One of two photo-lithographs from Louise Lawler for Notes on a Room, with Sol LeWitt and Richard Artschwager also contributing prints. See item 13 below.

New Arrivals

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1. Josef and Anni Albers

Concerning Art Instruction / Work with Material (Black Mountain College Bulletins)

North Carolina: Black Mountain College, circa 1934-1938. Two issues of the Black Mountain College Bulletin featuring early texts from the Albers on craft and education. (1) Concerning Art Instruction (Bulletin No. 2), by Josef Albers; 8 pages, side-stapled, with black-and-white illustration to front panel. This being the original edition, as opposed to the 1944 commercial printing with its slight variations to text. Published a year after he joined the Black Mountain College Faculty, this would be one of Albers' first English-language texts. And (2) Work with Material (Bulletin No. 5) by Anni Albers; bifolium (4 pages), with black-and-white illustration of one of her tapestries to the front panel. Likely a later printing, without the November 1938 date printed to the conclusion of the text. Some minor scuffing to wrappers, with stab-binding marks to margins. Pencil marginalia to first text. A rare couple.

$950.00

2. Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon: October 12, 1989 – January 7, 1990. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Signed Poster)

Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Smithsonian Institution), 1989. Exhibition poster; 33 x 20 inches (framed 40.5 x 27 inches). From a retrospective exhibition to celebrate Bacon's 80th birthday, composed of sixty works from both public and private collections; one of his last lifetime exhibitions. Boldly SIGNED by Bacon in pencil, with a vivid reproduction of his Study for Portrait of Van Gogh III (1957), from the Hirshhorn's own collection. The exhibition would travel to both MoMA and LACMA. Some faint creasing to title section, else near fine. Matted and hinged using archival methods, in a brown-stained wood frame with UV plexiglass.

$6500.00

3. Bianchini Gallery / Pop Art

Bianchini Gallery Presents The Grand Opening of the American Supermarket

New York, 1964. Invitation mailer. Tall bifolium (16.5 x 10.5 inches), printed purple and pink on supple newsprint. Creative invitation for the landmark show curated by Ben Birillo at the Bianchini Gallery (October 6 through November 7), in which Pop artists were invited to exhibit readymades/multiples in a simulated supermarket environment. The simulation extended to the invitation, which mimicked a supermarket flyer, with signed soup cans from Warhol advertised as $6.50 each, or 3 for $18. Participating artists included: Billy Apple, Richard Artschwager, Mary Inman, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Bob Watts, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselman. Faint fold-lines from mailing, as typical. Clean crease to upper corner, with minor stain to lower corner of second leaf, else a near fine copy of an otherwise fragile invitation. Scarce, with only 3 OCLC records discovered in North America (MoMA, Stanford, Utah).

$2000.00

4. Leo Castelli and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

The Ninth Street Show (Signed Limited Edition)

Toronto: Lumiere Press, 1987. First Edition. Octavo. Number 94 from the limited edition of 300 hand-numbered copies; SIGNED by Leo Castelli, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (photographs), Robert Pincus-Witten (essay), and Michael Torosian (book design, composition, presswork, and binding). Photographs and writing on the landmark 1951 exhibition in celebration of Leo Castelli's 80th birthday and the 30th anniversary of his gallery. Reproduction of the exhibition poster by Franz Kline tipped-in at the front; essay by Pincus-Witten; black-and-white portraits of 23 of the still-living artists and Castelli by Greenfield-Sanders; and reprints of contemporary exhibition reviews by Thomas B. Hess and Belle Krasne. Fine in printed gray boards, cloth spine with paper label. Uncommon.

$850.00

5. Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick

2001: A Space Odyssey

New York: The New American Library, 1968. First Edition. Octavo. Arthur C. Clarke's novelization of the screenplay, which had been co-written by both Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. The now-iconic jacket doubling as an advertisement for the film, with the rear panel announcing that the MGM picture "is now showing in the major cities of the world in Cinerama." Minor dusting to edges of textblock, else fine. In illustrated, unclipped jacket with tape-ghosting to verso, else near fine.

$1500.00

6. Hanne Darboven

Hanne Darboven: Ausstellung mit 6 Filmprojektoren nach 6 Büchern über 1968

Octavo. From the Mönchengladbach box-catalogue series edited by Johannes Cladders, to accompany Hanne Darboven's first museum exhibition. With cardboard box illustrated after close-up of her script. Contents: [8] pp. text by Cladders (in German) accompanied by explanatory text from Darboven and six corresponding index cards, representing the rules that structured her methodical re-construction of the 1968 calendar: as six voluminous books of abstract notation and their translation into a series of 16mm projections. Accompanied by blank grid-paper notebook; an invitation to mark time. This copy (number 33 of 440) preserved in remarkable condition, with minimal rubbing to joints of box; near fine.

