ANDY WARHOL, Bilder der 60er – 80er Jahre und frühe Drucke, eine Hommage, 1985 [invitation, incl. flyer]

ANDY WARHOL, Bilder der 60er – 80er Jahre und frühe Drucke, eine Hommage, 1985
21 x 14,8 cm
double fold card
including flyer (14,5 x 14,5 cm) “Andy Warhol at Paul Maenz”
published by Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne, Germany
condition: both more than splendid
extremely rare in this combination
€ 480,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
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Both bi-fold card and the square flyer were distributed by mail. The latter is difficult to find. The photo was made by Robert Mapplethorpe as is mentioned on the back of the bi-fold card.

History of price:
Alternate Projects, London, UK August 2023 GBP 250,-

ANDY WARHOL, Myths & More, 1982 [invitation card – preview]

ANDY WARHOL, Myths & More, 1982
offset, invitation card – preview
15 x 10,5 cm
published by American Graffiti, Amsterdam
Added:
2 Dutch newspaper clippings, ‘Andy Warhol koopt een sjaaltje’, Mark Blaisse, Het Parool, 21-11-1981 / ‘Amsterdam koopt voor negen ton schilderij van Warhol’, NRC Handelsblad 06-06-1986
€ 85,- plus € 8,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.AWar 000-pr

MONIEK TOEBOSCH, 15 minuten solozang, invitation, 1977 [invite Other Books and So, Amsterdam]

MONIEK TOEBOSCH, 15 minuten solozang, invitation, 1977
29.7 x 21 cm
stenciled print, 2 handmade ink stamps
published by Other Books and So, Amsterdam
condition: good, although yellowed due to non-acid free paper quality
Added: newspaper clipping Het Parool, 1 juni 1983
inv.UCar 000-pr

On the occasion of the new space at Herengracht 259, an exhibition with posters/flyers of Allen Kaprow and an exhibition of Tom Ockerse Editions took place simultaneously. Ulises Carrión was quite proud he got hold on a more than decent amount of printed matter related to Allen Kaprow.

GERHARD RICHTER, 100 Abstract paintings, 2023 [artist’s book]

GERHARD RICHTER, 100 Abstract paintings, 2023
24 x 17 x 2,3 cm
HC, 208 pp., artist’s book
mint
published by David Zwirner Books, New York, USA
US$ 50.- for sale at David Zwirner Gallery Gerhard Richter books
inv.GRic 000

“The 100 Abstract Pictures shown here originated about five years ago, when I poured enamel paints on a fifty-by-fifty centimeter glass plates. The paints then flowed into one another without completely mixing. Thus they produced countless ephemeral abstract pictures, which I captured in photographs….” Gerhard Richter

The book includes ad randomly chosen letter combinations that were generated at random and put together into a kind of abstract concrete poetry.

 

History of price:
David Zwirner Gallery, New York, USA US$ 50.- July 2023 (year of issue)

San Diego University, invitations, posters, 1988-1998 [printed matter]

San Diego University, invitations, posters, 1988-1998
various sizes
14 publications, mostly XL
condition: fine
published by San Diego State University Art Gallery, San Diego, USA
€ 250,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.SDie 746-pr

List of artists:
– Franz Erhard Walther, May 1990, 23,5 x 61 cm, 3x folded
– Mikolaj Smoczynski, 1991, 63,3 x 45,7 cm, 2x folded
– B. Wurtz, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Thomas Ruff, a.o. in Perspective on Place, 1990, 40,7 x 55,9 cm, 2x folded
– Barbara Ess, Duane Michals, Cindy Sherman, The Starn Twins, a.o. in Apparitions and Allusions, 1986, 61 x 45.7 cm, 3x folded
– Yishai Jusidman, 1996, 43,1 x 50,8 cm 2x folded
– David Bunch, Gavin Lee, Clegg & Guttmann, Catherine Opie, a.o. in Composite Persona, 1997, 17,7 x 60,8 cm, 4x folded
– Judith Hersko, 1998, 23,5 x 71,1 cm, 2x folded
– Francis Alÿs, Jamex & Einar de la Torre and Spring Hurlbut in Reconstructing Ritual, September 1997, 15,2 x 70 cm, 3x folded
– Elizabeth Newman, December 1995, 21,5 x 53 cm, 2x folded
– Paul Kos, May 1991,61 x 44,4 cm, 2x folded
– Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin, 1989, 43,2 x 54,4 cm, 2x folded
– Buzz Spector, 1994, 45,7 x 61 cm, 2x folded
– Andrea Zittel, A-Z for You. A-Z for Me, 1998, 16 x 69,8 cm, 4x folded + sleeve, orange sticker, 12 x 51,5 cm (3x folded)
– Noriyuki Haraguchi, April 1988, 60,8 x 44 cm, 2x folded

A collection of 12 posters and 2 brochures put in a home-made light weight box.

ENDRE TÓT, Very Special Drawings, 1981 [artist’s book, signed]

ENDRE TÓT, Very Special Drawings, 1981
15,1 x 10 cm
SC, offset, printed in black and white, 7 pages in red
edition 600
signed
condition excellent
published by Reiner Verlag, Berlin, Germany
€ 165,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.ETót 88

The strikethrough of the artist’s portrait at the beginning of the book is part of the page in print. Although, a special edition of 20 copies was published with a handmade drawing, apart from the regular edition.

THOMAS SCHMIT, Erster Entwurf, 1989 [signed + ink drawing]

THOMAS SCHMIT, Erster Entwurf, 1989
20.5 x 15 cm
SC, 118 pp., artist’s book, offset, German language
edition 1600
here verso: signed in initials with hand written additions and small ink drawing
published by the artist (Selbstverlag)
€ 65,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace registred EU mail
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‘Erster Entwurf’ of Thomas Schmit’s is an artist’s book about phenomenology in which perception and physics playfully alternate, here and there in a literal manner. Thoughts and ideas on construction are never far away. The last page of the book reads:

“ich nehme wahr
ich nehme dies wahr
ich nehme wahr dass ich dies wahrnehme
ich nehm wahr dass ich wahrnehme”

(Trans. i perceive
i perceive this
i perceive that I perceive this
i perceive that I perceive)

 

The spine of the book shows an acrostichon: