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[Entertainment: Pantomimes, Revues, Variety Shows, etc.] [Theatre. Circus Bush] Ben Hur Das gigantische Manege-Schaustück. Ke

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Lot 3357

[Entertainment: Pantomimes, Revues, Variety Shows, etc.] [Theatre. Circus Bush] Ben Hur Das gigantische Manege-Schaustück. Kein Film! Friedländer, Hamburg, 1927. Consisting of 2 parts, each ca. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 8134. Folded. *Lew Wallace wrote his novel Ben-Hur in 1880, about a Jewish prince in Jerusalem who becomes a Christian, as he witnesses the crucifixion of Christ. It would become one of the best selling novels ever and the first novel blessed by a Pope, Leo XIII.

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[Magic and Illusionism] [Hypnotism. Fakir. Lions. Circus Maxo] Fakir To Rhama Friedländer, Hamburg, 1926. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. n

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Lot 3429

[Magic and Illusionism] [Hypnotism. Fakir. Lions. Circus Maxo] Fakir To Rhama Friedländer, Hamburg, 1926. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 7989. Folding lines mildy worn. *To Rhama was the first "European" fakir, and a hypnotist working for Circus Maxo, the Dutch Circus of Max-Otto Friedländer. He could master lions, crocodiles and other animals by hypnotism.

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[Acrobatics] [Balance act. Juggling] The Uessem's. The first and only upside down juggling equilibrists in the world. Friedlä

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Lot 3451

[Acrobatics] [Balance act. Juggling] The Uessem's. The first and only upside down juggling equilibrists in the world. Friedländer, Hamburg, 1909. In 3 parts, each ca. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 4818. Mild toning along some folding lines.

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[Acrobatics] [Tightrope] Denvers first class wire act Friedländer, Hamburg, 1922. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 7263. Lower folding l

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Lot 3484

[Acrobatics] [Tightrope] Denvers first class wire act Friedländer, Hamburg, 1922. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 7263. Lower folding line shows minor wear.

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[Miscellaneous] [Cinematography. Pathé. Trick film] Lebende Blumen Kinematograph Pathé Frères, Friedrichstrasse 49A, Berlin.

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Lot 3526

[Miscellaneous] [Cinematography. Pathé. Trick film] Lebende Blumen Kinematograph Pathé Frères, Friedrichstrasse 49A, Berlin. Friedländer, Hamburg, 1906. 96 x 71 cm. Lith. no. 3670.Mild wear along part of folding line, reinf. on verso. *Movie poster for a very early coloured silent movie by the brothers Pathé. It was called Living Flowers and shown in the first cinemas across Europe in 1906. The brothers Pathé had been pioneers in film and cinematography since 1896. In 1902 they opened branches in Europe and expanded to the U.S.A., quickly becoming the largest film equipment and production company in the world. It is still the largest cinema chain in France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

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[Situationists] Complete set of The Situationist Times 1-6, International edition Hengelo/Copenhagen/Paris, Jacqueline de Jon

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Lot 6002

[Situationists] Complete set of The Situationist Times 1-6, International edition Hengelo/Copenhagen/Paris, Jacqueline de Jong, 1962-1967. Softcovers with pictorial wrappers, 28 x 22 cm (No. 2: 30 x 23 cm), 56, 63, 96, 184, 218, 33 pp. Printed offset on (coloured) paper, some full colour lithography. Issues 1-3 appeared in an edition of 1000, later ones expanded to 2000. Texts mainly in English and French. Moderate toning on the covers of the first three issues, issue 6 shows minor scuff, pages loose (as usual with this binding), generally in fine condition. No.6 contains 33 original lithographs by Pierre Alechinsky, Lourdes Castro, Asger Jorn, Roberto Matta, Wilfredo Lam, Antonio Saura, Topor, Samuel Buri, Reinhoud d'Haese, Jan Voss et al. Scarce set of the avant-garde periodical created and edited by Jacqueline de Jong which included essays, artwork/collages, found images and quotations concerned with such issues as topology, politics, and spectacle culture. Added is The Situationist Times 7, International Amsterdam edition, released as a pirate edition for the artist's zine 'De Nieuwe', 2017. (total 7)

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[Situationists] Guy Debord, Contre le Cinéma Aarhus, Institut Scandinave de Vandalisme Comparé/Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie, 196

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Lot 6003

[Situationists] Guy Debord, Contre le Cinéma Aarhus, Institut Scandinave de Vandalisme Comparé/Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie, 1964. Softcover, 26 x 19.5 cm, 88 p. First edition of the scripts for Debord's first three films 'Hurlements en faveur de Sade' (1952), 'Sur le passage de quelques personnes à travers une assez courte unité de temps' (1959) and 'Critique de la séparation' (1960). Preface by Asger Jorn, text in French. Cover with scratch on recto, some scuffing along the spine, housed in protective transparent plastic wrapper. Interior very good. (2) Added: the Greek version of the book published in 1977 (first Greek press), IKY NTEMIIOP ENANTIA ETON KINHMATOIPAOO, 27 x 19.5 cm, 100 pp., very good cond. (total 2)

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[Situationists] Der Deutsche Gedanke No.1: Organ der Situationistischen Internationale fur Mitteleuropa Brussels, Internation

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Lot 6008

[Situationists] Der Deutsche Gedanke No.1: Organ der Situationistischen Internationale fur Mitteleuropa Brussels, Internationale Situationniste, April 1963. Edited by Raoul Vaneigem. Gold metallic wrappers with text in black, 16 x 24 cm, 40 pp. First and only issue of this German-language periodical published by the Internationale Situationniste and geared at expanding Situationist ideas in Central Europe. Edition of 1000 copies. Usual rubbing on metallic wrappers, hard to see small crease on cover verso, generally a very good copy.

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[Situationists] Situationist International: Review of the American Section of the S.I. Number 1 New York, Situationist Intern

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Lot 6010

[Situationists] Situationist International: Review of the American Section of the S.I. Number 1 New York, Situationist International, June 1969. Stapled booklet, grey wrapper with text printed in blue, 24 x 15 cm, 46 pp. The first and only issue published by the American section, following its admission to the S.I. in 1968.Editorial committee comprised of Robert Chasse, Bruce Elwell, Jonathan Horelick and Tony Verlaan. Includes Debord's text 'Territorial Management'. Rare original copy, light soiling on cover, else very good.

