Five illus. (one in color). Single long folded sheet forming [8] pp. Torino: 1972.
Unrecorded by WorldCat, catalogue for a group exhibition at Galleria Narciso. The following artists participated: Leon Bakst, Walter Crane, Alphonse Mucha, Emile Bernard, Maurice Denis, Nikolai Kalmakoff, Alphonse Osbert, Hans Schmithals, John William Waterhouse, etc.
Near fine. The gallery’s 110th catalogue. More
8 black & white illus. [16] pp. 8vo, beige printed wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: Galerie Kléber, n.d.
Uncommon catalogue for a group exhibition of Gauguin and his contemporaries and friends, including Bonnard, Denis, Pissarro, Redon, Schuffenecker, Serusier, Vuillard, etc. With an introduction by art historian and Gauguin expert Maurice Malingue. 112 works were displayed.
Near fine; spine a trifle worn. Four examples in the US, according to WorldCat (as of September 2022). More
Illus. throughout (some in color). [11] leaves. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1968.
A rare Peter Brüning (1929-70) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat records just three examples in North America. This was the Gegenverkehr’s first exhibition and the artist’s engagement with traffic imagery and cartography influenced the naming of this intrepid new public gallery founded by Klaus Honnef, Will Kranenpohl, Rune Mields, Benno Werth, and Helmut Walbert.
“The newly founded Kunstverein launched with an exhibition of Brüning’s new work on sign systems deriving from cartography and traffic signs, which he was presenting for the first time in a public institution.”–Brigitte Jacobs... More
Illus. throughout. [12] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1969.
Scarce Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-98) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat records just two examples in North America.
“In 1969, three shooting stars in American Pop Art were exhibited in their first solo exhibitions outside the gallery context, namely D’Arcangelo, Robert Stanley, and Mel Ramos, advocated for by Rolf Ricke, who had already presented solo exhibitions by the three artists in his gallery in Cologne. D’Arcangelo was represented by 16 works, his largest solo exhibition in Europe.”–Brigitte Jacobs van Renswou, “1968-2970: Gegenverkehr – Zentrum für aktuelle Kunst,” Sediment 30: Klaus Honnef... More
Illus. throughout (most in color). [11] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1968.
Very rare Rupprecht Geiger (1908-2009) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat locates one copy in North America. It has many photographic reproductions of the artist’s work, along with an introduction by Honnef, biographical timeline for the artist, list of solo and group exhibitions, list of exhibited works, a text by Geiger, and excerpts of earlier reviews of the artist.
Near fine. WorldCat: Metropolitan Museum of Art. More
Illus. throughout (most in color). [12] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1969.
Uncommon Bob Stanley (1932-97) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat locates three copies in North America. With an essay by Klaus Honnef, list of exhibited works, and a list of Stanley’s solo and group exhibitions.
Near fine. WorldCat: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sarah Lawrence, and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. More
Illus. throughout (some in color). [11] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1968.
Signed copy of a rare Winfred Gaul (1928-2003) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat locates a single example in North America. It is fully illustrated with photographic reproductions of the artist’s work. Klaus Honnef has written the introductory essay and there is an interview with Gaul, a biographical timeline of the artist, and lists of solo and group exhibitions.
Near fine, signed by Gaul on the inside of the upper wrapper. WorldCat: Metropolitan Museum of Art. More
Black & white illus. throughout. [13] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1969.
Uncommon Günther Uecker (b. 1930) exhibition catalogue. This Gegenverkehr catalogue has a particularly clever design, incorporating six of the artist’s photographs. Klaus Honnef has written an introductory essay and there is a biography of the artist, list of solo and group exhibitions, and photographic reproductions of Uecker’s work.
Near fine. More
Illus. throughout. [14] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1969.
Signed copy of this rare Daniel Spoerri (b. 1930) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat records just two examples in North America. It is inscribed twice by the artist, in red and blue ink, on the title-page.
The catalogue text consists of a journal compiled by Klaus Honnef of the development of the Gegenverkehr exhibition and the present catalogue. There is also a list of Spoerri’s solo and group exhibitions and a bibliography. This catalogue is filled with photographic reproductions of the artist’s work.
A near fine copy. WorldCat: Metropolitan... More
[13] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1970.
A very nice signed copy of this scarce Lawrence Weiner (1942-2021) “catalogue as exhibition.” To the shock and ridicule of attendees to Weiner’s exhibition, there was only the catalogue to read through, no paintings, drawings, etc. Weiner has signed the present example on the upper left corner of the inside wrapper.
“One of the most controversial exhibitions presented at Gegenverkehr was Lawrence Weiner’s An Exhibition in May 1970, as Klaus Honnef summarizes: ‘Larry Weiner’s exhibition was the fifth or sixth in the chronology, consisting only of a catalogue. Larry... More
Black & white illus. throughout. [12] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1969.
Rare Dieter Krieg (1937-2005) exhibition catalogue. Near fine. WorldCat: Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY) and Getty. More
Illus. throughout (some in color). [11] leaves & ads. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Aachen: 1969.
Rare Mel Ramos (1935-2018) exhibition catalogue; WorldCat records only two copies in North America. With an introductory essay by Klaus Honnef (“eine analyse des malerischen werks von mel ramos”), photographic reproductions of the artist’s works, list of solo and group exhibitions, and a bibliography.
“In 1969, three shooting stars in American Pop Art were exhibited in their first solo exhibitions outside the gallery context, namely D’Arcangelo, Robert Stanley, and Mel Ramos, advocated for by Rolf Ricke, who had already presented solo exhibitions by the... More
Black & white illus. throughout. Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Toronto: General Idea & S.L. Simpson Gallery, 1993.
One of 500 copies, signed on the title-page and with the multiple ¥en (1993) laid-in. An invaluable record of 163 multiples and prints made by General Idea, now scarce.
A fine copy. More
Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial card. Düsseldorf: Galerie Konrad Fischer, 1982.
Scarce Konrad Fischer exhibition announcement. Fine.
❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 192 (p. 204). More
Color illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Galerie Konrad Fischer, 1980.
Scarce Konrad Fischer invitation. Near fine. Mailed to Heidi & Dieter Witte.
❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993), p. 336 More
Printed in red on one side. Card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1976.
Announcement card for two performances by the duo at Fischer’s gallery on Andreasstrasse. Near fine.
❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 119. More
Color photographic illus. Photographic postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1980.
Postcard invitation for Gilbert & George’s 1980 show with Konrad Fischer, for which they presented postcard sculptures. Fine. Mailed to Museum of Modern Art (NY) prints curator Barbara London.
❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 163. More
Black & white photographic illus. on recto, details to verso. Photographic postcard. London: Nigel Greenwood Inc Ltd, [1972].
Postcard invitation for the presentation of three video works by the duo at Nigel Greenwood’s gallery: In the Bush; Gordons makes us Drunk; A Portrait of the Artists as Young Men.
In fine condition.
❧ 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
Black & white photographic illus. on recto, details to verso. Square card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1978.
Announcement card for the sole show that Laura Grisi (1939-2017) had at Konrad Fischer’s gallery. In excellent condition.
❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 143. More