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WILLEM DE KOONING: TRACING THE FIGURE
(DE KOONING, WILLEM). Butler, Cornelia H., Paul Schimmel, Cornelia H., Paul Schimmel, Richard Shiff & Anne M. Wagner. Los Angeles & Princeton, NJ: Museum of Contemporary Art & Princeton University Press, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Tracey Schiffman. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the lavish hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2002 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles retrospective of seventy-eight figurative works on paper by the famed Abstract Expressionist pioneer Willem De Kooning. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-691-09618-X Inventory Number: 026305
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WILLEM DE KOONING: ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES 1955-1963
(DE KOONING, WILLEM). Geldzahler, Henry. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1987. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (22pp), 6 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by Britt Reynolds. This is the slender twenty-two page paperbound catalogue published in conjunction with a Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of major works on canvas created between 1955 and 1963 by famed Abstract Expressionist pioneer Willem de Kooning. Only the second catalogue issued by the gallery, it contains an essay filled with quotes from the artist by eminence grise Henry Geldzahler. A most handsome copy of the uncommon first printing from 1987. Inventory Number: 015526
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WILLEM DE KOONING
(DE KOONING, WILLEM). Inge, William. Beverly Hills, CA: Paul Kantor Gallery, 1965. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Wrappers in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Very Good.. np (28pp), 8 color and 8 b&w illustrations. This is the lovely catalogue published in conjunction with a 1965 Paul Kantor Gallery exhibition of sixteen then-recent figurative works on paper by the famed Abstract Expressionist pioneer Willem De Kooning. It reproduces each of the pieces shown along with a brief essay by noted playwright William Inge. An internally bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item showing some light soiling and sunning to the spine and rear panel of its green dust jacket. Inventory Number: 027342
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WILLEM DE KOONING: MATRIX / BERKELEY 12
(DE KOONING, WILLEM). M(iller)-K(eller), A(ndrea). Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, the University of California Berkeley, 1978. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (4pp), 1 b&w illustration. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender four page exhibition brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 1978 Matrix exhibition of Willem De Kooning's sculpture at the University Art Museum, the University of California Berkeley. A handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 019491
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THOMAS DEMAND: PHOTOTROPHY - DELUXE SLIPCASED COLLECTORS EDITION WITH A SIGNED PRINT
(DEMAND, THOMAS). Demand, Thomas, Ralph Rugoff & Julia Franck. Eckhard Schneider, Editor. Munchen & Bregenz, GERMANY: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag & Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2004. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. Oblong Folio. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and German. Designed by Markus Weisbeck, Surface. "In his photographs of reconstructed rooms and places Thomas Demand explores a notion of reality that guides our perception of a media and technology-dominated world. For this purpose he produces life-size reconstructions then are perfectly lit and photographed with a large-size camera. What, at first sight, seems to be a hyperrealistic reproduction of reality proves, at a closer look, to be a model". This is a lovely catalogue that combines Demand's images interspersed with texts about, the artist was published in conjunction with a major 2004 exhibition held at the Kunsthaus Bregenz. A brand new, most handsome example of the Schirmer/Mosel Verlag "Collectors Edition" limited to one hundred copies issued in a pale grey linen slipcase accompanied by an identical chemise containing the archivally mounted and matted 12 x 14" digital color pigment print "Detail XII, 2005" - a tabletop still life tableaux - on handmade paper BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Thomas Demand on the verso, as issued. 3-829601-71-9 Inventory Number: 024086
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KCYMAERXTHAERE: THE STORY SO FAR… (FOLIO 1) - LIMITED EDITION TWO VOLUME SET NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR EAMES DEMETRIOS
(DEMETRIOS, EAMES). Demetrios, Eames. Los Angeles: Kcymaerxthaere, 2017. First Edition 1/1415. Stout Small 4to + 8vo. Decorative Ring Binder + Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Books. As New/No Jackets - As Issued. 792pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Eames Demetrios, Tim McQuaide, Simona Szabados, and Cyrus Hawkes.
