Search Results: Titles starting with C from Arcana: Books on the Arts

(ANDRE, CARL). Andre, Carl. CARL ANDRE: 144 BLOCKS AND STONES (FOR ROBERT SMITHSON 1928-1973) , PORTLAND ORE, 1973, PCVA. Portland, OR: Portland Center for the Visual Arts, 1973. First Edition. Square 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good -. np (36pp), 36 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the austerely designed artist's book cum exhibition catalogue that photographically documents noted minimalist sculptor Carl Andre's February 11th through March 11th 1973 Portland Center for the Visual Arts installation entitled "144 Blocks and Stones" that was dedicated to his colleague, the late Robert Smithson. A most presentable example of the uncommon first edition with the publisher's loose vellum title page laid in, as issued, showing some mild overall handling and light rubbing with traces of a few water droplets to the covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025996

(ANDRE, CARL). Frampton, Hollis & Enno Develing. CARL ANDRE (23 AUGUST TILL 5TH OCTOBER 1969). The Hague, THE NETHERLANDS: Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1969. First Edition. Small 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -. 64pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Dutch. With a biography, bibliography, and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with an extensive 1969 Dutch Museum exhibition, this well-illustrated catalogue documents numerous sculptures and floor works along with sculptural installations created by minimal pioneer Carl Andre especially for this venue. An internally most handsome example of the 1969 first printing of this uncommon early Andre publication showing some mild wear and soiling to the white covers. Inventory Number: 026003

Siegelaub, Seth & John W. Wendler, Editors. CARL ANDRE / ROBERT BARRY / DOUGLAS HUEBLER / JOSEPH KOSUTH / SOL LEWITT / ROBERT MORRIS / LAWRENCE WEINER: THE XEROX BOOK. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Roma Publications, Stedelijk Museum, De Appel & Stichting Egress Foundation, 2015. Second Edition (First Thus) 1/1600. 4to. Wrappers in Acetate Jacket. Artists' Book. As New/As New. np (372pp), 350 b&w illustrations. Issued in 1968 by gallerists Seth Siegelaub and John W. Wendler, this collaborative project known as "The Xerox Book" features contributions from artists Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, and Lawrence Weiner. Each participant contributed an original twenty-five page, 11 x 8 ½" artwork that would only exist on the printed page - not on a gallery wall. Generally considered to be the first conceptual artists' book, it was originally envisioned as being produced by a Xerox copy machine, however the price… Read More

(ANDRE, CARL). Monig, Roland, Letizia Ragaglia & Guido de Ward. CARL ANDRE. Kleve, GERMANY, Bolzano, ITALY & Koln, GERMANY: Museum Kunsthaus Kleve, Museion Bozen / Bolzano & Verlag Der Buchandlung Walther Konig, 2011. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. 152pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Designed by Ingo Offermanns. With a biography, exhibition checklist and exhibition history. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a 2011 European Museum retrospective exhibition of sculptures, sculptural installations, and printed documents executed between 1958 and 2010 by minimal pioneer Carl Andre that traveled from the Museum Kunsthaus Kleve to the Museion Bozen / Bolzano. A bright white, most handsome example showing a slight dent to the foredge tip at the rear of the textblock. Inventory Number: 026000

(ANDRE, CARL). Frampton, Hollis & Enno Develing. CARL ANDRE (23 AUGUST TILL 5TH OCTOBER 1969). The Hague, THE NETHERLANDS. 1969 (1975).: Haags Gemeentemuseum & Daled, First Edition. Small 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -. 64pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Dutch. With a biography, bibliography, and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with an extensive 1969 Dutch Museum exhibition, this well-illustrated catalogue documents numerous sculptures and floor works along with sculptural installations created by minimal pioneer Carl Andre especially for this venue. An internally most handsome example of the 1975 Daled second printing of this early Andre publication showing some mild wear and soiling to the white covers. Inventory Number: 026004

(ANDRE, CARL). Andre, Carl, Johannes Gachnang & Angela Westwater. CARL ANDRE: SCULPTURE 1958-1974. Bern, SWITZERLAND: Kunsthalle Bern, 1975. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good -. 100pp, 84 b&w illustrations. Text in English and German. With a chronology, bibliography, and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1975 Kunsthalle Bern retrospective and featuring details on over four hundred entries, this was the first attempt at a full catalogue raisonné of the sculptural works of minimal pioneer Carl Andre. An internally most handsome example showing some mild wear along with typical sunning to the extremities of the covers bearing the ink ownership stamp of one of the artist's primary galleries - now-defunct - on the title page. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026001

(ANDRE, CARL). Andre, Carl, Johannes Gachnang & Angela Westwater. CARL ANDRE: SCULPTURE 1958-1974. Bern, SWITZERLAND: Kunsthalle Bern, 1975. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Good +. 100pp, 84 b&w illustrations. Text in English and German. With a chronology, bibliography, and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1975 Kunsthalle Bern retrospective and featuring details on over four hundred entries, this was the first attempt at a full catalogue raisonné of the sculptural works of minimal pioneer Carl Andre. An internally handsome example showing some mild wear and handling along with some traces of moisture and ink transfer to the rear cover and foredge bearing the ink ownership stamp of one of the artist's primary galleries - now-defunct - on the title page. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026002