$1200.00

7. Willem de Kooning

Paintings on the Theme of Woman (Poster)

New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1953. Offset lithograph; 18 x 16 inches (framed: 21.5 x 19 inches). Invitation mailer/poster for the 1953 exhibition of Willem de Kooning's Woman series at New York's Sidney Janis Gallery. Some minor wear to fold-lines, else a great copy of this rare item of de Kooning ephemera. Hinged using archival methods, in a white lacquer frame with UV plexiglass.

$1500.00

8. Allen Ginsberg

Photographs (Inscribed with Original Drawing)

[Altadena, CA]: Twelvetrees Press, 1990. First Edition. Folio. This copy boasting an original ink drawing from Ginsberg across title page spread, SIGNED and entitled "Tyger;" inscribed to Harper Collins editor Terry Karten in 1993. Contents: 91 full-page reproductions of Ginsberg's black-and-white photographs, accompanied by his own captions in facsimile manuscript; including all of the famous images of the Beats (Roth 266-267). One of 5000 copies. Near fine in a near fine jacket.

$1500.00

9. Nan Goldin and David Wojnarowicz

Witnesses: Against our Vanishing

New York: Artists Space, 1989. First Edition. Octavo. A powerful exhibition catalogue from Nan Goldin's first curatorial project, testifying to the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the Lower East Side artist community. Featuring a curatorial statement from Goldin, and contributions from Linda Yablonsky, Cookie Mueller, and David Wojnarowicz. Wojnarowicz's essay ("Post Cards from America: X-Rays from Hell"), which attacked political and religious leaders by name for their failure to respond to the crisis, provoked a controversy that lead to a temporary revocation of NEA funding for the exhibition. Illustrated after black-and-white reproductions of the exhibited works. Staple-bound wrappers, with minor creasing to rear corner; near fine.

$750.00

10. Damien Hirst

Making Beautiful Drawings: An Installation (Signed with Drawing)

Berlin: Bruno Brunnet Fine Arts, 1994. First Edition. Octavo. Limited to 800 copies, and published on the occasion of Hirst's exhibition at Bruno Brunnet Fine Arts, Berlin (Jan. 15 – Feb. 5, 1994). Assembling 21 plates of Hirst's spin drawings. This copy SIGNED by Hirst to rear pastedown, along with a playful drawing of a cuboid Earth—entitled "it's a strange world"—seemingly referencing both his Natural History cycle, as well as the circularity of his spin drawings, influenced by long-exposure photographs of the night sky. Some toning to spine, else near fine in printed wrappers. An insightful copy.

$3500.00

11. Robert Indiana

Five (from Numbers series)

[Los Angeles: Rolf Nelson Gallery, 1965]. Screenprint on paper; 5 x 4.25 inches (framed: 12 x 11.5 inches). An early version of Robert Indiana's Five, from his Numbers series, created by Indiana as an insert to be housed inside the folding announcement card from his Rolf Nelson Gallery exhibition (May - June, 1965). The larger, better-known version was executed in 1968. Excellent condition. Matted and hinged using archival methods, in a white lacquer frame with UV plexiglass.

$750.00

12. Ellsworth Kelly and Diane Waldman (editor)

Ellsworth Kelly: A Retrospective (Signed)

New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1996. First Edition. Thick square quarto. SIGNED and briefly inscribed by Ellsworth Kelly. Published on the occasion of Kelly's retrospective at The Guggenheim Museum, New York (Oct. 18, 1996 – Jan. 15, 1997). With 340 full-color reproductions, and numerous illustrations in black and white. Edited by Diane Waldman. With several essays, a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography, and an index of reproductions. Light shelf wear, else fine in a fine jacket.

$750.00

13. Sol LeWitt, Richard Artschwager, and Louise Lawler

Notes on a Room (Signed Limited Edition)

New York: Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1998. Deluxe Limited Edition. Folio. One of 130 copies. Volume 17 in the Whitney Artist and Writers Series. With two woodcuts by Sol LeWitt (numbered and signed), three photo-lithographs by Louise Lawler (one is signed), and two etchings by Richard Artschwager (numbered, signed, and dated), accompanying texts from GIni Alhadeff, Brendan Gill, and Daniel Halpern. The prints are all 16 x 20 inches, laid in loose as issued, with accompanying string-bound oblong folio. Bound and boxed by hand by Claudia Cohen. Edited by May Castleberry, and sold to benefit the Whitney Library. Some slight sunning to the plum clamshell box. Else fine, with original tissue guards to protect prints.

$6000.00

14. Roy Lichtenstein and Diane Waldman (editor)

Roy Lichtenstein: Drawings and Prints

New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1969. First Edition. Tall quarto. The second book in Paul Bianchini's series on contemporary American masters. Numerous reproductions of Lichtenstein's drawings and lithographs; many in color. Includes loose errata slip. Near fine in near fine jacket, with vibrant Lichtenstein illustration mirrored on both front and rear panels.

