De Kunstkraai, 1988 [tabloid]
42 x 29 cm
offset, tabloid, 8 pp.
edition unknown
very good condition, due to aging slightly yellowed
De Kunstkraai was published in May 1988 during the Dutch artfair Amsterdam KunstRai and meant as a magazine with gossip and slander on the Dutch art scene.
Commentaar op bespreking van journalist Renée Steenbergen op de eerste solotentoonstelling van JOHN M ARMLEDER in Nederland:
MAN RAY, Self portrait, 1974 [sculptural poster]
69,7 x 99,5 cm
offset, triptych
folded for mailing as issued
publisher Studio Marconi, Milano, Italy
sculptural poster as self portrait designed by the artist
condition: three tiny wears in center due to folding as sent
extremely rare, not mentioned in the Junko and Teruo Ishihara collection
(excluding handmade wooden reader’s desk)
€ 3.800,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.MRay 198-pr
In his fifties Man Ray shaved half his face for the above self-portrait. Francis Naumann has suggested that this act may have referred to Man Ray’s duel identity as an American artist with strong ties in Europe. He was living in Hollywood at the time he took the photograph in 1942, and would return with his wife Juliet to Paris in 1951 to spent the rest of his life.
This large triptych print was published as an announcement for a work called Autoritratto (23 x 18 cm), a signed and numbered photo edition of 23 copies – together with a biographical text and an archivist’s note in pencil with the name of the artist.
MAN RAY, Self Portrait, 1965
24 x 17 x 4 cm
book, autobiography, ill.
1st edition, hand signed in pencil
published by Little Brown & Company Ltd, Canada in association with Atlantic Monthly Press
mylar protection cover
dust cover on lower front side has tiny chips; for the rest more than very good
very rare in this state
€ 980,- plus € 18,- Track and Trace registered mail
inv.MRay 305
This copy of the autobiography Self Portrait of Man Ray has been signed as if the book itself is an art object, i.e. there is no dedication, just a signature in pencil and therefore very rare, as such. The dust cover is supported by a mylar protection cover and an extra inner Highsmith paper wrapping (white).
A signature in a book is always a precarious element when it comes to authenticity, more than when it concerns e.g. an etching published during the lifetime of the author. Below a signature is shown that may be compared with the one on the title page of the autobiography.
Graphological report.
A graphological analysis should describe some remarkable characteristics of the handwriting: surname is written on a lower level than the first name, the run-up diacritical movement of the pencil is equal to each other, the hooky tops of the x-height letters are very similar, one detects several diacritical movements in both signature, the middle leg of the ‘M’ is lifted due to the speed of writing, etc. A graphological description is available, when the book is purchased.
JOHN LIGGINS, Elemental Actions, 1974
10,1 x 14,3 cm
stenciled print, ink, hand stamped
artist’s publication, 4 pp. (+ cover)
edition unknown
published by In-Out Productions, Amsterdam
very good
inv.JLig 000-pr
BILL MITCHELL, Azonic II – A drawing by Bill Mitchell, n.d. [ca 1978]
19,9 x 15 cm
thread, plastic pages, tape, artist’s book, SC, 16 pp.
published in Newton Abbot, Devon, England
pristine condition
This artist’s book was published in two versions. Here “Azonic II” comes with a foul red cover and contains 16 pages. “Azonic I” was published in ca 1974 and has 26 pages with a foul blue cover.
ULISES CARRIÓN, removal announcement Other Books and So, 1980
A3 card
card design by Ulises Carríon, postal stamp d.d. 2 June 1980
n.b. hand written text by Ulises Carrión
edition unknown
very rare
€ 480,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.OBandS 341
In April 1975 Ulises Carríón started a bookshop Other Books and So at Herengracht 227 in Amsterdam.
In 1980 this by artists highly esteemed bookshop changed its name into Other Books and So Archive and removed to Bloemgracht 121. As the hand written lines show the addressees were warmly invited to come to the new venue: Het is zo ver. Komen jullie eens langs? (trans. It’s there. Will you come by?)
The removal card enumerates the activities of the venue: Books, Mail, Recordings, Video, Distribution, Exhibition, Registration and also Concentration.
JONATHAN MONK, The Magnetism of Colour, 2016
94 x 68 cm
silkscreen print on 150 gas C-mat paper, set of 10 magnets on cardboard base
signed on sticker, numbered
edition of 25 + 5 A.P.
(does not include a vitrine)
published by More Publishers, Brussels, Belgium
This print comes with a set of 10 colored magnets to hang the print on. The edition is signed and numbered on a adhesive label, glued on the back of the package of magnets.
This edition is part of a so-called Public Poster Program initiated by the More Publishers in Brussels. The show cases they are presented in are on display in Belgium at MuZee in Ostend, MuhKA in Antwerp and KASK in Ghent. Each month a new poster is launched on the theme time and space. More info at link: http://www.morepublishers.be/series/260
Basically a set of ten colour magnets on a piece of white cardboard is offered, but Jonathan Monk’s edition would not be a (typical) Monk piece if he wouldn’t make a repetition by having it simply reproduced. And that’s what he did using a poster as a vehicle of that drive, so characteristic for his way of working.
RICHARD PRINCE, Untitled (Jawbone 2013-2015), 2016
46 x 30,5 cm / 18 x 12 inch
C-gloss photo print
signed, numbered
edition 100
published by The Kitchen, New York, USA
not available
On the occasion of performances by The Glenn Branca Ensemble: The Third Ascension at The Kitchen NYC Richard Prince created this limited edition print. Print courtesy of Richard Prince.
KLAAS KLOOSTERBOER, 16109, 2016
ca 3,2 x 9,2 x 4,7 cm
cardboard box, offset
signed, numbered, dated
edition 7 + 1 AP
€ 120,-
In 2008 Klaas Kloosterboer introduced for the first time curtains in his works in the exhibition ‘Partij – Wederpartij’. A theatrical setting of his white and black sprayed fabric paintings gave an exceptional movement to the gallery space, and in fact to his oeuvre. He later used this idea in the gigantic rotating installation in the Submarine Wharf / Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam in 2009.
For his show in Galerie van Gelder an invitation card was designed by the artist of which he has made a card board box (see multiple above) as part of his contribution to the group exhibition ‘After Gerolama Cardano’s suspension’ at Galerie van Gelder in Amsterdam.
JAAP KRONEMAN, Untitled, 2016
25 x 16,5 cm
artist’s book
felt pen ink, hand made drawings, dust cover, envelope
series of 12 unique artist’s books
signed, dated, numbered
published by Galerie van Gelder Editions, Amsterdam
Private collection, Amsterdam
inv.JK 671-pr
JAAP KRONEMAN: hand made drawing on page 1
JAAP KRONEMAN: marker, ink stamp on envelope