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(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA. 2003 (2007).: Perceval Press. Third Printing. Tall 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Mo Te Upoko-o-te-ika/For Wellington" is a book to accompany the joint exhibitions currently on at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery, in New Zealand. Photographer Viggo Mortensen says "I've seen and learned a great deal so far in that beautiful country, and am glad to have been able to return many of the images made during my time there and share them with the people of Aotearoa". A brand new, pristine example of the third printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-8-8 Inventory Number: 014419

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2003. First Edition. Tall 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Mo Te Upoko-o-te-ika/For Wellington is a book to accompany the joint exhibitions currently on at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery, in New Zealand. Photographer Viggo Mortensen says "I've seen and learned a great deal so far in that beautiful country, and am glad to have been able to return many of the images made during my time there and share them with the people of Aotearoa". A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon first edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-8-8 Inventory Number: 013473

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2002. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 52 illustrations in color and b&w. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. This handsome book reproduces a series of photographs that document and abstract the urban backyard swimming pool as monument. The images vary from late afternoon reflections on still water, to the distressed architectural elements found inside an empty and abandoned pool. A most handsome example of the 2002 first printing showing a slight binding flaw in which the front pastedown is slightly torn and irregularly folded where it is glued down to the inside of the front board. It has been priced accordingly. 0-9721436-1-0 Inventory Number: 011928

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2002. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 52 illustrations in color and b&w. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. This handsome book reproduces a series of photographs that document and abstract the urban backyard swimming pool as monument. The images vary from late afternoon reflections on still water, to the distressed architectural elements found inside an empty and abandoned pool. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2002 first printing. 0-9721436-1-0 Inventory Number: 007946

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo & Kevin Power. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 2002. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 84pp, 95 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Viggo Mortensen's "Signlanguage" exhibition held at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery in February, 2002. This lovely document features the actor/artist's photography and paintings created primarily during his stay in New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 while filming his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon 2002 hardbound first edition in dust jacket limited to five hundred clothbound copies only still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-49-9 Inventory Number: 019145

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo & Kevin Power. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 84pp, 95 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Viggo Mortensen's "Signlanguage" exhibition held at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery in February, 2002. This lovely document features the actor/artist's photography and paintings created primarily during his stay in New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 while filming his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon softbound first printing of Viggo's Mortensen's second book. 1-889195-49-9 Inventory Number: 014450

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo & Kevin Power. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 2002. First Edition (Second Printing). Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 84pp, 95 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Viggo Mortensen's "Signlanguage" exhibition held at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery in February, 2002. This lovely document features the actor/artist's photography and paintings created primarily during his stay in New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 while filming his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 second printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-49-9 Inventory Number: 005640

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Introduction by Dennis Hopper. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 1998. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 110pp, 83 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the true first printing of Viggo Mortensen's first book. It is the catalogue that accompanied the artist's first one-man exhibition of writings, paintings, collages and photographs at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. Included with this publication is an Audio CD with music and spoken-word poetry. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1998 first edition showing a short soft crease at the hinge of the rear cover. 1-889195-32-4 Inventory Number: 016421

(MORTON, ROCKY). Morton, Rocky, Peter Frank, Tom Knoles & Jim Czarnecki. Los Angeles: Rocky Morton, 2024, I00241030. First Edition 1/500 Copies. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2", 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. New./No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Known primarily for his work as a filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist Rocky Morton.makes a striking return to his roots in painting with a new book and exhibition entitled "While I'm Away". Drawing from his deep fascination with science and the essence of humanity, Morton’s latest works stand apart in their inspiration and innovative creation process. Morton uses a leaf blower to propel strings of paint mixed with a unique elastic ingredient across the canvas. This technique results in delicate, thread-like patterns reminiscent of mycelium, the fungal networks that connect all living plants and trees, bringing a touch of nature’s unpredictability into his art. Art critic and curator Peter Frank states in his introduction "Morton finds beauty in division – his colored paintings thrill with outpourings of intense hues, all assigned to their own regions yet struggling to oppose and at the same time embrace, even merge with, one another”. At the heart of "While I’m Awa" is the theme of universal connection. These paintings seek to transcend the familiar, venturing into uncharted territory, where the tangible world meets the infinite. Some pieces present literal interpretations, horizons where existence seems to emerge from nothingness, while others evoke the complex interconnectedness of the universe, akin to the synapses in the brain or fields of energy reminiscent of string theory. While I’m Away will be on display at Los Angeles' Shatto Gallery from November 2nd to December 7th 2024, offering art enthusiasts a rare opportunity to experience these visionary works firsthand". A brand new, most handsome example of this lovely new publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Rocky Morton" in silver marker on the inside front cover. 979-8218982942 Inventory Number: I00241030

