NY: Mary Boone, 1989. The front of the card features a color photograph by Kruger of blooming flowers in the midst of which is a small red box with the words "Jam Life Into Death." Kruger was the first female artist to be handled by Mary Boone. Fine (8.25" x 6" folded). More about Folding invitation for Kruger's 1989 show at the Mary Boone Gallery in NYC
NY: Franklin Furnace, 1979. The front of the card features a b&w photograph by Kruger of a car seat with seatbelts and a banana on the floor. A very early card---Kruger's fifth exhibition. Addressed for mailing. Fine (4" x 6"). Rare. More about Announcement card for Kruger's 1979 "Photograph/Paragraph" exhibition at the Franklin...
NY: Mary Boone, 1997. The front of the card shows a photo of Eleanor Roosevelt with the words "Not Ugly Enough" and the back features a photo of Malcolm X with the words "Not Angry Enough." Printed glassine insert laid-in stating that this invite is for the opening night party... More about Folding invitation for the opening night of Barbara Kruger's 1997 show at the Mary Boone Gallery...
NY: Bantam, [2000]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. As new. More about Zeitgeist
London & Basel: Institute of Contemporary Arts / Kunsthalle, 1983. 4to. A terrific catalog for Kruger's first major exhibition in Europe that traveled to several locations. Almost entirely devoted to dynamic full-page reproductions of Kruger's work, with supplementary essays by Craig Owens and Jane Weinstock, among others. Includes an exhibition... More about We Won't Play Nature to Your Culture
n.p.: Privately published by the artist, n.d. The two photographs are printed on a single sheet, one shows Pablo Picasso with Peter's handprint and other embellishments, the other features Andy Warhol in Montauk on his birthday in 1972 with painted enhancements by Beard. Presentation copy inscribed by Beard to Sam..... More about A photo taken by Peter Beard of two of his own original hand-embellished photographs to create a...
n.p.: Privately published by the artist, n.d. The photograph shows three different views of a lion with a painted border by Beard. Hanging on the walls in the background are framed works by Beard. Presentation copy inscribed by Beard to Sam Green. Along the top edge Beard has written: "Special..... More about Photo taken by Peter Beard of his own original hand-embellished photograph to create a gift for...
NY: Studio 54, 1982. A single quarto sheet of card stock featuring the iconic Studio 54 logo printed in white and gold against a black background. Signed on the verso by Andy Warhol. Shortly after its opening, Studio 54 quickly became the most infamous and exclusive club in the city... More about Invitation for the Fifth Anniversary Celebration at Studio 54 signed by Andy Warhol
NY: The Time is Always Now, ca. 1999. Single quarto sheet folded to make four pages. Prints a long essay on Beard and his work. Fine. More about Announcement booklet for Beard's "Carnets Africains" retrospective show at The Time is...
Madrid: Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, 1999. The front features an exuberant color collage of Beard's photographs and scrapbook pages. Fine (ca. 8.25" x 4"). More about Announcement card for Beard's "Estres y Densidad" exhibition at the Museo Nacional de...
NY: Rizzoli, 1999. Reproduces Beard's self-portrait that appears on the cover of the book. A couple of minute scuffs to the front, else about fine (6" x 4.25"). More about Announcement card for a book signing event at Rizzoli celebrating the publication of "Peter...
[Tucson]: Nazraeli, [2004]. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Hido. Superb landscape photographs with Hido's trademark evocative and moody feel. Prints Raymond Carver's poem "Phone Booth." As new. More about Roaming
[Paso Robles, CA]: Nazraeli, [2018]. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Alexander Nemerov. Signed by Hido. Hido's photos document the bleak, beautiful wilderness of Northern Europe with 48 lovely plates printed in oversize format, including two vertical gatefolds and a large fold-out... More about Bright Black World
[Portland]: Nazraeli, [2010]. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Signed by Hido. Very evocative, atmospheric landscape photos taken along deserted back roads often shot directly through the windshield veiled with rain, fog, or ice. As new. More about A Road Divided
LA: Kohn Gallery, [2016]. 4to. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition. Terrific book on Berman profusely illustrated throughout. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. As new in publisher's shrinkwrap. More about Wallace Berman: American Aleph
Chicago: Doolittle, 1973. These pages correspond with the period Brautigan was writing "Willard and His Bowling Trophies." Brautigan's first notation is on June 21st and the last is on September 26th. We strongly suspect that these pages represent the entire period during which Brautigan wrote the book because for the... More about Brautigan's calendar pages from June through December 1974 with his handwritten notations...
NY: Robert Miller, 1990. The front of the card reproduces an untitled oilstick drawing by Basquiat. Fine (ca. 10.5" x 8" folded). More about Large folding invitation for Basquiat's 1990 "Drawings" show at the Robert Miller...
NY: Vrej Baghoomian, 1989. The front of the card reproduces Basquiat's "Red Warrior" painting. Baghoomian gave Basquiat his last show while he was alive---this show took place only a little more than a year after his death. Few minute rubbed spots to back cover, else fine (ca. 8.75" x 5.75" folded). Scarce. More about Folding invitation for Basquiat's 1989 show at the Vrej Baghoomian Gallery in NYC
NY: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1991. The inside of the card features a color reproduction of a work by each artist (7.25" x 7.25" folded). Faint strip of even toning to edge of front cover, else fine. More about Folding invitation for a joint show by Basquiat and Keith Haring at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in...
Zurich: Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, 1993. The cover features a color reproduction of an early untitled work by Basquiat. Fine (ca. 6" x 8.5" folded). A scarce invite. More about Folding invitation for Basquiat's 1993 show at the Galerie Bruno Bischofberger in Zurich
Venice: L.A. Louver Gallery, 1979. In addition to works by Berman the exhibition featured graphics by Sol Lewitt, Cy Twombly, Robert Motherwell, James Rosenquist, Chis Burden, and others. Features text on one side and a photo of a sculpture on the other. Sunning to one edge, else fine. More about Announcement card for Wallace Berman's "Art is Love is God" show at the L.A. Louver...
n.p.: Privately published, 1979. Single 16mo sheet folded to make four pages. Front and back covers reproduce Berman verifaxes of hands holding transistor radios, inside features the poster for his Ferus Gallery show and another work by Berman with a small photo of him. Faint touch of sunning to top... More about Folding announcement for the Wallace Berman Retrospective exhibition that appeared at U.C....
Larkspur, CA: Privately printed and hand-assembled by Wallace Berman, 1961. Limited to 200 copies. Folder with an altered photographic still of actress Susan Hayward on the cover. Laid into a pocket inside the folder are 18 inserts of various sizes printing photographs, texts, and drawings. This issue is devoted entirely... More about Semina, No. 7, 1961
[Tucson]: Nazraeli Press, [2007]. 4to. Bound in three-quarter leather and linen-covered boards. First edition. One of 250 copies numbered and signed by Kenna. As new in publisher's slipcase and partial shrinkwrap. More about Mont St. Michel
[Hollywood: Living Color Productions/Jack Stevenson, 1982]. The "Special Family Issue" of this periodical from the publisher who issued Pandemonium. Features an interview with John Waters, five poems by Charles Bukowski, a photo essay on "The Future That Never Came," and more. Very near fine. More about The Living Color, March-April 1982