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Our autumn schedule is packed with diverse and exciting events. Details are forthcoming about each - mark your calendards now!
Saturday, September 24th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
AIN'T BAD MAGAZINE: ISSUE 11 LAUNCH PARTY
Saturday, October 1st, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
RANDI MALKIN STEINBERGER: NO CIRCUS
Saturday, October 8th, 2:00 - 7:00 PM
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ BOOK LAUNCH
+ A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS DEMAND
(CULVER CITY ARTS DISTRICT ART WALK DAY)
Thursday, October 13th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
LLOYD ZIFF (WITH PAUL RUSCHA): LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK
Saturday, October 15th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
ARCANA + L.A. FORUM FOR ARCHITECTURE
AND URBAN DESIGN PRESENT REECE JONES:
VIOLENT BORDERS: REFUGEES AND THE RIGHT TO MOVE
Saturday, October 22nd, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
MOLLY SCHIOT: GAME CHANGERS -
THE UNSUNG HEROINES OF SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday, November 12th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
ED PANAR: ANIMALS THAT SAW ME VOLUME II +
THE ICE PLANT: TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Saturday, November 19th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
JEFF GOLD: TOTAL CHAOS -
THE STORY OF THE STOOGES / AS TOLD BY IGGY POP
Saturday, December 3rd, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
TODD HIDO: INTIMATE DISTANCE
December 9th, 10th + 11th
STEIDLFEST 2016 AT ARCANA!!!
DETAILS FORTHCOMING
Friday + Saturday, December 16th + 17th
DOSA GLOSSARY A-Z: LAUNCH PARTY + OBJECT SALE
DETAILS FORTHCOMING
Sunday, December 18th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
MARC APPLETON + MELBA LEVICK:
RANCHES: HOME ON THE RANGE IN CALIFORNIA
New and Featured
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TODD HIDO: INTIMATE DISTANCE, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, A CHRONOLOGICAL ALBUM - SIGNED!
Hido, Todd. Essay by David Campany, Texts by Katya Tylevich.. Aperture.
Intimate Distance is the first comprehensive monograph charting the career of acclaimed American photographer Todd Hido. Though he has published many smaller monographs of individual bodies of work, this gathers his most iconic images for the first time and brings a fresh perspective to his oeuvre with the inclusion of many unpublished photographs.
Well-known for his photographs of landscapes and suburban housing across the United States, and for his use of luminous color, Hido casts a distinctly cinematic eye across all that he photographs, digging deep into his memory and imagination for inspiration. David Campany introduces the work and looks specifically at Hido's cinematic influences and the kind of spectatorship the work demands. The book is organized chronologically, showing how his series overlap in exciting, new ways. Also featured are short interviews with Hido about the making of each of his monographs. From exterior to interior, surface observations to subconscious investigations, landscapes to nudes, this mid-career survey reveals insight into Hido's practice and illustrates how his unique focus has developed and shifted over time.
Books will be signed by Todd Hido at Arcana on 12/3 and shipped on 12/6. Event details forthcoming!
9781597113601 Inventory Number: 000THID -
RANDI MALKIN STEINBERGER: NO CIRCUS - SIGNED!
Malkin Steinberger, Randi and D.J. Waldie. Damiani, 2016.
No Circus brings together photographs by Los Angeles–based Randi Malkin Steinberger of buildings tented for termite fumigation around Los Angeles. After moving to the city in the early ‘90s, she encountered these shrouded structures and began to stop and photograph them, knowing that the tent might be undraped at any given moment.
Steinberger was intrigued by the way the colors and shapes of the tents showed off the forms below and highlighted the beauty of the poor plants on the outside, still flourishing, unaware that they were slowly being poisoned. Beyond the intended purpose of fumigation, these tents unwittingly allow us to stop and contemplate not only architectural form and the meaning of home, but also the Southern California lifestyle more broadly.
Books will be signed by Ms. Steinberger and Mr. Waldie on 10/1/16. 9788862084802 Inventory Number: 000RMSNC -
RANCHES: HOME ON THE RANGE IN CALIFORNIA - SIGNED!