(MOSES, ED). Yau, John. Foreword by Richard Koshalek. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 132pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a 1996 Museum of Contemporary Art retrospective of sixty paintings and works on paper by the venerable Los Angeles-based, Ferus Gallery-affiliated artist Edward Branco Moses. A most handsome example. 0-914357-42-5 Inventory Number: 027670

(MULL, MARTIN). Frank, Peter & Martin Mull. NP (Los Angeles). ND (circa 1992).: Martin Mull. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Wrappers in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Near Fine.. np (16pp), 8 color illustrations. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography, and collections listing. This is Martin Mull's slender self-published catalogue issued to coincide with his 2003 exhibition of new paintings held at Santa Monica's Dorothy Goldeen Gallery. It features an austere design complimented with eight color reproductions and an essay by the redoubtable Peter Frank. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title page by the exceptionally talented artist/thespian/musician. Inventory Number: 027690

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin. Santa Monica, CA: Patricia Faure Gallery, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (28pp), 6 color illustrations + color covers. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2002 Santa Monica gallery exhibition of new paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A bright, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 027687

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin. New York: David Beitzel Gallery, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (14pp), 5 color illustrations + color cover. With a chronology, exhibition history, and collections listing. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2001 New York gallery exhibition of new paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title page with the gallery's postcard announcement laid in. Inventory Number: 027686

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin & Thomas W. Styron. Greenville, SC: Greenville County Museum of Art, 1998. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 102pp, 40 color illustrations (including one foldover) + color frontispiece. Designed by Victoria Dailey. This is the substantial catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1998 Greenville County Museum of Art exhibition that features an essay by Thomas W. Styron that proves that the talented Mr. Mull is every bit as accomplished a painter as he is a thespian. A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the front free endpaper. 0-9657858-1-5 Inventory Number: 027689

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin & Thomas W. Styron. Greenville, SC: Greenville County Museum of Art, 1998. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 102pp, 40 color illustrations (including one foldover) + color frontispiece. Designed by Victoria Dailey. This is the substantial catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1998 Greenville County Museum of Art exhibition that features an essay by Thomas W. Styron that proves that the talented Mr. Mull is every bit as accomplished a painter as he is a thespian. A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the front free endpaper. 0-9657858-1-5 Inventory Number: 027688

(MULL, MARTIN). Putnam, James, Ben Brown & Martin Mull. London, UK: Ben Brown Fine Arts, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp, 31 color and 2 duotone illustrations + color cover. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, and collections listing. This is lavishly produced hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2007 London gallery exhibition of twenty-four then-recent oil on linen paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title half-title page. Inventory Number: 027694

(MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Murakami, Takashi, Dick Hebdige, Midori Matsui, Scott Rothkopf, Paul Schimmel & Mika Yoshitake. Los Angeles & New York: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2007. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 328pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Wild and Victoria Lam with Lauren Harden / Green Dragon Office. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the massive, beautifully designed and printed catalogue published in conjunction with the comprehensive 2007 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles organized traveling retrospective of works by Takashi Murakami. Featuring insightful essays by curator Paul Schimmel, Dick Hebdige, Midori Matsui, Scott Rothkopf, and Mika Yoshitake as well as hundreds of plates, it is the most comprehensive document to date on the hyper-popular Anime and Manga influenced Japanese artist. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-8478-3003-9 Inventory Number: 027641

