Black & white and color illus. throughout. 104 pp. 8vo, printed semi-stiff covers. St. Georgen: Thomas Grässlin; Stuttgart: Max-Ulrich Hetzler, 1982.

A rare and early Martin Kippenberger (1953-97) exhibition catalogue, in near fine condition. Produced in an edition of 500-800 copies, according to Koch.

“Der Kippenberger [The Kippenberger] was published to accompany the exhibition Das Leben ist hart und ungerecht [Life is hard and unfair] which was shown at the Forum Kunst in Rottweil from 27 February to 26 March 1982 and at the studio f in Ulm from 31 October to 28 November 1982…

“The catalogue contains reproductions of... More

25 illus. (24 in color). Unpaginated. Large 4to, printed wrappers, artist’s name on spine. Tokyo: AC&T Corporation, 1991.

Uncommon Martin Kippenberger exhibition catalogue of prints and multiples, published in Japan; edition of 1500 copies.

“[This catalogue] was published to accompany the exhibition of the same name from 11 November to 13 December 1991 at the AC&T Corporation, Tokyo. In 1991 Kippenberger worked in the printing workshop of Edition Works, Tokyo. The catalogue shows etchings, rubber reliefs and a multiple created there and published by the AC&T Corporation. Along with a list of solo and group exhibitions the catalogue also contains... More

16 black & white illus. [32] pp. 4to, printed covers & pictorial dust-jacket. Vienna: Galerie Peter Pakesch, 1987.

A fine example of this catalogue’s first version. Kippenberger (1953-97) thought the printing was too dark and withdrew this version shortly after its publication (full explanation by Koch below).

“[The catalogue] contains the first half of a conversation between Joachim Lottmann (questions) and Michael Krebber (answers) about Martin Kippenberger, continued in Die Reise nach Jerusalem [Going to Jerusalem]. The illustration section shows 14 sculptures from the year 1987.

“There are two versions of this catalogue: Peter 2, which was withdrawn shortly after... More

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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Many black & white illus. Ca. 320 unnumbered pages. Photocopied sheets (280 x 215 mm.), mounted with a metal bracket, orig. manila folder, title written in blue marker on upper cover & spine. [From title page & spine]: San Francisco: 1994.

A famous Steven Leiber (1957-2012) catalogue, his 16th, describing more than 700 items; printed in an edition of about 100 copies. This catalogue is modeled after Harald Szeemann’s catalogue for the celebrated Live in Your Head: When Attitudes Become Form exhibition presented at the Kunstalle Bern in 1969. “Rose Holtz,” mentioned on the cover, is Leiber’s grandmother, whose basement... 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

Nine stapled & folded sheets (298 x 199 mm. unfolded), printed on both sides & 16 cards (191 x 149 mm.), with black & white illus. and facsimile ms. on reverse, both housed in the orig. cardstock box (205 x 161 x 24 mm.), with text on lid, sides, and bottom (lid a trifle soiled). Black & white illus. on inside of lid & floor of box. San Francisco: 2007.

Leiber’s rare 47th catalogue, which was issued for the second annual New York Art Book Fair, in 2007. It imitates Giulio Paolini’s boxed publication accompanying his 1977 exhibition at the... More