ULISES CARRIÓN, Tell me what sort of wallpaper your room has and I will tell you who you are, 1974 (“2nd edition”)
16,7 x 12,3 cm
20 pp., SC, collage on couver, hand written texts – as issued – on samples of wallpaper, ink stamped name
stamp dated
edition ca 50
published by In-Out Productions, Amsterdam, Netherlands
condition: very good, although with discoloured cover
This copy is a second edition, but more personal than the first one. Opposite to the first edition that was typewritten this one is handwritten by Ulises Carrión. Therefore when one pages though the book one notices a more artisan look; in fact compared to the first edition the directness of this one makes it into a different bookwork.
On one particular day, Carrión was very happy to find the fashion books of a wallpaper company on the street in front of Rath & Doodeheefver, well-known for their outstanding quality (now in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum). He cut them to become the pages of his book “Tell me what sort of wallpaper your room has and I will tell you who you are”. He used the different designs for the identification of the rooms, such as: my sister’s room, my guestroom, my psychiatrists’ room. Some booklets were sold and others were given away, and soon a second edition of 50 copies was required, made with handwritten designations as opposed to the first series’ typewritten designations. A copy of this wallpaper book is in the collection of Stedelijk Museum. Tineke Reijnders, 2017
ULISES CARRIÓN, Dancing With You, 1973
20,6 x 15,6 cm
30 pp., SC, artist’s book, Japanese binding, ink stamped pages with name stamp on cover
numbered 42/100
cover with obvious age toning
condition: inside excellent
published by In-Out Productions, Amsterdam, Netherlands
extremely rare
added:
This artist’s book comes with a receipt of purchases at ‘Other Books and So’ at Herengracht 227, Amsterdam, handwritten receipt by Ulises Carrión. French folded pages, hence visible elevation on the right side. An unsigned copy is in the collection of Stedelijk Musuem Amsterdam.
Added:
History of price:
The Idea of the Book, Portland, OR, USA May 2022 US$ 4,500.-
ULISES CARRIÓN, Arguments, 1973
22,4 x 15,3 cm
52 pp., SC signed
edition 400 of which 200 are printed on Strathmore Grandee (colour) paper
published by Beau Geste Press, Cullompton, Devon, England
scuffing on top of front cover
here signed signed as such extremely rare
€ 4.200,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace regisytered EU mail
inv.UCar 000-pr
Each of the 25 Arguments is hand numbered, with corrections by the artist on the last three pages. Although the cover shows some scuffing this copy is extremely rare, since it has been hand signed by Ulises Carrión. On the title page the artist’s book is signed in print, so here hand signed on the fly leave in the front. When I bought this at Other Books and So Ulises Carrión offered me to sign his book. As such this copy can be considered as a authorised autonomous art work and is most likely the only copy that has been signed, and i.e. signed without any dedication. KvG
An unsigned copy is in the collection of Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
History of prices:
Jonathan Hill Books, New York, USA US$ 2,500.- (not signed)
Zwiggelaar Auctions, Amsterdam € 1.700,- 6 June 2021 (not signed, hammer price)
Amazon, US$ 2,793.83 25 August 2018 (not signed)
ULISES CARRIÓN, Alphabet – Embryo No. 13-cards, 1981
14,9 x 10,5 x 0,5 cm
stack of cards, offset
cover card with sticker, green text card, 20 postcards, plastic seal bag
edition unknown
published by Embryo magazine, Stockholm, Sweden extremely rare
€ 850,- plus € 12,- Track & trace registered EU mail
inv.UCar 479
including postcard of Ulises Carrión: Alphabet, 1981
ULISES CARRIÓN, Alphabet, 1981
14,9 x 10,5 cm
offset, postcard
This card depicts a drawing of an alphabet starting in the middle. The letters are drawn in such a way they they never cross each other, making it into a kind of labyrinth.