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[Situationists] SPUR buch Munich, Spur, 1962. Orig. cloth cover with silkscreen in colour, 28.5 x 29 cm. The volume includes

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Lot 6022

[Situationists] SPUR buch Munich, Spur, 1962. Orig. cloth cover with silkscreen in colour, 28.5 x 29 cm. The volume includes all 6 issues of the group’s journal, a not-previously-released seventh issue, and the four most important manifestos. Contains 4 colour lithographs by H.P. Zimmer, H. Prem, H. Sturm and Asger Jorn and over 28 b/w lithographs by various members of Spur. Good copy in bright colours, moderate staining on the front cloth cover and slight abrasions on the spine.SPUR functioned as the German section of the Situationniste Internationale. They split by a disagreement on the role art should play in a revolutionary avant-garde organization like the SI. Meanwhile Gruppe Spur had been under the scrutiny of the German government and got in legal trouble. In the first trial of artists in Germany since the Third Reich, issue 6 of the group’s journal was seized by the police and its authors prosecuted for 'blasphemy' and 'pornography'.

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Lot 6026

[Situationists] Unitary Urbanism, lot of 3 Includes: (1) Constant, Konstruktionen und Modelle. Essen, Galerie van de Loo, 1960. Exhibition catalogue with texts by Guy Debord and Constant on 'the road to unitary urbanism'. Stapled booklet, 21 x 15 cm, 12 pp. text in German.(2) Pamphlet, 21 x 15 cm, released on 20 February 1961 by Otto and Heike van de Loo in Munich, mentioning that they refrain from further participation in the Bureau d'urbanismus unitaire, which now will be a strictly Situationist endeavour run from Belgium. Copy with agewear. (3) Cahier pour un Paysage a Inventer 1, 1960. Invitation card for the launch of the first and only issue of this Situationist-influenced, Quebec-based periodical, produced by Patrick Straram. 14.3 x 7.4 cm, 4 pp. printed black on beige stock. In very good state, super rare. (total 3)

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[Situationists] Tristan Sauvage, Art Nucléaire Paris, Editions Vilo/Galleria Schwarz, 1962. First edition, signed and inscrib

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Lot 6027

[Situationists] Tristan Sauvage, Art Nucléaire Paris, Editions Vilo/Galleria Schwarz, 1962. First edition, signed and inscribed by Sergio Dangelo to Albert Niels. Hardcover with paper dust-j. (bumped along top extremities) and additional printed glassene dust-j. (with large chipped parts on bottom recto and top verso), 30.5 x 25 cm, 242 pp.Texts and manifests by the Nuclear Art group in Italian, French and English. Prof. ills. with b/w and colour reproductions of works by Baj, Bertini, Dangelo, Colombo, Dal Fabro, Tullier, Mriani, Preda, Lanfranco, Colucci, Rusca, Nando, Mesens, Farfa, Biasi, Del Pezo, Perisco, Varisco.

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[Situationists] Maurice Lemaitre, Le Film Est Deja Commencé? (Has the Feature Started Yet?) Book, poster and vhs-tape of one

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Lot 6030

[Situationists] Maurice Lemaitre, Le Film Est Deja Commencé? (Has the Feature Started Yet?) Book, poster and vhs-tape of one of the major works of Letterist cinema (released in 1951), in which Lemaitre prefigures the Situationist practice of detournement as well as the aesthetic of American avant-gardists.Includes: (1) Maurice Lemaitre, Le film est deja commencé? Paris, André Bonne, 1952. Softcover, 19 x 12 cm, 182 uncut pp. b/w pictures and introduction by Jean-Isidore Isou. First edition, fine copy with moderate toning/age-wear. (2) Film poster, designed by De Turville, early (original) version l'edition artistique Paris, 60 x 48 cm, very slight creases, generally a good copy, not folded. (3) Added is a vhs pal tape produced by Light Cone Video 1995 featuring the 59 min. film, English translation included. (total 3)

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[Situationists] UR, Cahiers pour un dictat culturel Paris, Aux escaliers de Lausanne, December 1950. Edited by Maurice Lemait

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Lot 6033

[Situationists] UR, Cahiers pour un dictat culturel Paris, Aux escaliers de Lausanne, December 1950. Edited by Maurice Lemaitre. Softcover, 24.5 x 16 cm, 184 pp. Striking cover design by Serge de Turville. Journal with texts and illustrations by Lemaître, Matricon, Legros, Dufrêne, Wolman, Berna, Brau, Guillaumin, Isou. Famous issue combining Lettriste theoretical and artistic contributions. Cover wrapped in protective tracing paper, name of former owner on first page, else a very good copy.

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[Situationists] ION. Centre de Création N°1, Spécial sur le cinéma Paris, M.G. Guillaumin, 1952. Softcover, 23 x 18 cm, 286 p

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Lot 6034

[Situationists] ION. Centre de Création N°1, Spécial sur le cinéma Paris, M.G. Guillaumin, 1952. Softcover, 23 x 18 cm, 286 pp. Cover design by Gabriel Pomerand. Texts by Jean Isidore Isou, Poucette, Gabriel Pomerand, Gil G. Wolman, Serge Berna, François Dufrêne, Yolande de Luart, Guy-Ernest Debord et al. Contains b/w photo portraits of the authors.This issue (No.1 and the only one published) is considered to be the 'manifest' of Lettriste cinema. Includes the first publication of Debord's text 'Hurlements en faveur de Sade précédés de Prolégomènes à tout cinéma futur'. Cover and extremities of pages toned, abrasions along spine, crease on upper right corner.

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[Situationists] Isidore Isou, five novels (1) Initiation a la Haute Volupte. Paris, Escaliers de Lausanne, 1960. First editio

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Lot 6036

[Situationists] Isidore Isou, five novels (1) Initiation a la Haute Volupte. Paris, Escaliers de Lausanne, 1960. First edition, softcover, 496 pp. Profusely illustrated with erotic drawings. The book was banned by French authorities until 1977. (2) Etrangeres à Paris. Paris, Pensée Moderne, 1956. Edition Originale Serie Rose, softcover, 256 uncut pp. Slight soiling on cover.(3) Nymphes de Carelie, Pensée Moderne, 1957. Softcover, 222 pp. Cover with wear and tear (4) Histoire de la volupté. Alger, Société de publications et d'éditions, 1960. Hardcover, 128 pp. b/w erotic photos and ills. Wrapper with wear. Added: (5) Catherine Noël, Les secrets d'un Libertin. Foreword and distribution by Isidore Isou. Paris, Self published, 1955. Softcover, 251 pp. Moderate cover wear.

