Arte Concettuale - Arte Povera December 2020

a bent priorities catalogue

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ANSELMO, Giovanni

[Gérard Rondeau]Giovanni Anselmo Castello di Rivoli Turin (1988)Champagne-Ardenne: Edition ADMIRA; Gérard Rondeau; DRAC, [1988], 15x10,5 cm. Artist postcard / edition. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

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BOETTI, Alighiero

Novembre, 1983Roma: Galleria Pieroni, 1983, 14,8x10,3 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

125€

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Da Uno A Dieci Ravenna: 420 WB Arti Visive, 1984, 10x15 cm. Edition. Set of 10 postcards. Limited to 300 copies. In simple glassine envelope. In Fine condition.

230€

Da Uno A Dieci Ravenna: 420 WB Arti Visive, 1984, 10x15 cm. Edition. Set of 10 postcards. Limited to 300 copies. One of the few sets that came in a wooden box. In Fine condition.

280€

Alighiero & Boettitesto critico a cura di Alberto BoattoRavenna: Edizioni Essegi, [1985], 48x32 cm. Poster. In Fine condition.

260€

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Alighiero & Boettitesto critico a cura di Alberto BoattoRavenna: Edizioni Essegi, [1985], 48x32 cm. Poster. Signed. In Fine condition.

700€

ALIGHIERO E BOETTIMilano: Galleria Toselli, 1989, 9,5x14,6 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Not mailed. In VG+ condition.

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[per il Centenario de IL MATTINO]Napoli: n. p., [1992], 15x10,5 cm. Artist postcard / edition. Published for the centenary of the newspaper Il Mattino. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

50€

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Alighiero Boetti: 1965-1994Torino: Galleria Civica D’Arte Moderna E Contemporanea, 1996, 14,8x10,4 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

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Da Alighiero Boetti ad Alighiero e BoettiMilano: 1000 Eventi, 2000, 11x16 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Mailed. In VG condition.

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FORTI, Simona

ott 30 danze-costruzioni / ott 31 danze pezzi e altri di Simona FortiRoma: Galleria L’Attico, 1968, 30x21,5 cm. Softcover. Unpaginated. Artist book / performance program. In VG+ condition

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KOUNELLIS, Jannis

ApolloHamburg: Kunstverein in Hamburg, 1981, 11,8x16,2 cm. Photograph of seminal Kounellis work ‘Apollo’. Kunstverein in Hamburg exhibition label on the verso along with hand-written legend and layout notes for publication. In Near Fine condition.

90€

n.t.n.p.: n.e., [1980s], 15x21 cm. Original photograph of in situ installation of Jannis. Kounellis’ work. ‘Kounellis’ hand written on back. Watermarked Agfa paper. Unknown photographer. In Fine condition.

70€

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n. t.Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1988, 14,8x10,5 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Not mailed. Small circular impressions on left side otherwise in excellent condition.

50€

[Kounellis - Nitsch: Ausgewählte Arbeiten von 1959 bis 1990]Wien: Christine König Galerie, 1991, 23,5x16 cm. Softcover with original printed glassine dust jacket. 24p. Unpaginated. German and English. Exhibition catalogue. In Near Fine condition.

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n.t.Pulheim: Synagoge Stommeln, 1991, 21x21 cm. Softcover. Unpaginated. German, Italian. Exhibition catalogue / installation documentation. In Near Fine condition.

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n.t.Kleve: Museum Kurhaus; Magdeburg: Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen, 2012, 28x21 cm. Softcover. Unpaginated. English, German. Exhibition catalogue. In Near Fine condition.

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n.t.London: Sprovieri, 2016, 28x23 cm. Softcover. 40p. English. Exhibition catalogue. In Near Fine condition.

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MANZONI, Piero

n. t.Milano: Edizioni Vanni Scheiwiller, 1967, 31x21 cm. Softcover. 91p. Italian. Important early monograph / exhibition catalogue of Manzoni’s work. Texts by Vincenzo Agnetti, Franco Angeli, Nanni Balestrini, Piero Manzoni, Elio Pagliarani. Edition limited to 1000 copies. 0,6 cm circular defective spot on front cover [printing defect?] otherwise in Near Fine condition.

