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(GRAHAM, DAN) (HASEGAWA, ITSUKO) (POINT D'IRONIE). Obrist, Hans-Ulrich & Carrie Pitto, Editors. Paris: agnès b., 1998. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Tabloid Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. Two 17 x 24" sheets printed color and black and white offset recto and verso, neatly folded in half vertically to make 8pp, profusely illustrated. This eighth installment of "point d'ironie" - agnès b.'s Hans-Ulrich Obrist-edited tabloid format hybrid periodical - is a collaborative project between renowned American conceptual practitioner Dan Graham and the noted Japanese architect Itsuko Hasegawa published in conjunction with the exhibition "Cities on the Move". A most handsome example of this uncommon, fragile item that was issued hors commerce - never commercially for sale - showing only some minor handling marks to its lightweight paper stock. Inventory Number: 027094

(GRIEGER, SCOTT). Grieger, Scott. NP (Los Angeles): Self-Published, 1970. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Artist's Book. Very Good +.. Fifteen individual 7 ½ x 10 ¼" plates printed offset recto only, 15 b&w illustrations. Self-published in 1970, "Impersonations" is Los Angeles-based artist Scott Grieger's wildly hilarious, photographically illustrated artist's book of send-ups of iconic works by many of the then-prevailing luminaries of Pop, Conceptual and Minimal Art. Using the photographic studio and some darkroom magic, the hirsute Grieger clad in jeans, desert boots, and a white t-shirt substitutes himself for artworks ranging from a Barnett Newman "zip" to one of Robert Irwin's illuminated disc paintings. The fifteen artists receiving these wry homages are Ronald Bladen, Tony DeLap, Robert Grosvenor, Irwin, Les Levine, Sol LeWitt, John McCracken, Robert Morris, Newman, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, George Rickey, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, and Ernest Trova. The "Impersonations" photographs were subsequently shown in MoMA's landmark 1970 Conceptual Art exhibition "Information", the 1972 Whitney Annual, "Los Angeles '72" at New York's Sidney Janis Gallery, and were the subject of a 2007 retrospective with catalogue at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University. The work fits in nicely with parallel body-centric photographic excursions by the likes of Bruce Nauman, Chris Burden and Vito Acconci - albeit with a more overt tongue in cheek approach. A bright, handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon - only five copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - and underappreciated gem whose glossy white printed paper portfolio shows some typical creasing along the edges along with a slight stain at the upper right corner of the rear panel. Inventory Number: 022630

(GRIEGER, SCOTT). Grieger, Scott & Maurice Tuchman. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. One continuous 7 ½ x 11 ½" cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, folded neatly in half to make 4pp, 1 b&w illustration. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender four page brochure published in conjunction with a 1971 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Ahmanson Gallery exhibition of five recent "combination" works by Scott Grieger. Expanding on his earlier "Impersonations" series, the Los Angeles-based artist takes aim here at prevailing luminaries and tropes of Pop, Conceptual and Minimal Art with five works that marry the iconic imagery of Frank Stella with Donald Judd, Robert Morris with Larry Poons, Morris Louis with Sol LeWitt, Barnett Newman with Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns with Donald Judd to amusing effect. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item - only two copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 024815

(HEINECKEN, ROBERT). Pastor, Suzanne E., Susan E. Cohen & Robert Heinecken. Kassel, GERMANY: Edition Fotoforum, 1983. First Edition 1/1200. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -.. np (24pp), profusely illustrat in color and b&w. Text in German and English. With a chronology and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender twenty-four page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1983 exhibition of photographic works by the late Los Angeles-based artist Robert Heinecken. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand, two hundred copies showing a bit of light wear to the wrappers along with a vertical crease through the rear cover. Inventory Number: 025648

(HUEBLER, DOUGLAS). Huebler, Douglas. Andover, MA: The Addison Gallery of American Art, 1970. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 15 b&w illustrations. This is the slender sixteen page artist's book cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 1970 Addison Gallery of American Art retrospective of the witty early Conceptual work of the late, beloved Cal Arts (by way of Michigan) mentor Douglas Huebler. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of light wear. Inventory Number: 017494

