ULISES CARRIÓN, Dancing With You, 1973 [artist’s book]

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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

 

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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.

 

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History of price:
The Idea of the Book, Portland, OR, USA May 2022 US$ 4,500.-

ULISES CARRIÓN, Arguments, 1973 [artist’s book, signed]

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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
condition excellent, scuffing on top of front cover
here signed
signed as such extremely rare
€ 2.900,- 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. 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. KvG

An unsigned copy is in the collection of Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

History of prices:
Jonathan Hill Books, New York, USA February 2026 US$ 3,500.- (not signed)
Jonathan Hill Books, New York, USA October 2023 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)

JOHN M ARMLEDER, U 40 drop cloth, 1992 [pizza box, multiple XL]

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JOHN M ARMLEDER, U 40 drop cloth, 1992
146 x 59 cm
paint, varnish, show print on cotton
pizza box with label
signed, both on cloth and box
edition 106, i.e. unique series of which this one was folded due to its over-size
published by Galerie van Gelder Editions, Amsterdam, Netherlands
p.o.r.

 

In 1992 John M Armleder exhibited in Museum Utrecht in The Netherlands. The exhibition was named “Pour Paintings 1989-1992” and a museum catalogue with all his Pour Paintings was published. On site and on behalf of his show he produced three large paintings that caused a lot of drippings on the floor. Armleder proposed to intercept these paint drippings on a large cotton cloth that would be cut into smaller pieces of cloth kept in a cardboard pizza box. In this way 105 pieces were cut with one exceptionally large left-over that was folded in the last pizza box.

MARK WALLINGER, “Study for self reflection”, 2018 [invite]

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MARK WALLINGER, “Study for self reflection”, 2018
26 x 20 cm
invitation card, silver foil cardboard
published by Hauser & Wirth, New York, USA

Usually the invitation cards of Hauser & Wirth depict reproductions of art works or reproduced photos of the artists involved in a coming exhibition. Here the printed matter is a piece of silver foil cardboard, apparently to use as a mirroring surface. Therefore first of all this card may be considered as a multiple.

YANN SÉRANDOUR, Folded to Fit, 2018

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YANN SÉRANDOUR, Folded to Fit, 2018
84 x 59,4 cm (folded to 54 x 42 cm)
silkscreen print, wooden stick (80 x 1 cm)
signed, numbered
edition 15 + 10 AP
published by More Publishers, Bussels, Belgium

This edition is made after a found herbarium-page, for which a plant was folded to fit the book format. The work consists of an enlarged print of the page, then folded, following the irregular leafs and branches of the plant. The folded print is to be installed over a wooden stick of 80 centimeters long, nailed to the wall.

BEN VAUTIER, Écoutez la mer, 2001 [multiple]

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BEN VAUTIER, Écoutez la mer, 2001
10 x 12 x 1,5 cm
metal balls, glue sealed plastic box with printed matter
comes with bulletin Praktikabel-podium per post, Nr 23, original envelope with Ben Vautier sticker
edition 300
signed, numbered
splendid condition, although the bulletin is folded due to being added to the box in a mailed envelope
published by Stichting Keunstwurk, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
inv.BVau 000-pr

 

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