(McCARTHY, PAUL) (KELLEY, MIKE). Martin, Timothy. Vienna, AUSTRIA: Galerie Krinzinger, 1992. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artists Monograph. As New.. np (36pp), 17 color and 14 b&w illustrations + cover. Text in English. With artist biographies, exhibition histories and performance histories. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy's collaborative contribution "Heidi: Midlife Crisis Trauma Center and Negative Media-Engram Abreaction Release Zone" as part of the 1992 Viennese gallery exhibition of Los Angeles based artists, "LAX". It features an essay by Timothy Martin entitled "Childhood Flambé". A brand new, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 027665

(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

(NESHAT, SHIRIN). Neshat, Shirin, Hamid Dabashi, RoseLee Goldberg & Giorgio Verzotti. Foreword By Ida Gianelli. Torino & Milan, ITALY: Castello Di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea & Edizioni Charta, 2002. First Edition. Large 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 188pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Italian. With a biography, bibliography, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is a comprehensive catalogue focusing on the Iranian born contemporary artist Shirin Neshat's Video installations published in conjunction with a 2002 Italian Museum retrospective. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 88-8158-360-7 Inventory Number: 010142

(NOBLE, PAUL). Kunzru, Hari & Paul Noble. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 134pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Studio: Blackwell. With an exhibition checklist, biography and exhibition history. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with Paul Noble's 2007 Gagosian New York installation "dottodot" - the British artist's first exhibition for the gallery. It was comprised of "drawings, ceramic sculptures, rugs, sound, and various other elements to form an atmosphere or environment that reflects on time, space, and change, both massive and infinitesimal". "dottodot" incorporated work from Noble's epic "Nobson New Town" project, as well as his versions of Chinese "gongshi" patterned after fragments of Henry Moore's sculptures. Included is an audio CD of the show's aural environment. A brand new, most handsome example. 1-932598-57-X Inventory Number: 027652

(NOBLE, TIM + WEBSTER, SUE). Noble, Tim, Sue Webster, Mark Fletcher & Tina Kim. Seoul, SOUTH KOREA: Kukje Gallery, 2005. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artists' Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 100pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Herman Lelie and Stefania Bonelli. Text in English and Korean. "Tim Noble and Sue Webster have created a remarkable group of anti-monuments in their eleven-year career, mixing the strategies of modern sculpture and the attitude of punk to make art from anti-art. They sculpt piles of street rubbish, studio debris, and taxidermied animals into astonishing representations of life with "real" shadows of the artists themselves hovering over their accumulations of discarded objects. These abstract forms mysteriously reverse the abstraction into figuration". Published in conjunction with their 2005 Kukje Gallery exhibition "The Joy of Sex", bad boy and girl Noble and Webster have created an artists' book that drolly appropriates fellow Brit Dr. Alex Comfort's best-selling 1972 instruction manual of the same title by substituting their own images rendered in a similar mundane illustrative style as the graphically coupling couple. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least 18 years of age to order this item. 89-955477-4-X Inventory Number: 027422

(NOVIKOV, TIMUR). Novikov, Timur, Olesya Turkina & Victor Mazin. Moscow & Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Avant Garde Moscow & the Stedelijk Museum, 1993. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. 1/4 Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 72 + 52pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Russian. Designed by Anna Brochet. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is an elaborately designed exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1993 Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam presentation of recent pieces by Russian contemporary artist Timur Novikov. Bound into a heavy, gilt-embossed grey chipboard cover is one bi-lingual catalogue printed on butcher paper featuring writings by the artist as well as Victor Mazin and Olesya Turkina, and another containing color reproductions of the exhibited works. A bright, most handsome example of the first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 025389

(OLDENBURG, CLAES) (VAN BRUGGEN, COOSJE). Oldenberg, Claes & Arne Glimcher. New York: Pace Gallery, 1992. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 109pp, 39 color (20 tipped-in plates) and 20 b&w llustrations, with illustrated endpapers. With an exhibition checklist, biography, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lavishly produced catalogue published in conjunction with Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen's first Pace Gallery exhibition in 1992. A most handsome copy. 1-878283-25-1 Inventory Number: 012316

