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Click here to subscribeof Vertoog van alle Religien en Ketteryen in Asia, Africa, America en Europa, van 't begin des Weereldts, tot desen tegenwoordigen tijdt toe. Transl. Josua Sanderus. Amst., Michiel de Groot, 1671. 5th ed. (20),733,(10) p. Engr. frontisp., title-p. vignette, 15 in-text copper engr. Contemp. hvellum. Sm. 8vo. Some age wear, sm. wormhole first few p., sl. affecting text, some engr. cut sl. short.
Oder Neu eingerichtes Zwerchen Cabinet. Le Monde est plein de sots joieux. Les plus Petits sots sont les mieux, De waereld is vol Gekken-Nesten, de Klynste-Narren zyn de beste, Amsterdam. Wilhelmus Koning. 1716. Leather, spine w. gilted title [Toneel Der Dwerg] and typogr. ornaments; endpapers. Engr. register before the title in Dutch and French. Illustrated engraved title with text below: [koopt en verkoopt alderhande Italianse, Franse, Hoog en Neerduytse Tekeninge en Printkonst; tot een civiele prijs. woont inde Vrouwe steeg op het water]. With 24 + 5 + 26 + 3 engraved images of dwarfs and 1 engr. text page after image E for the second part; w. a total of 58 (numbered numerical and alfabetical) full page copper engr.., verso blank. All images w. German, French and Dutch text. The copper engr. are after Jacques Callot, executed by Joost van Sassen, Andries van Buysen de Vader, Fopje Folkema, P. van Buyssen, Isak Ledeboer, Jacob Keijser, Anna Folkema, J. Folkema and published by Wilhelmus Koning. Note in pencil on endpaper. Title w. sm. dam. r.h. corner outside of the image. Faded gilt edges. Probably first Dutch ed. Several early 18th. cent. ed. are known. A rare work in which the characters appear in the elaborate dress and hairstyles of early Baroque Europe and show the trades and scenes of daily life of that period w. humorous captions.
verzaemelt en uytgegeven door [woodcut initials]. From p. 279 onwards: Geestige en vermaeckelijcke reys-beschryving van Mr. Aernout van Overbeke, naer Oost-Indien uytgevaren voor Raet van Iustitie, in den iaere 1668. Amst., J. Claesz. ten Hoorn, 1678, (14),316 (=318), 2 (bookseller's cat.) p., contemp. overlapping vellum, sm. 8vo. Leaf T (p. 289-290) lacks a sm. portion of upper outer r. corner, sl. affecting the text/ page numbers; a bit foxed and occas. sl. waterst., occas. other sm. defects. In all, a good copy of the rare second edition (as indicated in the introd.). This was published in the same year as the first under the title De geestige werken, and in this year two more editions appeared. With the nice travel-account that was published separately before, in 1671. Van Overbeke died shortly after these travels. His rym-wercken were very popular, as is illustrated by the 10 editions that were issued up to the year 1719.
genoemt Het Portael: Inhoudende De Grondtveste der dingen, en onser Wijsheyd omtrent de dingen (…). Prima Pars Scholasticæ Eruditionis dicta Vestibulum (…). Amst., G. de Roy, 1658. (16),156,(72) p. Engr. title-p. by C. de Passe and 38 full-p. engr., text in Latin and Dutch. Contemp. vellum w. manuscript title on spine. Sm. 8vo. Fine condition, especially considering this was a children's school book. 1st Dutch ed. of this famous pictorial encyclopedia for school children by Comenius, who was the first to put pictorial education into practice.
La Louvière, Éditions Montbliart, 1959. Original blue covers, 22 x 16 cm, 31 pp. Text in French. Copy from the regular edition (there is also a numbered edition of 60). In fine state. On the first page Klein introduces himself as 'Artiste Peintre. Ceinture Noire quatrieme dan de judo Diplomé du Kodokan de Tokio Japan.'
