SF: Unicorn, 1958. Pamphlet. First edition. Schock takes us on a cynical tour through the Beat haunts of '50s North Beach making snide observations about the habitues. Illustrated with accomplished, evocative and lovely illustrations of beatniks at poetry readings, jazz clubs, etc., by Trubee Campbell whose drawings are much more... More about Life Is a Lousy Drag
NY: Fulton Ryder, 2012. Hardbound in gold cloth-covered boards. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. A book designed by Prince published under his pseudonym John Dogg. Reproduces explicit erotic photos from Bob Crane's homemade porn movies, juxtaposed with interesting facts about his life and career. The actor, best known for... More about Bob Crane: He Got it Coming
NY: Julien Levy Gallery, 1945. 4to. Single sheet folded to make four pages. The cover features Duchamp's design showing a silhouette of two lovers kissing. The inside prints a statement by Man Ray and a list of the works on display. The back cover prints a surreal text titled "Objects... More about Large folding exhibition announcement with cover by Duchamp for Man Ray's 1945 show at at the...
[Canoga Park, CA]: Viceroy Books, [1968]. First edition of this Paperback Original. "Atilla was a sex-crazed demi-god who showed no mercy to his female sex slaves---He raped and pillaged their bodies to satisfy the sexual cravings of his henchmen." Cover illustration of body-painted hippies and scantily-clad hippie women. Barely perceptible... More about Psychedelic Sex
[San Diego: Phenix Publishers, 1969]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Published as part of the Pleasure Reader series. Cover art by Robert Bonfils showing naked or scantily-clad hippie women dancing around a beach fire and a guitar-strumming hippie guy. "Boppin' barbarians on a passion trip!" Faint reading crease to... More about Acid-Rock Orgy
NY: B.B. Sales, 1968. First edition of this Paperback Original. Published as an Olympic Photo-Reader. A novelization of the film about "what it's like to spend a wild weekend with drug-happy, sex-mad motorcyclists...sharing all their weird hangups." Lavishly illustrated with unbelievable photos of naked bikers and their female cohorts, including..... More about The Acid Eaters
[San Diego]: Companion, [1968]. First edition of this Paperback Original about LSD-fueled swingers. "She crouched on her hands and knees; the sensations she was feeling from the drugs were overwhelming. She felt as if she had four or five minds." Cover illustration of tripping wife swappers by Ed Smith. One... More about Trip 'N' Trade
North Hollywood: Brandon House, [1967]. First edition of this Paperback Original. A novel about the hippie scene on Sunset Strip and the "Teenie Boppers, Brinkniks, and Hippies who were currently flooding the Strip and converting it to their own shocking psychedelic pattern." Nice cover art depicting the various counterculture types... More about Here Come the Hippies
[NY: Beelzebub Books, 1959]. Second printing of this softcore men's magazine flagrantly exploiting the then current beatnik phenomena. Published as Beelzebub Books No. 1. "An uncensored, unexpurgated expose of the 'BEAT GENERATION'." Sensational articles on the Beat phenomenon such as "Shook-up Shebas and Be-Bop Babes" and "Beat Broads Curiously Cavort."... More about Beatnik
LA: UCLA, 1992. Single quarto sheet folded twice to make a leaflet for mailing. Illustrated with photos of several works by Kruger including her famous "I shop therefore I am." Mailing label, small soft crease, but still fine (8.5" x 11" unfolded). More about Announcement for a 1992 "Q & A with Barbara Kruger" at UCLA
NY: Whitney Museum, 1988. Single quarto sheet on Whitney Museum letterhead describing the publication details of this collaboration between Kruger and Stephen King. Imperceptible creases where folded for mailing, else fine. More about Press release for "My Pretty Pony" from the Whitney Museum of American Art
NY: Fotofolio, ca. early '80s. The front of the card features a detail from a Renaissance painting with the words: "You invest in the divinity of the masterpiece." Fotofolio still has some Kruger designed cards in print, this one went out of print long ago. Fine (6" x 4.25"). More about Commercial postcard from Fotofolio featuring a design by Kruger