Appleton, Marc. Photographs by Melba Levick. Rizzoli, 2016.
The romantic and intriguing homes set in the idyllic landscapes of the great California ranches. The lure of the West has been strong in American history, representing the promise of beautiful, wild landscapes, broad vistas, clean air, and bright skies. Set on this magnificent land are the homes and their interiors—from the 150-year-old Rancho Camulos of Ramona fame to Jack London’s Beauty Ranch on the slopes of Sonoma Mountain to the working ranches of today. Ranches: Home on the Range in California presents an expression of a lifestyle steeped in self-sufficiency, love of the land, and unpretentiousness. Arising from the tradition of the Mexican land-grant ranchos and the spread of Spanish Catholic missions, the ranches of California have a long and multifaceted history, which is examined by author Marc Appleton, who himself can attest to the challenges and charms of ranch life. Located in dramatic landscapes of rolling hills, upon the sides of mountains, or in vast plains bordered by snow-capped mountains, the featured homes demonstrate archetypal types—from the Spanish-style hacienda form of historic Rancho Camulos, with its open porch and broad eaves, to the New England clapboard traditional, as seen in Jack London’s Beauty Ranch. At once a tribute to a historic form and a fading way of life, as well as a celebration of renewal, architectural beauty, and the romance of the West, this book offers the reader an immersive experience of living on the land.
Books will be signed by Marc Appleton and Melba Levick at Arcana on 12/18 - event details forthcoming!
9780847848669 Inventory Number: 000ranches -
GAME CHANGERS: THE UNSUNG HEROINES OF SPORTS HISTORY - SIGNED BY MOLLY SCHIOT!
Schiot, Molly. Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present game changers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion.
Two years ago, filmmaker Molly Schiot began the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, posting a photo each day of a female athlete who had changed the face of sports around the globe in the pre-Title IX age. These women paved the way for Serena Williams, Carli Lloyd, and Lindsey Vonn, yet few today know who they are. Slowly but surely, the account gained a following, and the result is Game Changers, a beautifully illustrated collection of these trailblazers’ rarely-before-seen photos and stories.
Featuring icons Althea Gibson and Wyomia Tyus, complete unknowns Trudy Beck and Conchita Cintron, policymaker Margaret Dunkle, sportswriter Lisa Olson, and many more, Game Changers gives these “founding mothers” the attention and recognition they deserve, and features critical conversations between past and present gamechangers—including former US Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion—about what it means to be a woman on and off the field. Inspiring, empowering, and unforgettable, Game Changers is the perfect gift for anyone who has a love of the game.
Books will be signed by Molly Schiot at Arcana on 10/22 (and shipped on 10/25)! Event details forthcoming!
9781501137099 Inventory Number: 000MSGC -
LLOYD ZIFF: LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK - SIGNED!
Ziff, Lloyd. KMW Studio, 2016.
New York / Los Angeles, Photographs: 1967-2015 is a remarkable collection of compelling images of life in two of America’s most exciting cities, as seen through the eye of photographer Lloyd Ziff. This lovely two volume set - newly published by KMWstudio - encompasses more than forty years of black and white and color photography. As both cities change before Ziff’s inquiring lens, his unique vision emerges, amused and ironic, finding beauty and surprise in daily urban life.
Since 2000, Ziff has made photography the focus of his career. He has had one man shows at New York's Danziger Gallery and Earl McGrath Gallery in Los Angeles. His photographs have been included in Patti Smith’s autobiography, Just Kids, and The Spirit of Family by Al and Tipper Gore as well as in Blind Spot, Interview, Kid’s Wear (Germany), New York, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times Magazine. Ziff’s work is included in the permanent collections of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Palm Springs Art Museum, and The International Center of Photography. In 1999, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, his alma mater.
Books will be signed by Lloyd Ziff and Paul Ruscha at Arcana on October 13th - event details forthcoming!
978-0989885621 Inventory Number: 000LZLANY -
TOTAL CHAOS: THE STORY OF THE STOOGES BY JEFF GOLD - SIGNED BY JEFF GOLD!