"Kcymaerxthaere: The Story So Far… (Folio 1)" is a limited edition compendium documenting the first one hundred and thirty-eight Kcymaerxthaere installations, as well as a few in progress. The Folio is a two volume set organizing the markers and historical sites in story order. Volume I begins with a visual overture. After that you'll find images and text for each of the markers and historical sites as they are installed in twenty-seven countries arranged in order of the unfolding story. Great for browsing and exploring. In the next part, you can take in the stories as words alone for ease of that special flow of reading. The folio also includes appendices and indices as well as an extensive glossary of over six hundred Kcymaerxthaereal words in myriad languages and even Kcy writing systems. Volume II is a handy portable version of the stories told as well as the text from the markers so far - sized perfectly for the plane or bedtime reading. Together, the two books that make up this Folio are definitely the most complete Kcymaerxthaere-related publication to date. A brand new, pristine example of this mind-bending two volume set limited to one thousand, four hundred and fifteen overall examples - most not for sale - NUMBERED AND SIGNED by author, artist, and Geographer-at-Large Eames Demetrios.
PLEASE NOTE: Copies of "Kcymaerxthaere: The Story So Far… (Folio 1)" will be signed Saturday, March 3rd and shipped starting on Tuesday, March 5th. Inventory Number: E000EDKTSSF -
AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY ANDRE DERAIN: DECEMBER 21, 1930 THROUGH JANUARY 18, 1931
(DERAIN, ANDRE). Cincinnati Art Museum Staff. Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1930. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good -.. np (36pp), 21 b&w illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1930 Cincinnati Art Museum exhibition of forty-six paintings executed between 1913 and 1929 by the renowned French pioneer of the Fauve movement, Andre Derain. An internally handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose wrappers show some overall wear, discoloration, and chipping to the extremities of the spine along with oxidation to the staples that has stained the pages just a bit at the gutter. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023741
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JAN DIBBETS: PERSPECTIEF CORRECTIE
(DIBBETS, JAN). Dibbets, Jan. New York: Multiples, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Folded Poster. Artist's Multiple. Near Fine.. One 19 ½ x 25 ½" sheet printed offset recto only, neatly folded in quarters, as issued. This artist's multiple cum poster was Dutch Conceptual practitioner Jan Dibbets' contribution to the Multiples, Inc. "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item offered here individually. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 023930
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ALBERTO DI FABIO
(DI FABIO, ALBERTO). Jones, Alan. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Debossed Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.. 48pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Barr Gilmore Art + Designs. With a bibliography. This is elegantly designed, well-illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of then-recent paintings by Alberto Di Fabio entitled "Vortices". "Di Fabio's work merges the worlds of art and science with themes of biology, ecology and nature. This particular series of works explores structures of the human body and brain. Large-scale paintings pulsate with colorful organic shapes. The images are microscopic in their focus, implying biological diagrams, cellular structures, flora, eco systems, and pharmacological research. Di Fabio creates abstract paintings by overlapping layers of images abstracted from scientific and medical references and his own reflections, enlarging the particulars and adding details". A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-61-8 Inventory Number: 020440
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JIM DINE: FIGURE DRAWINGS 1975-1979
(DINE, JIM). Dine, Jim & Constance W. Glenn. New York: Icon Editions - Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 1979. First Edition, Second Printing. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. VG -.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the beautifully illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with a 1979 Long Beach Museum exhibition that was the first large-scale survey of Pop Art master Jim Dine's figurative pastels. A most presentable example of the second printing of the first edition showing just a bit of foxing to the front and rear endpapers. It has been priced accordingly. 0-06-430102-8 Inventory Number: 024005
