Search Results: Art Books from 246 Books

P. S. 1, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Catalogue for About Place: Contemporary American Landscape, an exhibition of 15 artists. Probably the only Lanscape exhibition ever to include Lawrence Weiner. Inscribed by the curator, Edward Leffingwell. Very good condition with slight shelf wear.

Tryckeriteknik AB, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Being-in-Pieces is a catalogue of installation pieces / sculptures by Swedish artist Jan Hafstrom. Text by Carl-Johan Malmberg. Paper, 32 pages plus stiff cover. Black and white reproductions. 6 3/4" x 9", very good condition.

Estado da Bahia, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. The Brazilian Northeast Festival Contemporary Art is the catalog for the 1996 exhibibition at the Liberty Street Gallery in The World Financial Center of New York City. The catalog includes a color reproduction of each of the 13 artist included plus a resume of their artistic background. The exhibition was curated by Heitor Reis from the Museum of Modern Art in Bahia. Paper with stiff cover and wraps. 32 pages. 8 7/8" x 10 5/8". Very good condition.

Galerie Christian Schneeberger, 1997. Paperback. Good +. Castrucci Goldenberg Hooks-Shields-Skins (ISBN 3-905563-06-1) is the exhibition catalogue for an exhibition of Andrew Castrucci and Nancy Goldenberg, two New York City artists. Text by Carlo McDormick. Paper, stiff cover, 1/2" tear on cover. Otherwise very good condition.

JUNI-Verlag, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Clemens Weiss (ISBN 3-926738-16-2) consists of 24 plus beautiful color sketches tipped in and reproduced full size. They were produced in New York in 1988. 10 3/4" x 13 3/4", hard cover. Edition of 1000. Some wear to edges and corners, inside in very good condition. Earlier owner's name on inside .

Yale Center for British Art, 1984. Paperback. Very Good +. The Critical Eye / I ISBN 0-930606-46-9 Works by important contemporary British artist: Victor Burgin, Gilbert & George, Mary Kelly, Richard Long, Bruce McLean and David Tremblat. All look with a critical eye at comtemporary society and each created a piece for this exhibition. Essay by J ohn Paoletti. Catalogue and bibliography and folded piece from each artist neatly packaged in a 9x11 1/2 box. Contents in fine condition . Box is very good condition with some slight rubbing to the corners and one and one small bump.

Hillwood Art Gallery, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Drawing In Situ, the catalog for an exhibition curated by Carol Becker Davis at the Hillwood Art Gallery. Seven artists created an exhibition in about a week by drawing directly on the gallery walls. The process was documented by photographer Ken La x. Artists were Ida Applebroog, Judith Bernstein, John Fekner, Stevan Jennis, John Parcher, William Ramage and Paul Fortunato. 48 pages, color and black and white, spiral bound, slick paper with stiff cover. Essay by Judy Collischan Van Wagner. Very good condition.

Ragged Edge Press, 1999. Paperback. New. THE E-MAIL INTERVIEW WITH GUY BLEUS Mail Art from Surface Mail to Cyberspace, intervies conducted by Ruud Janssen. 32 pages, paper with stiff cover. Color and black and white reproductions, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". New.

The Alternative Museum, 1981. Paperback. Fine. Environmental Interplay, Seven Sculptors, curated by Geno Rodriguez includes work by Barry Baily, George Bennett, Peter Berg, Susan Friedman, Cristos Gianakos, Marlene Malik and Kit-Yin Tieng Snyder. Essay by Robert H. Browning. Photograph of the sc ulpture and brief biographical information for each sculptor. 16 pages plus stiff cover. Fine condition.

Painatuskeskus, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Eva Lofdahl ( Sweden), Per Maning (Norway), Nina Roos (Finland) ISBN 951--37-6717-1 is the catalog for the Nordic Pavilion at the 1995 Biennale di Venezia and for a repeat exhibition at the Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany. Curated by Timo Valjakka it includes essays in Eng lish on the three artists by Gertrud Sandqvist, Daniel Birnbaum, Jan-Ake Pettersson and John Peter Milsson. 80 pages, color and black and white reproductions. 10 " x 8 1/4". Some cover wear, inside in very good condition.