NY: Fotofolio, ca. early '80s. The front of the card features a photo of a baby's hand holding an adult's hand with the words: "Your every wish is our command." Fotofolio still has some Kruger designed cards in print, this one went out of print long ago. Near fine (6"... More about Commercial postcard from Fotofolio featuring a design by Kruger
NY: Printed Matter bookstore at Dia, 1990. The front of the card features photos of two different bags. Mailing label, else very near fine (4.25" x 6"). More about Advertising card from Printed Matter bookstore at Dia promoting book bags designed by Kruger
[NY]: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition, lettered issue. Cover photograph of the author by Robert Mapplethorpe. One of 26 specially bound lettered copies for "use of the author and publisher" signed by Smith, this being copy "B" (of a total hardbound edition of... More about Witt
NY: The Public Theater, 1990. A dynamic design featuring an image of a child placing their hand in the mouth of the distorted head of a statue. Lists the participants at this event that included Eric Bogosian, Annie Sprinkle, Allen Ginsberg, Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, and The Guerrilla Girls, among... More about Poster designed by Kruger for the 1990 event "Franklin Furnace Fights for First Amendment...
NY: Public Art Fund/Whitney Museum, 2000. Prints color photos of Kruger's billboards, buses, and large scale works around NYC. Published to coincide with the "Barabara Kruger" retrospective at the Whitney. Included is a press release on Whitney Museum letterhead. Fine (5" x 5" folded). More about Multi-folded brochure from The Public Art Fund titled "Barbara Kruger: Big Picture"
NY: Guggenheim Museum, 1980. Large Guggenheim label pasted to verso describing this 1980 work as a "photostat and collage on paper from the collection of the artist." It was exhibited at Guggenheim's "19 Artists---Emergent Americans: 1981 Exxon National Exhibition." James Dee was a prominent photographer of art who documented the... More about Original photograph by James Dee documenting Kruger's early work, "Trance"
NY: Public Art Fund, 1991. The front of the card prints photographs of three bus shelters with posters by Kruger and gives their locations. Included is a 4-page press release from the Public Art Fund discussing the project---two pages reproduce Kruger's posters. Fine (5" x 9.25"). More about Large announcement card from the Public Art Fund giving the location of Kruger's posters...
NY: Deitch Projects, 1997. The front of the card features a close-up detail from a color photograph along with the exhibition info. Included is a press release on Deitch Projects letterhead giving details of the installation. Fine (6.25" x 8.5"). More about Large announcement card for Kruger's 1997 "Power Pleasure Desire Disgust" installation...
Glasgow: Tramway, 2005. The front features a color double-exposure photograph of a woman covering her face with her hands. Fine (8.25" x 5.75"). More about Announcement card for Kruger's "Twelve" exhibition at the Tramway in Glasgow, 2005
NY: Mary Boone Gallery, 2007. The front features an untitled color photo of an architectural detail. Included is a press release on Mary Boone letterhead to Kim Levin at the Village Voice. Barely perceptible stress crease, else fine (7.5" x 7.5"). More about Announcement card for Kruger's "Picture/Readings 1978" show at the Mary Boone Gallery...
n.p.: Privately produced, ca. 1989. Mantegna was an Italian-born photographer who was a member of The Living Theater in the '60s. Fine (5" x 3.5"). The pair:. More about Two color photographs by Gianfranco Mantegna documenting Kruger's "We need health care and...
Chicago: Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 1984. The front features text in white and black printed against a red and black background. Hairline scratch that doesn't break the surface, else fine (4" x 6"). More about Announcement card for Kruger's 1984 show at the Rhona Hoffman Gallery in Chicago
Berlin: Realismus Studio, 1991. The covers feature multiple b&w reproductions of Kruger's famous "Your Body is a Battleground" poster. The inside of the card has black text (in German) printed against a red background. Fine (4" x 8.25"). More about Folding announcement card for Kruger's 1991 show at the Realismus Studio in Berlin