(HUEBLER, DOUGLAS). Huebler, Douglas & Arthur Rose. Introduction by Julia Brown. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1986. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 28pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Linda Norlen. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the 1986 catalogue documenting ten works from Douglas Huebler's charming, typically wry "Crocodile Tears" series commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. These installments - "brief fictions re-sounding from the proposal in Variable Piece #70: 1971 to photographically document the existence of everyone alive" - originally appeared in print in 1984 as comic strips reproduced in the pages of the LA Weekly. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of light overall wear, rubbing, and soiling to its covers. Inventory Number: 023723

(HUEBLER, DOUGLAS). Onorato, Ronald J.. La Jolla, CA: La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 52pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, biography and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1988 La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art survey of fifty-one works executed between 1968 and 1988 by the witty late Conceptual practitioner Douglas Huebler. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of wear and rubbing to the covers. 0-934418-30-6 Inventory Number: 023956

(HUEBLER, DOUGLAS). Onorato, Ronald J.. La Jolla, CA: La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 52pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, biography and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1988 La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art survey of fifty-one works executed between 1968 and 1988 by the witty late Conceptual practitioner Douglas Huebler. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing a bit of wear and rubbing to the covers along with a slight curl to the upper foredge corner of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. 0-934418-30-6 Inventory Number: 023791

(JUDD, DONALD). Judd, Donald. Halifax, CANADA & New York: The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design & New York University Press, 1975. First Paperback Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 232pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Published by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in collaboration with New York University Press, this is the first of two volumes of the complete writings - gallery reviews, book reviews, articles, letters to the editor, reports, statements, and complaints - dating from the years 1975-1986 by the late, great Minimalist giant Donald Judd. "These uncompromising reviews avoid the familiar generalizations so often associated with artistic styles emerging during the 1950s and 60s. Here, Judd discusses in detail the work of more than five hundred artists showing in New York at that time, and provides a critical account of this significant era in American art". A most presentable example of the uncommon 1975 first paperbound edition of this vital document showing some light soiling and age-toning. 0-8147-4156-8 Inventory Number: 026712

(JUDD, DONALD). Judd, Donald. Halifax, CANADA & New York. 1975 (2005).: The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design & New York University Press. Second Edition (First Thus). 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 232pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Published by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in collaboration with New York University Press, this is the first of two volumes of the complete writings - gallery reviews, book reviews, articles, letters to the editor, reports, statements, and complaints - dating from the years 1975-1986 by the late, great Minimalist giant Donald Judd. "These uncompromising reviews avoid the familiar generalizations so often associated with artistic styles emerging during the 1950s and 60s. Here, Judd discusses in detail the work of more than five hundred artists showing in New York at that time, and provides a critical account of this significant era in American art". A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 2005 second edition of this vital document. 0-919616-42-9 Inventory Number: 025101

(JUDD, DONALD). Koepplin, Dieter. Basel, SWITZERLAND, Halifax, CANADA & New York: Kunstmuseum Basel, Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design & New York University Press, 1976. First Paperback Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in German and English. With a chronology and exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in collaboration with New York University Press, this is the copiously illustrated catalogue documenting a 1976 Kunsthalle Basel exhibition of two hundred and fifty-two working drawings for sculptural projects executed between 1956 and 1976 by the late, great Minimalist giant Donald Judd. A most presentable example of the uncommon paperbound first edition of this vital document showing some slight curling to the front of the textblock at the lower foredge corner along with some mild wear, soiling, and age-toning to its white covers. It has been priced accordingly. 0-919616-12-7 Inventory Number: 026010

(KOLBOWSKI, SYLVIA) (RAAD, WALID). Kolbowski, Sylvia & Walid Raad. New York: A.R.T. Press, 2006. First Edition. 12mo. Printed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 88pp, 9 color and 7 b&w illustrations. Published as part of A.R.T. Press' "Between Artists" series, "inadvertently situated during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the summer of 2006, this epistolary dialogue between Sylvia Kolbowski and Walid Raad traces one artist's evacuation from Lebanon, and one artist's experience of the war through texts and images". A bright, most handsome example of the 2006 first edition of this now elusive little gem. 0-923183-40-X Inventory Number: 024169

