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DAMIEN HIRST: THE ELUSIVE TRUTH (HARD COVER)
(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien & J.G. Ballard. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. Folio. Decorative Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (100 + 16pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Jason Beard. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the elaborately produced, opulent hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 2005 New York gallery exhibition entitled "The Elusive Truth". It reproduces as hand-tipped color plates twenty-two recent works on canvas (with commentary by the artist) on the themes of the body, drugs, pharmaceuticals, crime, and death. The cover features a vacuum-formed plastic plaque, debossing and metallic ink, while the interior utilizes heavy paper stocks and die-cutting galore. Bound in is the sixteen page pamphlet "The Intensive Care Unit" featuring a text by J.G Ballard. A brand new, most handsome example of the folio-sized 2005 edition (not to be confused with the smaller condensed paperback publication of the same title from 2006) in the publisher's unprinted cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 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. 1-932598-11-1 Inventory Number: 018574
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DAMIEN HIRST: THE BILOTTI PAINTINGS
(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien & Norman Rosenthal. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np (52pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Giampietro+Smith. This is the elegant catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 2005 London exhibition show entitled "The Bilotti Paintings" that featured eight new large works on canvas (with butterflies embedded) relating to the apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It also reproduces several of W. Harry Rogers' images from the 1862 edition of "Emblems of Christian Life" (from the Writings of the Fathers and the Old English Poets). A brand new, pristine example whose dust jacket reproduces a detail from the Hirst painting "John" on the verso still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-17-0 Inventory Number: 020014
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DAMIEN HIRST: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD: THE MAKING OF THE DIAMOND SKULL - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien, Rudi Fuchs, Tania Kausmally, Hedley Swain, Bill White, Marcel Yolkowsky, Dr. Helen Liversidge, Thomas Higham, Steven Dutch, Dr. Theya Molleson & Professor Richard Wright. Joshua Beard, Editor. London: Other CRITERIA & White Cube, 2007. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 78pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jason Beard. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 2007 White Cube gallery exhibition "Damien Hirst: Beyond Belief" - the showing of his now infamous Bentley & Skinner fabricated diamond-encrusted human skull. It is a "creative guide to the making of arguably the most extraordinary art object to be made in the 21st century. It gives a fascinating pictorial insight into how Hirst's diamond skull piece "For the Love of God" was conceived and produced. Illustrated with candid behind-the-scenes photographs by Johnnie Shand Kydd, the book includes a number of preparatory drawings by Damien Hirst and a fold-out image of the diamond skull. A number of leading experts in the fields of archeology and dentistry have also contributed detailed studies on the diamond skull, including analyses of its age and ancestry". A brand new, most handsome example of the Other Criteria limited edition BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" in black ink across the title page, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-904212-25-5 Inventory Number: 021703
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DAMIEN HIRST: NO SENSE OF ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION
(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien & Stuart Morgan. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 126pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Kim Spurlock. With an exhibition checklist, biography, and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 1996 New York gallery show entitled "No Sense of Absolute Corruption". In addition to the eleven works exhibited, it contains reproductions of numerous formaldehyde pieces, pharmacies, dot, butterfly and spin paintings, plus a lengthy interview with the artist. A brand new, pristine example. 1-880154-08-0 Inventory Number: 016749
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DAMIEN HIRST: ROMANCE IN THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY
(HIRST, DAMIEN). Shani, Annushka. London: White Cube, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 143pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jason Beard. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 2003 London gallery show of twenty-eight new works entitled "Romance in the Age of Uncertainty". While these numerous formaldehyde pieces, pharmacies, and butterfly paintings bear a resemblance to the artist's earlier works, these creations each have titles based on Biblical themes. A brand new, most handsome example of this quirkily designed book that incorporates quite a number of blank pages. 0-9542363-7-8 Inventory Number: 016145
