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AT THE EDGE OF THE DECIPHERABLE: RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS BY UTA BARTH - DELUXE HARDBOUND SLIPCASED EDITION SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A PRINT
(BARTH, UTA). Smith, Elizabeth A.T.. Los Angeles. 1995 (2002).: Museum of Contemporary Art & St. Ann's Press. First Thus 1/45 Deluxe. Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 54pp, 25 color illustrations. Designed by Paul McMenamin. Originally published in conjunction with her 1995 solo exhibition at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art, Uta Barth's first publication gorgeously illustrates the artist's then-current body of work. Its hazy color photographs of indistinct residential settings and domestic details are mysteriously evocative and suggestive of great meaning. In 2002, the extraordinary St. Ann's Press produced in collaboration with the artist this new edition of her unavailable catalogue featuring a different cover photograph, and color images for the text illustrations previously reproduced in black and white. Limited to forty-five copies only, this example is from the ultra-deluxe hardbound, slipcased edition NUMBERED (9/45), SIGNED, AND DATED by Uta Barth in black ink on the title page, as issued, that includes a SIGNED AND DATED 9 ¼ x 8 ½" color print entitled "Ground (02.1)" mounted on one inch deep plywood backing. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's original plastic wrapping. 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. 0-9713681-0-4 Inventory Number: 024084
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UTA BARTH: WHITE BLIND (BRIGHT RED)
(BARTH, UTA). Tumlir, Jan & Uta Barth. Santa Fe, NM: SITE Santa Fe, 2004. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Meryl Pollen. With a bibliography and exhibition history. This is the elegant catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with the 2004 three-part exhibition by photographer Uta Barth at SITE Santa Fe. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9700774-7-5 Inventory Number: 027477
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BASQUIAT
(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Buchhart, Dieter, Glenn O'Brien, Jean-Louis Prat & Susanne Reichling. Basel, SWITZERLAND & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Fondation Beyeler & Hatje Cantz, 2010. Later Printing. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. lii + 188pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology. Text in English. "The first African-American artist to attain art superstardom, Jean-Michel Basquiat created a huge oeuvre of drawings and in the space of just eight years. Through his street roots in graffiti, Basquiat helped to establish new possibilities for figurative and expressionistic painting, breaking the white male stranglehold of Conceptual and Minimal art, and foreshadowing, among other tendencies, Germany's Junge Wilde movement. It was not only Basquiat's art but also the details of his biography that made his name legendary - his early years as "Samo" (his graffiti artist moniker), his friendships with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Madonna, and his tragically early death from a heroin overdose. This superbly produced retrospective publication assesses Basquiat's luminous career with commentary by, among others, Glenn O'Brien, and one hundred and sixty color reproductions of the work." This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a massive 2011 Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective exhibition held at Basel's Fondation Beyeler. A brand new, most handsome example of a later printing of the English language hardbound edition. 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. 3-7757-2593-8 Inventory Number: 027161
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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: NEW WORKS
(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Ikeda Gallery, Akira. Tokyo, JAPAN: Akira Ikeda Gallery, 1987. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (28pp), 7 color illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history, and bibliography. Published only in Japan, this is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1987 Tokyo gallery exhibitions of seven Jean-Michel Basquiat collaged paintings and constructions on wood executed during 1985 and 1986. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. 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: 027550
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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Marshall, Richard, Ingrid Sischy & Fred Braithwaite (aka "Fab 5 Freddy"). London: Serpentine Gallery, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (16pp) + np (6pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Area. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender catalogue featuring an essay by Richard Marshall published in conjunction with a posthumous 1996 Serpentine Gallery exhibition of twenty-five works by Jean-Michel Basquiat that subsequently traveled to Malaga. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item with the inclusion of the separate eight page booklet of a transcribed reminiscence of the artist between Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Braithwaite and Ingrid Sischy. Inventory Number: 026324
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COLLABORATIONS: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT & ANDY WARHOL &
(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL) (WARHOL, ANDY). Ikeda Gallery, Akira. Tokyo, JAPAN: Akira Ikeda Gallery, 1986. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Near Fine.. np (44pp), 17 color and 1 b&w illustration. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, Published only in Japan, this is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a1986 Tokyo gallery exhibitions of five of the collaborative paintings produced by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat during 1985 and 1986. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. 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: 027549
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DERRIERE LE MIROIR (DLM) NO. 55-56 MAI 1953: JEAN BAZAINE - WITH TWO ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS
(BAZAINE, JEAN) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Bazaine, Jean & Marcel Arland. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1953. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (8pp), 2 color and 4 b&w illustrations. Text in French. This is a monographic edition of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Jean Bazaine's 1953 exhibition of paintings. It contains two color lithographs (the front cover, and one massive four page spread), and four additional illustrations. A most presentable example showing a bit of wear and a single closed tear along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023559
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ROMARE BEARDEN: MATRIX 7
(BEARDEN, ROMARE). M(iller)-K(eller), Andrea. Hartford, CT: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1975. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (4pp), 1 b&w illustration. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender four page brochure published in conjunction with a 1975 exhibition of six collages by the venerable African-American artist Romare Bearden held at Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum. A most handsome copy of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 026736
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RUTH BERNHARD: THE COLLECTION OF GINNY WILLIAMS - SIGNED BY RUTH BERNHARD
(BERNHARD, RUTH). Williams, Ginny. Santa Fe, NM: Tallgrass Press, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (95pp), 43 tritone illustrations. This is the lavish catalogue published in conjunction with the 1993 exhibition "Ruth Bernhard: A Retrospective from the Ginny Williams Collection" at the Denver Art Museum and the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. A superbly printed selection of Bernhard's seminal modernist work (including many of the famous female nudes) is represented here, interspersed with quotations from the photographer about her inspirations and her creative process. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon hardbound edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ruth Bernhard" in her unmistakable calligraphic hand in black fountain pen on the title page. 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. 1-881138-04-6 Inventory Number: 023786
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JOSEPH BEUYS: A SERIES OF 90 PAINTINGS (2 SCHAFSKOPFE (LOCH) 1961-1975 PAINTING VERSION 1-90) - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(BEUYS, JOSEPH). Beuys, Joseph. Munchen, GERMANY: Verlag Schellmann & Kluser, 1976. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. 4to. Wrappers in Printed Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./Fine.. np (186pp), 90 color illustrations. "A Series of 90 Paintings..." documents Joseph Beuys' body of work subtitled "2 Schafskopfe (Loch)" issued as "unique multiples" by Verlag Schellmann & Kluser in 1976. Painted between 1961 and 1975, these abstracted images of two sheep heads were executed in oil paint and butter on a sheet of BFK Rives paper that had a circular hole torn from it. Each is reproduced here photomechanically as an individual full page blueprint and bound in wrappers. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred copies SIGNED "Joseph Beuys" in pencil on the title page and NUMBERED by stamp (162/500) in black ink on the rear free endpaper, 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. Inventory Number: 022234
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JOSEPH BEUYS: WORDS WHICH CAN HEAR - DELUXE LIMITED HARDBOUND EDITION SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(BEUYS, JOSEPH). Beuys, Joseph. London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1981. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp), 123 duotone illustrations. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1981 exhibition of a 1975 series of Joseph Beuys drawings on calendar pages entitled "Words Which Can Hear" held at London's Anthony D'Offay Gallery. A pristine example of the uncommon deluxe hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies BOLDLY NUMBERED AND SIGNED by Joseph Beuys in brown ink at the rear, 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. Inventory Number: 019917
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DAWOUD BEY: ELEGY - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(BEY, DAWOUD). Bey, Dawoud, Valerie Cassel Oliver, LeRonn P. Brooks, Imani Perry & Christina Sharpe. Richmond, VA & New York: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Aperture, I00240223. 2023. First Edition. 11 1/2 x 12". Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. New/New. 176 pages, 75 illustrations in black and white. 978-1-59711-5643
"Renowned for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits, Dawoud Bey continues his ongoing series on African American history focusing on the landscape to create a portrait of the early African American presence in the United States. "Elegy" brings together Bey’s three landscape series to date - "Night Coming Tenderly, Black (2017)", "In This Here Place (2021)", and "Stoney the Road (2023)" - elucidating the deep historical memory still embedded in the geography of the United States. Bey takes viewers to the historic Richmond Slave Trail in Virginia, where Africans were marched onto auction blocks; to the plantations of Louisiana, where they labored; and along the last stages of the Underground Railroad in Ohio, where fugitives sought self-emancipation. Essays by the exhibition’s curator, Valerie Cassel Oliver, and scholars LeRonn P. Brooks, Imani Perry, and Christina Sharpe illuminate the work. By interweaving these bodies of work into an elegy in three movements, Bey doesn’t merely evoke history, he retells it through historically grounded images that challenge viewers to go beyond seeing and imagine lived experiences. A brand new example additionally SIGNED by photographer Dawoud Bey.
