Announcement card: Gian Enzo Sperone presenta Dark Shadow, un nuovo libro di Gilbert & George...
Printed on one side. Card. Rome: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1977.
Printed on one side. Card. Rome: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1977.
Printed on one side. Card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1977.
Announcement card for a presentation of the duo’s latest artists’ book. Near fine; minuscule pinhole.
❧ Not in D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993). More
Printed on one side. Oblong card. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1977.
Announcement card for the duo’s presentation of their newly published artists’ book Dark Shadow (Nigel Greenwood: 1976). In fine condition. More
Black & white illus. to recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. London: Nigel Greenwood Inc Ltd, [1972].
Postcard invitation for the duo’s second exhibition of 1972 with Nigel Greenwood. In fine condition. Mailed, but with the address label carefully removed.
❧ Nigel Greenwood Inc Ltd: running a Picture Gallery (CHELSEA space: 2016), p. 2. More
Printed on both sides. Postcard. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1974.
Postcard invitation for Girke’s 1974-5 exhibition with Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven. In fine condition.
❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). 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
Black & white photographic illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, [1977].
Postcard invitation to Dan Graham’s solo exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven. The recto photograph depicts one of the artist’s video installations. In fine condition. 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
Many black & white illus. 126, [2] pp. 4to, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Toronto: Art Metropole, 1981.
An essential reference work on artists’ books. Celant’s seminal essay is republished in English and French. Near fine copy.
❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013) 145. More
Printed on one side. Oblong card. New York: John Weber Gallery, [1979].
Card announcement for Haacke’s 1979 show with John Weber. Fine. More
Printed on one side. Postcard. New York: John Weber Gallery, [1977].
Postcard invitation to Haacke’s 1977 show with John Weber. Fine. More
Printed on one side. Postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, [1981].
Postcard invitation for Haacke’s 1981 presentation at John Weber Gallery. Fine, mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman. More
Photographic illus. Photographic card. Berlin: Galerie René Block, 1970.
Invitation card to Hamilton’s 1970 show with Block. Fine. More
Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. London: 1996.
Scarce catalogue. “This catalogue was produced on the occasion of ‘Curved Space: a survey of contemporary British artists’ books’ which took place at ART ‘96 at the Business Design Centre, London at the invitation of The Contemporary Art Society.”
Near fine; some minuscule stains to wrappers. Laid-in Hardware Gallery brochure. More
Single sheet, printed on recto only, horizontal & vertical folds. Amsterdam: 1977.
Rare Other Books and So flyer for the British painter and photographer Richard Hartwell’s (b. 1946) exhibition. Carrión opened Other Books and So in April 1975 and immediately began to host exhibitions and performances by a vast array of artists and publishers, such as Jiri Valoch, Raul Marroquin, Klaus Groh, Maurizio Nannucci, Dick Higgins, Guy Schraenen, Richard Kostelanetz, Jackson Mac Low, Steve McCaffery, Allan Kaprow, Tom Ockerse, Takako Saito, Mirtha Dermisache, Bernard Villers, Bill Gaglione, Anna Banana, etc.
Fine. From the collection of Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937), the... More
vii, 145 pp. 4to, semi-stiff printed wrappers, black tape over spine & stapled. Dallas: Dallas Public Library, 1986.
An essential reference for the study of mail art.
“Over 1300 mail art shows from 1970 to 1985 are listed by theme, organizer, place, number of participants, and resultant documentation…”–John Held, Jr., ed., Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography (1991) 21.
Fine. More
Blue text on recto, details on verso. Postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1983.
Postcard invitation to Hemsworth’s 1983 exhibition at Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst. Fine. 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
Black & white illus. on recto, text on verso. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1972.
Announcement for Henneman’s 1972 summer exhibition at Seriaal. Very good copy. More
Black & white photographic illus. on verso, details to recto. Photographic card. Rome: Sperone & Fischer, 1973.
Announcement card for Huebler’s 1973 exhibition at Gian Enzo Sperone and Konrad Fischer’s gallery in Rome. The photographic illustration is from one of the artist’s Variable Pieces; this one documents a recreation basketball team assembled for a team photo.
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. 226 & 492. More
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Houston: Cusack Gallery, 1975.
The postcard invitation for Huebler’s 1975 Cusack Gallery show mailed to Huebler(!). The best possible copy of this invitation. In very good condition; small stain to recto. Mailed to Huebler’s Truro, Massachusetts PO box. More
Black & white photographic illus. to recto. Photographic card, mailed. New York: John Gibson Gallery, [1969].
Illustrated invitation card for Hutchinson’s 1969 show with John Gibson. In fine condition. Mailed to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. More
24 pp. 8vo (212 x 135 mm.), orig. green printed wrappers, stitched as issued. Autun: Dejussieu & L. Villedey, 1856.
Scarce critical essay on Ingres’s painting Le Martyre de saint Symphorien, which has been housed in the Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d’Autun since 1834. The painting was originally ordered by Roch-Etienne de Vichy, the bishop of Autun, in 1824. Ingres finally completed it in 1834 and selected it for that year’s Salon, where it was received negatively, leading to Ingres never again participating in the event. The anonymous author of this critique provides the historical context for the picture and meticulously describes... More
16 pp. Tall 8vo, printed wrappers (spine a little worn), staple-bound. [Detroit]: The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1980.
Scarce catalogue for a travelling exhibition of artists’ books that took place in several locations around Michigan.
Very good copy. Price sticker on upper wrapper. More