(KOSUTH, JOSEPH). DaRosa, Raquel, Clegg & Guttmann, Braco Dimitrievic, Cornelia Lauf, Paul Magriel & John C. Welchman. Cornelia Lauf, Editor. New York: Josh Bear Gallery, 1989. First Edition. 12mo. Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np, no illustrations. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1989 Josh Bear Gallery exhibition for the benefit of New York's Squat Theatre, the noted Conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth designed this elegant catalogue cum artist's book with a die-cut front cover printed on onionskin pages using typography much in the manner of his text-based wall pieces of the period. Curated by his wife Cornelia Lauf, the contemporary artists featured were Alan Belcher, Werner Buttner, Sarah Charlesworth, Braco Dimitrievic, Lili Dujourie, Clegg & Guttmann, Kosuth, Roy Lichtenstein, Glenn O'Brien, Claes Oldenburg, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Eran Shaerf, Wolfgang Staehle, Haim Steinbach, and Jon Tower, alongside "older masters" "Anonymous", Ben Austrian, Charles Thomas Bale, Nicholas Alden Brooks, George Henry Hall, William Michael Harnett, Gasparo Lopez, John Peto, Henri Robbe, and Tobias Stranover. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 013276

(KOSUTH, JOSEPH). Kosuth, Joseph. Preface by The American Foundation for AIDS Research. Berlin, GERMANY & New York: Berlin Press & The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR), 2001. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. Designed by Joseph Kosuth. With a biography and chronology. Designed by the artist, this is the elegant hardbound catalogue documenting noted Conceptualist Joseph Kosuth's 2000 installation for The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) entitled "Guests and Foreigners: Corporal Histories". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 3-9804910-6-4 Inventory Number: 018849

(LE VA, BARRY). Ligare, David & Gary T. Smith. Salinas, CA: Hartnell College Gallery, 1979. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good +.. np (12pp), 5 b&w illustrations. Designed by Lloyd Northover Limited. With an exhibition checklist and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1979 Hartnell College exhibition, this slender twelve page catalogue documents the gallery's presentation of eleven installation drawings by minimal sculptor Barry Le Va. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of browning along the edges. LC 79-63310 Inventory Number: 017951

(LEWITT, SOL). Ace Gallery. Los Angeles: Ace Galley, 1968. First Edition. Square Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibiton Poster. Fine.. One 18 x 18" sheet printed color offset recto only machine-folded in quarters to make 9 x 9", 1 color illustration. This is the striking poster for a 1968 Ace Gallery Los Angeles exhibition of Sol LeWitt's recent "Sets" body of work. This was the noted Minimal and Conceptual artist's first local gallery show following his Pasadena Art Museum debut. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 027297

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. New York, London, Rome & Hong Kong. 2007-2014.: Multiples, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Sheet Plus Envelope. Artist's Book. Fine./Near Fine.. One 5 1/8 x 12 3/8" cardstock sheet, printed recto only inserted into a printed paper envelope, 10 b&w illustrations. This wry homage to Eadweard Muybridge's Human Locomotion studies was noted Minimal/Conceptual Artist Sol LeWitt's contribution to the to the Multiples, Inc. "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item (cited on pages 88-89 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books") offered here individually. Inventory Number: 026656

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. Basel & Bern, SWITZERLAND. ND (circa 1976).: Kunsthalle Basel & Verlag Kornfeld und Cie.. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine.. np (96pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in German with English captions. Co-published by the Kunsthalle Basel and Verlag Kornfeld und Cie, this substantial document is a full catalogue raisonné of Sol LeWitt's screenprints, lithographs, etchings, and artist books executed between 1970 and 1975. It includes entries for ninety-seven works that are all illustrated throughout. An otherwise bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a diagonal closed tear to one of the rear pages. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025919

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. Houston, TX: Cusack Gallery, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (16pp), illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender sixteen page artist's book cum exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with a 1973 Sol LeWitt installation at Houston's hotbed of Minimal and Conceptual Art, The Cusack Gallery. It is a facsimile of the written instructions and diagrams in the artist's hand utilized to execute the six exhibited wall drawings. An otherwise most handsome copy of this exceptionally uncommon item (cited on page 45 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as entry number seven of the "Artist Books" in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol LeWitt") - only five copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - whose inside front cover and first few pages show some browning due to a laid in New York Times newspaper review of LeWitt's 1994 exhibition of wall drawings at Boston's MFA. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025812

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. Tokyo: Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and collections listing. This is the elegant catalogue published in conjunction with a 1990 survey exhibition of Sol LeWitt's then-recent wall drawings, gouaches, and structures held at the Touko Museum of Art - the Minimalist pioneer's first major show in Japan. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of wear to the covers along with some trivial foxing to the extremities. Inventory Number: 025141