(OLDENBURG, CLAES). Oldenburg, Claes & Martin Friedman. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 1975. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 10pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1975 Walker Art Center survey of six thematic bodies of work - "The Geometric Mouse", "Three Way Plug", "Fagends", "Clothespin", "Typewriter Eraser", and "Standing Mitt with Ball" - by noted Pop practitioner Claes Oldenburg. A most handsome example with the Walker's loose twelve page exhibition checklist laid in additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Claes Oldenburg" in black ink across the front free endpaper showing the tiniest bit of wear to the front cover. LC 75-7702 Inventory Number: 025791

(OLIVEIRA, NATHAN). Garver, Thomas H. & George W. Neubert. Foreword By Henry T. Hopkins. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 80pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history, bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a comprehensive 1984 San Francisco Museum retrospective of works by the noted Bay Area figurative artist Nathan Oliveira. A handsome example showing some mild overall wear, slight sunning along the spine, and a diagonal soft crease to the upper foredge corner of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. 0-918471-00-1 Inventory Number: 018710

(OLIVEIRA, NATHAN). Oliveira, Nathan. Los Angeles: Paul Kantor Gallery, 1963. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (14pp), 9 b&w + color cover. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender fourteen page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1963 exhibition of eighteen works by noted Bay Area figurative artist Nathan Oliveira at his Los Angeles gallery. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some light creasing and spotting to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 012607

(OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (V23). Oliver, Vaughan as "Vulva O'Reighan". London: 4AD / v23, 1994. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Graphic Design Monograph. Fine.. np (72pp), profusely illustrated in ultra-vivid color. Designed by Vaughan Oliver & Chris Bigg at v23, with Paul McMenamin. With a bibliography and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1994 retrospective curated by Catherine McDermott at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center, this beautifully designed and printed catalogue focuses on Vaughan Oliver and V23's extensive work for 4AD Records. Interspersed among the groundbreaking graphic designs for the Pixies, This Mortal Coil, The Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Lush, The Wolfgang Press, Lisa Germano, Michael Brook, The Breeders, Frank Black, David Sylvian & Robert Fripp, Belly, Throwing Muses, and many, many more are the recollections of those who have worked with Vaughan Oliver as collaborators or clients. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED for us at the exhibition by the three V23 partners (at the time) Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg and Paul McMenamin in black ink on the "Jacques Tati" page at front. 0-9524216-0-7 Inventory Number: 027606

(OPIE, CATHERINE). Opie, Catherine & Douglas Fogle, et al.. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 56pp, 9 color and 8 b&w illustrations + color cover. Designed by Linda Byrne and Andrew Blauvelt. With a biography and exhibition checklist. This is the austere catalogue published in conjunction with the 2002 Walker Art Center exhibition "Catherine Opie: Skyways and Icehouses". It contains the Los Angeles-based photographer's black and white panoramic images of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Skyway systems along with her color work documenting Minnesota's eclectic hand built structures used to protect ice fishermen as they ply their sport during the harsh Midwestern winters. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Catherine Opie" in black ink on the title page in the publisher's printed obi. 0-935640-72-X Inventory Number: 023108

(OPIE, JULIAN). Kurjakovic, Daniel. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Ostfildern-Ruit, GERMANY: Codax Publisher & Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 216pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and German. Designed by wbg, ag. "Composed of his characteristically simplified lines and shapes, Julian Opie's portraits are rendered through computer technology. Beginning with a photograph scanned into a computer, the artist uses software to edit the images and hone in on their graphic essentials. The fascinating results become icons that serve to identify the individuals with the least information possible. Whereas most of Opie's portraits feature unknowns, some commissioned works feature public figures like Blur, Kate Moss or Michael Schumacher. By identifying them in the titles only by their first names and occupations, Opie zaps these celebrities of their fame and mythic status, simplifying them down to the familiar, human shape of their faces. A most handsome example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-7757-1301-8 Inventory Number: 023022

(OROZCO, GABRIEL). Buchloh, Benjamin H.D., Abraham Cruzvillegas, Gabriel Kuri, Molly Nesbit, Damian Ortega & Alma Ruiz. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Stiff Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 208pp, 132 color and 17 b&w illustrations. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 2000 Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art retrospective, this is the first comprehensive monograph in English on the renowned contemporary Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco. A handsome example showing just a bit of external wear and soiling to the covers. 0-914357-75-1 Inventory Number: 014351