Paris/New York, Galerie Alexandre Iolas, 1965-1966. Two early artists' books featuring de Saint Phalle's signature Nanas figures. Comprises: (1) Niki de Saint Phalle. Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, 1965. Softcover, 21.5 x 17 cm, 22 pp. Reproductions in b/w. Catalogue for the very first exhibition presenting Nanas. Very good copy. (2) Nanas. Galerie Alexandre Iolas, New York. Stapled booklet, ill. wrappers, 21.5 x 17 cm, 8 pp. With 5 loose inserted colour lithos, 21 x 16.5 cm. Published in conjunction with de Saint Phalle's first exhibition in New York. Cover shows regular age wear along spine, rusty staples at centre fold. Colour prints in very good condition. (total 2)
Catalogue and original poster for the exhibition organized by Galerie D. at Schwanenhalle des Römers in Frankfurt am Main, 1963. (1) Softcover, 23 x 15 cm, 104 pp. b/w ills. Dedication on first page. Introduction by Walter Simmat, text in German. Cover shows minor browning and light abrasions along the edges. (2) Original offset poster, 80 x 20 cm, formerly folded. Framed, 82 x 21.5 cm. Fine copy. (total 2) The exhibition presented an overview of contemporary avant-garde artists' movements from Europe such as Neue Tendenzen, Anti-Peinture and ZERO. Participants include Aubertin, Fontana, Getulio, Goepfert, Klein, Peeters, Schoonhoven, Manzoni, Rainer, Rot, Soto, de vries and many others.
Publication of the Dutch ZERO group featuring new movements in art. First issue edited by Armando, Henk Peeters and herman de vries, later issues edited by de vries. Published by Nul-Verlag, Arnhem, in an edition of 500 (Nos.1-2) and 300 (Nos.3-4). Stapled copies, 27.6 x 21.8 cm, ca. 16-22 pp. each. Text in German, French and English. Scarce complete set in very good condition. Comprises: (1) No.1 (1961) silver metallic cover, with a rare addition, i.e. a punched out circle revealing the 'O' printed on the underlying blue sheet. Contributions by Aubertin, Mack, Uecker et al. Minor irregularities on the edges of the covers, interior near mint. (2) No.2 (April 1963) dedicated to the then recently deceased Yves Klein and Piero Manzoni. Includes the original collage with an 'Yves Klein-blue' square on black paper. Cover shows Manzoni's enlarged fingerprints and a hand stamped 'O'. Contributions by Schoonhoven, Aubertin, Haacke, Castellani et al. Very good copy, staples rusty, interior mint. (3) No.3 (1963). Includes original collages (2 tiny blue squares, 1 composition with 4 white squares) and ‘Relief’ and ‘Reflection’ by de vries. Regular age-toning on covers, interior very good. (4) No.4 (1964). Includes original works by Schmidt, Bischoffshausen, de vries, serigraphs by Goepfert and Calderara. Staples loose, cover with usual age-soiling, moderate age wear to edges of the fragile paper in interior.
(1) Nul/Zero alla Galleria Appia Antica. Rome/ Rotterdam, 1959. Cardboard cover, 20 x 15 cm, 24 pp. Designed by Piero Manzoni. Catalogue for a very early Nul/Zero exhibition in Rome organized by Hans Sonnenberg by invitation of Manzoni. Includes works by Van Bohemen, Dahmen, Manzoni, Motz, Pieters, Sanders, Schoonhoven, Schumacher, Wagemaker and Tajiri. (2) Zero. Rotterdam, Rotterdamse Kunstkring, 1959. Softcover, 21 x 14.5 cm, 28 pp. Catalogue of the first Zero exhibition in the Netherlands organized by Sonnenberg. Features works by Van Bohemen, Dahmen, Manzoni, Pieters, Romijn, Sanders, Schoonhoven, Schumacher, Tajiri and Wagemaker. Both copies rare and near mint, showing minor age toning on covers. (total 2)
Catalogue for the first important exhibition of the Zero movement in a museum, organized by Dutch artist Henk Peeters. Cat. SM No.299. Ill. stiff wrappers, 26 x 19 cm, with mounted b/w poster, 100 x 70 cm, printed both sides, folded as issued. Artists include Arman, Fontana, Kusama, Mack, Manzoni, Piene, Uecker et al. Light indentation on cover, else a very good copy.