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. & Multiples, Inc., 1980. First Edition. Square 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artists' Book. Near Fine.. np (32pp), 220 color illustrations. "Sunrise and Sunset at Praiano" is Sol LeWitt 1980 artist's book that consists of fifty-four pages of 2 by 2 grids contrasting color photographs of the sky over Praiano Italy where the late, great Minimal pioneer maintained a villa taken at Sunrise, and - you guessed it, - Sunset. A handsome example of this uncommon item (cited on pages 102-103 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol LeWitt") showing some very light wear and soiling to its white wrappers along with a tiny dent to the upper foredge corner. 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. 0-8478-0275-2 Inventory Number: 025140

(LONG, RICHARD). Long, Richard. Dusseldorf, GERMANY: Konrad Fischer Gallery, 1973. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (32pp), illustrated in b&w. Text in English. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the 1973 first edition of "South America" - Richard Long's charming little artist's book amalgam of brief texts and Pre-Columbian pictograms. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item (cited as the thirteenth entry in the comprehensive bibliography of artist's books and monographs on page 221 of Clarrie Wallis' "Richard Long: Heaven and Earth" published in 2009 by the Tate, Britain Museum) showing some creasing along the spine along with mild age-toning and brown speckling to its matte white covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025025

(MAN RAY) (PAOLINI, GIULIO) (BOLAFFIARTE). Man Ray & Giulio Paolini. Torino, ITALY: Bolaffi & Mondadori Editori, 1973. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Very Good -.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w, with two 11 ¾ x 9 ¼" original graphics laid in. Text in Italian. This is the thirty-first installment of the Italian Arts magazine "BolaffiArte". Amongst the more interesting articles here are features on American Land Art (Michael Heizer and Robert Smithson) and Hippie Communes in the Southwest - both with photographs by Gianfranco Gorgoni, collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, Conceptual Art and Arte Povera 1966 - 1969, and a section devoted to Man Ray. For the issue, Man Ray was commissioned to create an original work of art utilizing the letter "R" (as part its "L'Alfabebeto di BolaffiArte" series), which was then reproduced utilizing the photolithographic process and included as a loose insert. It consists of an embossed sheet of cardstock which has been overprinted with a stylized "Man Ray" in dark green, save for the "R" printed in red. In addition, noted Italian Arte Povera/Conceptual artist Giulio Paolini has contributed an original insert entitled "Vedo, 1969 (la decifrazione del mio campo visivo)". A most presentable example with like inserts showing a bit of overall light wear along with a slight dent at the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 009218

(MANZONI, PIERO). Codognato, Mario. London: Karsten Schubert Ltd., 1989. First Edition 1/800. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 16pp, 13 b&w illustrations. Designed by Tamar Burchill. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1989 London gallery survey of works executed by the late Italian Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni between 1957 and 1961. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to eight hundred unnumbered copies. 1-870590-10-4 Inventory Number: 022317

(MANZONI, PIERO). Kultermann, Udo & Piero Manzoni. Foreword by J. Leering. Eindhoven, THE NETHERLANDS: Van Abbemueum, 1969. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Dutch and Italian. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the uniquely bound catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1969 survey exhibition of Italian Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni's "Achrome" and related works from the late fifties and early sixties held at the Van Abbemueum, Eindhoven. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose wrappers are covered in white synthetic fiber that references the "Achrome" pieces showing just a bit of minor wear and some typical brown staining to the inside covers from the binder's adhesive. Inventory Number: 025762

(MARDEN, BRICE). Criqui, Jean-Pierre. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth with Magnetic Closure. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, 112 color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 2002 New York gallery exhibition entitled "Bears, Attendants, and Rocks" (the artist's most significant since "Cold Mountain" at the Dia Center for the Arts in 1991), this innovatively designed catalogue includes over one hundred full-color reproductions of paintings, drawings, and etchings executed by Brice Marden between 1997 and 2002. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 1-880146-36-3 Inventory Number: 015350

