Many illus. (2 in color). [20] pp. 4to, yellow pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: Neue Galerie Sammlung Ludwig, 1983.

An early and rare Kippenberger exhibition catalogue. We locate just a handful of examples in American institutions; and though it is not recorded on WorldCat, the Museum of Modern Art (NY) also has a copy. Koch estimates that it was made in an edition of ca. 800 copies.

“Song of Joy was published to accompany a group exhibition by Martin Kippenberger (‘gemalte bilder’ [painted images]) and his friend, the photographer and collector Wilhelm Schürmann [b. 1946] (‘Fotografierte Bilder’ [photographed images]) at the... More

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

57 black & white illus. [64] pp. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers, staple-bound. Cologne: Galerie Gisela Capitain, 1989.

Scarce Martin Kippenberger (1953-97) artist’s book, from an edition of ca. 500-800 copies. It was published in conjunction with the artist’s exhibition Die Hamburger Hängung. Umzüge 1957-1988. Fallende Flüge [Hamburger Hanging. Removals 1957-1988. Falling Flights] (20 January-18 February 1989).

“This artist book contains reproductions of drawings (oil crayon, lead pencil, ballpoint pen and Tipp-ex on invoices of the Bahia Othon Palace Hotel, Salvador BA, from the years 1986-1988) of the floor plans of all the premises in which Martin Kippenberger had worked and... More

Full-page color illus. throughout. 47, [1] p. 4to, semi-stiff yellow printed covers. Saint Louis: Forum for Contemporary Art, 1993.

Uncommon catalogue for the exhibition of works from Martin Kippenberger’s personal collection, held at the Forum for Contemporary Art in St. Louis (now the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis). Introduction by Elizabeth Wright Millard, Executive Director of the institution, and art critic Jan Avgikos. The artist’s collection included works by Werner Büttner, Chérie Samba, Richard Prince, Jeff Koons, Michael Krebber, Albert Oehlen, and Jörg Schlick.

Near fine copy; some trivial marking to the covers.

❧ Uwe Koch, ed., Annotated catalogue raisonné... 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

Single printed sheet & large crumpled and folded sheet (ca. 440 x 600), printed on both sides. San Francisco: [1999].

A very rare Steven Leiber (1957-2012) catalogue, one of approximately 100 copies produced. Numbered by Leiber as no. 30, Steven Leiber Catalogs has it as his 36th (March 1999). Imitating Duchamp’s celebrated poster and a work by Martin Creed, this catalogue is also very rare. Our copy is complete with the tongue-in-cheek certificate of authenticity for “A Sheet of 24 x 18 inch paper printed on both sides crumpled into a ball.”

The catalogue itself offers artists’ books by Roberta... More

[34] pp. 8vo (212 x 149 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Cambridge, UK, & San Francisco: 20th Century Art Archives & Steven Leiber, 1996.

The scarce Leiber catalogue (no. 22) dispersing the remaining holdings of Leif Eriksson’s Swedish Archive of Artists’ Books; produced in an edition of around 250 copies. A great collector and advocate of artists’ publications, Eriksson started his archive in 1978. This catalogue was made in collaboration with Louisa Riley-Smith (20th Century Art Archives), who designed the catalogue. She selected an entrancing image from Annette Messager’s Les Tortures Volontaires (1974) as the cover image.

This catalogue offers... 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