Complete set of the periodical produced by the Dusseldorf-based Zero group. The first 2 issues were related to themed exhibitions organized by the editors. The final issue includes (some original) artists' contributions. (1) Vol. 1: No place, undated (Düsseldorf, 1958). Zur 7. Abendaussellung Das Rote Bild. Stapled booklet, 21 x 20 cm, 24 pp. Original red wrapper. Texts by Klein, Mack, Piene, Platschek, Seuphor and many others. Very good copy. (2) Vol. 2: No place, undated (Düsseldorf, ca. 1958). Zur 8. Abendausstellung. Vibrations. Stapled booklet, 21 x 20 cm, 36 pp. Original white wrappers. Texts and illustrations by Mack, Piene, Zillmann, Holweck and others. Pronounced fold on front cover, less pronounced in interior, else a fine copy. (3) Vol. 3: Düsseldorf, Heinz Mack and Otto Piene, 1962. Softcover, 21 x 20 cm, 350 pp. with numerous illustrations and artists' interventions. Original black wrappers, 2 perforation holes in back cover as issued. Complete copy including the half-burnt leaf and partly torn page (Klein), a white sheet with a small perforation hole (Tinguely / Piene), a sunflower seed (Tinguely) and a match to be used in pyromaniac experiments (Spoerri). Slight rubbing to cover, else in very good condition. (total 3)
Philadelphia, Institute of Contemporary Art/University of Pennsylvania, 1964. Hardcover, 13.5 x 13 cm, ca. 60 pp. Exhibition catalogue for the first Zero exhibition in the USA. Artists include Armando, Bury, Castellani, Dorazio, Fontana, Goepfert, Graubner, Haacke, Holweck, Hoyland, Indiana, Klein, Kusama, Savio, Luther, Mack, Manzoni, Mavignier, Megert, Peeters, Piene, Pohl, Salentin, Schoonhoven, Soto, Spindel, Tinguely, Uecker, Verheyer and Vigo. Moderate age toning to spine and cover, else a near mint copy. Scarce.
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, 1964. Catalogue for the exhibition at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. Staplebound, 22.5 x 18 cm, 16 pp. The booklet opens on two sides, one presenting the Dutch participants: Armando, Schoonhoven en Henk Peeters, the other the German artists Mack, Piene and Uecker. Also includes the invitation card for the opening on March 19 1964. Both items near mint condition. (2) Zero in Bonn. Bonn, Städtische Kunstsammlungen, 1966. 19.5 x 18 cm, 52 pp. Catalogue for the last large Zero groupshow. Used copy from Henk Peeters (name on first page), who added the title to the spine in black handwriting. (total 3)
Die Jahre / The years / Les annees 1957-67. Mackazin publiziert von Mack für Mack. Artists' zine published by Howard Wise Gallery New York, McRoberts & Tunnard Gallery London, Galerie Denise René Paris and Krefeld, Galerie Schmela Dusseldorf and Galleria Il Punto Torino, 1967. First edition, 35 x 26 cm, 110 pp. Numerous b/w reproductions featuring objects, ephemera and photo documentation of early Zero projects. Text in German, English, French, Italian and Dutch. Moderate rubbing to cover, else in very good condition.
Venice/Rome, Cavallino Collezione Arte/ Sergio Tosi, 1967. Artists' book in leporello format. Hardcover with black cloth, 15.5 x 10.5 cm, 40 pages accordion folded thick sheets, recto covered in coated paper with text and plates (in b/w and colour) by the artist. First edition of 200 copies, this one handsigned and numbered 59/200 in the colophon. Very good copy, includes the original transparent plastic belly band.
The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1968. Softcover exhibition catalogue, 21 x 21 cm, 82 pp. Ills. in b/w. Text in English and Dutch. First edition. Essays by Enno Develing and Lucy Lippard. Artists include Carl Andre, Ronald Bladen, Dan Flavin, Robert Grosvener, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Tony Smith, Robert Smithson and Richard Steiner. Includes artists' biographies and exhibition histories. Near mint copy.