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JIM DINE: FIGURE DRAWINGS 1975-1979
(DINE, JIM). Dine, Jim & Constance W. Glenn. New York: Icon Editions - Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 1979. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the beautifully illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with a 1979 Long Beach Museum exhibition that was the first large-scale survey of Pop Art master Jim Dine's figurative pastels. A handsome example of the first printing of the first edition showing a diagonal soft crease through the upper foredge corner of the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. 0-06-430102-8 Inventory Number: 018003
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THE BENDING OF THE BOW - WITH ONE SIGNED ETCHING, A LITHOGRAPH AND FOUR PHOTOGRAVURES BY JIM DINE
(DINE, JIM). Dine, Jim & Neil Curry. London: Enitharmon Editions Ltd., 1993. First Edition 1/75 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Illustrated Book. As New.. 64pp, with an individual signed lithograph, a lithographic frontispiece and four photogravures bound into the book. Beautifully illustrated by Jim Dine, this is the deluxe edition of author Neil Curry's colloquial version of the closing books of Homer's Odyssey in which he has "scrubbed the story free from all its side-tracks and digressions so as to leave clear one thread of Odysseus's final journey: from the shores of Ithaca to the marriage-bed where he is finally reunited with Penelope". It is hand-printed in 14 point Monotype Baskerville on Canaletto 160gsm (fine) and bound and slipcased by The Fine Bindery. Jim Dine's signed original 12 ½ x 9 ¾" etching of "The Head of Homer" (contained loose in a wallet in the slipcase) was printed on 300gsm Hahnemuhle at the Spring Street Workshop in New York. The lithographic frontispiece and four photogravures bound into the book all reproduce drawings made by the artist in 1987-8 from Greek and Roman statuary at the Glyptotek in Munich, and were printed in London by Pauper's Press and Hope Sufferance Press. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe edition limited to seventy-five copies SIGNED by the author, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-870612-09-4 Inventory Number: 013858
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JIM DINE: TREMBLING FOR COLOR
(DINE, JIM). Schefer, Jean-Louis. Paris: Editions De La Difference / Galerie Beaubourg, 1990. First Edition. Folio. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 56pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in French. With a bibliography. This is the lovely, oversized catalogue published in conjunction with a 1990 Parisian gallery exhibition of twenty-four recent paintings and sculptures by Jim Dine. A most handsome copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 2-7291-0631-6 Inventory Number: 008258
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PORTRAIT IN THREE DIMENSIONS BY ANAIS NIN - THE HARDBOUND EDITION LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED COPIES NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY ARTIST RENATE DRUKS
(DRUKS, RENATE) (NIN, ANAIS). Nin, Anais & Renate Druks. NP (Malibu, CA): Concentric Circle Press, 1979. First Edition #15/100 Deluxe. 8vo. Cloth with Pastedowns. Illustrated Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 3 b&w and 9 tipped color illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. The late Malibu-based, Viennese expatriate artist Renate Druks was among many things a confidante and occasional muse to legendary literary figure Anais Nin. In 1979, Druks self-published Nin's memoir of their friendship illustrated with nine tipped-in reproductions of her ethereal paintings in the vein of Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo along with a cover collage. A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon first - and only - hardbound Concentric Circle Press edition limited to one hundred copies NUMBERED (15/100) AND SIGNED "Renate Druks" in black ink on the verso of the title page, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. LC 79-53873 Inventory Number: 026669
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DR. WOO: EVERYTHING IS PERMANENT
(DR. WOO). Dr. Woo, Zoe Kravitz and Paul Mittleman. Los Angeles: Citizens of Humanity, I00220617, 2022. First Edition. 8 x 11 inches, approx. 520 Pages. Paperback. Tattoo Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
ONE COPY PER PERSON PLEASE!
