INTERNATIONAL GENERAL
Rare Books, Publishing, Research

The History of Textiles - The Islamic Arts & Architecture - The Decorative Arts
Communication, Culture, Ideology - Theory of Time - Contemporary Art

..............................



E. Rare Books on Contemporary Art


CONTENTS:

E1. Rare Books On "Conceptual Art"

E2. Other Rare Books On Contemporary Art

Return to 
Homepage

 

 



E1. Rare Books On "Conceptual Art"

Top

CLAURA, Michel, ed. 18 PARIS IV.70. NY: Seth Siegelaub, April 1970. 96p. 10.5 x 16.5. Boards. 25 BW ill. (Black covers spotted as usual) (IG2108) € 225,00 / $ 337.50
An exhibition and tri-lingual catalogue (French, English & German) selected, organized and edited by Michel CLAURA in Paris. The exhibition took place at a temporary space on the rue Mouffetard in Paris during the month of April 1970. The participating artists were Ian WILSON, Lawrence WEINER, Niele TORONI, Robert RYMAN, Edward RUSCHA, Richard LONG, Sol LeWITT, David LAMELAS, On KAWARA, Douglas HUEBLER, François GUINOCHET, GILBERT & GEORGE, Jean-Pierre DJIAN, Jan DIBBETS, Daniel BUREN, Stanley BROUWN, Marcel BROODTHAERS, & Robert BARRY.

DIBBETS, Jan. Jan Dibbets. Amsterdam; New York: Seth Siegelaub, May 1969. Postcard. 15.5 x 10.5. 2 BW ill. (IG2011) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
A one-person art exhibition which took place in Amsterdam on 9, 12 and 30 May 1969 which was communicated by means of a printed postcard mailing from New York. One of the very early "Conceptual Art" exhibitions.

LIPPARD, Lucy, ed. 557,087. An Exhibition Organized by Lucy R. Lippard for the Contemporary Art Council of the Seattle Art Museum [Together With:] 955,000. An Exhibition Organized by Lucy Lippard. Seattle, 1969; Vancouver 1970. 138 Index Cards. 15 x 10. Unbound index cards in an envelope. Ca 95 BW + Line ill. (IG1637) € 150,00 / $ 225.00
Exhibition catalogue; Seattle Art Museum Pavilion, Seattle, 5 Sept - 5 Oct 1969; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., 13 Jan - 8 Feb 1970. A catalogue for one of the important avant-garde art exhibition of the period, including works of conceptual art, process art, land art, etc., in which each artist was asked to make an index card for the catalogue as well as an artwork for the exhibition. There were 71 artists from North America and Europe participating as follows: V. ACCONCI, M. ALHADEFF, C. ANDRE, K. ARNATT, R. ARTSCHWAGER, M. ASHER, T. ATKINSON, J. BALDESSARI, M. BALDWIN, R. BARRY, R. BARTHELME, I. BAXTER, G. BEERY, M. BOCHNER, B. BOLLINGER, J. BOROFSKY, D. BURGY, D. BUREN, R. CASTORO, G. CURNOE, H. DARBOVEN, W. DE MARIA, J. DIBBETS, C. DIKEAKOS, R. DOOTSON, R. FERRER, B. FLANAGAN, A. GERBER, D. GRAHAM, H. HAACKE, A. HAY, M. HEIZER, E. HESSE, D. HUEBLER, R. HUOT, S. KALTENBACH, ON KAWARA, E. KEINHOLZ, R. KINMONT, J. KOSUTH, C. KOZLOV, J. LATHAM, B. LA VA, S. LEWITT, L.R. LIPPARD, R. LOUW, D. LINDON, T. MAYTHEM, B. MCLEAN, R. MORRIS, B. NAUMAN, N.E. THING CO., NY GRAPHIC WORKSHOP, D. OPPENHEIM, J. PERRAULT, A. PIPER, P. RAWN, P. ROHM, A. RUPPERSBERG, R. RYMAN, E. RUSCHA, F. SANDBACK, A. SARET, G. SAWCHUK, R. SERRA, R. SIMS, R. SMITHSON, K. SONNIER, F. VINER, J. WALL, L. WEINER, I. WILSON & J. WRIGHT. Includes introduction, bibliography, quotations, etc., all scattered throughout the randomly-distributed index cards.