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HOWARD HODGKIN
(HODGKIN, HOWARD). Saatchi, Doris Lockhart & James Fenton. With a brief text by W. Somerset Maugham. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1998. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 46pp, 14 color illustrations. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lovely catalogue published in conjunction with noted British artist Howard Hodgkin's first Gagosian Gallery exhibition in 1998 of paintings in oil on wood. A most handsome example showing a tiny bit of fraying at the heel of the spine. 1-880154-22-6 Inventory Number: 014327
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CARSTEN HOLLER: LOGIC
(HOLLER, CARSTEN). Holler, Carsten, Jennifer Allen & Daniel Birnbaum. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 32 + 32 + np, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Christoph Steinegger/Interkool. With an exhibition checklist. This is a snazzy three volume set published in conjunction with Swedish contemporary artist Carsten Holler's 2005 Gagosian Gallery London installation entitled "Logic". Its features include two paperbound volumes with essays by Jennifer Allen and Daniel Birnbaum with images from past exhibitions as well as a DVD containing three Flicker films and video documentation of the "Logic" exhibition. A brand new, pristine example of this beautifully packaged object in the publisher's silver gilt-debossed slipcase, as issued. 1-932598-20-0 Inventory Number: 017977
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DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH
(HOLLINGSWORTH, DENNIS). Myers, Terry, Marilu Knode & Carmine Iannacone. Los Angeles: Bennett Roberts Fine Art, 1995. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (28pp), 12 color illustrations. Designed by Jane Hart. Published in conjunction with a 1995 gallery exhibition of recent paintings on wood panel, this is the very first catalogue devoted to the work of noted Los Angeles-based abstract artist Dennis Hollingsworth. A most handsome example of this uncommon item with the publisher's compliments card stating the edition number laid in. Inventory Number: 019859
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DOUGLAS HUEBLER
(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
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CROCODILE TEARS (BRIEF FICTIONS RE-SOUNDING FROM THE PROPOSAL IN VARIABLE PIECE #70: 1971 "TO PHOTOGRAPHICALLY DOCUMENT THE EXISTENCE OF EVERYONE ALIVE.")
(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
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DOUGLAS HUEBLER
(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
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DOUGLAS HUEBLER
(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
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Gary Hume: British Pavilion Xlviii Venice Biennale, 13 June - 7 November 1999 - Signed By The Artist
GARY HUME: BRITISH PAVILION XLVIII VENICE BIENNALE, 13 JUNE - 7 NOVEMBER 1999 - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(HUME, GARY). Searle, Adrian & David Batchelor. London: The British Council, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. xxxii + 88pp, profusely illustrated in color. With an exhibition history, bibliography, and exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with Gary Hume's exhibition at the British Pavilion of 1999's 48th Venice Biennale, this comprehensive, well-designed catalogue includes sixteen reproductions on tracing paper of the artist's "Acetate Drawings" which gives this elegant production the feel of an artist's book. A pristine copy additionally SIGNED "Gary Hume" on the front pastedown. 0-86355-412-1 Inventory Number: 018631
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AXEL HUTTE: SECRET GARDEN, MISTY MOUNTAIN
(HUTTE, AXEL). Hutte, Axel. Berlin & Koln, GERMANY: Holzwarth Publications & Galerie Max Hetzler, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 24pp, 11 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth. Published in conjunction with a 2002 exhibition at Berlin's Galerie Max Hetzler, this lovely hardbound catalogue presents eleven gatefold color images taken by Axel Hutte during 2001 of a lush and verdant European landscape. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. 3-935567-06-5 Inventory Number: 020206
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JIM ISERMANN: FOLIENARBEITEN / VINYL WORKS
(ISERMANN, JIM). Nollert, Angelika & Kasper Konig. Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY: Portikus Frankfurt am Main, 2001. First Edition 1/800. Square 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 32pp, 13 color illustrations. "Folienarbeiten / Vinyl Works" is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2001 German Museum installation of patterned vinyl geometric retro-futurist wall coverings by Los Angeles-based artist Jim Isermann. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item limited to eight hundred unnumbered copies. 3-928071-50-5 Inventory Number: 021925
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FIFTEEN: JIM ISERMANN SURVEY
(ISERMANN, JIM). Pagel, David & Michael Darling. Milwaukee, WI: Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1998. First Edition. Square 8vo. Printed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. With a bibliography and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1998 touring Museum retrospective - the most comprehensive to date - of the day-glo bright, geometric work of Los Angeles retro-futurist Jim Isermann. A handsome example showing just a bit of light wear and handling to the covers 0-9664020-0-6 Inventory Number: 012354
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THE EXHIBITION OF DEREK JARMAN: LUMINOUS DARKNESS
(JARMAN, DEREK). Jarman, Derek. Tokyo: Uplink Co., 1990. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 54pp, 51 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the exceedingly elegant, beautifully produced hardbound catalogue for a 1990 Japanese gallery exhibition of the esteemed late British director Derek Jarman's paintings and assemblages entitled "Luminous Darkness". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 027431
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CHECKLIST OF THE JASPER JOHNS EXHIBITION AT THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
(JOHNS, JASPER).. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1978. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Checklist. Fine.. 12pp, 10 b&w + color cover. This is the slender twelve page checklist cum exhibition brochure containing the details of the one hundred and thirty works exhibited at the 1978 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art showing of the massive Whitney Museum circulated Jasper Johns mid-career retrospective. A brand new, most handsome example of this ephemeral item that is supplemental to, but not to be confused with the actual exhibition catalogue authored by Michael Crichton. Inventory Number: 013015
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JASPER JOHNS: RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION - NOVEMBER 19th THROUGH DECEMBER 15th 1962
(JOHNS, JASPER). Ellin, Everett. Los Angeles: Everett Ellin Gallery, 1962. First Edition. Narrow 8vo. Folded Printed Paper Sheet. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. One 18 x 23" sheet printed offset recto only machine-folded in twelfths to make 9 x 4", np (12pp), 14 b&w illustration. This is the uniquely designed brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a November 1962 Los Angeles gallery exhibition of fourteen paintings and works on paper executed by Jasper Johns between 1957 and 1962. The show - billed here as a retrospective - was the artist's first West Coast showing, and this is Johns' very first monographic publication. A most handsome example of this uncommon (only five copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat) ephemeral item showing a small brown spot near the bottom of the front panel. Inventory Number: 027283
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RAY JOHNSON: A GROUP OF FIVE RICHARD L. FEIGEN & CO. EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
(JOHNSON, RAY). Wilson, William S., Charles Stuckey, Ellen Levy & Frances Beatty. New York. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2011.: Richard L. Feigen & Co.. First Editions. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monographs. Fine.. np (14pp) + np (14pp) + np (14pp) + np (22pp) + 22pp, each profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With chronologies. In protective clear acetate dustwrappers. This is a set of the monographic catalogues issued in conjunction with the five Richard L. Feigen & Co. exhibitions of work from the Estate of Ray Johnson held between 2006 and 2011. They are titled "Ray Johnson: En Rapport" (2006), "Ray Johnson: The Early Years" (2007), "Ray Johnson: Challenging Rectangles" (2008), "Dear Ray Johnson" (2010), and "Ray Johnson: What's in a Name?" (2011), and feature texts about the Fluxus and Correspondence Art titan by William S. Wilson, Charles Stuckey, and Ellen Levy. A brand new, most handsome set of the five. Inventory Number: 025345
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BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE DOSSIERS NO. 4: RAY JOHNSON
(JOHNSON, RAY). Wilson, William S. & Mary Emma Harris. Foreword by Mary Holden. Asheville, NC: Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center, 1997. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. v + 83pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by John Jicha. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1997 survey exhibition of collages and works on paper by the idiosyncratic late Fluxus and Correspondence Art titan - not to mention the enigmatic subject of the great documentary film "How to Draw a Bunny" - Ray Johnson. A most andsome example of the 1997 first printing of this co-publication of the Black Mountain College (Johnson's Alma Mater) Museum and Arts Center and the Asheville Art Museum. 0-9649020-4-4 Inventory Number: 027538
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WILLIAM H. JOHNSON: 1901-1970
(JOHNSON, WILLIAM H.). Taylor, Joshua C., Adelyn D. Breeskin & Jan K. Muhlert. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 208pp, 161 b&w illustrations. With a bibliography, exhibition checklist, and index of titles. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1971 exhibition of one hundred and sixty works by the pioneering African-American artist William H. Johnson held at Washington, D.C.'s Smithsonian Institution. A bright, most handsome example of this vital document published on the occasion of Johnson's first Museum retrospective. LC 70-172991 Inventory Number: 026087
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DONALD JUDD: ZEICHNUNGEN / DRAWINGS 1956-1976
(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
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ALLAN KAPROW: AN EXHIBITION SPONSORED BY THE ART ALLIANCE OF THE PASADENA ART MUSEUM
(KAPROW, ALLAN). Kaprow. Allan & Barbara Berman. Preface by James T. Demetrion. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum, 1967. First Edition. 4to. Spiral-Bound Boards. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 56pp, profusely illustrated in b&w gravure. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the exceedingly cool catalogue published in conjunction with the first major museum survey of the work of the renowned late Happenings and Performance artist Allan Kaprow. Published in 1967, the retrospective travelled from the Pasadena Art Museum to St. Louis' Washington University and The University of Texas, Austin. It includes copious photographic documentation, a transcribed interview between the artist and Barbara Berman, and the announcement for Kaprow's happening "Fluids" that was performed throughout Southern California in conjunction with the exhibition. A most handsome example of this uncommon spiral-bound document limited to one thousand, two hundred unnumbered copies showing some typical minor age-patination to the boards and preliminaries. Inventory Number: 025826
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MIKE KELLEY: THE THIRTEEN SEASONS (HEAVY ON THE WINTER)
(KELLEY, MIKE). Kelley Mike. Koln, GERMANY: Galerie Jablonka, 1995. First Edition 1/400. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (24pp), 15 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by Kuhle und Mozer. Text in English and German. With a protective clear acetate dustwapper. This is the jaunty catalogue published in conjunction with the noted late Los Angeles-based artist Mike Kelley's 1995 exhibition of thirteen paintings on shaped wood held at his longtime German representative, Galerie Jablonka. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of wear and rubbing to its covers with a TLS from Jochen Link on gallery stationery dated September 21, 1995 detailing the exhibition's remaining available works and pricing to a well-known art dealer additionally laid in. Inventory Number: 026867
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THE UNCANNY - SIGNED BY MIKE KELLEY
(KELLEY, MIKE). Kelley, Mike. Arnhem, THE NETHERLANDS: Sonsbeek, 1993. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. np, 115 b&w illustrations. Text in English. This provocative, copiously illustrated essay by renowned artist Mike Kelley is a meditation on Sigmund Freud's "Uncanny", and its relation to the grotesque in art and everyday life. Published as part of the "Sonsbeek 93" exhibition in Arnhem, The Netherlands, artists whose work is represented here include Hans Bellmer, Nayland Blake, Robert Gober, Duane Hanson, Edward Kienholz, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Tetsumi Kudo, Zoe Leonard, Paul McCarthy, John Miller, Bruce Nauman, Tony Oursler, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Paul Thek, and Mike Kelley himself. A brand new, most handsome example of the first and only printing of this 1993 edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Mike Kelley 93" in the year of publication in black ink - at our shop - on the title page. 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: 027516
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MIKE KELLEY / FRANZ WEST
(KELLEY, MIKE) (WEST, FRANZ). Pontegnie, Ann, Mike Kelley, Franz West & Andreas Reitner Raabe. Brussels, BELGIUM & Wien, Austria: OneTwoThree & Pakesch & Schlebrugge, 2001. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Fine.. 84pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. Designed by Hans Wiegand (Flat Mountain Press). This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a jointly conceived exhibition of like-minded works by Mike Kelley and Franz West held in 2001 at the OneTwoThree space in Brussels. Included are previously unpublished texts, interviews, and the documentation of the artists' collaborative performance piece "To Be Read Aloud". A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item. 3-85160-014-2 Inventory Number: 024525
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MICHAEL KENNA: 1976-1986
(KENNA, MICHAEL). Johnstone Mark. Foreword by Robert Lassam. Tokyo. 1987 (1990).: Gallery Min. Second Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (86pp), 38 duotone illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in conjunction with his first one person exhibition at noted eighties Tokyo photography space Gallery Min, this austere publication is Michael Kenna's first substantive monograph. A most handsome example of the 1990 second edition (whose 1987 first edition is cited on page 64 of "From Fair to Fine 2"). 4-906265-14-6 Inventory Number: 020800