Inventory Number: E000DBE
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NEON TIGERS: PHOTOGRAPHS OF ASIAN MEGACITIES
(BIALOBRZESKI, PETER). Bialobrzeski, Peter, Florian Hanig & Christoph Ribbat. Ostfildern-Ruit, GERMANY: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 112pp, 40 color illustrations. Text in German and English. Designed by Jung und Pfeffer. This is the lovely hardbound book published in conjunction with German photographer Peter Bialobrzeski's 2004 exhibition of luminous images of the architectural details of Asian megalopolises Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Shenzhen, and Kuala Lumpur held at Bremen's Museum der Arbeit. Contrasting decaying blocks of flats with under-construction skyscrapers, "Neon Tigers" bears more than a passing resemblance to the urban dystopia of "Blade Runner" - especially in its sodium light drenched night skylines. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 3-7757-1394-8 Inventory Number: 016516
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JEREMY BLAKE: THE FOURTY MILLION DOLLAR BEATNIK
(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 023720
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JEREMY BLAKE: THE FOURTY MILLION DOLLAR BEATNIK - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies SIGNED "Jeremy Blake / Cell 1-310-980-****" in blue ink on the title page showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. The artist died with only three monographic titles having been published on his work, and this is the first and only copy we have seen bearing his signature. 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: 023062
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JEREMY BLAKE: THE FOURTY MILLION DOLLAR BEATNIK
(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 022011
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NORMAN BLUHM: SELECTED WORKS FROM 1976-1989
(BLUHM, NORMAN). Silverman Gallery, Manny. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good +.. np (20pp), 12 color and 1 b&w illustration + color cover. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the slender twenty page brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 exhibition of paintings on canvas executed during the seventies by noted American Abstract Expressionist painter Norman Bluhm. A most presentable copy of this ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event showing some creasing along the length of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 019097
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NORMAN BLUHM: SELECTED WORKS FROM 1976-1989
(BLUHM, NORMAN). Silverman Gallery, Manny. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (20pp), 12 color and 1 b&w illustration + color cover. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the slender twenty page brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 exhibition of paintings on canvas executed during the seventies by noted American Abstract Expressionist painter Norman Bluhm. A handsome example of this ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event showing a slight dent at the heel of the spine. Inventory Number: 015508
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MEL BOCHNER
(BOCHNER, MEL). Bochner, Mel, Frederic Paul & Nelson Knight. Bignan, FRANCE: Domaine De Kerguehennec, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 176pp, 85 color and 36 b&w illustrations. Text in English and French. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lovely new hardbound catalogue that documents the 2007 Domaine De Kerguehennec retrospective of renowned Conceptual artist Mel Bochner. It contains primarily newly photographed images of the works installed during the exhibition as well as earlier documentary photographs, essays by Frederic Paul and Nelson Knight, and a lengthy transcribed interview between Paul and Mel Bochner. A brand new, pristine example. 2-906574-15-5 Inventory Number: 016143