Edited by Andy Warhol, Kasper König, Ponthus Hulten, Olle Granath. Softcover, 27 x 21 cm, 315 pp. First edition of Warhol's famous Stockholm catalogue, published on the occasion of his earliest European museum show at the Moderna Museet in 1968. Text in English. Moderate staining (2 cm) on top portion of the first few interior pages, the middle part of the book has some loose pages, generally a fine copy. The flower print covers are still very bright.
was written by Barbara Rose for the Museum of Modern Art. New York, MoMA, 1970. Original 'soft-sculpture' type vinyl cover, 23 x 37 cm, 221 pp. Pink decorated endpapers, colour and b/w ills. Contains a dedication. First edition, produced in conjunction with Oldenburg's retrospective exhibition held 25 September to 23 November 1969. Very good copy, cover and endpapers still fresh.
Works - Concepts - Processes - Situations - Information. Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, 1969. First edition featuring the legendary exhibition of new tendencies in art, organized by Harald Szeemann in cooperation with Edy de Wilde's show 'Op Losse Schroeven' at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Printed cardboard portfolio with metal clip binding and alphabetized tabs, ca. 200 pp. Prof. ills. in b/w with texts and documentation of works by 65 artists. Text mostly in English. Featured artists comprise: Andre, Anselmo, Barry, Beuys, Bochner, Boetti, Darboven, Dibbets, Van Elk, Hesse, Kosuth, LeWitt, Long, Nauman, Oppenheim, Panamarenko, Serra, Wegman et al. Cover with some edge-wear and several stamps of Galerie d'Eendt Amsterdam, generally a fine copy.
Second edition. Although dated 1966 in the book (the original publication date), this copy is not from the first edition as it is lacking the blank flap to the final panel. Leporello featuring b/w photos of both sides of the street, 18 x 14.3 cm, total length when unfolded approx. 8 meter. Moderate bend on spine, else an excellent copy, the original silver-coloured slipcase is in mint state.
Pencil on red paper, in phallic shape, 60.3 x 23.2 cm, framed 70 x 32 cm. Letter addressed to JJ (Jan Juffermans) states: 'Congratulate/me, Apr (and/ I've opened The / Worlds' First / Television Museum/ (1 sec to 10 min elastics/ in color) for Holland/ in a gold room/ that will serve as/ the Paper Museum'. Provenance private collection/Bengtsson Fine Arts, Sweden. The work is in very good condition.
Original poster designed by Judd for his first solo exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (February 5 – March 2, 1966). 58.4 × 58.4 cm, printed one side, black on yellow paper. Folded three times as issued for mailing purposes. Light rubbing on ca. 1 cm inside the '2' on poster front and moderate creasing/rubbing along the folds. Stunning poster, rare.
Published by Fluxus Editions, New York. Reprint by the artist in 2000. Ink and pencil on white board, 30 x 46 x 2 cm, with ca. 75 offset cards on pins. The work comes with a specially designed mirror bottom plate and perspex cap, 35 x 50 x 10 cm. In mint condition. Originally created in 1965, Spatial Poem No.1 was the first of a series of nine Spatial Poems. Shiomi sent out a request in the global Fluxus and Mail Art network asking for participation in a Word Event. 'Write a word (or words) on the enclosed card and place it somewhere. Please tell me the word and the place, which will be edited on the world map.' Each pin in the hand-drawn map carries a flag with the text she received. Among the respondents were Dick Higgins, Diter Rot, Nam June Paik ('sweet salt' from 'nowhere'), Takako Saito, Bon Watts, George Maciunas, Ray Johnson, Ian Hamilton Finlay et al.
(1) Very rare 1958 poster for the first show at Ben's shop in Nice, at rue Tondutti de l'Escarène. Printed black on cardboard paper, 40.5 x 21 cm, folded once. The exhibition was titled 'Scorbut' (scurvy) featuring Martial Raysse, Albert Chubac, Claude Gilli and 'young artists'. Ben also participated (with the text piece 'Je suis un peintre raté' / I'm a failed artist), but is not mentioned on the poster. (2) L'art est pas art, 1963. 39.5 x 11.5 cm, printed black on yellow paper. Pinholes in corners, moderate creasing and edge-wear. (3) Art Total, la mort de l'art libre expression, 1964. Printed black on cardboard sheet, 59.5 x 40 cm, folded once. Printed by Robaudi, Nice. Edgewear mostly along left side, else a fine copy. (total 3)
Lehren und Lernen als Afführungskünste. Cologne and New York, Verlag Gebr. Koenig, 1970. First edition. Softcover, spiral bound, 21 x 27 cm, 230 pp. Seminal work on Filliou's ideas on participatory art making and teaching. Includes interviews with Beuys, Brecht, Cage, Iannone, Kaprow, Rot et al. Text in German and English. Corners slightly bumped, else a fine copy.
