Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1981.
Postcard invitation to Buren’s only exhibition at Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst. In fine condition. Mailed to graphic designer Wim Crouwel’s firm Total-Designe.
❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). More
Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso with printed address label. Photographic postcard, mailed. Munich: Rüdiger Schöttle, 1980.
Scarce postcard for Buren’s second solo presentation with Schöttle. Part of the installation for Buren’s first exhibition with the gallery (3-31 May 1977) is shown on the recto. Fine; mailed to Eve Sonneman.
❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 104. More
Illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1980.
Postcard invitation for Buren’s 1980 show with John Weber. Fine. Mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman.
❧ J. Cooper, ed., The World Exists to be Put on a Postcard (2019), p. 160 (pictured). More
Black & white illus. on recto, details on reverse with printed address label. Photographic postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1976.
Scarce postcard invitation to Buren’s 1976 solo presentation with John Weber. The postcard’s recto depicts the artist’s subtle interventions in the windows of the gallery at 420 West Broadway. In excellent condition; mailed to Eve Sonneman.
❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 104. More
Rectangular card, printed on one side only, mailed. Washington D.C.: Max Protetch, [1974].
Very rare invitation to Buren’s first and only solo presentation with Max Protetch. This example was mailed to the famous Claire S. Copley Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard. The card bears two addresses for Protetch’s gallery, one in D.C. and the other on Spring Street in New York; we believe this exhibition took place at the former.
In excellent condition.
❧ Not in Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005). More
Printed on one side. Fine paper card. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1975.
Invitation card for Cadere’s only solo exhibition with Gian Enzo Sperone. The card text states that the artist will present his work in several homes in Torino and then at the gallery on 14 October at 7 P.M.
In fine condition.
❧ A. Minola, ed., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino-Roma-New York, 35 anni di mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, pp. 260 (photograph of Cadere and his work) & 493. More
Printed on one side. Perforated card, right portion lacking. Paris: Yvon Lambert, 1975.
Invitation card to Cadere’s solo debut with Yvon Lambert. The text explains that the right side (“volet droit”) of the perforation was to be given to attendees by Cadere himself, a possible inducement to attend the exhibition?
In fine condition.
❧ S. Richard, Unconcealed: The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77, Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections (2010), p. 372. More
4 black & white illus. [12] pp. & ads. 12mo, orange printed wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: Bernheim-Jeune, 1920.
A rare Carrière (1849-1906) exhibition catalogue, with illustrations of four paintings and drawings. Check-list of 56 items total. We locate just three copies in North America. Near fine; scuffing to spine. More
Single sheet exhibition invitation torn into ca. two dozen pieces. Amsterdam: Pieter Brattinga Gallery, 1981.
One of Ulises Carrión’s rarest mail art projects, with the original mailed envelope sent to the collector Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937). As the artist intended (explained below), a small torn portion is not present.
“In 1981, when the Print Gallery Pieter Brattinga invited Carrión to exhibit his work there, Carrión thought of a response project in which he instructed participants to reconstruct, in any way they desired, the bottom half of an invitation, which had been shredded. They were then to sign it and mail... 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
Many illus. (a few in color). Unpaginated. 12mo, printed purple softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1972.
Very rare Galleria Narciso exhibition catalogue on Bruno Caruso (1927-2018); no example recorded in North America. Essays by Leonardo Sciascia and Elio Mercuri, plates and exhibition check-list. Near fine; the gallery’s 108th catalogue. More
23 black & white illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, green printed softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1970.
Scarce Bruno Caruso (1927-2018) exhibition catalogue, published by Marzio Pinottini’s Galleria Narciso. WorldCat records two copies in North America. Introductory essay by Pinottini, biographical notes, 23 plates, and exhibition check-list.
In fine condition. Galleria Narciso Catalogue no. 91. More
Printed on one side. Large card. Torino: Galleria Sperone, 1970.
Card announcement for Darboven’s first show in Italy, with Gian Enzo Sperone. The recto has a facsimile of a drawing by the artist. Very good copy; minor foxing.