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON) (FOOD). Morris, Catherine. Bremen, & Koln, GERMANY: Westfalisches Landesmuseum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte & Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 48pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and German. From 1971 through 1974, "Food" was the unique, artist-run restaurant located at the corner of Prince and Wooster Streets in New York's SoHo. It was designed and built by Gordon Matta-Clark - this project marking the first instance of his architectural cutting and reconfiguration - and administered primarily by Matta-Clark, Caroline Goodden, Tina Girouard, Rachel Lew, and Suzy Harris. "Food" was conceived as a vibrant yet inexpensive oasis where the local artistic community (which included neighbors 112 Greene Street, Avalanche Magazine, Phillip Glass, etc.) would be able to dine, drink, and exchange ideas. It became "a creative environment where artists were guest chefs, films were made, dancers performed, and art was discussed, inspired and produced". This is the informative, well-illustrated catalogue for a 1999 exhibition on the project curated by Catherine Morris for White Columns in New York that was shown at Bremen's Westfalisches Landesmuseum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon document showing a bit of light patination to the rear cover. 3-88375-435-8 Inventory Number: 027248

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. New York: 98 Greene Street Loft Press, 1974. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the influential self-published artist's book documenting Gordon Matta-Clark's now legendary 1974 chainsaw-assisted drawing and quartering of an abandoned house located at 322 Humphrey Street in Englewood, New Jersey. A handsome example of this uncommon, seminal Conceptual document whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - showing just the slightest bit of light soiling and age-toning along the extremities. Inventory Number: 027402

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027182

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition #118/250 Deluxe. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - from the edition of two hundred and fifty copies BOLDLY SIGNED "Gordon Matta Clark" AND NUMBERED (118/250) in black ink on the recto showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027181

(McCOLLUM, ALLAN). McCollum, Allan & Thomas Lawson. Los Angeles: A.R.T. Press, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the very first monograph on the iconoclastic, conceptually-inflected work of Los Angeles-born, New York-based artist Allan McCollum. It address his earliest works, collaborations with Louise Lawler and Laurie Simmons, the "Surrogates", "Perpetual Photographs", "Perfect Vehicles", "Individual Works", "Drawings", "The Dog From Pompeii", and "Natural Objects" series - often in detailed gallery installation photographs - as well as the transcript of a lengthy interview between McCollum and artist Thomas Lawson. A brand new, pristine example of the 1996 paperbound first edition (which shares the same ISBN with the hardbound version) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-923183-04-0 Inventory Number: 024438

(McCOLLUM, ALLAN). McCollum, Allan & Thomas Lawson. Los Angeles: A.R.T. Press, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the very first monograph on the iconoclastic, conceptually-inflected work of Los Angeles-born, New York-based artist Allan McCollum. It address his earliest works, collaborations with Louise Lawler and Laurie Simmons, the "Surrogates", "Perpetual Photographs", "Perfect Vehicles", "Individual Works", "Drawings", "The Dog From Pompeii", and "Natural Objects" series - often in detailed gallery installation photographs - as well as the transcript of a lengthy interview between McCollum and artist Thomas Lawson. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon 1996 hardbound first edition (which shares the same ISBN with the paperbound version) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-923183-04-0 Inventory Number: 024437

(McLAUGHLIN, JOHN). McLaughlin, John & Walter Hopps. Pasadena: Pasadena Art Museum, 1963. First Edition 1/1200. Oblong Small 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. np (16pp), 1 b&w and 4 tipped-in color illustrations + color cover. Designed by Robert M. Ellis. With an exhibition checklist and exhibition history. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1963 Pasadena Art Museum retrospective exhibition of fifty-nine paintings and nineteen prints executed between 1948 and 1963 by John McLaughlin that was the first monographic publication on the pioneering Southern California-based minimalist. It features a brief essay by then-Museum director Walter Hopps along with four brief texts by the artist. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one thousand, two hundred unnumbered copies showing some light rubbing, soiling, and handling to its white covers. Inventory Number: 025816

(MERZ, MARIO). Merz, Mario, Fumio Nanjo, Germano Celant & Demosthenes Davvetas. Nagoya, JAPAN: Institute of Contemporary Arts, Nagoya, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 92pp, 7 color and 26 b&w illustrations + cover. Texts in Japanese, English, Italian and French. With an exhibition history and bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a 1984 Institute of Contemporary Arts, Nagoya Mario Merz retrospective - the first major Japanese exhibition of works by the late Italian Arte Povera pioneer. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing a bit of overall light wear and handling. Inventory Number: 020259

