Illus. throughout. [18] pp. Oblong 4to, brown printed wrappers, staple-bound. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst, 1976.

Scarce photographic artist’s book by Braco Dimitrijevic (b. 1948), printed in an edition of 500 copies. It was published by Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst in cooperation with the Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD. The book documents the artist’s correspondence with the scandalous Lord Weymouth which then led to Dimitrijevic’s visit to Longleat to see Weymouth’s erotic murals. The final pairing of photographs juxtaposes Longleat House and the modest building in which Dimitrijevic’s studio was located.

In fine condition. More

Printed on one side only. Flyer, stamped arrow on recto, horizontal & vertical folds as mailed. Amsterdam: 1977.

The Other Books and So announcement for an exhibition of books and magazines published by Edizioni Geiger in Torino. Brothers Adriano (1941-88) and Maurizio Spatola (1946-2022) founded Edizioni Geiger in 1968, the firm was famous for its experimental literary magazines. This included the journal Tam Tam, created by poet Giulia Niccolai (b. 1934) and Adriano in 1970.

Fine.

❧ Catalogue 237: Ulises Carrión (2022), p. 180. More

12 black & white illus. pasted on leaves. 32 unnumbered pages. 8vo (214 x 135 mm.), orig. blue cloth over boards (spine sunned), title in gilt on upper cover & spine. [Manchester: The Cloister Press, Ltd., 1943].

An exceedingly rare Epstein exhibition catalogue, signed by the artist; WorldCat records only the BL copy. As explained on the verso of the title-page, 50 percent of sales from this exhibition were to be given to the Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Epstein writes a brief introduction about the works he has selected: “The works in this collection which date from so early as... More

Two illus. Green coated paper with three folds. [Paris: A L’Etoile Scellée, 1954].

A very rare exhibition announcement from A L’Etoile Scellée, the art gallery directed by André Breton. Located on rue du Pré aux Clercs in the 7th arrondissement, the gallery served as an influential center of Surrealism from 1952 to 1956. Thanks to financing by the gallerist Sophie Babet, Breton was able to launch a bold program, inviting young abstract and Surrealist artists.

This invitation, with a checklist of the 24 works exhibited, advertises Falzoni’s (1925-98) solo show. It also features a text by Robert Benayoun, “L’Oasis,” and... More

Color illus. throughout. 240 pp. Large & thick 4to, blue cloth over boards, orig. illustrated dust-jacket. Munich: DelMonico Books & Prestel, 2016.

A signed copy of the first monograph to survey Finch’s career. Edited by Susan Cross, the book contains essays by curators Mark Godfrey and James Rondeau. The illustrations depict a large number of his works on paper, photography, sculpture, and installations, including a number of Finch’s earliest pieces. His well known installations at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum (Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning), The Morgan Library & Museum (A... More

Color illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Square 4to (178 x 178 mm.), printed covers, Swiss binding, title on spine. Brooklyn, NY: Trying to Press, 2022.

Signed copy of this beautifully illustrated publication recording Spencer Finch’s seasonal watercolors. The artist was inspired by artist and author of Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of Color (1902), Emily Noyes Vanderpoel (1842-1939), whose contribution to the study of color theory was underappreciated for decades. Finch has signed on the first blank leaf.

As new. The book was designed by Flat Fix. Edition of 600 copies. More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1969.

Mailed postcard invitation to Flavin’s debut show with Fischer. The collector Karl Ströher may have acquired some of his Flavins at this exhibition.

“In 1968, Flavin participated in documenta 4 in Kassel – the documenta that made history as “documenta americana,” due to the high number of artists from the US. After that, his former fellow artist Konrad Lueg…invited him to come and do a solo exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1969. Under the title Fluorescent Light, Flavin showed six works with fluorescent tubes at the... More

[17] leaves. Square 4to, semi-stiff printed wrappers, metal spiral-bound. Atlanta: 1994.

A wonderfully designed catalogue for the exhibition held at the Atlanta College of Art Gallery from 28 January to 4 March. The exhibition was engineered by Judith Hoffberg and Peter Frank, two keen observers of the artist’s book’s evolution in the United States. The exhibition consisted of loans from the collections of Printed Matter, Tony Zwicker, Granary Books, Nexus Press, Dick Higgins, etc. Most of this volume is taken up by the curators’ essay, which is inventively laid-out. With a bibliography and checklist at the end. The artists featured... More

Printed on one side. Card. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1974.

Card announcement for Fulton’s 1974 presentation with Sperone. In fine condition.

❧ 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. II, p. 492. More

[4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1979.

Fulton’s third and final Art & Project Bulletin. This copy is addressed to the influential German gallerist Konrad Fischer, but looks like it was not mailed. In excellent condition. From an edition of ca. 800 copies.

❧ Art & Project Bulletins 1-156, September 1968-November 1989 (2011), pp. 56-57. More

Black & white portrait, printed on one side only. Folded sheet, stamped on verso. Amsterdam: 1978.

Rare program for a performance by Anna Banana (b. 1940) and Bill Gaglione (b. 1943) at Other Books and So’s second location (259 Herengracht). Carrión’s bookshop–cum–gallery closed several months later, and this was one of the final performances held there. The program lists nine acts for the duo’s performances and the verso bears the shop’s stamp in blue ink. Fine.

❧ Catalogue 237: Ulises Carrión (2022), p. 181. More

Thick green paper card, printed on recto only. Berlin: 1965.

Scarce René Block announcement card for a Wolf Vostell performance. Near fine; a bit sunned.

❧ M. Babias, B. Eusterschulte, & S. Rollig, eds., René Block, Ich kenne kein Weekend. Ausstellungsprojekte, Texte und Dokumente seit 1964 (2015), p. 459. More