(1) Emmett Williams, Selected Shorter Poems 1950-1970. Stuttgart, Hansjörg Mayer, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover, 23.5 x 18 cm, 410 pp. Wrapper with shelf wear and some damage to the laminate, interior clean. (2) Ruth Krauss, There's a Little Ambiguity There Among The Bluebells And Other Theater Poems. New York, Something Else Press, 1968. Hardcover, 19.5 x 22 cm, unpag. A collection of poems and avant-garde texts performed at Greenwich Village venues such as Judson Poets Theatre, Cafe La Mama and Actors' Studio. Graphics by Marilyn Harris. Light shelf wear on wrapper, interior near mint. (total 2)
(1) Flash Art No.23, special issue on Ben. Milan, April 1971. Folded newspaper, 8 pp. Texts by Giancarlo Politi and Ben in Italian and English. Moderate foxing and edge wear. (2) Ben Vautier. Lausanne, Kunstmuseum Luzern, 1972. Great overview of works by Ben, ills. b/w, text in French, ca. 120 pp. Catalogue produced as part of a group show featuring Vautier, Le Gac, Fernie and Boltanski. Handwritten name (van Beveren) on first page. Copy with pronounced wear and toning on spine, pages partly loose. (3) Ben Vautier, Art=Ben. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum,1973, 48 pp. Designed by Wim Crouwel. Regular age toning. (4) A propos de Nice. Paris, Musée national d'art moderne & Centre Pompidou, 1977, 48 pp. Exhibition concept by Vautier. Stamp of Van Beveren on first page, fine copy. (5) Flash Art No.84-85 Oct Nov 1978. Fluxus special. Fine copy. (total 5)
Amsterdam, Galerie A, 1979. First edition. Black ringbinder, 32 x 29 cm, containing perforated sheets. Important iconography featuring all the usual suspects such as Beuys, Brouwn, Higgins, Filliou, Paik and Ono. Text in English. Discolouration on title label, introductory title page with torn perforation holes, else a fine copy.
New York/ Paris/ Geneva/ Milan/ Rome/ Madrid, Alexandre Iolas, n.d. (1970). Softcover, 21 x 16 cm, 36 pp. on thick paper. This is the first exhibition catalogue of Edward Ruscha's work, produced for his second solo show in New York at Alexandre Iolas Gallery in 1970. Designed by Sergio Tosi. Features 13 colour plates of paintings, 1 b/w photoportrait of the artist and an essay by Henry T. Hopkins. Moderate age toning and creasing to exterior covers, interior in very good state.
Near complete set, lacking the 2 often missing pieces by Gormley and Rauschenberg. Ill. cardboard box, 34 x 34 x 9.5 cm, designed by Dan Graham. Contains books, objects, prints, and other materials by 17 artists and a text booklet by Lawrence Alloway. First edition of 1200. Stunning collection presenting 'a new concept in editions - a miniature boxed exhibition'. Produced in conjunction with Artists and Photographs, an exhibition at Marian Goodman, New York. Contributions by Mel Bochner (Misunderstandings), Christo (Packed Tower Spoleto), Jan Dibbets (Perspective correction), Dan Graham (Two Parallel Essays), Douglas Huebler (Location Piece 2), Allan Kaprow (Pose), Michael Kirby (Pont Neuf), Joseph Kosuth (Notebook on Water), Sol Lewitt (Schematic Drawing for Muybridge), Richard Long (Rain Dance), Robert Morris (Continuous Project Altered Daily), Bruce Nauman (LAAIR), Dennis Oppenheim (Flower Arrangement for Bruce Nauman), Ed Ruscha (Babycakes with Weights), Robert Smithson (Torn Photograph), Bernar Venet (Exploited Subjects), Andy Warhol (Portraits). Condition: exterior lid of the box shows age toning on top, soiling/water staining along the sides, and light edge wear. The artists' contributions are overall in good state. Full condition report upon request.