(NAUMAN, BRUCE). Nauman, Bruce. Los Angeles: Nicholas Wilder Gallery, 1974. First Edition. 12mo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (30pp), no illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1974 Los Angeles exhibition at the late, great Nicholas Wilder Gallery, this is an artist's book by renowned conceptual practitioner Bruce Nauman consisting entirely of text. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item showing an even margin of age-toning along the foredge of the first three leaves. It has been priced accordingly Inventory Number: 026559

(OCTOBER). Copjec, Joan, Douglas Crimp, Rosalind Krauss & Annette Michelson, Editors. Cambridge, MA & New York: MIT Press for the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1984. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Fine.. 132pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: Broadness and Diversity of the Ludwig Brigade - Hans Haacke; An Unpublished Text for an Unpainted Picture - Walter Grasskamp; A Conversation With Hans Haacke - Yve-Alain Bois, Douglas Crimp & Rosalind Krauss; From Faktura to Factography - Benjamin H.D. Buchloh; Francis Picabia: From Dada to Petain - Yve-Alain Bois. A most handsome example. 0-262-75180-1 Inventory Number: 021674

(OCTOBER). Copjec, Joan, Douglas Crimp, Rosalind Krauss & Annette Michelson, Editors. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Journals, 1986. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Near Fine.. 140pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: In Praise of Horizontality - Annette Michelson; The Religion of the Caves, The Hands of Gargas - Andre Leroi-Gourhan; Originality as Repetition - Rosalind Krauss; The Primary Colors for the Second Time - Benjamin H.D. Buchloh; Ready-Made Originals - Molly Nesbit; Repetition, Obsession - Steven Z. Levine; The Origin without an Original - Linda Nochlin; Antiquity Now - Michael Fried; In Praise of Appearance - Louis Marin; Manet's Imagery Reconstructed - Klaus Herding; Painting as Model - Yve-Alain Bois. A most handsome example. 0-262-75187-9 Inventory Number: 018280

(OCTOBER). Copjec, Joan, Douglas Crimp, Rosalind Krauss, Annette Michelson & Terri L. Cafaro, Editors. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Journals, 1989. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Good +.. 120pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: Andy Warhol, or The Machine Perfected - Thierry de Duve; The Aesthetic Transformation of the Image of the Unimaginable - Gertrud Koch; Anselm Kiefer: The Terror of History, the Temptation of Myth - Andreas Huyssen; Fatal Attractions: Leni Riefenstahl's The Blue Light - Eric Rentschler; Contribution to Points of Reference 38/88 - Hans Haacke; The Monument is Invisible, the Sign Visible - Werner Fenz; A Note on Gerhard Richter's October 18, 1977 - Benjamin H. D. Buchloh. A handsome example showing a slight dent through the textblock at the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 0-262-75198-4 Inventory Number: 021663

(OCTOBER). Copjec, Joan, Douglas Crimp, Rosalind Krauss, Annette Michelson & Terri L. Cafaro, Editors. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Journals, 1989. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Near Fine.. 142pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: Mourning and Militancy - Douglas Crimp; Flaming Closets - Michael Moon; Kant with Sade - Jacques Lacan; From Breton to Dali: the Adventures of Automatism - Laurent Jenny; A Conversation with October - The V-Girls (Martha Baer, Erin Cramer, Jessica Chalmers, Andrea Fraser, Marianne Weems). A most handsome copy. 0-262-75201-8 Inventory Number: 021661

(OCTOBER). Krauss, Rosalind, Annette Michelson, George Baker, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Hal Foster, Denis Hollier, David Joselit, Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Mignon Nixon, Malcolm Turvey & Adam Lehner, Editors. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Journals, 2009. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Fine.. 166pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: Drawing Blanks: Notes on Andy Warhol's Late Works - Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Flou: Rayographs and the Dada Automatic - Susan Laxton, Speak, Painting: Word and Device in Early Johns - Harry Cooper, From Abstraction to Model: George Brecht's Events and the Conceptual Turn in Art of the 1960s - Julia Robinson, "It has to do with the theater": Bruce Conner's Ratbastards - Kevin Hatch, Remarks on Abstraction - Hubert Damisch, and In Memory of Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) - Rosalind Krauss. A most handsome example. 0-262-75277-8 Inventory Number: 023562