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STATION TO STATION : Ed Ruscha's Standard Standards

Read "STATION TO STATION : Ed Ruscha's Standard Standards" by David Platzker, in Artforum's September 2023 issue, now in-print and on-line.

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1946 - 1976 : In the Jungle of Art
  • artists' book
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 29.6 x 21 cm.
  • 87 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

1946 - 1976 : In the Jungle of Art

Guglielmo Achille Cavellini

Guglielmo Achille Cavellini's 87-page "self-historification" autobiography / memoir. Johann Gutenberg, editor. Translated by Henry Martin. Text in English and Italian. [details]

$35.00
Condition:  Fari / Good. 3 cm. dog-ear to bottom right corner of recto with additional rubbing and scratching of covers and bumping of corners. Includes loose, slipped-in sticker by Cavellini with dates predicting his death in 2014 and a loose card that says free copies of the book available on request. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39465]
Tracks : A Journal of Artists' Writings
  • periodical
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white
  • 22.8 x 15 cm.
  • 75 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Tracks : A Journal of Artists' Writings

Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1976)

Herbert George, Claes Oldenburg, Tony Robbin, Herman Cherry, Barnett Newman, Opal L. Nations, Jean Dupuy, Gino Severini, Rosemary Mayer, Oyvind Fahlstrom

Winter 1976 issue of Tracks, edited by Herbert George. Contents include: "The Double-Nose / Purse / Punching Bag / Ashtray," by Claes Oldenburg; "Visual Paradox and Four-Dimensional Geometry," by Tony Robbin; "Show Biz," by Herman Cherry; "O, Velvetius!" by Herman Cherry; "A Manifesto for the Mayoral Election-" by Barnett Newman; "New York City, 1933," by Barnett Newman; "A Sandwich of Ants Between Two Words," by Opal L. ... [details]

New York, NY: Herbert George,
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$15.00
Condition:  Fair / Good. Moderate soiling across covers with light creasing, edgewear, and bumping of corners. Yellowing of covers carries through lightly to title page, contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39458]
Correspondence : An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson
  • exhibition catalogue
  • illustrated wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • loose leaves
  • slipcase
  • black-and-white
  • 29.3 x 24.1 cm.
  • [unpaginated]
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0882590855

Correspondence : An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson, William S. Wilson, Moussa M. Domit

Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held October 31 - December 5, 1976. Essay by William S. Wilson with a foreword by Moussa M. Domit. Includes looseleaf reproductions of mail art correspondence by Ray Johnson housed in a printed folder / slipcase. ... [details]

$650.00
Condition:  Good. Yellowing of slipcase. 2,3 cm. surface tear to verso, 8 mm. tear to top edge of spine, bumping of corners, and light edgwear as well as 2 cm. surface tearing to bottom edge of slipcase. Light rubbing of top edge of pages with minor tearing to top edge of some pages. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked
[Object # 5250]
Choke
  • periodical
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 17.1 x 25.4 cm.
  • 32 pp.
  • edition size 2000
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Choke

Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall 1976)

Barbara Burden, Jeffrey Gubbins, Michael McMillen, George Herms, Tom Wudl, Margaret Nielsen, Scott Grieger, Bruce Nauman, Edward Wortz, Chris Burden, Guy de Cointet, Billy Adler

Fall 1976 premiere issue of Choke, edited by Barbara Burden and Jeffrey Gubbins. Contents include: "Editorial;" "Studio as Fortress," by Michael McMillen; "Figueroa Flowers," by George Herms; "Sharp Wits & Hot Tongues," by Tom Wudl; "Consolidated B-24 'Liberator,'" by Margaret Nielsen; "Empty Sky," by Scott Grieger; "Diamond Mind," by Bruce Nauman; "Habitable Environments," by Edward Wortz; "B-Car," by Chris Burden; "Thick Foliage," by Guy de Cointet; and "Goodbye to the Bicentennial," by Billy Adler. [details]

Los Angeles, CA: Choke Publications,
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$175.00
Condition:  Very Good / Fine. Light edge-wear with light overall soiling of covers. 4 mm. of bumping to right side edge of publication. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39415]
Nothing to Lose / Niets Aan Verloren
  • vinyl record
  • 31.1 x 31.5 cm.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Nothing to Lose / Niets Aan Verloren