(SANDBURG, CARL). Sandburg, Carl. CARL SANDBURG: A TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) REGARDING "ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE WAR YEARS". Signed by the Author. Flat Rock, NC: Self Published, 1960. First Edition. 8vo. Matted and Framed Under Glass. Typed Letter Signed. Fine. One 6 ¾ x 6 ¼" sheet printed recto only bearing a typed letter additionally signed by the author, no illustrations. This is a 1960 typed letter signed by noted American poet and historian Carl Sandburg clarifying an inquiry regarding his authoritative autobiography of US president Abraham Lincoln. Typed in black ink on stationery bearing the imprint of Sandburg's "CONNEMARA FARMS / FLAT ROCK, NC" estate, it reads" Dear Jean: You and Gen. Edmonds checked everything and everywhere except CS hisself. Page 562 Vol. III of The War Years has chapter titled "Election Day, November 8, 1864", each alternating page across 23 pages also headed like the chapter title. Try your eyes on it. You are… Read More

(CAFFERY, DEBBIE FLEMING). Caffery, Debbie Fleming. With Essays By Pete Daniel & Anne Wilkes Tucker. CARRY ME HOME: LOUISIANA SUGAR COUNTRY PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEBBIE FLEMING CAFFERY. Washington, D.C. & London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990. First Edition. Square 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "The subject matter of Debbie Fleming Caffery’s new work shifts from the mysterious and hard life of the Louisiana sugar culture to that of foreign imagery. The style of her photography remains the same. Light is never allowed to blind us to the darkness of human existence and its inexorable limitations. But neither is darkness allowed to swallow the bitter sweet moments of disclosure". A most handsome copy of the uncommon hardbound edition of photographer's first book. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you… Read More

(HOLLER, CARSTEN). Holler, Carsten, Jennifer Allen & Daniel Birnbaum. CARSTEN HOLLER: LOGIC. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 32 + 32 + np, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Christoph Steinegger/Interkool. With an exhibition checklist. This is a snazzy three volume set published in conjunction with Swedish contemporary artist Carsten Holler's 2005 Gagosian Gallery London installation entitled "Logic". Its features include two paperbound volumes with essays by Jennifer Allen and Daniel Birnbaum with images from past exhibitions as well as a DVD containing three Flicker films and video documentation of the "Logic" exhibition. A brand new, pristine example of this beautifully packaged object in the publisher's silver gilt-debossed slipcase, as issued. 1-932598-20-0 Inventory Number: 017977

(CASH FOR YOUR WARHOL). Cash For Your Warhol, dba Geoff Hargadon. CASH FOR YOUR WARHOL ARTWORK: OUR PRICES ARE INSANE!! - FROM THE LIMITED GALLERY EDITION OF TEN EXAMPLES ONLY. Signed and Dated by the Artist. NP (Boston, MA): Cash For Your Warhol, 2019. #5/10 Deluxe. Oblong Folio. Silkscreened Plastic Sign. Artist's Multiple. As New One 12 x 18" corrugated plastic sheet silkscreened with ink, recto only. Originally spawned from the fallout of 2008's Global Economic downturn, "Cash For Your Warhol" is Boston-based Geoff Hargadon's take on art-as-commodity, an ongoing reference to financial crisis and the ubiquitous signage that responds to it. Introduced in 2009, his CFYW signs are screen-printed on corrugated plastic, mirroring the same materials and design principles used by the anonymous forces trying to profit on misfortune in order to acquire your house, car, and diabetic test strips. Hargadon's works bear an ever-evolving variety of wry phrases… Read More

(BERMAN, WALLACE) (CATERPILLAR). Eshleman, Clayton. CATERPILLAR # 17 / OCTOBER 1971. Sherman Oaks, CA: Clayton Eshleman, 1971. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Literary Journal. Near Fine. 128pp, 12 b&w illustrations. Cover Design by Wallace Berman. This seventeenth installment of Clayton Eshleman's literary magazine "Caterpillar" features textual contributions by Philip Lamantia, Robert Kelly, Theodore Enslin, David Bromige, Daphne Marlatt, Tenney Nathanson, Jerome Rothenberg, Laurence Weisberg, Thomas Meyer, Hugh Seidman, Brian McInerney, George Stanley, Diane Wakoski, Kenneth Irby, Eshleman, and Gary Snyder; and most notably a front cover artwork by Wallace Berman. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of mild soiling and age-toning to the rear cover. Inventory Number: 025337

(WAGNER, CATHRERINE). Johnstone, Mark. CATHERINE WAGNER: PHOTOGRAPHS 1976-1986. Tokyo: Gallery Min, 1987. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Good +. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in conjunction with a 1987 exhibition at noted Tokyo photography space Gallery Min, Catherine Wagner's first book features photographs from the "California Landscapes", "George Moscone Site", "Louisiana World Exposition", and "American Classrooms" series. An internally most handsome example showing a slight dent just below the crown of the spine along with some pronounced sunning to the wrappers along the spine and top edge. It has been priced accordingly. 4-906265-11-7 Inventory Number: 020802