Gold, Jeff. Jon Savage (Editor), with contributions by Johan Kugelburg, Ben Blackwell, Joan Jett, Johnny Marr. Third Man Books, 2016.
One of the most anticipated books of the year about one of the most influential bands of all time... The Stooges. TOTAL CHAOS: The Story of The Stooges / As Told by Iggy Pop is the first time the story of this seminal band has been told entirely in Pop's own words.
Author Jeff Gold and contributor Johan Kugelberg, noted music historians and collectors, spent two days with Pop at his Miami home, sharing with him their extensive Stooges collection and interviewing the legendary singer. Pop’s candid, bare-all responses left them with the almost unbelievable tale of the band he founded—the alternately tragic and triumphant story of a group who rose from youth, fell prey to drugs, alcohol, and music biz realities, collapsed and nearly 30 years later reformed, recording and touring to great acclaim. In 2010 The Stooges, credited with having invented punk rock, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Their continuing influence can be felt today in the shape and sound of rock-n-roll music.
Jeff Gold, Johan Kugelberg and editor/contributor Jon Savage are among the most respected music authors and historians working today. Their efforts include numerous acclaimed and best-selling books and a Grammy Award. TOTAL CHAOS stands as a work for all fans of the band and rock music to draw inspiration. Including an absolute treasure-trove of rare and unseen photographs, TOTAL CHAOS is a book that shows AND tells the story of The Stooges. A metallic k.o. of only the best kind.
"It was a rare privilege to sit with Iggy as he downloaded the story of The Stooges. He’s an incredible storyteller with a fantastic memory and a great sense of humor, and he held nothing back. The Stooges were pioneers in sound, look, and live presentation, and along the way invented a genre—punk rock—and influenced countless others that followed. There was no precedent in rock music for what they did. They're definitely the only group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who started out playing an amplified Waring blender, a vacuum cleaner, spring water bottles and a 200 gallon oil drum." — Jeff Gold, Author of 101 Essential Rock Records
"Iggy and The Stooges have to be one of the greatest American rock bands that has ever been." — Joan Jett
"What does it mean to be Iggy Pop, five decades of being ‘the wildest man in rock’? Iggy Pop is many things. Rock Star. Singer, Rebel. Primitive. Stooge. The Jean Genie, Passenger. Legend." — Johnny Marr
"Iggy Pop has turned the interview into an art form. In this book he tells the history of The Stooges with a mixture of wit, candor and spontaneity: from their early beginnings to their full flaming flare over three groundbreaking albums before the crash and the triumphant return that no-one could have predicted. Profusely illustrated with dozens of unseen images, this is the story of The Stooges like you’ve never read it before." — Jon Savage, Author of England's Dreaming.
Books will be signed by author Jeff Gold at Acana on 11/19 and shipped on 11/22 - event details forthcoming!
9780991336197 Inventory Number: 000JFTC -
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ - SIGNED!
Hernandez, Anthony. Introduction by Robert Adams. Text by Erin O'Toole, Ralph Rugoff, Anthony Hernandez, Lewis Baltz.. D.A.P. / SF MOMA, 2016.
Since the early 1970s, when he began photographing on the streets of his native Los Angeles, Anthony Hernandez has consistently pushed his practice into uncharted territory. Challenging himself by adopting new formats and subject matter, moving from black and white to color, from 35mm to large-format cameras, and from the human figure to landscapes to abstracted detail, he has produced an unusually varied body of work united by its arresting beauty and subtle engagement with social issues. At first largely unaware of the formal traditions of the medium, Hernandez developed his own style of street photography, one uniquely attuned to the desolate allure and sprawling expanses of LA.
Published in conjunction with the photographer’s major career-spanning retrospective at SFMoMA, Anthony Hernandez is a beautifully designed and printed hardbound catalogue featuring an introduction by Robert Adams, texts by Erin O'Toole, Ralph Rugoff, Lewis Baltz, and Anthony Hernandez, and an extensive selection of images - including many that have until now never been exhibited or published. It represents the full range and breadth of Hernandez’ work tracing his evolution as well as highlighting continuities across his practice.
Books will be signed by Mr. Hernandez on October 8th and shipped on October 11th.