65€

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MATTIACCI, Eliseo

n.t.Frankfurt / Main: Galerie Appel und Fertsch, 1981, 10,5x14,8 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Mailed. In Near Fine condition

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MERZ, Mario

[n.t.]Basel: Kunsthalle Basel, 1975, 29,7x21 cm. Softcover. Unpaginated. Beautifully designed catalogue / artist book with fourteen facsimile drawings by Merz of his fibonacci number sequences and geometric constructions. 12 Lithographic prints + 2 offsets. Rather fragile edition. Some creasing. In overall a clean and bright copy. In VG/VG+ condition.

90€

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[n.t.]Basel: Kunsthalle Basel, 1975, 29x20,5 cm. Bifolium. ‘Catalogue supplement’ / flyer. Photographic addendum of installation views. 5 photographs by Christian Baur reproduced. As explained on the small introductory text, Merz was heavily involved in his exhibitions’ productions thus transforming them into in situ installations, something that a catalogue printed long before the staging of the exhibition cannot capture. Scarce piece of ephemera. In Near Fine condition.

35€

n.t.Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1976, 10,7x15,2 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

90€

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[Mario Merz in situ, working on his (then upcoming) exhibition in Moderna Museet in Stockholm, opening on Feb 5 1983]Set of 3 press photographs by Dan Hansson. Date stamped on the versos 27.01.83. Also on the versos, photographer’s labels along with hand-written legends and layout notes for publication. 15,8x23,3 cm (19,7x26,1 cm), 21,8x16,4 cm (26,2x20,5 cm), 16,4x22,9 cm (22,3x28,9 cm). Interesting photographic docuement. In Near Fine condition. Priced as set. Available also per piece.

220€

n.t.Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1991, 14,8x10,5 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Mailed. In Near Fine condition.

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MERZ, Marisa

n.t. / La Stanza del MareRoma: Galleria L’Attico, 1975. Set of items in original folder mailed to Centro Informazione Esse in Torino. L’Attico gallery stamp on back of folder. Exhibition invitation, 12,4x17,4 cm; Print of Marisa Merz’s poem on very thin paper, folded as issued[?], 37x26,5 cm. Delicate lot. Scarce. Some light creasing. In Near Fine condition.

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NANNUCCI, Maurizio

something of blue / something of redBern: Galerie Lydia Megert, 1980, 15x21 cm (folded). Typographic announcement leaflet with details of the exhibition plus two monochrome leaves bearing each the respective piece of text ‘something of blue’ and ‘something of red’. Artist book / edition. Loose and folded as issued. Scarce.

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some coloured thoughts appear in my mind / Materia PrimaBologna: [Materia Prima], [1987], 11,4x15,9 cm. Announcement card for the inaugural issue of Materia Prima magazine. On the reverse is an initialled note in black ink, in English, to Jan Van Toorn from Nannucci discussing an exhibition of artist’s audio works. In VG+ to Near Fine condition.

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THERE’S NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ART EXISTSLondon: Victoria Miro Gallery, 1989, 0,9x47,5 cm. Unusual strip invitation / edition in original printed envelope (22x11 cm). Not mailed. Scarce.

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(NOT ALL AT ONCE)Paris: Gilbert Brownstone & Cie, 19935.5 x 9.5cm. Announcement card / Exhibition invitation in the form of a typographic business card. Unusual and scarce. In Fine condition.

35€

Giardini Botanici HanburyN.p.: n. e., 1993, 10,3 x 14.6 cm. Artist postcard announcing a video work by Gabriele Detterer for Next Edit Stuttgart 1993. On the verso is an initialled long note in black ink, in English, to Jan Van Toorn from Nannucci discussing the latter’s Fluxus Edition. In Near Fine condition.

80€

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Fire, Heat, IdeaN.p.: n.e., 1996 [1997], 14,8 x 10.5cm, Artist postcard. On the verso is an initialled long note in black ink, in English, to Jan Van Toorn from Nannucci discussing a possible exchange of editions between Slowscan and Zone Archives. Comes with original hand addressed envelope. In VG+ condition.