"Everything is Permanent" is a beautifully designed and elaborately printed visual survey of the evolution of Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Dr. Woo’s intricate single-needle designs and most beloved pieces. Published in a limited run by Citizens of Humanity and featuring special introductions by Zoe Kravitz and Paul Mittleman, its spectacular art direction is by Brian Roettinger of Perron-Roettinger. “The book means a lot to me - it’s a collection of a lot of different drawings and tattoos that represent my creative path to where I am now,” said Dr. Woo. “It’s just a small glimpse into the last decade or so, but hopefully we can build in different volumes and add more stories and more ideas to inspire others who look through them.” A brand new, most handsome example of this engaging item that sold out virtually immediately upon publication.Inventory Number: I00220617
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MARCEL DUCHAMP: BOITE-EN-VALISE (OR OF MARCEL DUCHAMP OR RROSE SELAVY)
(DUCHAMP, MARCEL). Duchamp, Marcel. Mathieu Mercier, Editor. Köln, GERMANY: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2016. First Edition. Folio. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. Sixty-nine loose components housed in a box. Text in English. "Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase," Marcel Duchamp said in 1952. Finally, that suitcase is available to all! One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art, the Boîte-en-valise (Box in a Valise) was assembled by Duchamp between 1935 and 1941. The portable suitcase contains "the sum of his artistic work" up to that point. Perhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, Duchamp reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his "complete works" at any time. Though the artist eventually made three hundred copies of his box, many are behind glass in museums and private collections. This is the first ever reinterpretation of the legendary book-object, conceptualized by French artist Mathieu Mercier, and now available to a broader audience. At once a work in and of itself, and a reproduction in the Duchampian spirit, this miniature museum contains sixty-nine reproductions of Duchamp's most celebrated creations, including the famous "Fountain", "Nude Descending a Staircase", and "The Large Glass". Mercier has reproduced the bulk of the contents of Duchamp's original box in paper form, designing everything to scale. Playful and accessible, the "Boîte" reflects Duchamp's desire to display his works outside the museum and gallery system." A brand new, pristine example of the quickly sold out 2016 Walther König first populist edition of this monumental undertaking unopened in the publisher's printed shipping carton."Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase," Marcel Duchamp said in 1952. Finally, that suitcase is available to all! One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art, the Boîte-en-valise (Box in a Valise) was assembled by Duchamp between 1935 and 1941. The portable suitcase contains "the sum of his artistic work" up to that point. Perhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, Duchamp reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his "complete works" at any time. Though the artist eventually made three hundred copies of his box, many are behind glass in museums and private collections. This is the first ever reinterpretation of the legendary book-object, conceptualized by French artist Mathieu Mercier, and now available to a broader audience. At once a work in and of itself, and a reproduction in the Duchampian spirit, this miniature museum contains sixty-nine reproductions of Duchamp's most celebrated creations, including the famous "Fountain", "Nude Descending a Staircase", and "The Large Glass". Mercier has reproduced the bulk of the contents of Duchamp's original box in paper form, designing everything to scale. Playful and accessible, the "Boîte" reflects Duchamp's desire to display his works outside the museum and gallery system." A brand new, pristine example of the quickly sold out 2016 Walther König first edition of this monumental undertaking unopened in the publisher's printed shipping carton. 3-86335-518-0 Inventory Number: 026435
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BY OR OF MARCEL DUCHAMP OR RROSE SELAVY AT THE PASADENA ART MUSEUM
(DUCHAMP, MARCEL). Hopps, Walter. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum, 1963. First Edition 1/2000. 4to. Wrappers in Acetate Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 56pp, profusely illustrated in b&w with three tipped-in color plates. Designed by Marcel Duchamp. In protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This graphically striking publication was designed by Marcel Duchamp in conjunction with his 1963 Pasadena Art Museum exhibition - his very first Museum retrospective. It takes the form of a then newly-deconstructed version of Robert Lebel's Trianon/Grove Press catalogue raisonné of the artist's work through 1963. A bright, spectacularly well-preserved example of this uncommon gem limited to two thousand unnumbered copies whose fragile acetate dust jacket shows none of the usual chipping, cracking, or splitting typically seen with this title. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 027563
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OCTAVIO PAZ / MARCEL DUCHAMP: MARCEL DUCHAMP O EL CASTILLO DE LA PUREZA