Landmark catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by Lippard at The Vancouver Art Gallery, January 13 to February 8, 1970. Consists of 138 loose index cards, each 10 x 15.5 cm, plus a thin yellow sheet. First catalogue in an ongoing series by Lippard, with the title referring to the population number of the city where the exhibition took place. This issue goes with Vancouver (in addition to Seattle 557,087 and Buenos Aires 2,972,453). Randomly-distributed cards containing introduction, bibliography, artists' proposals and conceptual works. Among the 62 artists in the exhibition were: Acconci, Artschwager, Baldessari, Barry, Darboven, Dibbets, Graham, Hesse, Kawara, Le Va, LeWitt, Nauman, Piper, Ruscha, Weiner. In unmarked manilla envelope, with some wear, featuring notes by the previous owner in pencil. The cards are in very good condition.
Amsterdam, Tuja Books, 2001. White plastic ringbinder, 31.5 x 27.5 cm, in white matching slipcase. Contains ca. 100 loose sheets printed on thick paper, with b/w tipped-in illustrations. This is the first edition of the extensive research publication on the seminal Dutch conceptual artist, in 100 numbered copies, this one numbered VIII in colophon. Contains a list of brouwn's publications from 1957 to 2001 and a chronological overview of his exhibitions. Slipcase, ringbinder and interior sheets near mint condition.
Offset print, 82 x 58 cm. Announcement for the release of 'Anonyme Skulpturen, Eine Typologie technischer Bauten', the first monograph on the illustrious photographers duo. Published by Art Pres Verlag Dusseldorf, distributed by Buchhandlung Walther König Cologne. Small pinholes in all corners, hole with staple remnant in centre of top margin, crease on lower left corner, else in fine condition. Rare.
Utrecht, Hedendaagse Kunst, 1972. Softcover, 20.5 x 14 cm, 144 pp. Artists' book, first publication in Gerhard Richter's famous Atlas series, designed by the artist. First edition. Profusely ill. with b/w reproductions of photographs and sketches. Text in Dutch. Minor shelf-wear with rubbing to spine, interior crisp.
Maastricht, Agora, 1974. Green portfolio with mounted title label and tape along spine as issued. Contains 7 silkscreen prints on paper, 67 x 67 cm, each signed and numbered 23/50 in pencil in the lower margin. The portfolio label is signed and numbered in similar fashion. The top print is covered with a protective glassine sheet. The works show the words 'ruimte' and 'tijd' in handwriting on a green background, presented in a growing sequence. The first sheet features 4 words, the next sheet 16, eventually evolving in an almost unreadable pattern demonstrating 'an endless limitation'. Moderate age wear to exterior of portfolio, prints near mint.
New York, self-published, 1978. First edition. Softcover, 44 pp. Glossy blue cover with title printed in white. American multimedia and collage artist Barbara Kruger's first artists' book. B/w pictures of houses with drawn blinds, seen from the outside, are juxtaposed with texts about the imagined lives of the inhabitants inside. Some tiny nicks to the blue cover, barcode label affixed to the blank rear wrapper, else a stunningly good copy.