95€

Double TruthBerlin: Galerie Fahnemann, 1997, 10x21 cm (full size). Bifolium. Exhibition invitation. Not folded. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

35€

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Plaza Redonda / Valencia 2003 Valencia: Biennale di Valencia; Firenze: Zona Archives Editions, 2003, 10,5x15 cm. Artist postcard issued on the occasion of the Biennale di Valencia with an image of Nannucci’s neon (recto). On the verso there is a hand written note in black ink by Nannucci to Paul Robertson about a swap of editions from Zona Archives for some from the latter’s Show and Tell editions. Signed by initial and dated 5.5.2005. In Fine condition.

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ONTANI, Luigi

‘Là ci dArem la maschEra’Milano: Franco Toselli, 1987, 11,5x15 cm. Artist book. In Near Fine condition.

100€

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PAOLINI, Giulio

[Germano Celant]Giulio PaoliniNew York, Sonnabend Press, 1972, 24,3x17,5 cm. Softcover. Original pictorial dust jacket. 126 p. English, Italian. Exhibition catalogue / monograph. Very important catalog published, in collaboration with the Galleria Notizie (Torino), for the exhibition at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York in November 1972. First monograph for Giulio Paolini to appear in English and possibly the first in general. Some edgewear on cover and dustjacket. Inside, clean and crisp. In VG+ condition.

135€

n.t.Parma: Istituto di Storia dell'Arte, Università di Parma, 1976, 22,6x23 cm. Softcover. 164 p. Italian. Exhibition catalogue / monograph from Paolini’s first retrospective exhibition with work from 1960 to 1976. In VG+ condition.

60€

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n.t.Mönchengladbach: Städtisches Museum, 1977. Artist book. Limited and numbered edition of 550 copies. Cardboard box with 16 offset photographic plates with manuscript captions by the artist verso. Loose as issued. Complete set plus the introductory speech by Johannes Cladders for the opening on 3.3.1977 and an undated, unsigned presumably artist statement in English. Paper box has ‘busted’ corners, as is usually the fact with this edition, and thus the top part can be laid flat, also some creasing on box but clean and rather bright. Otherwise in Near Fine condition. Priced accordingly. Scarce.

260€

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'Atto unico in tre quadri' Milano: Mazzotta Studio Marconi, 1979, 21x15,2 cm. Softcover. 125 p. Italian. Interesting, rather early, monograph on Paolini’s work. In Near Fine condition.

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n.t.Zürich: Annemarie Verna, 1980, 29,7x20,9 cm. Exhibition invitation / edition. Folded two times. In VG+ condition.

60€

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[Mirella Bandini / Bruno Corà / Saverio Vertone]'Giulio Paolini. Tutto qui'. Ravenna: Agenzia Editoriale Essegi Ravenna, 1985, 23,4x16,5 cm. Softcover. 217p. Interesting monograph, collecting a variety of Paolini's material for an exhibition in Ravenna. In VG+ condition.

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Dal »Trionfo Della Rappresentazione« (Cerimoniale: In Prospettiva)Köln: Paul Maenz, 1986, 14,8x21 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Bifolium. In Near Fine condition.

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[per il Centenario de IL MATTINO]Napoli: n. p., [1992], 15x10,5 cm. Artist postcard / edition. Published for the centenary of the newspaper Il Mattino. Not mailed. In VG+ condition.

15€

PARMIGGIANI, Claudio

Alchimia, 1982 (n. 179)Venezia: La Biennale, 1984, 12x17,8 cm. Original photograph Parmiggiani’s work ‘Alchimia’. Biennale’s label on back. Unknown photographer. In Near Fine condition.

45€

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PASCALI, Pino

“Bachi Da Setola”, 1968n.p.: n.e., [1968], 12x17,8 cm. Original photograph of in situ installation of Pino Pascali’s work ‘Bachi Da Setola’. Hand written legend on back. Watermarked Agfa paper. Unknown photographer. Paper clip impression on left side. Otherwise in Near Fine condition.

100€

PENONE, Giuseppe

Objekte und WandzeichnungenEssen: Museum Folkwang; Kunstring Folkwang, 1978, 14,7x10,5 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Features an iconic Penone photographic portrait by Paolo Mussat Sartor. Not mailed. Creasing on upper right corner. In VG+ condition.