978-1942884019 Inventory Number: 000AHAH -
HELMUT NEWTON: WORK - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, June & Francoise Marquet. Manfred Heiting, Editor. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 280pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. "Work" is the lovely hardbound catalogue published by Taschen in conjunction with the late, great Helmut Newton's triumphant 2000 eightieth birthday retrospective exhibition held at the Neue Nationalgalerie in his birthplace of Berlin. Curated by his wife June - known professionally as photographer Alice Springs - and edited by Manfred Heiting, this comprehensive document has distilled more than forty years of Newton's ground-breaking fashion editorial work, celebrity portraits, and erotica into nearly three hundred beautifully reproduced images. A most handsome example of the first edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Helmut Newton" in blue ink on the title page at a publication event at Los Angeles' Book Soup whose dust jacket shows two unobtrusive short closed tears. 3-8228-5743-2 Inventory Number: 025394
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OUT OF ACTIONS: BETWEEN PERFORMANCE AND THE OBJECT, 1949-1979
Schimmel, Paul, Kristine Stiles, Guy Brett, Hubert Klocker & Shinichiro Osaki, Leslie King-Hammond and Lowery Stokes Sims & Keiko Okamura. Foreword by Richard Koshalek. Tokyo: Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Printed Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. 388pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese (with English captions). Designed by Lorraine Wild, Amanda Washburn, and Yuki Nishinaka. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the catalogue of the spectacular 1998 Paul Schimmel-curated exhibition held at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art that subsequently traveled to Vienna, Barcelona, and Tokyo. "Out of Actions" surveyed the history and influence of post-war Performance Art, and the objects that exist today as its documentation. It features significant texts by Schimmel, Kristine Stiles, Guy Brett, Hubert Klocker, Shinichiro Osaki, Leslie King-Hammond and Lowery Stokes Sims, and Keiko Okamura. The artists included here are Marina Abramovic, Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Vito Acconci, Genpei Akasegawa, Laurie Anderson, Eleanor Antin, Rasheed Arseen, Mowry Baden, Artur Barrio, Joseph Beuys, Mark Boyle and Joan Hills, George Brecht, Stuart Brisley, Robert Delford Brown, Gunter Brus, Chris Burden, James Lee Byars, John Cage, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Lygia Clark, Pinchas Cohen Gan, Collective Action Group, Houston Conwill, Paul Cotton, COUM Transmissions, Guy de Cointet, Jim Dine, John Duncan, Felipe Ehrenberg, Roberto Evangelista, Valie Export, Robert Filliou, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Sherman Fleming, Lucio Fontana, Terry Fox, Howard Fried, Gideon Gechtman, Gilbert & George, Alberto Greco, Ion Grigorescu, Victor Grippo, Red Grooms, Guerrilla Art Action Group, David Hammons, Al Hansen, Maren Hassinger, Lynn Hershman, Dick Higgins, Tatsumi Hijikata, Susan Hiller, Rebecca Horn, Tehching Hsieh, Joan Jonas, Kim Jones, Michel Journiac, Akira Kanayama, Tadeusz Kantor, Allan Kaprow, Mike Kelley, Juergen Klauke, Yves Klein, Milan Knizak, Alison Knowles, Komar & Melamid, Jannis Kounellis, Shigeko Kubota, Tetsumi Kudo, Yayoi Kusama, Leslie Labowitz, Suzanne Lacy, John Latham, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Lea Lublin, George Maciunas, Leopoldo Maier, Piero Manzoni, Tom Marioni, Georges Mathieu, Gordon Matta-Clark, Paul McCarthy, Bruce McLean, David Medalla, Cildo Meireles, Ana Mendieta, Gustav Metzger, Marta Minujin, Jan Micoch, Linda Montano, Robert Morris, Otto Muehl, Saburo Murakami, Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Bruce Nauman, Paul Neagu, Senga Nengudi, Joshua Neustein, Hermann Nitsch, Helio Oiticica, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Orlan, Raphael Montanez Ortiz, Lorenzo Pace, Nam June Paik, Gina Pane, Lygia Pape, Giuseppe Pinot Gallizio, Adrian Piper, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Jackson Pollock, William Pope L., Robert Rauschenberg, Carlyle Reedy, Klaus Rinke, Ulrike Rosenbach, Dieter Roth, Zorka Saglova, Niki de Saint Phalle, Alfons Schilling, Tomas Schmit, Carolee Schneemann, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Bonnie Sherk, Shozo Shimamoto, Ushio Shinohara, Kazuo Shiraga, Barbara T. Smith, Daniel Spoerri, Petr Stembera, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Jiro Takamatsu, Atsuko Tanaka, Mark Thompson, Jean Tinguely, Rasa Todosijevic, Kerry Trengove, Ulay, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Franz Erhard Walther, Peter Weibel, Franz West, Hannah Wilke, Emmett Williams, and Zaj. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo Japanese language edition that includes two essays not found in the English version. Inventory Number: 025393
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OUT OF ACTIONS: BETWEEN PERFORMANCE AND THE OBJECT, 1949-1979
Schimmel, Paul, Kristine Stiles, Guy Brett, Hubert Klocker & Shinichiro Osaki. Foreword by Richard Koshalek. Los Angeles & New York: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Thames and Hudson, Inc., 1998. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. As New.. 408pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Wild, Amanda Washburn, and Yuki Nishinaka. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the catalogue of the spectacular 1998 Paul Schimmel-curated exhibition held at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art that subsequently traveled to Vienna, Barcelona, and Tokyo. "Out of Actions" surveyed the history and influence of post-war Performance Art, and the objects that exist today as its documentation. It features significant texts by Schimmel, Kristine Stiles, Guy Brett, Hubert Klocker, and Shinichiro Osaki. The artists included here are Marina Abramovic, Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Vito Acconci, Genpei Akasegawa, Laurie Anderson, Eleanor Antin, Rasheed Arseen, Mowry Baden, Artur Barrio, Joseph Beuys, Mark Boyle and Joan Hills, George Brecht, Stuart Brisley, Robert Delford Brown, Gunter Brus, Chris Burden, James Lee Byars, John Cage, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Lygia Clark, Pinchas Cohen Gan, Collective Action Group, Houston Conwill, Paul Cotton, COUM Transmissions, Guy de Cointet, Jim Dine, John Duncan, Felipe Ehrenberg, Roberto Evangelista, Valie Export, Robert Filliou, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Sherman Fleming, Lucio Fontana, Terry Fox, Howard Fried, Gideon Gechtman, Gilbert & George, Alberto Greco, Ion Grigorescu, Victor Grippo, Red Grooms, Guerrilla Art Action Group, David Hammons, Al Hansen, Maren Hassinger, Lynn Hershman, Dick Higgins, Tatsumi Hijikata, Susan Hiller, Rebecca Horn, Tehching Hsieh, Joan Jonas, Kim Jones, Michel Journiac, Akira Kanayama, Tadeusz Kantor, Allan Kaprow, Mike Kelley, Juergen Klauke, Yves Klein, Milan Knizak, Alison Knowles, Komar & Melamid, Jannis Kounellis, Shigeko Kubota, Tetsumi Kudo, Yayoi Kusama, Leslie Labowitz, Suzanne Lacy, John Latham, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Lea Lublin, George Maciunas, Leopoldo Maier, Piero Manzoni, Tom Marioni, Georges Mathieu, Gordon Matta-Clark, Paul McCarthy, Bruce McLean, David Medalla, Cildo Meireles, Ana Mendieta, Gustav Metzger, Marta Minujin, Jan Micoch, Linda Montano, Robert Morris, Otto Muehl, Saburo Murakami, Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Bruce Nauman, Paul Neagu, Senga Nengudi, Joshua Neustein, Hermann Nitsch, Helio Oiticica, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Orlan, Raphael Montanez Ortiz, Lorenzo Pace, Nam June Paik, Gina Pane, Lygia Pape, Giuseppe Pinot Gallizio, Adrian Piper, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Jackson Pollock, William Pope L., Robert Rauschenberg, Carlyle Reedy, Klaus Rinke, Ulrike Rosenbach, Dieter Roth, Zorka Saglova, Niki de Saint Phalle, Alfons Schilling, Tomas Schmit, Carolee Schneemann, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Bonnie Sherk, Shozo Shimamoto, Ushio Shinohara, Kazuo Shiraga, Barbara T. Smith, Daniel Spoerri, Petr Stembera, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Jiro Takamatsu, Atsuko Tanaka, Mark Thompson, Jean Tinguely, Rasa Todosijevic, Kerry Trengove, Ulay, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Franz Erhard Walther, Peter Weibel, Franz West, Hannah Wilke, Emmett Williams, and Zaj. A brand new, pristine example with the black cover depicting Atsuko Tanaka's "Electric Dress" still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-500-28050-9 Inventory Number: 025392