London, Studio International Publications, 1972. Softcover, 27 x 30.8 cm, 24 pp. First and only edition of the artist's first book. Fashioned as a calendar with small circular hole for hanging. Twelve b/w full page images, each accompanied by an art history tale in English, French, German and Italian. This copy with light toning on cover, in unusual good condition. (2) Added is an invitation card for the exhibition 'Ingres and other parables' at Konrad Fischer, Dusseldorf, 8 - 22 October 1971. Folded card, 4 pp. with b/w image and parable on interior pages. Mint copy. (total 2)
Munich, Schirmer/Mosel, 1976. Softcover, 18 x 26 cm, 158 pp. First German edition signed by Beuys and Tisdall in Venice 10 07 1976, with dedication. Also includes 2 b/w photo cards of Beuys delivering a speech at the Venice Biennale 1976. Publication documenting Beuys's legendary performance 'Coyote' which took place at René Block Gallery, New York, in May 1974. Contains texts (in German) and b/w photographs by Caroline Tisdalll. Tiny bump to top corner, else in very good condition. (total 3)
(1) Leonardo da Vinci. Amsterdam, In Out Productions, 1974. Numbered 144/150, signed with embossed signature by the artist on last page. Hardcover, 15 x 22.5 cm, 40 pp. Features the result of a participatory event in which Mol asked people of Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci's native town, to write down the name 'Leonardo da Vinci'. Mint copy. (2) A trip to Italy. Card announcing a performance on August 5 1973 to honour the Arno landscape (depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's earliest known drawing from August 5 1473) as the first real landscape in art. (3) Zonder titel 3 skulpturen 1974-1976. Self-published, 1977. Softcover, 16 x 22 cm, 20 pp. signed and numbered 50/150. Three text lines suggesting performative sculptures. Some edge-toning, else very good. (total 3)
Original handmade works by John Latham (1921-2006). (1) Untitled, book segment, white plaster and screw on polyvinyl plate, 15 x 6 x 5 cm. (2) Untitled (Common Prayer), book segment, with some pencil additions, 5 x 4.5 x 3 cm. Both pieces not signed or dated. Provenance from the collection of Paul and Helene Panhuysen, who ran the Apollohuis, a space for experimental music and visual arts in Eindhoven (1980-2001). Latham participated in an Artist Placement Group discussion at the Apollohuis in 1982. In October 1983 he presented 'Surveyer's Report', a solo exhibition of 17 panels including book sculptures, which he produced in situ (later shown at the Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven and Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels). The works in this lot were gifted at this time. The first piece can be dated to 1983, as it is mounted on a polyvinyl sample plate from a Dutch company that was involved in the production of Latham's show. (total 2)
Custom-shaped printed silver mylar balloon, 72 x 49.5 cm, inflated 25 x 6.5 x 25 cm. Self-published, signed and numbered 47/100 in black marker. 'General Idea Magic Bullet' printed on the balloon. The installation Magic Bullet comprised of 1500 helium-filled balloons and was first shown in General Idea's exhibition at Stux New York in 1992. Fine copy, folded.
New York, New York University Press, 1981. Hardcover, 25.5 x 26.5 cm, 385 pp. Edited by Robyn Brentano and Mark Savitt. First Edition. Documents the first eight years of the pioneering alternative artists' space which started in 1970 in a rough Soho basement. With works by Gordon Matta Clark (co-founder), Vito Acconci, Laurie Anderson, Joseph Beuys, Louis Bourgeois, Chuck Close, Phillip Glass, Fran Lebowitz, Jeffrey Lew (co-founder), Richard Serra, William Wegman et al. Paper wrapper shows damage along edges, else a very good copy. Rare and exciting item.
Eindhoven, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, 1982. Softcover, 21.5 x 14 cm, 56 pp. Published in an edition of 500. First artist's book in the series titled 'Section' by conceptual artist Ian Wilson (1940-2020). Section 30 shows text variations on 'The known and unknown are both known and unknown as not known and unknown'. Very good copy.
