Designed throughout by Weiner. Unpaginated. Large 4to, orig. printed wrappers, staple-bound. Toronto: 1985.

A very rare Art Metropole catalogue, entirely designed by Lawrence Weiner (1942-2021), and considered a work by the artist. It offers a wide range of artists’ books and publications, including work by Acconci, Andre, Armleder, Beuys, Boltanski, Broodthaers, Byars, Darboven, de Saint-Phalle, Hompson, Filliou, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Gilbert & George, Higgins, Holzer, Huebler, Ray Johnson, Kawara, Knowles, LeWitt, Nannucci, Nauman, Oldenburg, Paik, Prince, Rainer, Rosler, Rot, Ruscha, Schneemann, Siegelaub, Vautier, Weiner, Emmett Williams, etc., etc. In fine condition, without the Addendum published the same year.

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Illus. on recto. Single sheet, vertical & horizontal folds as issued. Amsterdam: 1978.

Rare flyer announcement for an exhibition by Italian artist and poet Mirella Bentivoglio (1922-2017) at Other Books and So. It depicts some examples of her “letraset metaphors,” “stamp-poems,” and “ideo-poems.”

In excellent condition.

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

Black & white illus. to recto. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Recife, Brazil: [1986].

Postcard created by Bruscky (b. 1949), a Brazilian mail artist linked with Fluxus; it was sent to American artist John Held, Jr. (b. 1947). Bruscky has written the addresses of two other Brazilian correspondence artists. In fine condition. More

Many color illus. 183 pp. & colophon. 8vo, green rubber-stamped softcover. New York: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller Inc., 2022.

Our catalogue on the Mexican artist Ulises Carrión (1941-89). Offered 92 items for sale, followed by lists of the artist’s editioned bookworks, exhibitions at Other Books and So, and a bibliography.

As new, each example is rubber-stamped on the front and back covers. Designed by Flat Fix and printed by KOPA (Lithuania).

N.B. International shipping by Fedex starts at $25.00.

OCLC Accession No.: 1295641351. More

Many black & white illus. 267 pp. Thick 4to, printed softcover, title on spine, illustrated endpapers. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2015.

The English edition of this exhibition catalogue, now very scarce. The exhibition took place at the Reina Sofia (16 March-10 October 2016) and Mexico City’s Museo Jumex (9 February-7 May 2017). Profusely illustrated, the catalogue contains essays and remembrances by Guy Schraenen, Felipe Ehrenberg, Jan Voss, Joao Fernandes, Heriberto Yepez, Javier Maderuelo, and Maike Aden. An invaluable reference on Ulises Carrión’s life and works.

As new. With the inserted DVD present as issued. More

Illus. to recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Maastricht: Stichting Agora, 1980.

Postcard invitation for the artist’s 1980 presentation in Maastricht, mailed to collector Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937). Fine. More

Many black & white illus. 267 pp. Thick 4to, printed softcover, title on spine, illustrated endpapers. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2015.

The Spanish edition of this exhibition catalogue, now very scarce. The exhibition took place at the Reina Sofia (16 March-10 October 2016) and Mexico City’s Museo Jumex (9 February-7 May 2017). Profusely illustrated, the catalogue contains essays and remembrances by Guy Schraenen, Felipe Ehrenberg, Jan Voss, Joao Fernandes, Heriberto Yepez, Javier Maderuelo, and Maike Aden. An invaluable reference on Ulises Carrión’s life and works.

Near fine, minimal edgewear. With the inserted DVD present as issued. More

Seven black & white illus. [11] pp. Small 4to (210 x 150 mm.), pictorial printed wrappers, staple-bound. Schiedam, Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, 1981.

An uncommon exhibition catalogue published by the Stedelijk Museum in Schiedam; the show was curated by Ulises Carrión (1941-89), and the books displayed came from his personal archive, the Other Books and So Archive. By 1978, Carrión had closed his intrepid Amsterdam bookstore, Other Books and So, and converted it into an archive of artists’ books. This is one of a number of exhibitions on artists’ books that the artist organized; others took place in Iceland, Poland... More

86, [1] p. 8vo (225 x 155 mm.), orig. printed red semi-stiff wrappers, title on spine. Cullompton, Devon: Beau Geste Press, 1973.

First edition, the deluxe version on vibrant multi-colored Strathmore Grandee paper, of this scarce and early Carrión (1941-89) bookwork. Arguments was printed in a total edition of 400 copies, 200 on Huntsman white cartridge and unsigned, and 200 deluxe copies and signed on the verso of the title-page.

Formed in 1970 by Felipe Ehrenberg, Martha Hellion, David Mayor, Chris Welch, and Madeleine Gallard, the Beau Geste Press was instrumental in Carrión’s growing engagement with artists’ books. The scholar... More

12mo, magenta printed semi-stiff covers, stitched. Geneva: Boabooks, May 2016.

From the colophon: “(the drum) presents a linguistic exercise handwritten in black ink by Ulises Carrión in 1972.” Printed and bound by Che Huber and Alexis Dos Santos and designed by Izet Sheshivari. As new. More

Two torn pieces of watermarked paper, typewritten(?) text, mounted on black craft paper, signed. [Amsterdam]: n.d.

A signed “structure work” by Ulises Carrión. Fine; adhesive bleeding through the corners. The artist has initialed the bottom left corner of the left sheet.

❧ G. Schraenen, Dear reader. Don’t read. (2015), pp. 110 & 117 (pictured). More

Black & white illus. throughout. [24] leaves, printed on rectos only. Small 4to (210 x 152 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers. Amsterdam: Cres Publications & Agora Studio, July 1978 [but 1979].

First edition of this scarce bookwork. Conceived by Ulises Carrión (1941-89), it was the “July-Special” edition of Cres, a bi-monthly publication, and produced in an edition of 400 copies. Although it is dated “July 1978” on the upper wrapper, a correction slip in this copy states that it is correctly dated July 1979.

“[In Alphabetical Order] consisted of a set of twenty-four black-and-white photographs of a small wooden index card... More