(DUCHAMP, MARCEL). Paz, Octavio & Marcel Duchamp. Mexico City: Ediciones ERA, 1968. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Cloth Portfolio in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. Seven components housed in a slipcased green cloth folio. Text in Spanish. This unique Marcel Duchamp item was produced in the spirit of the "Boite en Valise", and as such is a portfolio containing several smaller items related to the maestro's oeuvre, They are as collated: 1. "Marcel Duchamp o el Castello de la Pureza" - the first appearance of Octavio Paz's notable essay on the Large Glass (62pp, cloth, 8vo, 4 b&w, 8 tipped color plates), 2. "Marcel Duchamp - Textos" (69pp, wrappers, 8vo, illustrated in b&w), 3. "El Gran Vidrio" - a color transparency of "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even" with a printed cardboard enclosure, 4. Color reproductions of each of the three versions of "Nude Descending a Staircase" - printed on heavy stock, 5. Nine postcard sized reproductions of various readymades - again on heavy stock, laid into a printed envelope, 6. "Album Fotografico / Texto Autografo / Nota Biografica" (10pp, wrappers, 8vo), and one unnumbered item, a white cardboard stand-up bust of Duchamp printed in blue ink. The contents of this copy are all in Near Fine condition or better but for the stand-up, whose cardboard has age-toned somewhat. The internal cloth portfolio shows starting and cracking of the inner hinges due to the use of cheap animal glue. The slipcase shows minor browning, abrading, fraying, and a bit of the insect damage that typically afflicts this ambitious but inexpensively produced undertaking. All in all, this is a handsome, complete example of this uncommon item - only nine copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to three thousand unnumbered copies that looks nicer in hand than it describes. Inventory Number: 026433
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DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC
(DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC, ANDRE). Roger-Marx, Claude. Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Pierre Cailler Editeur, 1951. First Edition. Large 4to. Illustrated Wrapper Over Board. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 180pp, profusely illustrated in b&w with 15 tipped color plates. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This monograph on the noted French modernist painter Dunoyer de Segonzac is number twenty in Cailler's series "Peintres et Sculpteurs d'Hier et d'Aujourd 'hui". A handsome example whose wrappers are somewhat worn along the foredge resulting in several tiny tears along the edges of the front cover and at the top of the spine. Inventory Number: 000875
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SAM DURANT
(DURANT, SAM). Darling, Michael, Rita Kersting & Kevin Young. Los Angeles, Dusseldorf & Ostfildern-Ruit, GERMANY: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Dusseldorf & Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2002. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued.. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Designed by Purtill Family Business. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the substantial hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2002 Sam Durant retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to Dusseldorf's Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen - the most comprehensive document on the Los Angeles-based artist's work to date. A brand new, most handsome example. 3-7757-9120-5 Inventory Number: 014685
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SAM DURANT: SCENES FROM THE PILGRIM STORY: MYTHS, MASSACRES AND MONUMENTS - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(DURANT, SAM). Ketchum-Heap of Birds, Shanna. Foreword by Jeffrey Keuogh. Boston: Stephen D. Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, 2007. First Edition 1/2000. 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 76pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a bibliography. This is the detailed catalogue issued in conjunction with the historically-themed 2007 exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Sam Durant held at the Stephen D. Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art entitled "Scenes from the Pilgrim Story: Myths, Massacres, and Monuments". A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Sam Durant" in black ink on the title page. 0-9771419-3-4 Inventory Number: 019461
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MARCEL DZAMA: DRAWINGS FOR DANTE
(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel. London. 2002 (2003).: Timothy Taylor Gallery. Second Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Artist's Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48 + 32pp), 62 color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 2002 London gallery show, this is a supremely whimsical and charming artist's book cum exhibition catalogue of drawings by Royal Art Lodge favorite Marcel Dzama. A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 second edition. 0-9542892-1-8 Inventory Number: 013619
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MARCEL DZAMA: MORE FAMOUS DRAWINGS
(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel & Wayne Baerwaldt. Winnipeg, CANADA: Plug In Editions, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. 66pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French, Portuguese and Japanese. Designed by Susan Chafe. Published in 1999 in his native Winnipeg, this is the first major publication on the whimsical drawings of Royal Art Lodge member Marcel Dzama. Part monograph, part artist's book, this beautifully produced volume is printed in leporello (with the pages bound at the gutter) with elaborate wraparound covers. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-921381-21-2 Inventory Number: 020577