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CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI: EL CASO
(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. Madrid, SPAIN: Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, 1988. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Printed Boards. Artist's Book. Very Good -.. 63pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Spanish and French. With a chronology. Published in conjunction with a 1998 Spanish exhibition, this contains an artist's project by Christian Boltanski consisting of grainy photographic images of "Escenarios Del Crimen". A most presentable example (entry number sixty-four in Jennifer Flay's "Christian Boltanski: Catalogue - Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991" and cited on page 42 of "From Fair to Fine 3") showing a few minor surface indentations and some light browning (as is typical with this title) as well as some minor foxing to the chipboard covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 003646
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LOUISE BOURGEOIS: INTIME ABSTRAKTION / INTIMATE ABSTRACTIONS
(BOURGEOIS, LOUISE). Bourgeois, Louise, Mieke Bal, Harald Fricke, Angela Lammer, Hanne Loreck, Christiane Mennicke, Valeria Schulte-Fischedick & Gabriele Werner. Beatrice E. Stammer, Kathrin Becker & Antje Weitzel, Editors. Berlin, GERMANY. 1995-1999: Akademie Der Kunst, 2003. First Edition 1/1100. 8vo. 1/4 Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Stephan Fiedler, Thorsten Platz. Text in German and English. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the nicely appointed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with an extensive 2003 German museum exhibition of one hundred and fifteen sculptures, works on paper, and prints by Louise Bourgeois. It contains several critical essays on the work of, and interviews with the idiosyncratic artist. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand, one hundred unnumbered copies still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-00-011312-6 Inventory Number: 015390
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FRANK BOWLING: WORKS ON PAPER, 2009-2021
(BOWLING, FRANK). Pesenti, Allegra. Beverly Hills, CA: Marc Selwyn Fine Arts, 2022, I00221015. First Edition. 8 1/2 x 7 3/4", 68 pages. Hardbound. Artist Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
Over the past decade, Frank Bowling has enjoyed belated attention and celebration, including a major Tate Britain retrospective in 2019. Born in British Guyana in 1934, Bowling arrived in England in his late teens, and began his career at the Royal College of Art. During his time at the RCA, he studied alongside David Hockney and Peter Blake and became involved in the British Pop Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s. Aided by a Guggenheim Fellowship, Bowling moved to New York in 1966. Following a solo exhibition at the Whitney in 1971 (in the same period as shows featuring Melvin Edwards, Jack Whitten, and Alma Thomas), Bowling met influential critic Clement Greenberg, who became a regular visitor to the artist’s studio and a major influence on his practice. With Greenberg’s advice and encouragement, any lingering doubts about his commitment to Modernism were abandoned, and Bowling began to progress further toward pure abstraction, removing all recognizable imagery to focus on process, materials and color. Bowling has developed a unique and virtuosic abstract style that combines aspects of American painterly abstraction with a treatment of light and space that consciously recollects the great English landscape painters Gainsborough, Turner and Constable. A brand new, pristine example of this lovely hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2022 Marc Selwyn Fine Art exhibition of works on paper.