Power Publications, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. Flesh Winnow: Six Performances 1997-2001 The University of Sydney, a look at Australian performance artist Barbara Campbell. Text by Miller, Sarah; Kerr, Joan; Roberts, Mary; Brennan, Anne; Grounds, Joan and others. 49 pages, color reproductions. 9" x 6 3/4". Slight rubbing to the cover otherwise very good condition

Die Alster Villa, 1998. Hardcover. Good +/good +. This is a catalogue for an exhibitions by Garner Tullis, better know as an experimental printmaker. It includes color reproductions of a series of his paintings, an essay by John Yau, two photographs by Thomas Joshua Cooper and a short story by Tullis. Text in English and German. Exhibition card laid in. Hard back with paper cover. Good + condition.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1988. Paperback. Very Good +. Giulio Paolini is the catalog for this Italian artist's 1988-89 exhibition at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome. Usually associated with the Arte Povera group, Paolini also has much in common with American Conceptual artists. Extensive t ext in Italian by Augusta Monferini, Gianni Vattimo and Saverio Vertone. 126 pages, color and black and white reproductions. Includes an extensive bibliography. 10 1/2" x 9 ". Large fold out 17 1/4" x 17 1/4" glued to the back cover. Very good + condition

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Hans Burkhardt, Desert Storms (Signed by Selz) ISBN 1-880566-00-1, with text by Peter Selz. A catalogue of Hans Burkhardt's paintings which are a political comment on Operation Desert Storm. 86 pages, color and black and white. Edition of 1500. Insightful essay by Peter Selz. Inscribed by Selz for Matthew, 1993. Very good Condition.

Raab Galerie, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Hermann Albert, Bilder 1983-84, is the catalog for a 1985 exhibition of Albert's paintings at Raab Galerie in Berlin and Sander Galery in New York. Peaceful people in an ideal landscape. Q & A by Klaus Thiele-Dohrmann. 28 pages of heavy stock with a stiff wrapper, color and black and white reproductions. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2". Very good condition.

University of Washington Press, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/as new. Howard Kottler Face To Face ISBN 0-295-97356-0 by Patricia Failing is a monograph on this quirky ceramic artists who died in 1989. His work help re-define the entire field of contemporary ceramic art. 133 pages, hardback with dj. Color and black and white reproduction s. High production values. 11 1/4" x 9". Near fine condition.

Museo civico Palazzo Te Mantova, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. Igino Legnaghi-Sculture 1963/82 is a 1982 catalog for this Italian Abstract Steel Sculptor. Text in English and Italian by Licisco Magagnato. 16 pages plus cover. Paper with stiff cover. Black and white reproductions. 11" x 8 1/2".

Art Random, Kyoto Shoin, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. Izhar Patkin, The Black Paintings (ISBN 4-7636-8539-2) is more of an artist's book of paintings based on Jean Genet's play "The Blacks: A Clown Show." Brief text by Herbert Muschamp. Large, 9 1/4 x 12 1/4, very well produced book as all of Art Random's books are. Beartiful color hardback with glossy color cover as issued. Very good condition with slight bump to bottom and some shelf wear.

Center on Contemporary Art, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. J. Steensma A Retrospective curated by Matthew Kangas. This is the catalog for an exhibition of the same name 1997 at the Center on Contemporary Art in Seattle. The catalog has an extensive essay by Kangas. 32 pages, color and black and white reprod uctions. 11" x 8 1/2". Paper with stiff cover. Slight rubbing to edges otherwise very good condition.

De Luca Editore, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. Scarce exhibition catalogue for this important Italian artist. Text by Jannis Kounellis, Pietro Marino, Bruno Manturaj in Italian. Black and white photos of his signature work exhibited at Pinacoteca Provinciale Di Bari. 63 pages, soft cover. Very good condition with some stains to the cover.