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CATS & PLANTS - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(EICHHORN, STEPHEN). Eichhorn, Stephen & Catherine Wagley. NP (Paris, FRANCE). 2014 (2018): zioxla,. Second Edition. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 152pp, 186 color illustrations. Designed by Affaire."The second edition of "Cats & Plants" - the debut book from Chicago-based artist Stephen Eichhorn - features a brand new cover, but with an identical interior: It includes nearly two-hundred rich color images of the artist’s curious cat collages, and features felines balancing plants (and sometimes shells or minerals) on their furry heads. There are Calicos and cactuses, Siamese and succulents, and so much more!" A brand new, most handsome example of the 2018 second edition of this delight inducing tome in a jaunty blue cloth binding additionally SIGNED "Stephen Eichhorn" in ink by the artist. 0-9863961-8-4 Inventory Number: 027593
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OLAFUR ELIASSON: THE MEDIATED MOTION
(ELIASSON, OLAFUR). Eliasson, Olafur, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Andreas Spiegel, Marianne Krogh Jensen, Rudolf Sagmeister & Markus Tretter. Bregenz, GERMANY: Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2001. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Published in conjunction with a 2001 exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bregenz - The Mediated Motion", this bi-lingual catalogue on environmentally conscious Icelandic/Danish installation artist Olafur Eliasson is designed to be read back-to-back and upside down. A most presentable copy of this uncommon item showing a some light overall wear to the rear cover as well as a slight dent to the textblock at the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 3-883-75-505-2 Inventory Number: 014680
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AWOL ERIZKU: MYSTIC PARALLAX - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST (SHIPPING JULY 18th, 2023)
(ERIZKU, AWOL). Erizku, Awol, Ashley James, Doreen St. Felix, Urs Fischer & Antwaun Sargent. Foreword by Ishmael Reed. New York: Aperture and The Momentary, I00230705. 2023. First Edition. 12 x 9 1/2". Cloth in Illustrated Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 9781597115469
300pp, 168 illustrations in color and b&w. "Working across photography, film, video, painting, and installation, Awol Erizku's work references and re-imagines African-American and African visual culture, from hip hop vernacular to Nefertiti, while nodding to traditions of spirituality and Surrealism. This comprehensive monograph spans the artist’s career, blending his studio practice with his work as an in-demand editorial photographer working regularly for the New Yorker, New York magazine, Time, and GQ, among others, and features his conceptual portraits of Black cultural icons such as Solange, Amanda Gorman, and Michael B. Jordan. As Erizku recently told the New York Times, “It’s important for me to create confident, powerful, downright regal images of Black people.”
Featuring essays by critically acclaimed author Ishmael Reed, curator Ashley James, and writer Doreen St. Félix, and interviews with the artist by Urs Fischer and Antwaun Sargent, Mystic Parallax is a luminous and arresting testament to the artist’s tremendous power and originality."
A brand new, most handsome example of this spectacularly designed and produced first monograph additionally signed "Awol Erizku" in ink on the front pastedown.
Inventory Number: E000AEMP
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MAX ERNST
(ERNST, MAX).. Tokyo. ND (Circa 1958).: Misuzu. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Very Good/Good +. 106pp, 44 b&w and 26 color illustrations. Text in Japanese. Published as part of a Japanese series of monographs on European and American modern artists, this volume is devoted to the work of noted Dada and Surealist icon Max Ernst. While we cannot make out the publication details in Kanji, this is a nicely illustrated survey of paintings, collages, and frottages dating to the late fifties. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing a bit of handling to the textblock, some chips and closed tears to the dust jacket, and the previous owner's stamp of noted artist Sam Francis on the inside rear cover. Inventory Number: 008868
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ALEXANDRA EXTER (TRADUIT DU MANUSCRIT RUSSE)
(EXTER, ALEXANDRA). Tugendhold, Jacques. NP.: Editions Russes "Saria", 1922. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fair.. np, 3 color and 1 b&w tipped-in plates + 39 sepia-toned gravure illustrations. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the French translation (from the Russian) of Jacques Tugendhold's early monograph on the work of renowned Soviet avant-garde painter and theatrical designer Alexandra Exter. A presentable copy only of this uncommon item whose covers and top edge of the textblock show some rippling and light brown discoloration due to contact with moisture - but no sticking or tearing. The first twenty-six pages of text on newsprint are affected while the remaining leaves (containing the gravure plates) on heavier paper stock are still bright. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 007249
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OYVIND FAHLSTROM: ANOTHER SPACE FOR PAINTING
