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(FERUS GALLERY). Varnedoe, Kirk. Interview with Irving Blum by Roberta Bernstein. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Exhibition Catalog. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 146pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Bruce Mau Design Inc. With a Ferus Gallery chronology. This invaluable reference catalogue was produced in conjunction with a 2002 Gagosian Gallery exhibition of forty-four artworks celebrating Ed Kienholz and Walter Hopps' visionary Ferus Gallery. During its ten year life, the gallery was home to such influential California artists as Robert Alexander, John Altoon, Billy Al Bengston, Wallace Berman, Streeter Blair, Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, Richard Diebenkorn, Llyn Foulkes, Sonia Gechtoff, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, James Kelly, Edward Kienholz, Frank Lobdell, John Mason, Edward Moses, Richard Pettibon, Kenneth Price, Philip Rich, Arthur Richer, Richards Ruben, Edward Ruscha, Paul Sarkisian, Hassel Smith, and Julius Wasserstein. It was also the site of Los Angeles exhibitions by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Kurt Schwitters, and Joseph Cornell. The publication reproduces sixty-six of the gallery's highly sought-after announcement posters as well as vintage documentary and installation photographs, including many by Dennis Hopper. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2002 first Gagosian printing that sold out during the show's run still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-880154-74-9 Inventory Number: 026637

(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

(JUDD, DONALD). Fuchs, Rudi. New York: Pace Gallery, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 24pp, 8 color and 1 b&w illustration + color cover. Designed by Tomoko Makiura. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2004 New York gallery exhibition of five large-scale sculptural works executed by Donald Judd between 1988 and 1997. A brand new, most handsome example. 1-930743-41-6 Inventory Number: 025190

(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

(JUDD, DONALD). Meyer, Ellie. New York: David Zwirner Books, 2016. First Edition. Small 4to. Silkscreened Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 72pp, profusely illustrated in color. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue documenting a posthumous 2016 exhibition of ten Cor-Ten steel sculptures fabricated by Donald Judd between 1979 and 1989 held at David Zwirner's New York gallery. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-925047-07-7 Inventory Number: 025185

(SACHS, TOM). Sachs, Tom. New York: Self-Published, 2009. Second Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. np (22pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Tom Sachs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Bricolage Magazine" is Tom Sachs's highly entertaining self-published artist's periodical cum 'zine that addresses all things of interest to Tom Sachs "and his community". This first installment from 2009 weaves together in the artist's charming lo-fi cut and paste way Donald Judd, Ikea, Malick Sidibe, Yoda, music to listen to, movies to watch, and so much more. A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon - only a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - second printing limited to one hundred unnumbered copies, in addition to the one hundred of the first printing. 0-9790499-6-2 Inventory Number: 026491

Develing, E. & Shirley Blum. Riverside, CA: Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, 1970. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine.. 20pp, 4 b&w illustrations. With bibliographies. This is the minimally-appointed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1970 Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside exhibition of sculptural works by American Minimal pioneers Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and Robert Morris. A glossy, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item showing some very light handling and ink transfer from rubbing to its grey covers. Inventory Number: 025915

Washburne-Harris, Jessie & Donald Kennison, Editors. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. np (64pp), 23 color illustrations. Designed by Bruce Mau Design Inc. With an exhibition checklist and bibliographies. This is the sleek catalogue published to document the 2002 group exhibition of twenty-two blue chip works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Gober, Damien Hirst, Jasper Johns (4), Donald Judd, Yves Klein, Franz Kline, Jeff Koons, Barnett Newman, Pablo Picasso (2), Robert Ryman, Jenny Saville, Richard Serra, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol (2), and Rachel Whiteread entitled "The Physical World" held at New York's Gagosian Gallery. From the gallery's press release: "While seemingly diverse, the works all display a particular correlation between object and ground whether achieved two dimensionally or with an actual object. An underlying current of sexuality and death runs through and connects the works in the exhibition". What else is left to be said? A most handsome example. 1-880154-76-5 Inventory Number: 015662