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L'ART CONCEPTUEL, UNE PERSPECTIVE
Page, Suzanne, Claude Gintz, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Charles Harrison, Gabriele Guercio, Seth Siegelaub & Robert C. Morgan. Paris: Musee D'Art Moderne De La Ville De Paris, 1989. First Edition (Second Printing) 1/1700. 4to. Printed Stiff Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine.. 260pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French and English. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This the catalogue of the extensive 1989 international survey exhibition of Conceptual Art held at the Musee D'Art Moderne De La Ville De Paris. It features texts by Suzanne Page, Claude Gintz, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Charles Harrison, Gabriele Guercio, Seth Siegelaub, and Robert C. Morgan. The artists included are Giovanni Anselmo, Art & Language, Michael Asher, John Baldessari, Robert Barry, Mel Bochner, Alighiero e Boetti, Marcel Broodthaers, Stanley Brouwn, Daniel Buren, Victor Burgin, Andre Cadere, Hanne Darboven, Jan Dibbets, Marcel Duchamp, Dan Flavin, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Eva Hesse, Douglas Huebler, Jasper Johns, On Kawara, Yves Klein, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Piero Manzoni, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Roman Opalka, Adrian Piper, Emilio Prini, Robert Rauschenberg, Edward Ruscha, Robert Smithson, Bernar Venet, Lawrence Weiner, and Ian Wilson. A handsome example of the uncommon first printing of this important document showing some light overall wear and soiling to its white wrappers. 2-85346-071-1 Inventory Number: 025391
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MARTIN RAMIREZ: PINTOR MEXICANO 1885-1960
(RAMIREZ, MARTIN). Littman, Roberto R. With Texts By Octavio Paz, Roger Cardinal, Elsa Weiner Longhauser, Roberta Smith, Russell Bowman, Randall S. Morris & Nelson Oxman. Mexico City, MEXICO: Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, A. C., 1989. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 194pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Spanish. With an exhibition checklist, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Mexico City's Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo 1989 retrospective of works on paper by the Mexican-born artist Martin Ramirez who, from 1930 until his death in 1960 was institutionalized as a chronic paranoid schizophrenic in a Northern California Mental Hospital. In 1968 his work came to the attention of Chicago artist Jim Nutt, who was then teaching in Sacramento. Three years later Nutt and his dealer Phyllis Kind purchased, restored, and brought to the attention of the art world the entirety of some three hundred surviving artworks. The rest is Outsider Art history... This exhibition of eighty-one of these exceedingly fragile works was the largest show of Ramirez' art at the time, and each piece was newly photographed and illustrated for this publication. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand copies. 968-6191-13-5 Inventory Number: 025390
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TIMUR NOVIKOV
(NOVIKOV, TIMUR). Novikov, Timur, Olesya Turkina & Victor Mazin. Moscow & Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Avant Garde Moscow & the Stedelijk Museum, 1993. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. 1/4 Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 72 + 52pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Russian. Designed by Anna Brochet. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is an elaborately designed exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1993 Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam presentation of recent pieces by Russian contemporary artist Timur Novikov. Bound into a heavy, gilt-embossed grey chipboard cover is one bi-lingual catalogue printed on butcher paper featuring writings by the artist as well as Victor Mazin and Olesya Turkina, and another containing color reproductions of the exhibited works. A bright, most handsome example of the first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 025389