(OPIE, CATHERINE). Opie, Catherine, Colette Dartnall & Elizabeth A.T. Smith. Foreword by Richard Koshalek. CATHERINE OPIE. Los Angeles: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1997. First Edition. Oblong Narrow 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np (56pp), 43 duotone illustrations. Designed by Lorraine Wild. This is the elegant catalogue published in conjunction with the 1997 exhibition "Catherine Opie" held at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in honor of her selection as the first recipient of the MoCA / Citibank Emerging Artist Award. It contains the Los Angeles based photographer's mid-nineties sepia-toned panoramic images of the city's freeway system as well as a transcribed interview between Catherine Opie and Colette Darnell. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-914357-53-0 Inventory Number: 027513

(OPIE, CATHERINE). Opie, Catherine & Douglas Fogle, et al.. CATHERINE OPIE: SKYWAYS AND ICEHOUSES - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine. 56pp, 9 color and 8 b&w illustrations + color cover. Designed by Linda Byrne and Andrew Blauvelt. With a biography and exhibition checklist. This is the austere catalogue published in conjunction with the 2002 Walker Art Center exhibition "Catherine Opie: Skyways and Icehouses". It contains the Los Angeles-based photographer's black and white panoramic images of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Skyway systems along with her color work documenting Minnesota's eclectic hand built structures used to protect ice fishermen as they ply their sport during the harsh Midwestern winters. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Catherine Opie" in black ink on the title page in the publisher's… Read More

(EICHHORN, STEPHEN). Eichhorn, Stephen & Catherine Wagley. CATS & PLANTS - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Signed by the Artist. NP (Paris, FRANCE). 2014 (2018): zioxla,, Second Edition. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 152pp, 186 color illustrations. Designed by Affaire."The second edition of "Cats & Plants" - the debut book from Chicago-based artist Stephen Eichhorn - features a brand new cover, but with an identical interior: It includes nearly two-hundred rich color images of the artist’s curious cat collages, and features felines balancing plants (and sometimes shells or minerals) on their furry heads. There are Calicos and cactuses, Siamese and succulents, and so much more!" A brand new, most handsome example of the 2018 second edition of this delight inducing tome in a jaunty blue cloth binding additionally SIGNED "Stephen Eichhorn" in ink by the artist. 0-9863961-8-4 Inventory Number: 027593

(BROWN, CECILY). Homes, A.M. Introduction by Robert Evren. CECILY BROWN. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2000. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New. 76pp, 27 color illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with the 2000 Gagosian London exhibition of British painter Cecily Brown - her first one-person show at the gallery. Each of her twenty-seven large-scale works shown is reproduced along with A.M. Homes' essay "Motion Pictures". A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item in its wrappers printed with metallic ink still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-880154-36-6 Inventory Number: 014715

(BROWN, CECILY). Drucker, Johanna. CECILY BROWN: PAINTINGS 2003-2006. New York & London: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. First Edition. 4to. 3/4 Linen over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 94pp, 29 color illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the beautifully appointed hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with two 2006 exhibitions of recent works by British painter Cecily Brown held at Gagosian's New York and London galleries. Each of the twenty-nine oil on linen canvases shown is reproduced along with Johanna Drucker's essay "Erotic Method". A most handsome example with a Gagosian buckslip INSCRIBED "Best Wishes, Ealan" from gallery director and the book's editor Ealan Wingate laid in. 1-932598-29-4 Inventory Number: 025209

(ELENGA, HENK) (HARD WERKEN). Elenga, Henk, Jan Middendorp, Lewis MacAdams & Erik Beenker. THE CELEBRATION OF EXISTENCE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY HENK ELENGA. Los Angeles: Hard Werken, 1990. First Edition 1/800. 16mo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 24pp, 17 duotone illustrations. This sweet little item was designed and self-published by noted Dutch graphic/product designer Henk Elenga while he ran Hard Werken's Los Angeles desk during the late '80s/early '90s. It was originally issued in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition of his photographs at the Torch Gallery in Amsterdam, and is accompanied by the invitation to a subsequent Del Mar, California showing + reception for the artist which also doubles as a dust jacket. A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 006217

(ELENGA, HENK) (HARD WERKEN). Elenga, Henk, Jan Middendorp, Lewis MacAdams & Erik Beenker. THE CELEBRATION OF EXISTENCE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY HENK ELENGA - DELUXE EDITION WITH A SIGNED AND NUMBERED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. With an Original Signed and Numbered Print . Los Angeles: Hard Werken, 1990. First Edition 1/200 Deluxe. 16mo. Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 24pp, 17 duotone illustrations. This sweet little item was designed and self-published by noted Dutch graphic/product designer Henk Elenga while he ran Hard Werken's Los Angeles desk during the late eighties and early nineties. It was originally issued in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition of his photographs at the Torch Gallery in Amsterdam. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition limited to two hundred copies with an original 4 x 5" black and white photograph SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Henk Elenga laid in a velour pocket inside the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 016922