117 illus. (7 in color). 119 pp. & colophon. Large 4to, pictorial softcover (faint wear to the spine), title on spine. Stuttgart: Max-Ulrich Hetzler, 1983.

The scarce catalogue for a group exhibition of paintings by Martin Kippenberger, Werner Büttner, Albert Oehlen, and Markus Oehlen. Koch estimates the edition at ca. 500-800 copies.

“The straightforward, reduced concept is striking. Each artist was allocated one chapter, introduced by a portrait, and showing reproductions of paintings with captions. All the illustrations are set at the upper edge of the type area, in keeping with the cover layout. There are no commentaries, biographies or... 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

Illus. throughout. 59 pp. & colophon. Small 4to, printed softcover with flaps. Bremen: Kunsthalle Bremen, 2018.

Rare catalogue published in conjunction with the Kunsthalle Bremen’s exhibition on Jürgen Wesseler’s intrepid Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven. With most of the gallery’s famous square posters illustrated within, including those by Daniel Buren, Gerhard Richter, Blinky Palermo, Robert Filliou, Isa Genzken, Sol LeWitt, On Kawara, Stanley Brouwn, Jack Goldstein, Sigmar Polke, Hanne Darboven, Bas Jan Ader, Lawrence Weiner, Robert Barry, etc.

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Text in red on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Brussels: Paul Maenz, [1973].

Postcard invitation for Kosuth’s 1973 exhibition with Paul Maenz in Brussels. Kosuth presented Art as Idea as Idea (1967/68). This card was mailed to another gallery, Wide White Space, managed by Anny de Decker and Bernd Lohaus. Near fine, date corrected by hand.

❧ Gerd de Vries, ed., Eine Avantgarde-Galerie und die Kunst der Zeit: Paul Maenz Köln, 1970 – 1980 – 1990, p. 42. More

Many black & white illus. Eighty-one folded sheets housed in the orig. mailing box (310 x 247 x 158 mm.), printed label & mailing label adhered to top of lid, mailed. San Francisco: 1995.

One of Leiber’s most famous catalogues (no. 18), complete with all 81 “bulletins.” Leiber imitated the format of Art & Project’s fabled bulletin, a serial publishing endeavor undertaken by Adriaan van Ravesteijn and Geert van Beijeren from 1968 to 1989.

Leiber’s catalogue was divided into 81 folded sheets, some with added printed sheets; our copy is complete. The listings include scarce materials by or related to... More

Black & white illus. throughout Vol. II. 78; [45] (incl. inside of lower wrapper) pp. Two vols. 8vo (216 x 140 mm.), orig. printed wrappers (spines sunned), staple-bound, housed in a slipcase. [San Francisco]: 1996.

An important catalogue (no. 21) issued by Leiber in association with Louisa Riley-Smith’s 20th Century Art Archives. The majority of items offered came from the collection of Leif Eriksson, the great Swedish collector and champion of artists’ books, who in 1978 created the Swedish Archive of Artists’ Books. The present set imitates Christian Boltanski’s artist’s book Inventaire des objets appartenant à un habitant d’Oxford… (1973).

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Many black & white illus., four original artist’s “pageworks” by Albrecht D., and photograph pasted to lower wrapper. 8vo (280 x 108 mm.) & 4to (210 x 220 mm.), orig. green printed wrappers, staple-bound. San Francisco: S. Leiber, April 1998.

Steven Leiber’s 33rd catalogue; it is tantamount to a comprehensive bibliographic survey of the German artist Albrecht D. and his Reflection Press. The book’s leaves, printed in two sizes, are bound in alternating format, corresponding to the materials they describe. The catalogue’s format imitates several works created by Albrecht D. (b. 1944). Leiber includes a concise history of the Reflection... More

Printed on recto, mailing address on verso, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1980.

Scarce LeWitt ephemera from John Weber Gallery. Presumably this was an exhibition of original photographs which eventually served as the basis for two of LeWitt's sought-after photobooks which came out the same year: Autobiography (1980) and Sunrise and Sunset at Praiano (1980).

Near fine example; faint crease. Mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman. More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1969.

Rare postcard invitation to LeWitt’s second presentation with Fischer. Their first collaboration had taken place 6 January-3 February 1968 – the gallerist’s fourth exhibition and the artist’s debut show in Europe. LeWitt’s preliminary sketch for one of the two wall drawings shown, A square divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, each with a different direction of lines (1969) is reproduced on the recto.

“Konrad Fischer most likely saw Sol LeWitt’s work for the first time in 1967 in the exhibition Serielle Formationen in... More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard. Houston: Cusack Gallery, 1973.

Rare and early postcard for LeWitt’s exhibition at Houston’s Cusack Gallery. Barbara Cusack (now Hill) opened the space in 1971, and shortly thereafter began hosting exhibitions by a series of influential Conceptual and Minimalist artists, such as Mangold, LeWitt, Kawara, Buren, Tuttle, Ian Wilson, Darboven, Andre, Dibbets, etc. By 1976, she was forced to close the little-known gallery.

In fine condition.

❧ Michael Lailach, ed., Printed Matter: Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek (2005), p. 138.

Not in P. Credi, ed., An Invitation to Sol... More

Details and illus. on recto, verso blank. Pictorial card. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1980.

Invitation distributed by John Weber Gallery for an exhibition of Sol LeWitt photographs. These photographs were eventually used in LeWitt’s 1982 artist’s book under the same title, published by Texas Gallery.

Fine.

❧ Not in P. Credi, ed., An Invitation to Sol LeWitt (2016). More

Color illus. throughout, printed with 4-color offset lithography. [84] pp. Square 4to (200 x 200 mm.), orig. printed wrappers, perfect-bound. New York: Multiples, Inc. & Colombes, France: Générations, 1977.

First edition of LeWitt’s first artist’s book published with Marian Goodman’s Multiples, Inc. Up to this point the artist had produced a number of prints and portfolios through Goodman, but this was the first “multiple” made in book form. This work consists of 78 combinations of the components listed in the title.

Fine copy. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies.

❧ D. Schwarz, ed., Multiples, Inc.: 1965-1992 (2021) 1977.15 (pictured... More