25 April 1982.”

“Ever since his participation in the activities of the In-Out Center, Carrión along with other... More

Amsterdam: 1977.

The black version of this postcard distributed by Ulises Carrión for his Definitions of art exhibition, held at Other Books and So in March 1977. Recipients were asked to respond with their definition of art on the verso. Carrión received 367 answers, which were all displayed in the artist’s bookshop.

From the recto: “A show called ‘Definitions of art’ will be held at OTHER BOOKS AND SO Herengracht 227 Amsterdam from 1st March to 26th March 1977. Everybody is invited to participate, regardless of profession, sex, age, etc. […]

“Just write your definition (of what art is) on... More

212 pp. 8vo, orig. printed softcovers with flaps, title on spine. Geneva: Editions Héros-Limite, 2008.

Second edition (1st ed.: 1997) of an important sourcebook. This book gathers Ulises Carrión’s most influential writings (printed in English and French) and pairs them with essays by the great scholars of artists’ books, Anne Moeglin-Delcroix (b. 1948) and Clive Phillpot (b. 1938). Found at the end are helpful lists of the artist’s books, magazines, mail art projects, media projects, video works, articles and essays, and exhibitions.

Near fine copy. The first edition (207 pp.) is now very rare. More

70 pp. Small 4to (210 x 160 mm.), pictorial semi-stiff wrappers, title on spine. Amsterdam: VOID distributors, 1980.

The essential compendium of Ulises Carrión’s polemical essays; printed in an edition of 500 by Hetty Huisman’s VOID Distributors. His trailblazing theories and beliefs about artists’ books and mail art remain influential to this day. “The New Art of Making Books,” first published in Plural no. 41 (1975), is frequently cited by contemporary book artists.

The book includes his most important essays: “The New Art of Making Books,” “From Bookworks to Mailworks,” “Rubber Stamp Theory and Praxis,” “Rubber Stamp Art,” “Mail Art... More

Two large folded newsprint sheets [=8 pp.], [5] pp. rubber-stamped, rest blank. Illustrated with stamps pressed with red, blue, purple, brown, green, black, and yellow ink. [Amsterdam: Other Books and So Archive, 1980].

Rare Ulises Carrión stamp art project that was never fully realized.

“The objective of this mail project was the production of a rubber stamp tabloid. Carrión sent an invitation the size of a newspaper page (479 x 330 mm.). The contributor had to mail back the design for his rubber stamp (to be produced at the Posthumus BV Stempel Factory) together with the page indicating the place... More

Color pencil & graphite drawings throughout on translucent parchment paper. [38] leaves, laminated covers with title printed on upper cover & signature and date to inside of lower cover, metal spiral-bound. N.p.: 1988.

A unique illustrated bookwork created one year before Carrión’s passing, it was neither recorded in Agius and Ocampo’s catalogue raisonné nor part of Guy Schraenen’s 2016 exhibition Dear reader. Don’t read. Unlike the other drawn books that the artist made in his final years, this one was not laminated, excepting the covers. His signature is found on the inside of the laminated lower cover, with the date... More

Color illus. Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: n.d.

Bookseller catalogue with an impressive selection of artists’ books and art books. 67 items described. With the printed price-list laid-in. Fine. More

Black & white illus. on recto, text on verso. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1969.

Early announcement card from Wies Smals’s Seriaal, an Amsterdam gallery devoted to accessible and affordable editions, multiples, and prints. A former librarian at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Smals (1939-83) directed the gallery from 1968 until 1975, when she turned it over to gallerist Helen van der Mey.

This card advertises a new screenprint by Christo 56 Barrels Construction, printed in an edition of 60 signed copies.

Near fine. More