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[Situationists] Theses on the Commune (1) New York, Create Situations/ Tony Verlaan, ca. 1970. Two posters, printed recto onl

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Lot 6045

[Situationists] Theses on the Commune (1) New York, Create Situations/ Tony Verlaan, ca. 1970. Two posters, printed recto only, 50 x 43.5 cm, featuring a collection of remarks on the Paris Commune of 1871 by Debord, Kotanyi and Vaneigem. Dated March 1962, the text first appeared in the Internationale Siutationniste No.12, September 1969.(2) Included are two versions of the same poster. Version 1 printed red and black on offwhite paper, formerly folded into quarters, browning along vertical fold, else fine. Version 2 printed in black on offwhite paper, dents and chipping along the right margin, else very good. (total 2)

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[Situationists] Christopher Gray, Leaving the 20th Century London, Free Fall Publication, 1974. Scarce first edition. Softcov

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Lot 6049

[Situationists] Christopher Gray, Leaving the 20th Century London, Free Fall Publication, 1974. Scarce first edition. Softcover, 25.5 x 20.5 cm, 167 pp. The first English-language anthology of Situationist writings. Contains articles first published in Internationale Situationniste, with 2 additional essays by Gray (who was himself a member of S.I.). The publication was advocated by Punk godfather Malcolm McLaren and Jamie Reid, who did the graphic design. Label affixed to rear wrapper quotes John Berger describing the S.I. as 'one of the most lucid and pure political formations of the 60s'. Minor blemish on opening pages, some rubbing on covers, else fine. Added is the 2nd edition with a new preface by Richard Parry. London, Rebel Press, 1998. Softcover, 29.5 x 21 cm, 136 pp. Clean copy. (total 2)

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[Situationists] Guy Debord, Le Jeu de la Guerre (Board game), 1977 Paris, Les Jeux stratégiques et historiques, 1977. White c

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Lot 6058

[Situationists] Guy Debord, Le Jeu de la Guerre (Board game), 1977 Paris, Les Jeux stratégiques et historiques, 1977. White cardboard box with black printed title, 37 x 29 x 3.5 cm. First commercial edition (in unknown, yet small number) produced by Debord and the French movie producer Gérard Lebovici, after a metal version was made in an edition of 3 or 4 copies.The box contains a game board consisting of a sheet of thin white felt printed with a map of black and white squares, letters and numbers, folding out to 49.5 x 55.5 cm; 34 round-shaped wooden game pieces printed with letters and a booklet with game rules, 21.5 x 26 cm, 23 pp. Aim of the game is to completely destroy the enemy and his arsenal, based on strategic war theories of Clausewitz. The box has moderate age toning, two corners are torn, else in good condition. Very rare. In 1987, Alice Becker-Ho and Guy Debord released the book Le Jeu de la Guerre that illustrates Debord's game, published by Editions Gerard Lebovici. Several versions including computer games have appeared since.

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[Situationists] Eruptions in China (1) Le point d'explosion en Chine. Paris, Internationale Situationniste, 1967. Stapled wra

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Lot 6063

[Situationists] Eruptions in China (1) Le point d'explosion en Chine. Paris, Internationale Situationniste, 1967. Stapled wraps, 24.5 x 16 cm, 8 pp. First edition of this text on China, signed by the I.S. but generally believed to be authored by Debord, with input by Rene Viénet. Text in French. (2) The Chinese Anarchist Movement. Bristol, Drowned Rat Publications No.1,1985. Stapled ills. wraps, 29.5 x 21 cm, 20 pp. (3) Echoes from Tiananmen. Kowloon Hong Kong, Friends of the Chinese Minzhu, 1989-1990. Three issues of the magazine founded in Hong Kong soon after the Tiananmen Massacres in order to disseminate information and support those who participated in the Democracy Movement. Ill. covers printed red on white, 25.5 x 18 cm. Contains No.1 15 June 1989, 45 pp. (4) No.3 March 1990, 76 pp. (5) No.4 August 1990, 41 pp. All copies in this lot show light soiling on covers, else fine. (total 5)

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[Situationists] Monty Cantsin, Neoism Collection of audiocassettes, a zine, flyer and an anthology by Monty Cantsin. The coll

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Lot 6067

[Situationists] Monty Cantsin, Neoism Collection of audiocassettes, a zine, flyer and an anthology by Monty Cantsin. The collective name was made up by David Zack, used first by Istvan Kantor in 1977 and then by many others affiliated with Neoism. The parodic movement, mostly active in the 1980s, drew inspiration from Fluxus, Dada, conceptual art and language poetry movements.Includes: (1) Monty Cantsin, The Neoist Conspiracy, undated c.1989. Xeroxed zine, numbered copy 11, with hand added illustrations, 21 x 15 cm, 20 pp. (2) Flyer, 34.5 x 21.5 cm, 1988. (3) A Neoist Research Project. Open Mute, undated, 246 pp. Anthology with b/w ills. in a xeroxed look. Added: (4) Three audiocassettes with hand coloured paper covers and sticker labels. Two cassettes with different covers titled 'Monty Cantsin's Fuck Neoism?! Now' published by Old Europe Café/Incisione Phonografiche, undated, numbered 011. One cassette titled 'Women of the SS, The Call To All Women', Inner-X-Musick, 1986. (total 6)

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[Situationists] Cyberpunk, Hacktic (1) Dutch techno anarchist magazine Hacktic. Issues Nos.1- 22/23. 15 copies, all published

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Lot 6071

[Situationists] Cyberpunk, Hacktic (1) Dutch techno anarchist magazine Hacktic. Issues Nos.1- 22/23. 15 copies, all published 1989-1993. First hacker zine, stapled booklets, text in Dutch. Rare complete set. (2) Processed World Nos.10 and 13, San Francisco based zine with the motto 'Subverting Hi-Tech', 1985.(3) Mondo 2000: A User's Guide to the New Edge: Cyberpunk, Virtual Reality, Wetware, Designer Aphrodisiacs, Artificial Life, Techno-Erotic Paganism, 1992. (4) Decoder 3, 1986. Rivista Internazionale Underground, Shake Edizione Milano. Cyberpunk theme. (5) Sect 7, issue 1 Spring 1991. Peacock Publishing Ikebukuro Japan. Article on The State of Cyberpunk Nation. (6) Noospapers, Seizing the Media. Westfield NJ, 1992. (7) Cyberpunk Videozine, 80 min VHS PAL. Shake Edizione Underground, undated c. 1989. (8) William Gibson, The Future has already happened, VHS PAL tape by Torso Kino, 60 min, 1990.

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[Women Artists] Eva Hesse (1) Three publications celebrating the work by the German-born American sculptor Hesse (1936-1970)

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Lot 6082

[Women Artists] Eva Hesse (1) Three publications celebrating the work by the German-born American sculptor Hesse (1936-1970) who was only 34 when brain cancer abruptly ended her life. Includes: Lucy R. Lippard, Eva Hesse. New York University Press, 1976. First edition. Designed by Hesse's friend and colleague, Sol LeWitt. Softcover, 249 pp. With info of former owner on first page, else fine.(2) Eva Hesse: Sculpture, 1936-1970. London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1979. First edition. Exhibition catalogue, 60 pp. Published in conjunction with a travelling show from Whitechapel Gallery to Kröller-Müller Otterlo and Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover in 1979. Texts by Nicolas Serota, Rosalind Krauss and Naomi Spector with excerpts from Hesse's notebooks. Softcover with slight toning and a tiny abrasion along lower spine, else a clean copy. (3) Eva Hesse, Sculpture. Catalogue raisonné by Bill Barrette. New York, Timken Publishers, 1989. Hardcover, 31 x 23.5 cm, 274 pp. Moderate wear on the extremities of the dustjacket, else a good copy of the scarce hardcover edition.