90€

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n.t.Essen: Museum Folkwang; Kunstring Folkwang, 1978, 26x21,3 cm. Softcover. 64 p. Exhibition catalogue / artist book. Partial detachment of from covers due to glue binding drying out, common problem with this publication, otherwise in Near Fine condition.

50€

[Zucche, 1978]Zürich: InK Halle für internationale neue Kunst, 1979, 10,2x14,9 cm. Artist postcard / edition. Published as a holiday greetings card. In Fine condition.

45€

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PIACENTINO, Gianni

n. t.Milano: Galeria Toselli, 1971, 17x22,5 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

40€

PIRELLI, Marinella

la galleria de Nieubourg presenta un film ambiente di Marinella PirelliMilano: de Nieubourg galleria di ricerca, 1969, 21x29,6 cm (full size). Exhibition invitation. 4 fold concertina. A scarce piece of Italian post-war art ephemera of one of its most idiosyncratic artists of the period. Impressive list of collaborations as mentioned in the invitation: sculpture by Gino Marotta [environment], design by Emanuele Ponzio and Cesare Casati, sound installation by Livio Castiglioni. One small fold on upper right corner (seen when fully expanded). Otherwise in Near Fine condition.

110€

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PISANI, VettorTutte le parole dal silenzio di Duchamp al rumore di BeuysRoma: Galleria L’Attico, 1973, 19,5x13 cm. Invitation to performance / action. The action took place over five days and involved a naked woman, cymbals crashing, animals and a photograph of Marcel Duchamp. Photo of Pisani on recto by Elisabetta Catalano. Not mailed. In Near Fine condition.

75€

NOSTALGIA. VOLO DI RITORNONapoli: Fondazione Morra, 2005, 20x13 cm. Softcover. Original pictorial dustjacket. 163 p. Italian. In Near Fine condition.

10€

PISTOLETTO, Michelangelo

XIV Olypmic Winter Games, Sarajevo 1984n.p., 1984,15,5x10,4 cm. Artist postcard. Not mailed. In Fine condition.

20€

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“Automne” 1983-85Paris: Galerie De France, [1986], 24x17 cm. Original photograph by F. Walch of Pistoletto’s work ‘Automne’. Gallery’s label on back. In Near Fine condition.

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SCHIFANO, Mario

da 1 a 10Roma: Canova/ccio Studio del Canova, 1978, 27x30 cm. Softcover. Italian. Artist book / catalogue. Scarce. In VG condition.

60€

Opere Scelte di Mario SchifanoMilano: Galleria Il Mappamondo, 1982, 10,5x22,2 cm. Oblong bifolium. Exhibition invitation. Not mailed. In VG+ condition.

40€

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ZORIO, Gilberto

n.t.Frankfurt / Main: Galerie Appel und Fertsch, 1981, 10,5x14,8 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Mailed. In Near Fine condition

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Arte Povera [various / group][Germano Celant]Ars PoveraTübingnen: Studio Wasmuth, 1969, 22,8x20,8 cm. Softcover. 240p. German, English, Italian. One of the first if not the first book publication on the international phenomenon of 'arte povera' by the Italian art critic Germano Celant. It consists of black and white illustrations of works, statements and projects and performances by artists like Joseph Beuys, Giulio Paolini, Mario Merz, Jannis Kounellis, Alighiero Boetti, Ger van Elk, Jan Dibbets, Eva Hesse, Richard Long, Giovanni Anselmo, Robert Smithson and many more. The data of the works shown is enlisted. Very important publication. This is a Near Fine copy of the German edition, published concurrently with the Italian edition.

125€

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Fabro / Kounellis / Merz / Paolini : Materialen zu einer AusstellungBern: Kunsthalle Bern, 1980, 21x15 cm. Softcover. Unpaginated. German. Stedelijk Museum Library stamp on first page. In Near Fine condition

15€

n.t.Dusseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 2000, 15x10,4 cm. Exhibition invitation card. Not mailed. In Fine condition.

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Poesia Visiva [Various / Group]

n. t.Milano: Galleria Pilota, 1974, 14,5x22,8 cm. Exhibition invitation / announcement card. On the recto is a b/w photo of the participating artists: Ugo Carrega, Vincenzo Ferrari, Sergio Dangelo and Iro Novak overlaid with conversational texts. Original design. Mailed. In VG condition.

90€

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