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DERRIERE LE MIROIR (DLM) NO. 4 + 25-26 + 48-49 + 71-72 + 85-86: BRAQUE - WITH TWELVE COLOR LITHOGRAPHS
(BRAQUE, GEORGES) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Braque, Georges, Rene Char, Jacques Kober, Henri Maldiney, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Grenier, Georges Limbour & Jacques Dupin. Paris. 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954 & 1956.: Maeght Editeur. First Edition Thus. Folio. Wrappers Bound in Cloth. Artist Monograph. Very Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. np + np + np + np + np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. This is a compilation of five issues of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Georges Braque. Bound by Maeght in brown cloth-over-boards with debossed white lettering in 1956, it collects the complete contents of DLM numbers 4 (Juin 1947): "Braque", 25-26 (Janvier 1950): "G. Braque", 48-49 (Juin-Julliet 1952): "G. Braque", 71-72 (Decembre 1954-Janvier 1955): "G. Braque: Theogoni d'Hesiode", and 85-86 (Avril-Mai 1956): "Braque". An otherwise bright, most handsome example whose contents are complete and intact first printings with the wrappers bound in that contain in total twelve original color lithographs showing some sunning to the cloth primarily along the spine. In addition, the top inch of its spine has broken off and is not present. It has been priced accordingly. 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. Inventory Number: 024991
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CLAUDIO BRAVO: RECENT PAINTINGS AND PASTELS
(BRAVO, CLAUDIO). March, David. New York: Marlborough Gallery, 1989. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 32pp, 28 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, biography, collections listing and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1989 Marlborough Gallery exhibition of twenty-nine photo-realist paintings and pastels by renowned Chilean-born, Moroccan-based artist Claudio Bravo. A most handsome example. 0-89797-055-1 Inventory Number: 025382
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MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO: PHOTOGRAPIES / PHOTOGRAPHS / FOTOGRAFIAS 1928 - 1968 - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(BRAVO, MANUEL ALVAREZ). Bravo, Manuel Alvarez & Juan Garcia Ponce. Miguel Cervantes, Editor. Mexico City, MEXICO: Departmento de Publicaciones, Comite Organizador De Los Juegos De La XIX, 1968. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Very Good -./No Jacket - As Issued. 114pp, 84 b&w and 3 color illustrations. Text in Spanish, English and French. With an exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the substantial hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 1968 exhibition "Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Photographies / Photographs / Fotografias 1928 - 1968" that was held as part of the cultural programming for the games of the XIX Olympiad held in Mexico City. The show consisted of two hundred and fifty images by the venerable photographer, eighty-seven of which are reproduced here in gravure. An internally most handsome example of the - and only - edition of this uncommon and important document additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "Para el senor / Jim Bullowa, dese an dole (?) un / feliz ano 1971 / M. Alvarez Bravo. / Coyoacan decembre de 1970" in blue ink across page 5 along with "El prefacio y la seleccione de poesia, / por Juan Garcia Ponce; el retrato por Miguel Cervantes. / Pag. 51 L'oiseau... esta puesto al reves / Asparicion.. fuera de registro el / duotuno (?) / 85 Dice: Tehuantepec, Chiapas, / Oaxaca / dese decio" across the title page in the same blue ink. Additionally laid in is a torn scrap of butcher paper bearing Bravo's name, return address, and "libros / books" written in the photographer's hand. There is a mild dent to the textblock at the head of the spine, and the edges of the pages show some soiling and a bit of spotting along the top. The white glazed boards show overall light soiling and age-toning along with some notable pitting and a bit of surface wear to the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026734
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CECILY BROWN: PAINTINGS 2003-2006
(BROWN, CECILY). Drucker, Johanna. New York & London: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. First Edition. 4to. 3/4 Linen over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 94pp, 29 color illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the beautifully appointed hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with two 2006 exhibitions of recent works by British painter Cecily Brown held at Gagosian's New York and London galleries. Each of the twenty-nine oil on linen canvases shown is reproduced along with Johanna Drucker's essay "Erotic Method". A most handsome example with a Gagosian buckslip INSCRIBED "Best Wishes, Ealan" from gallery director and the book's editor Ealan Wingate laid in. 1-932598-29-4 Inventory Number: 025209
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CECILY BROWN
(BROWN, CECILY). Homes, A.M. Introduction by Robert Evren. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2000. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New.. 76pp, 27 color illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with the 2000 Gagosian London exhibition of British painter Cecily Brown - her first one-person show at the gallery. Each of her twenty-seven large-scale works shown is reproduced along with A.M. Homes' essay "Motion Pictures". A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item in its wrappers printed with metallic ink 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. 1-880154-36-6 Inventory Number: 014715
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GLENN BROWN