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[Women Artists] Louwrien Wijers interviews Acconci, Beuys and the Dalai Lama (1) Series of three publications with text and b

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Lot 6088

[Women Artists] Louwrien Wijers interviews Acconci, Beuys and the Dalai Lama (1) Series of three publications with text and b/w ills. published by Jan Brand/ Kantoor voor Cultuur in Velp. Softcovers, ill. wraps, each 20.5 x 15 cm. All fine copies. Comprises: Vito Acconci talks to Louwrien Wijers, 1979. First edition of 500 copies, 105 pp. Registration of a taped conversation between Wijers and Acconci in Amsterdam as the artist was preparing his retrospective show at the Stedelijk Museum.(2) Joseph Beuys talks to Louwrien Wijers, 1980. First edition of 750 copies, 110 pp. Wijers interviewed Beuys at his studio in Dusseldorf. First page features a dedication by Wijers 'for Johan'. (3) His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet talks to Louwrien Wijers, 1982. Recorded interview with the Dalai Lama at his palace in the Indian Himalayas. (total 3)

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[Women Artists] Dorothy Iannone, Danger in Düsseldorf, Or I am not what I seem Stuttgart, Edition Hans-Jörg Mayer, 1973. Sign

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Lot 6089

[Women Artists] Dorothy Iannone, Danger in Düsseldorf, Or I am not what I seem Stuttgart, Edition Hans-Jörg Mayer, 1973. Signed copy. Black pictorial wrappers designed by Iannone, 25 x 18 cm, 80 pp. Contains reproductions of b/w line-drawings and handwritten text by the artist throughout. First edition signed and numbered 147/200 in pencil on the last page. Moderate rubbing on the extremities of the cover, else a crisp and stunning artists' book.

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[Women Artists] Sanja Ivekovic, Tragedija Jedne Venere / A Tragedy of a Venus 1975 Zagreb, Galerija Suvremene Umjetnosti, 197

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Lot 6090

[Women Artists] Sanja Ivekovic, Tragedija Jedne Venere / A Tragedy of a Venus 1975 Zagreb, Galerija Suvremene Umjetnosti, 1976. Stapled softcover, 20 x 29 cm, 36 pp. Text in English and Croatian. First edition, printed in 500 copies on the occasion of Ivekovic's one-woman show in the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Zagreb. Staples show moderate rust, dog-ears lower right, else a fine copy. Momentous and scarce artists' book. Sanja Ivelovic (1949, Zagreb) was one of the first feminist artists to emerge from the former Yugoslavia’s experimental art scene of the 1970s. In 'Tragedy of a Venus' she presents a selection of tabloid photos of Marilyn Monroe juxtaposed with similarly composed snapshots of the artist herself, offering a reflection on the prescribed ideals of femininity by Hollywood/consumer images.

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[Women Artists] Carolee Schneemann, ABC- We Print Anything - In The Cards Beuningen (NL), Brummense Uitgeverij Van Luxe Werkj

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Lot 6096

[Women Artists] Carolee Schneemann, ABC- We Print Anything - In The Cards Beuningen (NL), Brummense Uitgeverij Van Luxe Werkjes, 1977. First edition. Handmade blue cloth box, 11 x 30.5 x 5 cm, featuring a gold-stamped title, tied with a ribbon. Contains 156 printed index cards of various colours, each text card accompanied by an image card. The work documents the turbulent relationship between the artist, her soon-to-be-ex Anthony McCall and her new lover Bruce McPherson.Intended as a multimedia performance piece, Schneemann read the cards aloud to an audience while images were projected on a screen behind her. The performance was staged at Franklin Furnace in New York, in November 1976, followed by a series of performances at De Appel in Amsterdam in 1977. As usual with this multiple it has some mixed up cards, as the publisher was rather careless about filling the boxes. This copy has 1 double text card (36), and 2 missing text cards (102 and 120). Officially made in an edition of 151, though less copies were actually assembled. Box and ribbon show slight fading, indexcards are mint. Extremely rare.

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[Women Artists] Carolee Schneemann, More than Meat Joy. Signed and dated version New York, Documentext, 1979. First edition h

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Lot 6097

[Women Artists] Carolee Schneemann, More than Meat Joy. Signed and dated version New York, Documentext, 1979. First edition hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 281 pp. printed b/w in an edition of 2000. Annotated catalogue raisonné of performance works and selected writings by Schneemann. Includes performance chronology, filmography and bibliography. Reflections on the artist by Nam June Paik, Dick Higgins, Eleanor Antin, Carl Andre, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, John Cage, Alison Knowles, Lucy R. Lippard and many others. Includes a preface by editor Bruce McPherson and collages by the artist. Signed, dated 19 Oct. 79 on the first page with an inscription 'Dear Bob, Dear Marilyn, in our kyak and with Charlie, love loves Carolee'. Dust-jacket features soiling and a few closed tears, losses and areas of skinning. The interior is very good with mild age toning.

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[Women Artists] Marina Abramovic, a performance anthology number 1 4 performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976. VHS tape (PA

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Lot 6102

[Women Artists] Marina Abramovic, a performance anthology number 1 4 performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976. VHS tape (PAL), 60 min., b/w, sound. First part of the historical survey of Abramovic and Ulay's individual and collaborative performance pieces released by Time Based Arts in Amsterdam. The tape documents four of Abramovic's solo works, exercises in which her body is the vehicle for a rigorous testing of the self. Shown are: Art must be beautiful, Artist must be beautiful (1975), in which she violently brushes her hair; Freeing the Voice; Freeing the Memory; and Freeing the Body (all 1976). The vhs cassette and the original box are in fine condition.

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[Women Artists] Hannah Wilke, A Retrospective and Intra-Venus (1) Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective. Colombia, University of Miss

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Lot 6103

[Women Artists] Hannah Wilke, A Retrospective and Intra-Venus (1) Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective. Colombia, University of Missouri Press,1989. Hardcover with pictorial dust-j., 19 x 26 cm, 174 pp. Monograph on the important American artist. Edited by Thomas H. Kochheiser, essay by Joanna Frueh. Includes numerous colour and b/w illustrations along with some of Wilke's writings. First and only edition as the original printing files were destroyed. Good copy. (2) Hannah Wilke, Intra-Venus. New York, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1995. Softcover, 28 x 18.5 cm, 48 pp. With text by Wilke, Amelia Jones, Donald Goddard and others. Wilke died on January 28, 1993 of complications from Lymphoma. The book features her last work, a series of photographs documenting the realities of her physical and mental transformation, made in collaboration with her husband Donald Goddard. Good copy. (total 2)*Hannah Wilke (1940 -1993) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, video artist and performance artist. Her work explores issues of feminism, sexuality and femininity, often using her own body, always with enormous gusto.

