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25 Mar ET IN ARCADIA EGO. ART POSTCARD. c. 2005.

Posted at 17:11h in Miscellany

Edinburgh: Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, n.d. (c. 2000)
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp commercial art postcard released by the museum with an image of the sculpture Et in Arcadia Ego on the front. VG+.

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18 Mar 6 SEPTEMBRES. 2005.

Posted at 13:52h in ARTIST’S BOOKS

Milano: Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, 2005
12 x 17cm., 144pp with original printed boards. First edition of this artist's book with texts by Jean-Hubert Martin in English, French and Italian. The book consists of sixty-one stills chosen by the artist from TV news images broadcast on each September 6 (his birthday) from 1944 to 2004 (after 1973 the images are in colour). VG+.

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14 Mar IAN HAMILTON FINLAY OF CONCEITS AND COLLBORATORS. 2005.

Posted at 17:37h in Invitation Cards

Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, 2005
21 x 10cm, 6pp (single folded sheet). This was Finlay's penultimate exhibition while alive - exhibiting books and other works as well as photographs - short text and some images of Little Sparta by Dave Paterson. VG+.

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11 Mar TWO CORRELATED ROTATIONS. 2005. SIGNED BY MONK.

Posted at 12:10h in Jonathan Monk

Nantes: Erban, 205
15 x 21cm, 2pp announcement card with a photograph by Monk on the front of someone modifying a turntable. Verso gallery details. This example is signed by Monk on the back.

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25 Feb HOMAGE TO MODERN ART. ART POSTCARD. c. 2005.

Posted at 17:08h in Miscellany

London: Tate Gallery, n.d. (c. 2005)
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp commercial art postcard released by the museum with an image of the print Homage to Modern Art on the front. VG+.

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10 Feb JONATHAN MONK UNTITLED AND UNFINISHED (AFGHANISTAN). 2005. SIGNED BY MONK.

Posted at 12:17h in Jonathan Monk

Rome: The British School at Rome, 2005
20 x 14.5cm, folded size. Opens to 42 x 58cm approx. Artist designed exhibition catalogue and poster -b/w photograph of a two Afghanistan mules in a landscape is recto and verso gallery details and a text in Italian and English regarding Monk's debt to Boetti (who is buried in Afghanistan). This copy is unusually signed in pencil on the front cover by Monk. Fine.

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10 Feb WINGED MIRROR. 2005. SIGNED BY MONK.

Posted at 08:52h in Jonathan Monk

Rome: British School at Rome, 2005
24 x 17cm, 44pp plus wrappers. Artist's book and exhibition catalogue designed by Monk with numerous colour images of photographs of Afghanistan taken by a Monk surrogate from his rear view car mirror and a film about Monk's understanding of the place where Boetti wanted to be buried after his death. There is an interview between Monk and Boetti's son and short essays all in both Italian and English. This copy of this early book is signed by Monk on the first page. VG+.

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28 Jan 6 SEPTEMBRES (PREMIERE). 2005.

Posted at 17:14h in EPHEMERA

Paris: Musee d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris/ARC, 2005.
21 x 10.4cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for the premier of the artist's film showing a compilation of newspaper broadcasts on the 6th September since the day of his birth in 1944. VG+.

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30 Nov DUTCH DETAILS AND OTHER DETAILS. 2004. SIGNED BY MONK.

Posted at 09:33h in Jonathan Monk

Berlin: BuroFriedrich, 2004
30 x 42cm, small exhibition poster and mailer for an exhibition where famous conceptual art works are shown in small detail - the poster shows the "thumbs up" by Jan DIbbet's in the latter's famous postcard work. This example is signed in pencil by Monk on the front. VG+. ...

08 Nov I WEAR BLACK ON THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE BLACK IS HOW I FEEL ON THE INSIDE. 2004.

Posted at 18:06h in Jonathan Monk

Torino: Galleria Sonia Rosso, 2004
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a negative photographic image of a cat, verso gallery details. VG+.

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05 Nov MINIMAL ARTISTS TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING LOOK LIKE NOTHING AND CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS TRY TO MAKE NOTHING LOOK LIKE SOMETHING OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND? 2004.

Posted at 18:18h in Jonathan Monk

NYC: Yvon Lambert, 2004
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a typographic design - a group show including work by Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Stanley Brouwn, Joan Jonas, On Kawara, Louse Lawler, Sol Lewitt, Robert Mangold, Brice Marden, Dennis Oppenheim, Fred Sandback, Niele Toroni, Richard Tuttle and Lawrence Weiner. The exhibition was curated by Monk. VG+.

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04 Nov JONATHAN MONK. TIME EXPLAINED SUSPENDED LENGTHENED. 2004. SIGNED BY MONK.

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Munchen: Spruth Magers, 2004
10.5 x 21cm, 2pp. Die-cut typographic design announcement card with a mirrored front and verso gallery details. This example signed by Monk on the back with flet tipped pen. VG+.
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