18 Nov

Posted at 09:14h in EPHEMERA

N.p. (Germany): n.p., n.d. (c. 1998)
Six original xerox handouts from an unknown gallery show - here a 30 x 42cm, 1pp of 18 portraits from Lew Suisse Morts, 1991 (folded as issued), and four 30 x 21cm, 1pp handouts - an image from the journal New Eter 1972 (which they erroneously date as 1991) and an image from Diese Kinder Suchen Ihre Eltern, 1994, another from Sachlich, 1995, Lost (1994) and Menschlich also 1994.. All VG.
It is not clear where exactly these came from but on the back of the large sheet there is a handwritten note "Institut de Francais, 1998".

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14 Nov

Posted at 19:24h in EPHEMERA

Paris: Yvon Lambert, 1998 10 x 21cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for a group show of works by Pierre Bismuth, Christian Boltanski, Marcel Broodthaers, Douglas Gordon and Lawrence Weiner. VG+. ...

08 Aug

Posted at 20:28h in ARTIST’S BOOKS

Bruxelles/Hannover/Paris: Editions Lebeer Hossmann/Christian Boltanski, 1998
21.7 x 15.6cm, 34pp plus wrappers. First edition of this artist's book with 32 b/w images of the artist again reproducing scenes from his childhood - mostly of his memories of playing games. The photographs were all taken by Annette Messager in 1972 but the legends below each image (In French, English and German) clearly states they are contemporary to the artist's childhood. One of 1.500 copies of a second edition printing of the book tweinty-six years after the original. This second edition is printed in a larger paper size than the first edition. VG+.

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04 Aug

Posted at 16:15h in EXHIBITION CATALOGUES

Helsinki: Helsinki Festival / Kunsthalle Helsinki, 1998
33 x 25cm, 86pp including 40pp of b/w images of the installation. Gray cloth-covered boards with title stamped in gray and red on cover. Exhibition catalogue for "Christian Boltanski: Night in August," which was part of the Helsinki Festival. Boltanski's installation was "Dernières Années" which consisted of several sections - a clothing collection (folded and placed on shelves), objects and images covered in black cloth (as if shrouded) to hide their content and a major archive of tin boxes with faces of unidentified people. There is an essay (in Finnish, Swedish and English) by Michael Glasmeier and an interview with Boltanski (in Finnish, Swedish and English) by Jan Kaila. VG+.

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15 Jul

Posted at 11:26h in EXHIBITION CATALOGUES

Valencia: La Imprenta Comunicación Gráfica, 1998
25.4 x 18cm, slipcase content of two volumes - both 25 x 17.6cm, 86pp and 212pp respectively plus blue boards. The ornate exhibition catalogue(s) for a major site-specific installation where Boltanski placed many objects and pieces of furniture in a former silo and offered them for sale. When any item was sold, a white sheet was placed over the object to create an ever increasing sense of being a mortuary. Additionally hidden audio speakers were placed among the objects, recounting personal stories and memories attached to each item. Some of the stories are recounted in this book. Essay by Jose Miguel G. Cortes.
Texts are in Spanish and Catalan, with an English summary in the first volume. Illustrated throughout in b/w. VG+.

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03 Jun

Posted at 12:18h in ARTIST’S BOOKS

Munchen: Gina Kehayoff Verlage, 1998BR> 14 x 21cm,28pp plus card covers. Artist's book consisting of 132 small b/w photographic images of relics from both East and West youth culture in Berlin in the 1970s (before the Berlin wall came down) The images are of toys, exercise books, sports drawings, fan articles, drawings, photos." The book is printed dos-a-dos with the Eastern objects shown in one direction until half way, and the Western images in the other direction once the book is turned over. Minimal text in German. VG+.

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15 May

Posted at 17:54h in EXHIBITION CATALOGUES

Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de paris, 1998
26.5 x 21cm, 28pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue that has an important text "Le Voyage au Perou/The Journey to Peru" which is in French and English. The text gives insights into the artist's practice - how he likes to reinstall works which change depending on the situation, the role of objects as a means of referencing "humanity" in his installations, the role of memory and archiving in his work and the importance of religion in art, the issue of death and its denial by society, and the artist's "journey to Peru' which relatees to the chronological experiences and knowledge. Black and white images of installations and works throughout. A wonderful catalogue. VG+.

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14 May

Posted at 20:23h in EPHEMERA

Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1998 10 x 21cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for a major solo show. Verso museum details. VG+. ...

09 May

Posted at 13:19h in EPHEMERA

Berlin: Wiens Laden & Verlag, 1998 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp typographic announcement card issued for the release of the artist's book Ensembles (with Jaques Roubaud). Boltanski spoke at a presentation on May 12th 1998 in the gallery. Verso gallery details. VG+. ...

07 May

Posted at 10:27h in ARTIST’S BOOKS

Paris/Munich: Editions des musées/ Gina Kehayoff Verlag, 1998. 26.5 x 20.5cm, 1168pp plus boards. First edition of this huge artist's book which reproduced 1148 black and white photographs all without detail taken from Botlanski's personal collection of found images. All are figurative - people in all of their different forms - and the title Kaddish is a Jewish call for praise of god - and sometimes part of mourning rituals.
There are four sections - Menschlich, Sachlich, Ortlich, Sterblich. Boltanski has adopted an interest in his father's religion and while not practising he clearly identifies with some of the religion's compassion.
VG+.

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