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[Women Artists] Rebecca Horn, Buster's Bedroom, A filmbook Zürich/Frankfurt/New York, Parkett Publishers, 1991. Hardcover, wi

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Lot 6108

[Women Artists] Rebecca Horn, Buster's Bedroom, A filmbook Zürich/Frankfurt/New York, Parkett Publishers, 1991. Hardcover, with ill. dust-j. in protective mylar, 23.5 x 29.5 cm, 152 pp. Contains colour plates and an inserted CD with music by Sergey Kuryokhin. Text in English.Luxury edition of 35 copies with an original water colour, signed, numbered (18/35) and dated '1992' by Rebecca Horn on the first page. The book features scenes and dialogues from 'Buster's Bedroom', an independent German comedy film directed by Horn in 1990. The film follows a young woman with an infatuation for Buster Keaton. Luxury copy in very fine state.

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[Women Artists] Nan Goldin, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, first edition (1) New York, Aperture, 1986. Hardcover with ill.

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Lot 6113

[Women Artists] Nan Goldin, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, first edition (1) New York, Aperture, 1986. Hardcover with ill. dust-j., 23.5 x 26 cm, 144 pp. Prof. ills. with colour pictures. Goldin's pivotal artists' book featuring a then new kind of intimate diaristic photography, recording her life and the lives of her friends. Near mint. (2) Nan Goldin, Soeurs, Saintes et Sibylles. Paris, Editions du Regards, 2005. Hardcover with bright purple cover, 20 x 15 cm, 130 pp., 150 photos. A hommage to the photographer's sister Barbara, and all the rebellious women who have battled to survive in society. Text in French and English. Near mint copy. (total 2)

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[Women Artists] Feministist Art International (1) Feministische Kunst Internationaal: performances/video/film/documentatie,

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Lot 6122

[Women Artists] Feministist Art International (1) Feministische Kunst Internationaal: performances/video/film/documentatie, 29 november 1978 - 31 januari 1979. Amsterdam, De Appel/Stichting Vrouwen in de Beeldende Kunst, 1978, 16 pp. Catalogue for a project in De Appel, which focused on distributing documentation on 'feminist activities' and hosted a discussion with international participants including Lucy Lippard. Highlighted artists were Lynda Benglis, Mary Beth Edelson, Suzanne Lacy, Natalia LL, Ulrike Rosenbach, Marja Samsom, Hannah Wilke, Valie Export, Martha Wilson et al. Text in Dutch.(2) Added is the programme flyer for the project, 4pp. with an image of a performance by Valie Export on recto. Text in English and Dutch. (3) Feministische Kunst Internationaal. Den Haag, Gemeentelijke dienst voor schone kunsten, 1980. Catalogue for the traveling show through The Netherlands organized by the same team, 104 pp. Text in Dutch with a summary in English. Name of former owner on first page, else a good copy. (4) Added: flyer for the exhibition at Haags Gemeentemuseum, 4 pp. (total 4)

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[Women Artists] Girl Frenzy Nos.1-6 (all published as a journal) London, Girlfrenzy, 1991. Edited by Erica Smith. The first s

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Lot 6124

[Women Artists] Girl Frenzy Nos.1-6 (all published as a journal) London, Girlfrenzy, 1991. Edited by Erica Smith. The first six issues of the fanzine devoted to underground comics, music, with some Riot Grrrl content, bikes, and much more, before the magazine morphed into a hefty perfect bound annual – not included here. Highlights include interviews with Trina Robbins, Myra Hancock, Carol Swain, Shonen Knife, Lee Kennedy, Karren Ablaze, Megan Kelso et al. Near fine with some light creasing and rubbing to extremities. (total 6)

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[Fluxus] Stanley Brouwn, 1964/2009 Stanley Brouwn impersonating a KLM passenger during the film performance ‘Sun in your Head

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[Fluxus] Stanley Brouwn, 1964/2009 Stanley Brouwn impersonating a KLM passenger during the film performance ‘Sun in your Head’ by Wolf Vostell, Leidseplein Theater, Amsterdam, January 11, 1964. Photo by Igno Cuypers, gelatin silver print on barite paper, 28.9 x 19.8 cm, ed. 3 copies (+ 2 HC). First printed by Cuypers in 2009 in conjunction with the book ‘Fluxus in Holland’, published by Galerie A and Artkitchen, Amsterdam. Title label and photographer’s sticker on verso, stamped Artkitchen/Galerie A, HC1/2 + Added is a vintage Stanley Brouwn monogram card, 5.9 x 6.1 cm, designed by George Maciunas, ed. Fluxus, ca. 1963. Both items in very good condition. (total 2)

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[Fluxus] George Brecht and Robert Filliou, Games at the Cedilla or the Cedilla Takes Off New York, Something Else Press, 1967

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Lot 6149

[Fluxus] George Brecht and Robert Filliou, Games at the Cedilla or the Cedilla Takes Off New York, Something Else Press, 1967. First edition, hard cover, 130 pp. Artists' book with poems, drawings, found texts, games and photographs assembled by Brecht and Fillou while they were living in Southern France, running a gallery/research space 'La Cedille Qui Sourit'. Slight toning on paper wrappers, else a very good copy.

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[Fluxus] John Cage, Marshall McLuhan (1) John Cage, Notations. New York, Something Else Press, 1969. First edition. Softcover

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Lot 6150

[Fluxus] John Cage, Marshall McLuhan (1) John Cage, Notations. New York, Something Else Press, 1969. First edition. Softcover, 320 pp. Designed by Cage and Alison Knowles. Features poetry and musical scores by Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Cornelius Cardew, Ray Johson, Allan Kaprow, Pauline Oliveros, Karlheinz Stockhausen and many others. Light soiling on cover, interior fine.(2) Marshall McLuhan. Verbi-Voco-Visual Explorations. New York, Something Else Press, 1967. Hardcover, 61 pp. Fine copy. (total 2)

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[Fluxus] Fluxkit Null (Fluxnullkit), George Brecht, Hermann Braun and Wolfgang Feelisch Berlin, Edition Hundertmark, 1978/200

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Lot 6164

[Fluxus] Fluxkit Null (Fluxnullkit), George Brecht, Hermann Braun and Wolfgang Feelisch Berlin, Edition Hundertmark, 1978/2004. Cardboard box with title sticker, 30.5 x 22.5 x 2 cm, containing 20 off-set printed sheets with letters and texts by the artists, illustrations and a design for the 'Null-Propeller'.Artists' edition of 180 copies, signed in pen by Brecht, Braun and Feelisch in 1978, hand-numbered 104/180 in pencil. This is one of 11 copies in a cardboard box produced by Hundertmark in 2004, it is 0.5 cm higher than the first version. The inserted works derive from 1978. Box with moderate crease on top, contents are mint.

