[13] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1970.

A very nice signed copy of this scarce Lawrence Weiner (1942-2021) “catalogue as exhibition.” To the shock and ridicule of attendees to Weiner’s exhibition, there was only the catalogue to read through, no paintings, drawings, etc. Weiner has signed the present example on the upper left corner of the inside wrapper.

“One of the most controversial exhibitions presented at Gegenverkehr was Lawrence Weiner’s An Exhibition in May 1970, as Klaus Honnef summarizes: ‘Larry Weiner’s exhibition was the fifth or sixth in the chronology, consisting only of a catalogue. Larry... More

Illus. throughout (some in color). [11] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1969.

Rare Mel Ramos (1935-2018) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat records only two copies in North America. With an introductory essay by Klaus Honnef (“eine analyse des malerischen werks von mel ramos”), photographic reproductions of the artist’s works, list of solo and group exhibitions, and a bibliography.

“In 1969, three shooting stars in American Pop Art were exhibited in their first solo exhibitions outside the gallery context, namely D’Arcangelo, Robert Stanley, and Mel Ramos, advocated for by Rolf Ricke, who had already presented solo exhibitions by the... More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial card. Düsseldorf: Galerie Konrad Fischer, 1982.

Scarce Konrad Fischer exhibition announcement. Fine.

❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 192 (p. 204). More

[32] pp. Small 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Cardiff: Second Aeon Publications, 1973.

First edition of Michael Gibbs’s second book. This is one of the “paperback” version copies, Peter Finch’s Second Aeon Publications also produced a limited edition version of 12 signed examples.

“In 1973 Peter Finch’s publishing house Second Aeon, published Gibbs’s collection of concrete/visual poetry Connotations. Despite his regrets about the poor quality of the printing, it still gives an impressive picture of the varied methods he used to deal with language. On the back flap he states that: “I’m concerned with the reduction of language in its structural... More

Unpaginated. Large 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Amsterdam: Kontexts Publications, 1977.

Scarce artist’s book by Michael Gibbs (1949-2009), one of 200 numbered copies. In fine condition.

❧ G. J. de Rook & A. Wilson, eds., All or nothing and other pages (2016), p. 218. More

[12] leaves. Square 4to, crudely stapled leaves. [Netherlands]: June 1976.

Scarce artist’s publication; one of 14 copies and signed by Gibbs (1949-2009) on the verso of the final leaf. The booklet is composed of pages cut out from an original pen drawing. The title-page is entirely stamped, and the “Small Press Festival” stamp implies the book was distributed there. It also has the stamp of Gibbs’s gallery, Galerie Kontakt, and the date “12 Juin 1976” on the final leaf’s verso.

Near fine; minor browning to the edges. WorldCat records just one copy, in Switzerland. More

Color illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Galerie Konrad Fischer, 1980.

Scarce Konrad Fischer invitation. Near fine. Mailed to Heidi & Dieter Witte.

❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993), p. 336 More

Color photographic illus. Photographic postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1980.

Postcard invitation for Gilbert & George’s 1980 show with Konrad Fischer, for which they presented postcard sculptures. Fine. Mailed to Museum of Modern Art (NY) prints curator Barbara London.

❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 163. More

[2] leaves with 6 black & white illus. 12 pp. 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. London: Self-published, Autumn 1971.

One of 1000 copies, hand-numbered on the lower wrapper and with the artists’ stamped monogram on the final page. Published under Gilbert & George’s Art for All imprint, this booklet is labeled their “Third Booklet.” In very good condition; some faint staining to the upper wrapper. Lacking the stamped envelope. More

Color illus. on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1976.

Postcard invitation to Goldstein’s only exhibition with Jürgen Wesseler’s gallery. In fine condition. Mailed to curator Judith Cahen (b. 1938) and graphic designer (1928-2019).

❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). More

Illus. 23, [1] p. Tall 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. New York: 1993.

Scarce exhibition catalogue marking the eleventh anniversary of Granary. Contains an essay by Johanna Drucker and a check-list of Granary publications. Fine, with the printed price-list laid-in. More

Details on recto. Postcard, mailed. Amsterdam: 1976.

Mailed announcement for the Other Books and So exhibition of artist Roy Grayson (b. 1936). In fine condition. Addressed to collector Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937).

❧ Catalogue 237: Ulises Carrión (2022), p. 180. More