$300.00

15. Danny Lyon

The Bikeriders

New York: Macmillan, 1968. First Edition. Octavo. The uncommon cloth issue of Danny Lyon's first book; one of the iconic American photobooks of the sixties. For this project, Lyon photographed and ultimately joined the Chicago Outlaws, a motorcycle racing club more interested in the emerging American biker culture than with winning on the track. Interestingly, some of the images in the book were originally shot in color, but the publisher's financial limitations necessitated printing in black and white. (Roth 190-191). Bump to lower corner, else near fine, without the ubiquitous remainder dot, in a near fine jacket with minor creasing to corners. A remarkably sharp copy.

$2000.00

16. George Maciunas

Fluxus HQ / Fluxmanifesto on Fluxamusement / Fluxshop / Fluxorchestra

New York: Fluxus, [1965]. First Edition. Thin broadside (21 x 6.5 inches). A striking composition from Maciunas, surveying the breadth of the Fluxus mission in 1965. An assembly of discrete elements, featuring an early roster of Fluxus artists and genres, the anti-art manifesto on Fluxamusement, and visual branding for both the Fluxshop and the Fluxorchestra, which would first debut in September of that year. Silverman 562. This variant on pale green stock, without folds. Very minor creasing to corners, else near fine.

$2000.00

17. Raymond Pettibon and Vladimir Nabokov (translator)

Prince Igor: Imaginary Portraits (with Original Drawing)

New York: Karma, 2014. First Edition. Octavo. One of 50 deluxe copies featuring an original artwork from one of the 22 participating artists; this copy SIGNED to half-title page by Raymond Pettibon, with an original drawing of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin to the facing endpaper. Conceived by Dodie Kazanjian on the occasion of the production of Prince Igor at the Metropolitan Opera, the book contains Vladimir Nabokov's 1960 translation of the epic poem (The Song of Igor's Campaign), interspersed with interpretative portraits of its eponymous hero by artists including John Baldessari, Peter Doig, Rachel Feinstein, Alex Katz, Ragnar Kjartansson, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Peyton, Peter Schjeldahl, and Sophie von Hellerman. Fine in illustrated, gilt-stamped cloth boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Housed in custom clamshell box with leather lettering piece to spine.

$3500.00

18. Richard Prince

Naked Nurses (Inscribed)

New York: JMc & GHB, 2003. First Edition. Duodecimo. SIGNED by Prince to title page, with punchy inscription: "Let's go naked." One of 1000 copies printed, with only about 500 ever distributed. According to the publisher, Prince found a homespun book of amateur porn in a used bookstore somewhere in New England. He reworked the volume, giving it a new name, a new cover, and a new lease on life. Very minor rubbing to pornographically-illustrated wrappers, else fine.

$600.00

19. Ed Ruscha

Edward Ruscha (Ed-Werd Rew-Shay), Young Artist. A Book Accompanying the Exhibition of Prints, Drawings, and Books of Edward Ruscha at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (with Business Cards)

Minneapolis, 1971. First Edition. Thick duodecimo. This copy with two business cards laid-in: one for Ruscha, with his iconic phonetic spelling, and the other for Edward A. Foster, who organized this exhibition of Ruscha's prints, drawings, and books at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Apr. 18 – May 28, 1972). Designed by Ruscha in the style of a "Little Big Book," with dozens of blank pages to obtain the desired thickness. Also produced as cheaply as the Little Big Books were, with fragile bindings and acidic paper. This copy preserved in remarkable condition, with merely-cosmetic splits to hinges and ownership inscription to front pastedown. Modest scuffing to illustrated-paper boards; close to near fine.

$2000.00

20. Larry Sultan

Pictures from Home

New York: Harry A. Abrams, 1992. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art, California, (Oct. 25, 1992 – Jan. 31, 1993).  Features 110 illustrations, including 90 full color plates and two gatefolds. An intimate portrait of Sultan's family and, by extension, the American dream. Adapted into a Broadway play in 2023. One of the most sought after photobooks of the '90s (Parr / Badger, v.2). Fine in a fine jacket.

$750.00

21. Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner: Video (Poster)

Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1979. Silkscreen on cream paper, printed red, green, and blue; 21 x 16 inches (framed: 24.25 x 19.25 inches). A compelling poster designed by Lawrence Weiner for his 1979 video exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum, featuring photographs by Daniel Buren and Richard Landry. Hinged using archival methods, in a rose lacquer frame with UV plexiglass.

$850.00

22. Christopher Wool

Cats in a Bag (Poster)

New York: Luhring Augustine, 1991. Offset lithograph; 34 x 23 inches (framed: 40.5 x 27 inches). Poster produced in conjunction with Christopher Wool's 1991 exhibition at Luhring Augustine in New York City. Minor toning around the edges, else fine. The poster is hinged using archival methods on matboard in a black lacquer frame with UV plexiglass.    

$1250.00

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