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[Fluxus] Joseph Beuys, 3 signed books (1) Lotta Poetica 46, March 1975. Special issue on Joseph Beuys. Cover designed by Beuy

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Lot 6168

[Fluxus] Joseph Beuys, 3 signed books (1) Lotta Poetica 46, March 1975. Special issue on Joseph Beuys. Cover designed by Beuys, signed in pencil by the artist on front. Edited by Paul de Vree and Eugenio Miccini, Brescia. Softcover, 25 x 20.5 cm, 24 pp. Contains b/w photo documentation of Beuys's 1974 performance 'Three Pots Action in the Poor House' by Caroline Tisdall. Text in Italian. Moderate toning on cover, else very good. Scarce.(2) Herman Hendrik ter Balkt, Joseph Beuys. Arnhem, Stichting Ravensberg Pers, 1978. Softcover, 70 pp. with mounted silkscreen on frontcover. Poems by Ter Balkt, ills. with 14 tipped-in colour silkscreens by Beuys (1 signed) and 1 original b/w photo. Edition of 300 copies, signed by the author and by Beuys, hand-numbered 215. Front wrapper slightly discoloured to edges, otherwise a fine copy. (3) Joseph Beuys: Vrouwen. Nijmegen, Nijmeegs museum Commanderie van Sint Jan, 1981. Edited by Hans van der Grinten. Softcover catalogue, 83 pp. Boldly signed by Beuys with an added drawing of a hat, all in pencil on first page. Fine copy. (total 3)

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[Fluxus] Wolf Vostell, signed copy of Happening & Leben (1) Berlin, Hermann Luchterhand Verlag, 1970. Softcover, 30.5 x 21.5

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Lot 6169

[Fluxus] Wolf Vostell, signed copy of Happening & Leben (1) Berlin, Hermann Luchterhand Verlag, 1970. Softcover, 30.5 x 21.5 cm, 344 pp. Anthology documenting ten years of Vostell's Fluxus happenings. Text mostly in German, some English. Signed on first page with text 'Ereignisse sind Waffen zur Politisierung der Kunst'. Slight rubbing on the extremities of the cover, else very good.(2) Jurgen Becker and Wolf Vostell, Happenings Fluxus Pop Art. Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1965. Text in German, 470 pp. prof. ills. b/w. (3) Wolf Vostell Environaments, Pintura, Happenings, Dibuixos, Video, De 1958 a 1978. Barcelona, Fundacio Joan Miro, 1979. Text in Spanish, 109 pp. Some aging on cover, else fine. (total 3)

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[Fluxus] L'optique moderne: Collection de lunettes presente par Daniel Spoerri avec, en regard, d'inutiles notules par Franco

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Lot 6180

[Fluxus] L'optique moderne: Collection de lunettes presente par Daniel Spoerri avec, en regard, d'inutiles notules par Francois Dufrene. Published by Fluxus special editions as no. B, 1963. First edition. 20 x 14 cm, 122 pp.Designed by George Maciunas with text printed in black on orange paper. Each page faces a photo of the collection of altered eyeglasses Daniel Spoerri assembled over the years. Owner's stamp photographer 'Eddy Posthuma de Boer' on title page. Minor traces of use, good copy.

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[s and 1970s] Art of the Sixties, Kunst Der Sechziger Jahre Cologne, Sammlung Ludwig Im Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1969. Edited

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Lot 6183

[s and 1970s] Art of the Sixties, Kunst Der Sechziger Jahre Cologne, Sammlung Ludwig Im Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1969. Edited by Gert Von Der Osten and Horst Keller. Rare first edition. Original plastic binding with 2 screws, 30 x 24.5 cm. Abundantly illustrated. Very good copy of this truly Sixties Pop Art catalogue, designed by the Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell. Each artist is presented with a portrait on mylar and work on tipped-in plates. Legendary catalogue with the highlights from the private collection of chocolate magnate Peter Ludwig (1925-1996), one of the first collectors to recognize the merit of American Pop Art.

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[s and 1970s] Nieuwe Realisten and Kinetische Objektenshow (1) Landmark 60s publication Nieuwe Realisten 24/6 - 30/8/1964. De

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Lot 6184

[s and 1970s] Nieuwe Realisten and Kinetische Objektenshow (1) Landmark 60s publication Nieuwe Realisten 24/6 - 30/8/1964. Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1964. Edited by W.A.L. Beeren and Jos De Gruyter. 54 x 39.5 cm, 44 pp. Exhibition catalogue in newspaper style with essays by Restany and Reichardt. Most texts in Dutch, some in English and French. First Edition. As usual with this sought-after item, the paper is yellowed and browned at folds.(2) Includes the rare original poster for the exhibition, 52 x 26 cm. Designed by Ootje Oxenaar in striking bright colours, very good copy with hardly noticeable folds. (3) Kinetische Objektenshow. Groningen/Haarlem, Groninger Museum/ De Hallen, 1969. Edited by Cor Blokland. Rare and fun publication on (op) art, fluxus and light art in The Netherlands. With fibre cover featuring movable optic discs, 10.5 x 28.5 cm, 66 pp. Text in Dutch and English. Contributions by Eventstructure Research Group, Karel Martens, Henk Peeters, Wim T. Schippers and others. Very good condition. (total 3)

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[s and 1970s] Art and artists, the first numbers of the glossy magazine for the contemporary visual arts published by Hansom

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Lot 6185

[s and 1970s] Art and artists, the first numbers of the glossy magazine for the contemporary visual arts published by Hansom Books, London. (1) Volume 1 Nos 1-10. April 1966 - January 1967. (2) Volume 3 No 10. January 1969. (3) Volume 4 No 1-5. February - May 1969. Edited by Mario Amaya. Includes a special on the Venice Biennial (June '66) and issue on Destructive Art (August '66) featuring articles on Gustav Metzker, Wolf Vostell, Yoko Ono, Luciano Fontana et al. The former owner cut a hole (as instructed) in Ono's piece 'cut along dotted line and look at the sky through the hole'. Magazines in used state. (total 15)

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[s and 1970s] Nova Tendencija Nos 3, 4 and 5 Zagreb, Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, 1965/1970/1973.Three catalogues of the si