(FAHLSTROM, OYVIND). Borja-Villel, Manuel J., Jean-Francois Chevrier, Immanuel Wallerstein, Octavi Rofes & Suely Rolnik. Barcelona, SPAIN & North Adams, MA: Museu D'Art Contemporani De Barcelona (MACBA) & Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMoCA), 2000. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 368pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the extensive catalogue published in conjunction with the massive 2000 Museu D'Art Contemporani De Barcelona Oyvind Fahlstrom retrospective that subsequently traveled to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Newcastle's BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Filled with essays, and copiously illustrating virtually every work known to exist, it is the most comprehensive reference to date on the influential Swedish Pop practitioner who died in 1976 at the age of forty-eight. A brand new, most handsome example of the English language first edition. 0-9700738-3-6 Inventory Number: 020643
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OYVIND FAHLSTROM
(FAHLSTROM, OYVIND). Hulten, Pontus, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Ilmar Laaban, Billy Kluver & Ragnar Von Holten. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1980. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 110pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the extensive catalogue published in conjunction with the comprehensive 1980 Oyvind Fahlstrom retrospective held at Stockholm's Moderna Museet that subsequently traveled to Paris' Centre Georges Pompidou. Copiously illustrated, it is also filled with numerous texts written by the influential Swedish Pop practitioner who died in 1976 at the age of forty-eight. A most presentable example of the French language edition of this uncommon document showing some light wear and rubbing to the wrappers as well as a diagonal soft crease at the upper foredge corner of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. 2-85850-040-1 Inventory Number: 016826
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NEIL FARBER: HEY KID
(FARBER, NEIL). Farber, Neil. NP (Zurich, SWITZERLAND): Nieves, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (24pp), 28 b&w illustrations. Published in 2006 by Nieves, this is a charming little artists' book reproducing twenty-eight "Hey Kid..." drawings by Royal Art Lodge member Neil Farber. A pristine example of this uncommon gem limited to one hundred and fifty copies total numbered (77/150) in pencil on the rear cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 020428
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DAN FLAVIN: NEW USES FOR FLUORESCENT LIGHT WITH DRAWINGS, DIAGRAMS AND PRINTS
(FLAVIN, DAN). Poetter, Jochen & Dan Flavin. Baden-Baden & Stuttgart, GERMANY: Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden & Edition Cantz, 1973. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 168pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in German and English. With an exhibition checklist. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a comprehensive German Museum retrospective of work by the pioneering late minimalist sculptor Dan Flavin. It contains detailed entries and illustrations for each of the seventy-five pieces exhibited accompanied by texts from curator Jochen Poetter, Madeleine Descamps, and Flavin himself. A brand new, most handsome example. 3-89322-156-5 Inventory Number: 027213
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FAMA & FORTUNE BULLETIN JULI 1990 / HEFT 2: GUNTHER FORG
(FORG, GUNTHER) (FAMA & FORTUNE BULLETIN). Forg, Gunther & Oswald Weiner. Wien, AUSTRIA: Verlag Pakesch & Schlebrugge, 1990. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Art Periodical. Fine.. np (32pp), 14 color illustrations + monochrome cover. Text in German. This second issue of Viennese gallerist Peter Pakesch's "Fama & Fortune Bulletin" features a transcribed interview between artist Gunther Forg and Oswald Wiener along with reproductions of each of the fourteen ink on paper works that comprised his 1990 exhibition at the gallery. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 023993
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SAM FRANCIS: THE EDGE
(FRANCIS, SAM). Agee, William C.. New York & Chicago: Richard Gray Gallery, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 48pp, 14 color illustrations + b&w cover. With a detailed chronology. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 2000 Richard Gray Gallery exhibition of fourteen "edge" paintings on both canvas and paper by Sam Francis executed between 1964 and 1968. A handsome example showing some creasing to the rear foredge corner of the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. LC 96-079258 Inventory Number: 025214
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SAM FRANCIS: THE EDGE
(FRANCIS, SAM). Agee, William C.. New York & Chicago: Richard Gray Gallery, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 48pp, 14 color illustrations + b&w cover. With a detailed chronology. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 2000 Richard Gray Gallery exhibition of fourteen "edge" paintings on both canvas and paper by Sam Francis executed between 1964 and 1968. A pristine example. LC 96-079258 Inventory Number: 025213
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SAM FRANCIS: CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF CANVAS AND PANEL PAINTINGS 1946-1994
(FRANCIS, SAM). Burchett-Lere, Debra & William C. Agee. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2011. First Edition. Large 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket + two DVDs in a Linen Clamshell Box. Catalogue Raisonné. As New/As New. 0-520-26430-4
In conjunction with the publication of "Light on Fire...", we are offering a 10% discount off of The University of California Press list price of $495.00 for this massive, scholarly catalogue raisonné Sam Francis' painted work.