SIEGELAUB, Seth, ed. July, August, September 1969. Juillet, Août, Septembre 1969. Juli, August, September 1969. NY: Seth Siegelaub, July 1969. 32p. 21 x 27.5. Paper. 31 BW ill. (IG2107) € 110,00 / $ 165.00
An international exhibition in which 11 artists each made a work in a different part of Europe & North American between July - September 1969, and for which this trilingual catalogue (in English, French and German) served as the guide to the location and description of each work. The participating artists were Carl ANDRE in The Hague, Robert BARRY in Baltimore, Daniel BUREN in Paris, Jan DIBBETS in Amsterdam, Douglas HUEBLER in Los Angeles, Joseph KOSUTH in New Mexico, Sol LeWITT in Düsseldorf, Richard LONG in Bristol, N.E. THING CO. LTD. in Vancouver, Robert SMITHSON in Yucatan, and Lawrence WEINER in Niagara Falls.

SIEGELAUB, Seth; Robert PROJANSKY; et al, eds. Contrat Pour la Preservation des Droits de l'Artiste Sur Toute Oeuvre Cedée. Brussels: Herman J. Daled, [1972?]. Poster; Folds To 8p. 42 x 59; Folds To: 21 x 29.5. (IG2096) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
This is the first French edition of "The Artist's Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement", a radical project initiated & underwritten by Seth SIEGELAUB & drafted by lawyer Robert PROJANSKY, whose purpose was to define & protect the moral & economic rights of artists by means of a practical legal tool. This French edition was organized & revised to conform to French law by Michel CLAURA, & published by the Belgian art collector, Herman DALED.

SIEGELAUB, Seth; Robert PROJANSKY; et al, eds. Contratto di Trasferimento di Opere d'Arte. Milan: Marina Le Noci, [1971]. Poster; Folds To 8p. 42 x 59; Folds To: 21 x 29.5. (IG2097) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
This is the first Italian edition of the "The Artist's Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement", a radical project initiated & underwritten by Seth SIEGELAUB & drafted by lawyer Robert PROJANSKY, whose purpose was to define & protect the moral & economic rights of artists by means of a practical legal tool. This Italian edition was organized & revised to conform to Italian law by Germano CELANT, designed by Franco MELLO, & published by the art dealer, Marina LE NOCI, Milan.


E2. Other Rare Books On Contemporary Art


Top

HUTCHINSON, Peter. Works 1968 / 1974. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1974. 12p. 21 x 27.5. Paper. 13 BW pl. (IG1911) € 15.00 / $ 22.50
Exhibition catalogue; Stedelijk Museum, 25 Sept – 1 Dec 1974. 12 works shown with captions. Includes biography & exhibition list on rear inside cover.

BLOEM, Marja; Martin BROWNE. Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum; Nelson, New Zealand: Craig Potton Publishing, 2000. 271 [1]p. 24 x 30. Paper. 190 BW & Color Plates & Illustrations. (IG2162) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Traveling exhibition catalogue. A major catalogue of the work of this famous New Zealand painter (1919-1987) with 79 paintings described & shown in color, with many related documentary & other photographs. Includes 4 texts by Rudi FUCHS, p11-2; Marja BLOEM, p13-28; William McCAHON, p29-38; & Australian writer Murray BAIL, p39-50; with an extensive chronology of the artist's life & work, p159-239; an annotated bibliography, p240-51; a complete historical exhibition list, p252-64; an exhibition list, p265-8; & index, p269-71. The exhibition traveled from 2002-2004 to the following venues: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; City Art Gallery, Wellington; Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; & the Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. The most important & comprehensive book on this artist.

CROMMELIN, Liesbeth. Structure in Textiel. Structure in Textile. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1976. [40p]. 21 x 27.5. Paper. 28 BW + Line; 6 C ill. (IG1905) € 10,00 / $ 15.00
Exhibition catalogue; 24 Dec 1976 – 6 Feb 1977. 9 contemporary fiber artists from the Netherlands, Italy, the United States, Switzerland & Great Britain, including Marisa Bandoer CERANTOLA, Madeleine BOSSCHER, Marguerite CARAU, Peter COLLINGWOOD, Richard LANDIS, Ed ROSSBACH, Moik SCHIELE, & Desirée SCHOLTEN-VAN DE RIVIÈRE; 37 works listed; most shown.

Return to 
Homepage

For additional information, or to order a book, please email us at: books@igeneral.org

 

 

INTERNATIONAL GENERAL
Herenstraat 1A
NL-1015 BX Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Email: books@igeneral.org

The History of Textiles - The Islamic Arts & Architecture - The Decorative Arts
Communication, Culture, Ideology - Theory of Time - Contemporary Art