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Lot 6186

[s and 1970s] Nova Tendencija Nos 3, 4 and 5 Zagreb, Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, 1965/1970/1973.Three catalogues of the significant exhibition series Nova Tendencija organized in Zagreb, former Yugoslavia. Five shows took place from 1961 to 1973. Nouvelle Tendance (New Tendency) was an art movement founded in Yugoslavia in 1961, but soon became international in scope. Distinct groups of artists who became associated with Nouvelle Tendance included GRAV, Gruppo T, Gruppo N, and Zero. Softcover catalogues, 20 x 21 cm, b/w ills. Texts in Serbo-Croation and English with some French, Italian, German and Russian. Included in this lot: (1) Nova Tendencija 3, 1965. First edition, 180 pp. Featuring Gerstner, Morellet, Munari, De Vries, Rot, Peeters, Ricerca Cibernetica Gruppo, Equipo 57 and others. Slight rubbing on black cover, else very good. (2) Tendencije 4 / Tendencies 4, 1970. First edition. Presents the fourth international meeting, a year-long event treating the new topic of computers in the domain of art. Moderate toning on cover, else very good. (3) Tendencije 5 / Tendencies 5, 1973. Explores constructive visual research, computer visual research and conceptual art. Texts by Radoslav Putar, Nena Dimitrijevi? et al, 137 pp. Pages loose in binding, else very good. (total 3)

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[s and 1970s] Impulse Computerart, Impulse Computerkunst: graphik plastik musik film Munich, Goethe-Institut, 1971. Spiralbou

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Lot 6194

[s and 1970s] Impulse Computerart, Impulse Computerkunst: graphik plastik musik film Munich, Goethe-Institut, 1971. Spiralbound, A4, 55 pp. First edition. Catalogue for the exhibition 'Impulse Computerart' at Kunstverein München which also took place in Amsterdam at the Academie voor Bouwkunst 12-31 March 1971. Contains 2 loose inserts featuring the extensive lecture and manifestations program organized by the Goethe Institute and the University of Amsterdam Ethics Institute. Scarce and fine catalogue of this seminal exhibition of 'new' art.

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[s and 1970s] Lucy R Lippard, Six Year: the dematerialization of the art object London, Studio Vista, 1973. Rare first UK ed

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Lot 6203

[s and 1970s] Lucy R Lippard, Six Year: the dematerialization of the art object London, Studio Vista, 1973. Rare first UK edition. Hardcover with paper wrapper, 22 x 19 cm, 272 pp.Seminal book on Conceptual art, arranged as a continual bibliographical chronology. Wrapper with some wear at the spine, toning on back cover, interior very good.

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[s and 1970s] Ger van Elk and Bas Jan Ader (1) Six publications on the renowned Dutch conceptual artist Ger van Elk (1941-20

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Lot 6206

[s and 1970s] Ger van Elk and Bas Jan Ader (1) Six publications on the renowned Dutch conceptual artist Ger van Elk (1941-2014). Comprises: Ger van Elk 5.1.1973 tot en met 18.2.1973. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1973; Ger van Elk: The Horizon, a Mental Perspective and The Cadillac and the Nun. Both published by Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven and Nai Uitgevers Rotterdam, 1999; Ger van Elk, Monograph. Deventer, Thieme Art, 2009. First edition, 304 pp. Editing and compilation by Marente Bloemheuvel and Zsa-Zsa Eyck. Text in English. Book design by Irma Boom; Ger van Elk, Kunsthalle Basel and Boijmans van Beuningen, 1980. Name on first page; Ger van Elk, La Biennale di Venezia, 1980. Name on first page. (2) Bas Jan Ader Please don't leave me (Dutch edition). Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 2006. Text by Rein Wolfs et al. (3) In & Out of Amsterdam, Travels in Conceptual Art 1960-1976. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 2009. Great survey of the Dutch conceptual art scene with chapters on Bas Jan Ader, Ger van Elk, Stanley Brouwn a.o., with extensive documentation. Most books feature some shelf wear, heavy stack. (total 8)

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[s and 1970s] Performance art, Ulay/Abramovic (1) Ulay/Marina Abramovic, 30 November. Wiesbaden, Harlekin Art, 1979. Rare art

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Lot 6210

[s and 1970s] Performance art, Ulay/Abramovic (1) Ulay/Marina Abramovic, 30 November. Wiesbaden, Harlekin Art, 1979. Rare artists' book with photo documentation of performance works by Abramovic and Ulay performed on their birthdays on November 30 1976, 1977 and 1978 in Amsterdam and Wiesbaden. Softcover, 15 x 22 cm, 48 pp., edition of 1000 copies. Texts in German and English. Tiny tear on first 3 pp. not interfering with the text, else a fine copy.(2) La Performance. Bologna, La Nuova Foglio, 1978. Catalogue presenting documentation of the International Week of Performance, held in 1977 at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Bologna. Participating artists included Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Laurie Anderson, Giuseppe Chiari, Fabio Mauri, Hermann Nitsch, Luigi Ontani, Fabrizio Plessi and others. Rare first edition, softcover, 28 x 21 cm, c. 200 pp. Text in Italian. White cover moderately soiled, else good. (total 2)

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[s and 1970s] Carl André, catalogue and signed card (1) Carl Andre, Wood. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1978. Essay by Rudi Fuch

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Lot 6213

[s and 1970s] Carl André, catalogue and signed card (1) Carl Andre, Wood. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1978. Essay by Rudi Fuchs. First Edition. Faint toning and rubbing to covers, interior very good.(2) Announcement card. New York, Paula Cooper, 1992. 10.7 x 17.8 cm, invitation for the exhibition held April 16 - May 14, printed both sides. Mailed version, post stamped and addressed in handwriting to Rudi Fuchs, signed 'it remains @' in black marker. Added: (3) announcement card Carl Andre, Revel (for KF). Dusseldorf, Konrad Fischer Galerie, October 1987. (total 3)

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[s and 1970s] Niele Toroni, lot of 4 (1) 11 Documents photographiques réunis par Niele Toroni. Bruxelles, Daled & Gevaert, 1

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Lot 6217

[s and 1970s] Niele Toroni, lot of 4 (1) 11 Documents photographiques réunis par Niele Toroni. Bruxelles, Daled & Gevaert, 1975. Staple bound, 24 pp. Artists' book/catalogue featuring typical Toroni works made with brush No.50 at intervals of 30 cm. Scarce. (2) Niele Toroni. Brussels, Galerie des Beaux-Arts Galerij Marie-Puck Broodthaers, 1993. Catalogue containing mounted photographic images.(3) Niele Toroni. Catalogue Raisonnable - Suite No 2. Amsterdam and The Hague, Stedelijk Museum and Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1994. Text by Marja Bloem and Franz Kaiser in French, Dutch and English, 60 pp. Cover partly sunned, interior mint. (4) Marie-Laure Von Bernadac, Niele Toroni. Bordeaux, CapcMusee d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, 1998. 28 x 22 cm, 155 pp. Cover with moderate spotting, from the private collection of Rudi Fuchs (name on first page). (total 4)

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[s and 1970s] Otto Muehl, Mama & Papa. (1) Materialaktion 63-69 Frankfurt, Kohlkunstverlag, 1969. First edition. Softcover, 2