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MICHAEL KENNA: A TWENTY YEAR RETROSPECTIVE - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(KENNA, MICHAEL). Kenna, Michael, Peter C. Bunnell & Ruth Bernhard.. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First American Edition. Small Square Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (172pp), 130 duotone illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography, and collections listing. Still a defining reference to the work of celebrated British photographer Michael Kenna, this beautifully redesigned and reprinted monograph features images from his "The Rouge", "Desert de Retz", and "Elkhorn Slough" series along with twenty years of moody European landscapes. A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 first printing of the first American edition BOLDLY SIGNED by Michael Kenna in black ink across the title page. 1-59005-019-3 Inventory Number: 022949
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THE ROUGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL KENNA - SIGNED AND DATED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(KENNA, MICHAEL). Kollins, Lee R. & Michael Kenna. Introduction by Ellen Sharp. Santa Monica, CA: RAM Publications, 1995. First Edition. Large 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 116pp, 50 b&w plates, illustrated endpapers. Designed by Claudia J. Vernia. With an exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with the 1995 touring exhibition "Industrial Revelations; The Rouge and Other Sites", this lovely hardbound catalogue is renowned photographer Michael Kenna's darkly brooding essay on the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge Plant in Detroit. A most handsome example of the first RAM Publications edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Michael Kenna / Jan 96" in black ink on the title page showing a couple of tiny nicks along the spine of the dust jacket. 0-9630785-3-4 Inventory Number: 025637
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ANDRE KERTESZ: THE MANCHESTER COLLECTION - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(KERTESZ, ANDRE). Cartier-Bresson, Henri, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford & Charles Harbutt. Manchester, ENGLAND: Andre Kertesz and The Manchester Collection, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 188pp, 297 duotone illustrations. With a biography. This is an extremely well-illustrated catalogue in the form of a festschrift published in honor of Andre Kertesz' 90th birthday that documents the collection of his own photographic prints donated to the United Kingdom's National Museum of Photography in Bradford. In addition to reproducing nearly three hundred images, it includes textual contributions by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford, and Charles Harbutt. A most handsome example of the paperbound edition first additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "A Kertesz" in black ink on the title page in the photographer's inimitable shaky script. It has additionally been signed in black ink on the same page by contributor Mark Haworth-Booth. 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: 023046
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Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford, Charles Harbutt, French Photography, Photo Monograph, Exhibition Catalog Catalogue, Signed Book Books,
(KERTESZ, ANDRE). Cartier-Bresson, Henri, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford & Charles Harbutt. Manchester, ENGLAND: Andre Kertesz and The Manchester Collection, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 188pp, 297 duotone illustrations. With a biography. This is an extremely well-illustrated catalogue in the form of a festschrift published in honor of Andre Kertesz' 90th birthday that documents the collection of his own photographic prints donated to the United Kingdom's National Museum of Photography in Bradford. In addition to reproducing nearly three hundred images, it includes textual contributions by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Harold Riley, Mark Haworth-Booth, Lady Marina Vaisey, Weston J. Naef, Colin Ford, and Charles Harbutt. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "For ... / May 1 - 1985 / Andre Kertesz" in blue ink in the photographer's inimitable shaky script 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. Inventory Number: 019828
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ROBERT GLENN KETCHUM
(KETCHUM, ROBERT GLENN). Johnstone, Mark. Tokyo: Gallery Min, 1987. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the beautifully designed and printed catalogue published in conjunction with Robert Glenn Ketchum's 1987 retrospective exhibition that traveled from Tokyo's Gallery Min to Yonkers' Hudson River Museum. This features work from the "Tongass", "Twilight", "Winters", "Sandstone", "Order From Chaos" and "The Hudson River and the Highlands" series. A most handsome example. 4-906265-09-2 Inventory Number: 005894
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EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
(KING, DAVID). Ades, Dawn, Richard Francis & David King. London & Oxford, UK. ND (1980).: Arts Council of Great Britain & Oxford Museum of Modern Art. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. np (16pp), 27 duotone illustrations. Designed by David King. This is the strikingly designed, oversized sixteen page brochure produced to accompany "Experimental Photography" - an exhibition of European Modernist photography sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Britain. A most handsome example of this gorgeous publication designed by the late, great David King that was the only printed documentation of the event. 0-7287-0241-X Inventory Number: 027138