(OROZCO, GABRIEL). Orozco, Gabriel & Ann Temkin. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 184pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Luc Derycke. With an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 2000 Philadelphia Museum of Art survey, this substantive catalogue focuses on the photographically based work of noted contemporary Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco. A most handsome copy. 0-87633-128-2 Inventory Number: 016732

(OROZCO, GABRIEL). Orozco, Gabriel, James Lingwood, Jean Fisher, Mark Hayworth-Booth & Guy Brett. London: Artangel, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 106pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Luc Derycke. Published in conjunction with a 1996 London exhibition, the year's Artangel book commission is a well-illustrated monograph in English on the renowned contemporary Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco. A most handsome copy. 1-902201-02-7 Inventory Number: 016574

(OUTERBRIDGE, PAUL). Dines, Elaine & Graham Howe, Editors. Laguna Beach, CA: Laguna Beach Museum of Art, 1981. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine.. 239pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Published in conjunction with a 1981 Laguna Beach Museum of Art retrospective, this is a comprehensive monograph on the supremely talented, yet ill-fated photographer Paul Outerbridge who finished out his life destitute in Laguna Beach. This includes extensive selections of the nudes, commercial work, carbro prints, and his previously undocumented black and white ink drawings. A most handsome example. 0-940872-02-1 Inventory Number: 014360

(OWENS, LAURA). Lawson, Thomas & Paul Schimmel. Foreword By Jeremy Strick. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the lovely hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with Laura Owens' having received the Katherine S. Marmor Award for documentation of emerging artists' first MOCA exhibition. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-914357-83-2 Inventory Number: 027655

(PARK, DAVID). Baker, Howard, Carl Belz, Richard Diebenkorn, Henry Geldzahler, David Park & Phyllis Tuchman. New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., 1987. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (38pp), 11 color illustrations + cover. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1987 Salander-O'Reilly Galleries exhibition of fifty-one works by the renowned late Bay Area figurative artist David Park. A most handsome example. 1-58821-057-X Inventory Number: 018695

(PARK, DAVID). Mills, Paul & Herschel B. Chipp. New York: Maxwell Galleries Ltd., 1970. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Embossed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 28pp, 12 b&w and 6 color illustrations. This is the slender twenty-eight page catalogue issued in conjunction with a posthumous 1964 Maxwell Galleries Ltd. retrospective exhibition of seventy-three paintings and works on paper by the renowned Bay Area figurative artist David Park. A handsome example with the deluxe goldenrod-colored heavy embossed wrappers showing just a bit of light wear and creasing along the spine along with a brief ink presentation from San Francisco scholar and Museum director F.M. Hinkhouse. Inventory Number: 018698

(PARK, DAVID). Mills, Paul & Herschel B. Chipp. Berkeley, CA: Committee for Arts and Lectures, University of California, Berkeley, 1964. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (28pp), 15 b&w and 5 color illustrations. This is the slender twenty-eight page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1964 retrospective exhibition of thirty-eight works painted by the renowned late Bay Area figurative artist David Park while he was a member of the U.C. Berkeley faculty. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 018694

(PAUL, PETER). Berggruen & Cie. Staff. Paris: Berggruen & Cie., 1974. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French and English. Published in conjunction with an annual exhibition of graphic works by the gallery's artists, the cover of this fifty-fifth publication in the "Plaquettes Berggruen" series is an original gatefold, color lithograph executed by Peter Paul especially for this catalogue. A handsome copy showing a bit of minor wear along the spine with the gallery's price list laid in. Inventory Number: 004058

(PEARSON, ANTHONY). Griffin, Tim, Anthony Pearson & John Rasmussen. Minneapolis, MN: Midway Contemporary Art, 2009. First Edition. 8vo. Debossed Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 72pp, 32 duotone and 12 b&w illustrations. Designed by Abi Chase. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue of a 2008 Minneapolis gallery exhibition featuring the abstract photographs of Los Angeles-based artist Anthony Pearson. It includes installation views, an essay by Tim Griffin, and an interview between Pearson and John Rasmussen discussing his unorthodox approach to photography along with this body of solarization and lens flare pieces. A brand new. most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9768664-3-9 Inventory Number: 026306