(BROWN, GLENN). Bracewell, Michael. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 78pp, 22 color and 3 duotone illustrations. Designed by Goto Design. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lavishly produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of nine recent art-history inflected paintings and two sculptures by British artist Glenn Brown. Each work is sumptuously reproduced with a tipped in color plate on heavy stock with a vellum overlay and an accompanying full page color detail; as well as three gatefold installation photographs. 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. 1-932598-50-2 Inventory Number: 017511
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GLENN BROWN
(BROWN, GLENN). Freedberg, David. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 40pp, 14 color illustrations + decorative endpapers. Designed by Bruce Mau Design, Inc. With an exhibition history. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2004 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of seven recent art-history inflected paintings and two sculptures by British artist Glenn Brown. A most handsome copy. 1-932598-00-6 Inventory Number: 020703
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GLENN BROWN
(BROWN, GLENN). Morton, Tom. Berlin: Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin & Holzwarth Publications, 2006. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 78pp, 14 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth. With an exhibition history and bibliography. "I am a little bit like Doctor Frankenstein because I create my pictures with the remains and dead parts of other artists' works." So says the rising London painter, Glenn Brown, while essayist Tom Morton likens Brown's canvases to a zombie comedy". This is the beautifully produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2006 Galerie Max Hetzler exhibition of six art-history inflected paintings by Glenn Brown. Each work is sumptuously reproduced with a tipped in color plate on heavy stock with an accompanying full page color detail; as well as two installation photographs. A pristine copy of this already unavailable and uncommon item. 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. 3-935567-35-9 Inventory Number: 016183
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GLENN BROWN: THREE EXHIBITIONS
(BROWN, GLENN). Steiner, Rochelle, Michael Bracewell & David Freeberg. New York & London: Gagosian Gallery, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 148pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Peter Willberg. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lavishly produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2009 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of thirty-eight paintings executed between 2003 and 2009 by British artist Glenn Brown. "It explores Brown's mannerist inventiveness derived from a desire to examine and pervert the existing thicknesses of history as to recollect an open-ended mesh of references to painting and cultural history, past and present. In doing so, Brown creates a carnivalesque world where the rational and the irrational, the abstract and the visceral, the beautiful and the grotesque, are brought together in a vigorous state of play". Each work is sumptuously reproduced, as are the catalogues for Brown's two previous Gagosian shows from 2004 and 2007. 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. 0-8478-3488-3 Inventory Number: 020437
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BURRI: A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW 1948-77
(BURRI, ALBERTO). Nordland, Gerald. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 80pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color + color cover. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 retrospective exhibition of works by the noted late post-war Italian innovator Alberto Burri held at the Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery at the University of California, Los Angeles. A bright, most handsome example. LC 77-620047 Inventory Number: 023951
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JAMES LEE BYARS
(BYARS, JAMES LEE). Hoffman Borman & Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery Staff. Santa Monica, CA & New York: Hoffman Borman & Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery, 1988. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (28pp), full edge gilt, 5 color illustrations. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with an exhibition of five new sculptures: "The Figure Of Question Is In The Room", "The Door For Innocence", "This And This", "The Conscience", and "The Golden Book" by the late, idiosyncratic Conceptual practitioner James Lee Byars that traveled from the Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery in New York to Santa Monica's Hoffman Borman Gallery. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies (whose exquisite production values cost the galleries $80.00 per book) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-941863-04-2 Inventory Number: 023952
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ALEC BYRNE: ROCK & ROLL TIME CAPSULE - SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION
(BYRNE, ALEC). Evans, Drew. Los Angeles: Uber Archives, 2012. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. As New.. np (54pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. "Rock & Roll Time Capsule" is the catalogue published in conjunction with a one-evening-only 2012 exhibition of the rediscovered sixties and seventies rock 'n' roll images of British photographer Alec Byrne. It presents amazing vintage shots of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, Chuck Berry, and Roy Orbison - most being seen in print for the very first time! A brand new, pristine example of the first edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by the photographer, as issued.
PLEASE NOTE: These signed catalogues will be available at Arcana on Saturday, December 17th, and orders will ship beginning on Tuesday, December 19th.