320pp, 130 color and 76 b&w illustrations + 2 DVDs. "This innovative and long-awaited catalogue raisonné brings together, for the first time, all the known paintings on canvas and panel of California-born abstract expressionist Sam Francis (1923–1994) and offers a comprehensive chronicle of his artistic journey. One of the twentieth century’s leading interpreters of light and color, Francis maintained studios not only in New York and Los Angeles, but also in Paris, Bern, and Tokyo, making his reach truly international. Elegantly boxed, it includes a richly illustrated book with an extended essay by Francis scholar William C. Agee and a biographical timeline by editor Debra Burchett-Lere accompanied by two DVDs with color images and authoritative documentation for all one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-plus paintings on canvas and panel by Francis - hundreds of which are reproduced here for the first time." A brand new, most handsome example of this extraordinary undertaking in the publisher's shipping carton.Inventory Number: E211024SFCR
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SAM FRANCIS: PAINTINGS AND GOUACHES
(FRANCIS, SAM). Francis, Sam. Los Angeles: Felix Landau Gallery, 1969. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (28pp), 26 b&w illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender twenty-eight page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1969 Felix Landau Gallery exhibition of twenty-six paintings on canvas and paper executed between 1963 and 1969 by the noted Las Angeles abstract master Sam Francis. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing some light soiling and patination to its matte white wrappers. Inventory Number: 026781
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SAM FRANCIS: APHORISMS - WITH A SIGNED AND DATED SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING ON THE FRONT COVER
(FRANCIS, SAM). Francis, Sam. NP. ND (1973).: Self-Published. First Edition. 12mo. Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine./No Jackets - As Issued.. np (36pp), no illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Printed offset without illustrations, this charming little self-published collection of brief aphorisms by the late, great Sam Francis precedes the 1986 Lapis Press edition by over a decade. A bright, most handsome unique example of this exceedingly uncommon true first printing issued hors commerce without dust jacket to be given by the artist to his friends additionally BEARING A BOLD SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING INITIALED AND DATED "S.F. / '73" in black ink on the front cover. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025572
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SAM FRANCIS: APHORISMS
(FRANCIS, SAM). Francis, Sam. Santa Monica, CA: The Lapis Press, 1984. First Edition Thus 1/600. 12mo. Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good./No Jacket.. np (36pp), no illustrations. Designed and printed by Jaime Robles. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Printed by hand letterpress without illustrations, this charming little collection of brief aphorisms by the late, great Sam Francis is one of the very first publications of the artist's own Lapis Press. While the colophon calls for six hundred copies, we know from the publisher that the vast majority of the print run was never jacketed, signed, nor distributed. An internally bright, most handsome example lacking the dust jacket and showing some mild soiling to its matte white wrappers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023056
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SAM FRANCIS EXHIBITION POSTER: MARTHA JACKSON GALLERY (1957)
(FRANCIS, SAM). Francis, Sam. New York. ND (1957).: Martha Jackson Gallery. First Edition. Small Folio. Printed Paper. Exhibition Poster. Near Fine.. One 13 ½ x 9 ¾" sheet printed offset recto only in black, white and purple, 1 illustration. This is the striking poster published in conjunction with Sam Francis' second ever American one-man exhibition held at New York's Martha Jackson Gallery between November 25th and December 20th 1957. A most handsome, flat and unmailed example of this uncommon, lovely ephemeral object showing the slightest bit of age-toning. Inventory Number: 007749