Participating artists:
Sten Hanson, Sweden: 96
Max M Book, Sweden: Trans-
J.O. Mallander, Finland: The Anxiety of Influence
Stig Sjöland, Sweden, Swing
Hans Clavin, Holland: (phrase)
Jim Axen, Sweden: Nu
Mats B., Sweden: Life is a tram
Bjørn Nørgaard, Denmark: Kunstneren i Paris
C M von Hausswolff, Sweden: Jordmån IV
Hans Esselius, Sweden: Imagobild nr. 1 – Esse Williams
Eva Löfdahl, Sweden: ur Halt
Peter Andersson, Sweden: Hanging
Likka-Juhani Takalo-Eskola, Finland: Grenens frihet
Leif Elggren, Sweden: Framförande II
Pug Karlsson, Sweden: Excursion Area/Revisited
Lars-Gunnar Bodin, Sweden: Enbart en gradvis förskjutning
Åke Hodell, Sweden: Electronic Brain Wash
Henrik Francis Thomsen, Denmark: Articulation Gramma 3
Curt Olson, Sweden: Art trainery
Ulises Carrion, Holland: Alphabet
RAÚL MARROQUIN, announcement “Telephone Piece”, 1983
42,2 x 30,2 cm
offset print,
TBA / Time Based Arts, November bulletin: Sound Works
twice folded as mailed
published by Vereniging van Videokunstenaars, Amsterdam
excellent condition, although very slightly aged paper
€ 190,- + € 15,- registered mail
inv.RMar 990
This poster announces presentations by Relly Tarlo / Jacoba Bedaux, Raúl Marroquin and Daniel Brun.
MIKE PARR, Performance – action, 1983
42,2 x 30,2 cm
offset print, September bulletin
published by Time Based Arts, Amsterdam
excellent condition
rare
€ 180,- plus € 8,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.MPar 992
This poster announces video and film presentations about videos/films from Australia. Other presentations by Mike Parr (performance-action), Paul Müller, Arthur and Corine Cantrill, Juan Davila & Martin Munz, Dale Frank, Randall & Bendinelli and Philip Brophy & Maria Kozic
HENRYK GAJEWSKI, Audio Child, 1983
20,8 x 14,9 cm
8 pages with announcements: 2. September Chris Wainwright, 20.30 “Light Works” and 9. September Henryk Gajewski, 20.30 “Audio Child 1983” + stickers inlay with “Audio Child – non stop” as issued
published by Vereniging van Videokunstenaars / Association of Video Artists, Amsterdam
splendid condition
€ 145,- plus € 8,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.HGaje 989
Most of the time this publication misses the strip of stickers. You may listen to the audio at Audio Child
Members of the board of the Association of Video Artists:
Ulises Carrión, David Garcia, Madelon Hooykaas, Grietha Jurriens, Paul Müller, Wies Smals
Staff: Aart van Barneveld, Lucie Vermij
ULISES CARRIÓN, Trios & Boleros, 1984 [cassette tape]
7 x 10,9 x 1,7 cm
cassette tape with dot matrix printed text (recto ‘Ned. Text’ / verso ‘Eng. Text’), inlay label [red version]
published by Time Based Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
never played, rare
sold
Trios & Boleros is a radioshow presented by Ulises Carrión, who plays all types of Mexican folk music, recorded in June 1983, produced for the VPRO radio in the series “Art on the Radio, Radio as Art”.
MIRELLA BENTIVOGLIO, Letraset metaphors, 1978 [invitation]
29,7 x 21 cm
print on paper, folded as mailed
splendid condition
rare
€ 260,- plus Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.ObandS 341
This is an invitation for an exhibition at Other Books and So / Ulises Carrión in Amsterdam in which Mirella Bentivoglio showed her so called poegraphy.
Ref. Mirella Bentivoglio at National Museum of Women in the Arts
Other Books And So / ULISES CARRIÓN; Stichting Brummense Uitgeverij, 1976, [invitation]
29,7 x 21 cm
colour stencil on paper, folded as mailed
very rare
€ 120,-
sold
In this group show many artists participated: Geza Perneczky, Ulay, Maurizio Nannucci, Marina Abramovic, Anna Banana, Raoul Marroquin, Tony Morgan, John Baldessari……..