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PETER CAIN: MORE COURAGE AND LESS OIL
(CAIN, PETER). Nickas, Bob & Carroll Dunham. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Wrappers in DJ. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the first comprehensive catalogue published on the late New York artist Peter Cain, whose eerie, foreshortened paintings of cars became a staple of the Whitney Biennials of the 1990s. A pristine copy. 1-880146-37-1 Inventory Number: 015187
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HARRY CALLAHAN: PHOTOGRAPHS
(CALLAHAN, HARRY). Callahan, Harry. Foreword by Hugo Weber. Santa Barbara, CA: El Mochuelo Gallery, 1964. First Edition 1/1500. Small Folio. Gilt-Stamped Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 126 duotone plates. With a bibliography by Bernard Karpel. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in a stated edition of fifteen hundred copies, this exquisite 1964 Harry Callahan monograph is notoriously scarce as it has been widely reported that only half of these were actually ever bound for sale. A tight and bright, most handsome example (cited on pages 202-203 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 160 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 168-169 of "The Book of 101 Books") marred only by the typical browning of the glue binding the endpapers to the boards - as is the case with every copy that we've ever handled - in a well-preserved, lightly-scuffed slipcase. 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. Inventory Number: 025041
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CORNELL CAPA - SIGNED SLIPCASED EDITION WITH A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT
(CAPA, CORNELL). Whelan, Richard. Introduction by Peter Fetterman. Afterword by Cornell Capa. Santa Monica, CA: Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2002. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 64pp, 27 duotone illustrations. "Cornell Capa the photographer has long been overshadowed by Cornell Capa the founder and director of the International Center of Photography, New York, and by Cornell Capa the brother of Robert Capa. This beautiful clothbound book filled with twenty-seven of his most intelligent, compassionate, formally striking images promises to bring the photographer his due. He once told "Camera" magazine, "Single photographs are not what I do best. My most effective work is groups of photographs which hang together and tell stories." Nevertheless, the pictures included here sum up and transcend those stories. Imbued with the very essence of the specific situations or person that they portray, yet simultaneously resonant with universal human experience, they mark Cornell Capa as what he called a "concerned photographer" - one who is passionately dedicated to doing work that will contribute to the understanding and well-being of humanity". A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe 2002 first printing issued by the Peter Fetterman Gallery limited to fifty copies NUMBERED (38/50) AND SIGNED "Cornell Capa" accompanied by a cloth chemise containing the matted 7 ½ x 5 ¼ silver print entitled "Bolshoi Ballet School" similarly NUMBERED (38/50) AND SIGNED on the verso housed in the publisher's silver gilt-stamped slipcase still in its original shrinkwrap. 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. 0-9712765-0-1 Inventory Number: 025483
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SQUEAK CARNWATH: PAINTING IS NO ORDINARY OBJECT
(CARNWATH, SQUEAK). Tsujimoto, Karen & John Yau. Oakland & San Francisco, CA: Oakland Museum of California & Pomegranate Books, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 160pp, profusely Illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology, bibliography, exhibition history, and exhibition checklist. This is the comprehensive catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2009 Oakland Museum of California retropsective exhibition of eighty-one paintings executed by the popular Bay Area artist Squeak Carnwath between 1979 and 2008. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing of the uncommon hardbound edition. 0-7649-4888-1 Inventory Number: 025964
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JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
(CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN). Rose, Barbara & M(ichael). S(onnabend).. Paris. ND (1964).: Ileana Sonnabend. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 6 b&w illustrations. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender, elegant catalogue published in conjunction with a 1964 presentation of sculptural work by John Chamberlain held at Ileana Sonnabend's Parisian gallery. It was the noted late artist's first international one-person exhibition, and this is his first monographic publication. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some mild age-toning, and soiling to its matte white covers. Inventory Number: 025869
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LARRY CLARK 1
(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Milan, ITALY: Nieves & Le Case D'Arte, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np (18pp), 12 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the first of two slender catalogues published as part of the Nieves "Zine" series on the occasion of the 2006 exhibition of work by Larry Clark held at the Le Case D'Arte in Milan. Issued without text, it contains images from Clark's landmark "Tulsa" series. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (132/150) on the rear cover in pencil, 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. Inventory Number: 020751