Edinburgh, Fruitmarket Gallery, 1984. Softcover, 29.5 x 22 cm, 48 pp. Rare catalogue for Basqiuat's first European solo exhibition which premiered at The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh (1984), then travelled to ICA London and Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (1985). Light rubbing to the extremities of cover and spine, else a very good copy. Added is an invitation card for the preview of the Fruitmarket Gallery show on August 10 1984. Mint copy. (total 2)
(1) Hennessy Val, In the Gutter. Quartet Diversions, 1978. Softcover, 95 pp. First edition. Owner's stamp on title page. (2) Christopher Makos, White Trash. New York, Stonehill, 1977. Softcover, first edition. Owner's stamp on title page. (3) Barry Lazell, Punk: An A-Z. Foreword by John Cale. Hamlyn, 1995. Hardcover, 159 pp. (4) George Gimarc, Punk Diary. The Ultimate Trainspotter's guide to underground Rock 1970-1982. Backbeat Books, 2005. Added: (5-7) Ravage. Three issues of this Revolt magazine incl. No.13, 2001 'Wanted Dead and not Alive' with infamous George Bush cover. (8) Gluur. Tegengif voor de angstcultur. Boekwerk No.9, 2010. 44 pp. Folio magazine. (total 8)
(1) Jokes Gangs Hoods. Cologne, Jablonka and Gisela Captain gallery, 1990. Mint. (2) Richard Prince. New York, Whitney Museum of American Art and Harry Abrams, 1992. Edited by Prince and Lisa Phillips. Cover with colour fading, else fine. (3) 4 x 4. New York, Powerhouse Books, 1997. Near mint. (4) Jokes & Cartoons. Zurich, JRP/Ringier, 2005. Mint, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. (5) Hippie Drawings. London/Ostfildern-Ruit, Sadie Coles/Hatje Cantz, 2005. First edition hardcover in fine state. (6) Four Cowboys. London, Other Criteria, 2009. Oversize clothbound wrapper, 39 x 30 cm. Mint shrinkwrapped copy. (total 6)
London, Anthony d'Offay, 1981. Signed by the artist on last page. Hardcover, red cloth spine, 33 x 27 cm, 20 pp. First edition. Handmade book, printed and bound in India. Contains printed and mounted colour plates on board, flaps and interior. With loose typed insert from the publisher. Delightful book in very fine condition.
Zurich, Edition Bruno Bischofberger, 1982. Signed and numbered copy. Hardcover, orange cloth cover with gilt lettering and design, 35.5 x 26.5 cm, ca. 24 plates. Artists' book/catalogue edited by Clemente and Rainer Crone in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Gallery Bischofberger, Zurich. Signed and numbered 506/1000 on the first page. Fine copy.
Postcard with original text/drawing. Card, 15 x 10.5 cm, published by Art Unlimited Amsterdam, showing an image of James Lee Byar's work 'Hear the first totally'. Verso contains text in red marker reading 'The Philosophical Chair James Lee Byars 1991'. Hand-drawn by the artist in his typical meandering style, with stars embellishing the edges of the letters.
New York, Feature and Instituting Contemporary Idea, 1994. Staple bound softcover, 28 x 21.5 cm, 60 pp. Super scarce first edition, as most copies were seized and burned by the Canadian Border Services on the charge of depicting pornographic content. The monograph was published as the seventh issue of Farm (Hudson’s publication for Feature Inc.) and the eighth issue of The Gentlewomen of California (by Steve Lafreniere). It presents an extensive reproduction of Jones' well-known 'Tom Girls' drawings alongside film posters, video stills, record covers, comics and texts by Dennis Cooper, Vaginal Davis and several others. Very good copy. G.B. Jones (1965, Canada) is an artist, filmmaker, musician, and publisher of zines such as the Toronto-based queer punk zine J.D.s that she ran with Bruce LaBruce. Her iconic drawing series 'Tom Girls' reimagines Tom of Finland’s drawings by replacing the hyper masculine studs with tough leather dykes.
Wallpaper with flexographic print in 4 special spot colours on D5 NIP Cresta paper, 160 gsm, 52 x 1000 cm. Edition of 185 rolls, accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate and hanging instructions. This is copy number 102. The roll is still in publishers' wrap and kept in the original cardboard tube with mounted label of Whitechapel Gallery. The special limited edition was produced in conjunction with a 2009 show at Whitechapel Gallery, and is based on Lucas' iconic wallpaper 'Tits in Space' from 2000. It featured a repetitive design of cigarette orbs on a black background and was first presented at The Fag Show at Sadie Coles HQ in London.
Een onleesbaar Kwadraat-blad. Hilversum, Steendrukkerij de Jong en Co, 1964. Original wrappers containing red and white sheets cut into geometrical compositions. Housed in the original diagonally cut envelope, printed with green text in eight languages, 25 x 25 cm. First edition of 2000 unnumbered copies. Edges a bit foxed as usual, partly loosening (back cover), else a good copy of this fragile publication.
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