❧ A. Minola, M.C. Mundici, F. Poli, M.T. Roberto, eds., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino, Roma, New York: 35 Anni di Mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. I, p. 176 (pictured) & Vol. II, p. 492. More
Color illus. on recto. Pictorial postcard. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer Galerie, 2005.
Postcard invitation for Darboven’s 2005 show with Konrad Fischer. In fine condition.
❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer / Konrad Fischer Galerie Düsseldorf: November 1992-Oktober 2007 (Navado Press: 2007) 410. More
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Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Paris: Liliane & Michel Durand-Dessert, [1976].
Postcard invitation for a Darboven solo exhibition, mailed to fellow dealer Rolf Preisig. In fine condition. More
Facsimile illus. on recto, details on verso. Oblong postcard, mailed. Cologne: Galerie Michael Werner, 1970.
Postcard invitation to an early solo Darboven (1941-2009) exhibition. The recto illustration reproduces one of the artist’s drawings.
A fine mailed copy. Sent to Galerie Borgmann in Cologne. More
Facsimile ms. on recto, details on verso. Postcard. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1974.
Postcard invitation for Darboven’s second show at Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst. One of the artist’s handwritten works is reproduced on the recto. In excellent condition.
❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). More
Facsimile ms. on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1979.
Postcard invitation for Darboven’s 1979 exhibition at the Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst. One of the artist’s works is reproduced on the recto.
In excellent condition. Mailed to graphic designer Wim Crouwel’s firm Total-Designe.
❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). More
Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1975.
Postcard invitation to Darboven’s third show at Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst. One of the artist’s works, referring to an earlier Lawrence Weiner exhibition at the same venue, is reproduced on the recto.
In fine condition. Mailed to curator Judith Cahen (b. 1938) and graphic designer Wim Crouwel (1928-2019).
❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). More
Color illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer Galerie, 1998.
Postcard invitation to Darboven’s 1998 exhibition with Konrad Fischer Galerie. One of the artist’s works is reproduced on the recto. In fine condition. Mailed to Lily van Ginneken of Amsterdam.
❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer / Konrad Fischer Galerie Düsseldorf: November 1992-Oktober 2007 (Navado Press: 2007) 358. More
Black & white illus. on recto, exhibition details on verso. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1971.
Rare card produced by Wies Smals’s gallery Seriaal for a Niki de Saint Phalle exhibition. In fine condition. More
Black & white illus. throughout. 121 pp. 8vo (210 x 150 mm.), orange softcover, perfect-bound. Paris: Yvon Lambert, 1979.
The first issue of Yvon Lambert’s short-lived journal, Mot pour Mot. A pioneering Parisian gallerist, Lambert was one of the first European dealers to exhibit American Minimalist and conceptual artists such as LeWitt, Kawara, Robert Barry, Agnes Martin, Andre, Ryman, etc. This inaugural issue was entirely devoted to the works of On Kawara. It is a fascinating early survey of the artist’s practice, with several essays translated from Japanese and French. The illustrations and facsimiles show Kawara’s studio and pieces from... More
Black & white illus. 56, [16] pp. Oblong 4to (170 x 201 mm.), green cloth-backed pictorial boards. Groningen: Centrum Beeldende Kunst, 1991.
Scarce catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition at Groningen’s Centrum Beeldende Kunst, organized by the bookdealer Johan Deumens. With essays by Anne Moeglin-Delcroix and Deumens, and contributions by Frans Baake, Guy Bleus, Michael Buthe, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sjoerd Hofstra, Christine & Irene Hohenbuchler, Alfred Kocman, Per Jonas, Roland Sips, Corrie van de Vendel/Hayo van Gemerden, Hans Waanders, and Giuseppe Zevola. The texts are all translated into English on the final 16 pages.
In 1980, with Juan J.... More
Black & white photographic illus. on glossy recto, details to verso. Square card. New York: Bykert Gallery, 1971.
The large square photographic card announcing Dibbets’s debut solo show in North America. On the recto is one of the artist’s photographic works depicting the gallery entrance, taken with fragmented exposure times. Bykert Gallery was managed by Klaus Kertess and Jeff Byers from 1966 to 1975.
In excellent condition. The name of museum director Rudi Fuchs (b. 1942) has been written on the verso. More