Black & white illus. throughout. [24] pp. Tall 8vo, printed wrappers. Arles: Le Méjan/Actes Sud, 1989.

Scarce Christian Boltanski (1944-2021) artist’s book published on the occasion of his exhibition at the Eglise Saint-Martin du Méjan d’Arles (3 July-3 September 1989). From the preface (in trans.): “These images were cut out from a 1972 weekly specialized in criminal news stories; they inexorably present the mixed faces, murderers or victims, of these forgotten dramas."

Fine.

❧ Jennifer Flay, ed., Christian Boltanski — Catalogue: Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991 (1992), pp. 186-87.

Bob Calle, ed., Christian Boltanski: Livres d’Artiste, 1969-2007 (2008), p. 61. More

310 black & white illus., on rectos only. [24] leaves. 8vo (210 x 141 mm.), orig. semi-stiff printed wrappers, perfect-bound. Paris: CNAC, 1974.

First edition, an excellent copy of Boltanski’s fifth inventory, documenting all the earthly possessions of a randomly selected person, this time a resident from Bois-Colombes, a suburb of Paris. This book was published for an exhibition (15 October to 2 December 1974) at the Centre national d’art contemporain. Earlier versions of this piece took place in Baden-Baden, Jerusalem, Oxford, and Copenhagen.

Boltanski explains the intention of this work in the Avant-Propos (in trans.): “The inventory of objects... More

101 pp. & colophon. 8vo, illustrated softcover. Montreal: Centre for Expanded Poetics & Anteism, 2021.

First edition, a delightful risograph-printed book edited by Amaranth Borsuk (b. 1981), poet and professor. It includes definitions by Erica Baum, Jen Bervin, Tia Blassingame, Sarah Bodman, Stephen Bury, Steve Clay, Latasha N. Nevada Diggs, Craig Dworkin, Bhanu Kapil, Janice Lee, Steve McCaffery, Scott McCarney, Bea Nettles, Elika Ortega, Lisa Pearson, Michalis Pichler, Tatiani G. Rapatzikou, Kyle Schlesinger, Tate Shaw, Michael Snow, Buzz Spector, Jan Voss, etc., etc.

As new. First printing of 350 copies. More

Three black & white illus. 9 unnumbered pages. 8vo (210 x 135 mm.), orig. gray printed wrappers (a little sunned), staple-bound. Paris: P. Rosenberg, 1936.

A scarce Braque exhibition catalogue of paintings made since 1931, featuring mostly still lifes along with two nudes. It lists 20 paintings, three of which are illustrated. Rosenberg had lured Braque away from Daniel Henry Kahnweiler and his brother Léonce in 1922. Braque’s first solo exhibition at Paul Rosenberg’s famed gallery on 21, rue la Boëtie took place in 1924. The final page of this catalogue announces future exhibitions for Seurat, Picasso, Monet, Matisse and... More

Six illus. [8] leaves. Very, very tall 12mo (394 x 73 mm.), printed semi-stiff wrappers, staple-bound. Nice: Villa Arson, 1995.

Scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book/exhibition catalogue, published in conjunction with his Villa Arson exhibition (20 January-19 March 1995). Near fine copy; minor scuffing to the lower wrapper.

❧ H. Ruhé, stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More

Printed on recto only. Card. Berlin: haubrok foundation, 2012.

Scarce card made for Brouwn’s 2012 haubrok foundation exhibition. Fine. More

Printed on both sides. Card. Villeurbanne: Institut d'art contemporain, 2012.

Announcement card for a brouwn (1935-2017) museum exhibition that never occurred. The artist withdrew weeks before the vernissage. Fine. More

Artist’s name on recto, details on verso. Postcard. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1978.

Invitation to Brouwn’s 1978 show, it was held at Konrad Fischer’s Platanenstrasse gallery. In fine condition.

❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 145.

Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005) More

Printed on one side. Postcard. Bern: Kunsthalle Bern, 1977.

Scarce postcard made for Brouwn’s exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bern. Fine.

❧ H. Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More

Printed on both sides. Postcard. Antwerp: Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, 2008.

Postcard invitation to Brouwn’s 2008 show with Szwajcer. Fine. More

Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1973.

A scarce uncorrected example of the postcard invitation for Brouwn’s second show at Konrad Fischer. In excellent condition. Mailed to Judith Cahen (b. 1938).

❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 74

H. Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005).

B. Tonini, ed., Artists’ Invitations 1965-1985 (2019) 174. 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