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MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: THE HAPPY END OF FRANZ KAFKA'S "AMERIKA"
(KIPPENBERGER, MARTIN). Felix, Zdenek, Veit Loers & Rudolf Schmitz. Hamburg & Koln, GERMANY: Deichtorhallen Hamburg & Oktagon Verlag, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Foil-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.. 80pp, 32 color and 4 b&w illustrations. Text in German and English. Designed by Panhans/Zander. With a biography and bibliography. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 1999 Deichtorhallen Hamburg exhibition of Martin Kippenberger's riotous Kafka-inspired installation of furniture entitled "The Happy End of Franz Kafka's "Amerika". A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-89611-074-8 Inventory Number: 016086
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MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: VERGESSENE EINRICHTUNGSPROBLEME IN DER VILLA HUGEL (VILLA MERKEL) / FORGOTTEN INTERIOR DESIGN PROBLEMS AT HOME
(KIPPENBERGER, MARTIN). Kippenberger, Martin. Renate Damsch-Wiehager, Editor. Esslingen & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Villa Merkel (Galerie Der Stadt Esslingen Am Nektar) & Cantz Verlag, 1996. First Edition 1/1900. Small Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in German and English. This is another wry Martin Kippenberger artist's book published in conjunction with his 1996 Villa Merkel exhibition of photographs from the series "16 Years of Beds". A most handsome example (entry number one hundred and forty in Uwe Koch's "Annotated catalogue raisonné of the Books by Martin Kippenberger 1977 - 1997") limited to one thousand, nine hundred unnumbered copies.. 3-89322-900-0 Inventory Number: 025284
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L'UNIVERS DE KLEE
(KLEE, PAUL). Klee, Paul & Jacques Prevert. Paris: Berggruen & Cie., 1955. First Edition. Tall Narrow 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (26pp), 17 color and 1 b&w illustration + color covers. Text in French. Published in conjunction with a 1955 Paul Klee Parisian gallery retrospective, this is an early installment of the "Plaquettes Berggruen" series. The cover is a reproduction of a 1927 watercolor printed photo-lithographically by Mourlot Freres, and the interior includes seventeen beautiful phototypie pochoir plates supervised by Daniel Jacomet. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of wear along the spine. Inventory Number: 024463
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IDA KOHLMEYER: PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE
(KOHLMEYER, IDA). Frank, Peter. New Orleans, LA: Arthur Roger Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 10 color illustrations. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in conjunction with a 1989 gallery exhibition in her native New Orleans, this is an oversized, slender sixteen page catalogue of works by the late Ida Kohlmeyer - a former student of Hans Hofmann. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 021361
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MICHIKO KON: KON BOX
(KON, MICHIKO). Iizawa, Kohtaro & Peter C. Bunnell. Tucson, AZ & Tokyo: Nazraeli Press & Photo Gallery International, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. Square 12mo. Loose Plates in Plexiglas Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (28 + 4pp), 41 individual 6 x 6" cardstock sheets printed offset, housed in a clear Plexiglas box with a sliding lid. Text in English and Japanese. "Michiko Kon is a contemporary Japanese artist of startling originality. Her exploration of the photographic still-life, in which perishable materials, raw fish, fowl, vegetables, are combined with familiar, often feminine objects; a schoolgirl's uniform, high-heeled shoes, a pocketbook, trigger our senses of touch, taste and smell through vision and imagination. "Kon Box" presents forty of Kon's most powerful works". A brand new, pristine example of this elegantly designed and produced exhibition catalogue cum object limited to one thousand copies. 3-923922-47-7 Inventory Number: 015444
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JEFF KOONS
(KOONS, JEFF). Caldwell, John, Jim Lewis, Daniela Salvoni & Brian Wallis. Foreword by John R. Lane. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1992. First Edition. 4to. Gilt Debossed Boards in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 132pp, 81 color illustrations + color cover. Designed by Catherine Mills. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the beautifully designed and illustrated catalogue for the 1992 Jeff Koons exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - the budding superstar's second major American Museum retrospective. In addition to essays by John Caldwell, Jim Lewis, Daniela Salvoni and Brian Wallis, each of the sixty-seven sculptural and photographically based pieces shown (including the erotically charged "Made in Heaven" series with then paramour Cicciolina) is illustrated here. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition in gilt stamped white leather in a like dust jacket. 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. 0-918471-27-3 Inventory Number: 027528