Lawrence Weiner, Coosje van Bruggen, Ger van Caspel

Vinyl LP record of "Nothing to Lose" by Lawrence Wiener, produced by the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven. Voices by Coosje van Bruggen and Weiner. Designed by Weiner. Translation by Ger van Bruggen and Coosje van Bruggen. ... [details]

Eindhoven, Netherlands: Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven,
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$250.00
Condition:  Very Good. Bumping to bottom edge of sleeve with 5 mm. tear. Yellowing of sleeve edges and light dust soiling and rubbing of edges. Record in Fine condition. Due to the fragility of this item additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
[Object # 39394]
Agnes Martin
  • exhibition catalogue
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white & color
  • 22.8 x 22.8 cm.
  • 51 pp.
  • edition size 2500
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Agnes Martin

[1976 Reprint]

Agnes Martin, Suzanne Delehanty, Ann Wilson

1976 reprint of a 1973 exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held January 22 - March 1, 1973. Foreword by Suzanne Delehanty. Includes "Untroubled Mind," verbal and written statements by Agnes Martin as given to and recounted by Ann Wilson; "Willie Stories," by Agnes Martin as retold by Ann Wilson; and "Parable of the Equal Hearts," by Agnes Martin as retold by Ann Wilson. ... [details]

$30.00
Condition:  Good / Very Good. Sunning and dusting of covers, bumping of bottom right corner, light creasing of verso. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 5872]
Ruth Asawa : Honor Award Show
  • exhibition catalogue
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 28 x 21.8 cm.
  • [10] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Ruth Asawa : Honor Award Show

Ruth Asawa

Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with an Honor Award Show and career retrospective of Ruth Asawa's work held at "Capricorn Asunder," San Francisco, September 22 - October 22, 1976. Introduction by Ruth Asawa (Lanier). ... [details]

$250.00
Condition:  Good. Rubbing and creasing of covers with bumping of corners and 2.3 cm. dog-ear to top right corner of publication. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 39350]
Marxism and the Mass Media : Towards a Basic Bibliography
  • reference book
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white
  • 20.8 x 14 cm.
  • 93 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0884770079

Marxism and the Mass Media : Towards a Basic Bibliography

Catalog Numbers 454 - 658 (603 texts, ann); Eng, Fr, Sp, Ger & It; indexed by subject (43), author (509) & Country (53); esp on the television, public opinion, press, journalism, cultural imperialism, & mass culture. / No. 4 - 5

Seth Siegelaub

Issue no. 4-5 in a series of bibliographies which attempted "to compile a global, multi-lingual, annotated bibliography of Marxist studies on all aspects of communication." -- from the introduction by Seth Siegelaub, director of the International Mass Media Research Center. [details]

$150.00
Condition:  Used
Portraits in Life and Death
  • monograph
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 27.9 x 25.2 cm.
  • [96] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0306800381

Portraits in Life and Death

[Paperback]

Peter Hujar, Susan Sontag

First edition paperback monograph of photographs by Peter Hujar featuring portraits taken between 1974-75, including his now famous picture of Susan Sontag in repose, as well as portraits of skeletons from a catacombs taken in 1963. ... [details]

New York, NY: Da Capo Press,
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$500.00
Condition:  Good. Rubbing, yellowing, and handling wear to covers with 2.5 cm. and 3.2 cm. creases to recto and 3.7 cm. crease to verso. Light yellowing of page edges. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
[Object # 38767]
Merry Christmas from Chris Burden
  • editioned print
  • loose card[s] in envelope
  • duotone
  • 3 vol. : 1 vol. : envelope ; 1 vol. : folded card ; 1 vol. $10 bill
  • edition size 100
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Merry Christmas from Chris Burden

Chris Burden

\Edition by Chris Burden consisting of a hand-addressed and engraved printed envelope postmarked December 13, 1976, an engraved folded greeting card, and a crisp $10 bill.

“One hundred new ten-dollar bills were sent to one hundred people that I was acquainted with in the art world. ... [details]

Venice, CA: Chris Burden,
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