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Lot 6221

[s and 1970s] Otto Muehl, Mama & Papa. (1) Materialaktion 63-69 Frankfurt, Kohlkunstverlag, 1969. First edition. Softcover, 21 x 15 cm, 85 pp. Artists' book by the Viennese Actionist and provocateur (1925-2013). Contains b/w photography, drawings and text in German and English. Classic Muehl with lots of naked bodies, trash, foodstuffs and liquids. Very good copy. Rare.(2) H.B.F., Fucking Short Tale, undated. Litlu Baekurnar Booknumber 6, numbered copy 67/100. Xeroxed artists' booklet, 6 x 8 cm, 12 pp. plus foldout, containing humoristic erotic drawings and sparse text in Icelandic. (total 2)

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[s and 1970s] Art & Language Three publications by the legendary British/American conceptual art collective. Contains: The F

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Lot 6227

[s and 1970s] Art & Language Three publications by the legendary British/American conceptual art collective. Contains: The Fox, Vol. 1 No.1 1975. New York, Art & Language Foundation Inc., 1975. 146 pp. The Fox put out three issues in 1975-76. Scarce first issue.(2) Art & Language. Index: Studio At 3 Wesley Place Painted By Mouth. Middelburg, De Vleeshal, 1982. 24 pp. Text in English and Dutch. Edition of 500, rare item. Mint. (3) Art & Language. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1980. 414 pp. Edition of 500. Texts in English and Dutch. All items overall in fine state. (total 3)

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[s and 1970s] Gordon Matta Clark, (1) Splitting New York, 98 Greene Street Loft Press, 1974. First Edition. Softcover, stapl

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Lot 6231

[s and 1970s] Gordon Matta Clark, (1) Splitting New York, 98 Greene Street Loft Press, 1974. First Edition. Softcover, stapled printed wrappers, 18 x 22 cm, 32 pp. profusely illustrated in b/w. Self-published artist's book documenting Gordon Matta-Clark's legendary 1974 chainsaw-assisted drawing and quartering of an abandoned house located at 322 Humphrey Street. The glossy white wrappers show minimal dust staining, otherwise near fine. (2) Splitting. New York, Holly Solomon Gallery, 1990. Softcover with blind stamped title, 15.5 x 15.5 cm, 28 pp. Exhibition catalogue based upon the artists' book by Matta-Clark, produced in conjunction with exhibition held November 20 - December 15, 1990. Text by Mary Jane Jacobs. Mint copy. (total 2)

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[s and 1970s] Gilbert & George, Dark Shadow Gilbert and George, the sculptors 1974. London, Nigel Greenwood Inc, 1976. First

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Lot 6232

[s and 1970s] Gilbert & George, Dark Shadow Gilbert and George, the sculptors 1974. London, Nigel Greenwood Inc, 1976. First Edition.Hardcover, stamped cloth, 19.5x 13.5 cm, 128 pp. with b/w illustrations. Number 267 of an edition of 2000 copies, signed in red by the artists. Mint copy.

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[s and 1970s] Gilbert & George, The Pencil on Paper. Descriptive Works of Gilbert & George, the sculptors. London, Art for Al

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Lot 6233

[s and 1970s] Gilbert & George, The Pencil on Paper. Descriptive Works of Gilbert & George, the sculptors. London, Art for All, 1970. Printed wrappers, 20.5 x 12.5 cm, 12 pp. plus 4 plates. No. 454 of a limited edition of 500. Contains a stamped red G&G emblem on the last page. The first publication by the duo, outlining their artistic goals and program. Rare.

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[s and up] Not Another Punk Book London, Aurum Press, 1978. Edited by Isabelle Anscombe. First UK Edition. Softcover, 21.5 x

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Lot 6236

[s and up] Not Another Punk Book London, Aurum Press, 1978. Edited by Isabelle Anscombe. First UK Edition. Softcover, 21.5 x 30 cm, with neon pink wraps, 96 pp. Account of the London punk scene of the time in scrapbook style.Featuring Iggy Pop, Vivienne Westwood, Johnny Rotten, Siouxie Sioux, Joan Jett, Jordan, The Buzzcocks etc. Rare early book on punk music and fashion. Slight rubbing on extremities, pages are getting loose from the binding, else a fine copy.

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[s and up] Kriss Vila, Sang Futur Paris, Le Terrain Vague, 1977. First edition, softcover, 12.5 x 20.5 cm, 160 pp. Text in F

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Lot 6237

[s and up] Kriss Vila, Sang Futur Paris, Le Terrain Vague, 1977. First edition, softcover, 12.5 x 20.5 cm, 160 pp. Text in French. A novel in full punk wave, with text by scriptwriter Kriss Vilà and illustrations by the French art and graphic designer collective Bazooka.The book has become a cult witness to the French punk movement, mixing text and images with a provocative fanzine style. Back cover features a Bazooka drawing showing Parisian punk icon Edwige Belmore. Slight toning on cover, else a very good copy.

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[s and up] East Village New York (1) The East Village Scene. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984. 64 pp. Imp

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Lot 6241

[s and up] East Village New York (1) The East Village Scene. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984. 64 pp. Important eighties exhibition held in the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. Includes works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gretchen Bender, Mike Bidlo, Fab Five Freddy, Futura 2000, Keith Haring, David Wojnarowicz, Rhonda Zwillinger et al. (2) Neo York, report on a phenomenon. Santa Barbara, University Art Museum, 1984. 56 pp. Includes the supplement Guide to East Village artists. Bend on top right corner, some creasing on cover, interior very good. (3) Eastvillage 85: A guide. A documentary. New York, Pelham Press, 1985. 118 pp. Edited by Roland Hagenberg. Includes Madonna, Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gracie Mansion, Peter Nagy, Fred Brathwaite, Walter Robinson and many others. (4) New, Used and Improved: Art for the 80's. New York, Abbeville Press, 1987. Edited by Peter Frank. First edition hardback, 160 pp. Cover image by Ronnie Cutrone. (5) Ronnie Cutrone, Watercolors Illumination. Milan/New York, Galleria Salvatore Ala/Tony Shafrazi, 1984. Large format catalogue, 33 x 33 cm, 44 pp. Contains full page reproductions of watercolours by Cutrone. His biography in the back simply states 'Born New York 1948 lives in New York and sleeps with Woody Woodpecker'. Corners bumped, else a fine copy. (total 5)

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[s and up] Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paintings 1981-1984 with invitation card Edinburgh, Fruitmarket Gallery, 1984. Softcover, 29

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Lot 6243

[s and up] Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paintings 1981-1984 with invitation card 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).Slight rubbing to the extremities of the book, else a very good copy. (2) This lot also includes the announcement card for the Boijmans show. 15 x 21 cm, printed both sides, mint copy. (total 2)

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