Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche; Paysage/Zona Archives, 1995 17.5 x 13cm, 56pp plus printed boards. Spiral binding. Exhibition catalogue for an extensive exhibition of artists' books by Lawrence Weiner, Maurizio Nannucci, Christian Boltanski, Joseph Kosuth, Sol Lewitt, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Ian Hamilton Finlay amongst others. Some colour images of works and catalogue descriptions. VG+.
Koln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1995 29.5 x 25cm, unpaginated (c. 48pp) plus embossed boards. Artist's book with b/w photographs and textual designs by the artist showing his public art floor work. VG+.
Bonn: Kunstmuseum, 1995 75.5 x 60cm, black, red, yellow offset exhibition poster designed by Weiner for a retrospective of the Wide White Space (which Weiner's early works were part of). Listing many of the artists in the show (including Andre, Broodthaers, Buren, De Maria, Downsbrough, Kineholtz, Lamela, Nauman, Torini, Palermo, Van Snick, Baumgarten, Byars, Filliou, Beuys, Christo, Koepcke, Panamarenko and others) this is one of Weiner's most sought after posters (it also has a triangular die cut at the bottom missing as issued). VG but there are hard to see pin holes in the corners where the poster has been hung in the past.
Bonn: Kunstmuseum, 1995 11.5 x 14.5cm, 4pp announcement card designed by Weiner for a retrospective of the Wide White Space (which Weiner’s early works were part of). Listing many of the artists in the show (including Andre, Broodthaers, Buren, De Maria, Downsbrough, Kineholtz, Lamela, Nauman, Torini, Palermo, Van Snick, Baumgarten, Byars, Filliou, Beuys, Christo, Koepcke, Panamarenko and others). VG but there is a glue adhesive strip inside the card which slightly obscures the museum text. Priced to reflect that flaw.
London: Serpentine Gallery, 1995<BR> Artist designed postcards (36 in all, many individually modified or signed) in cardboard box from the Serpentine show of the same name curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist.<BR> All of the cards - except Lawrence Weiner's - in each set of postcards (each 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp) are altered in some way by the artist concerned.<BR> The cards consist of Wolfgang Tillmans: 3 postcards, one signed; Douglas Gordon: 3 postcards, all with the artist's bite; Franz West: 3 postcards, one signed; Maria Eichhorn: 3 postcards, all with applied 19p stamp; Hans-Peter Feldmann: 3 postcards with glued b/w xerox images on the back; Christian Boltanski - 3 postcards, one signed; Jef Geys: 3 postcards, one signed; Lawrence Weiner - 3 postcards; Gilbert & George: 3 postcards, all signed ("love from Gilbert & George"); Fabryce Hybert: 3 postcards, one with '34 - 35' written on the front; Christine Hill: 3 postcards, one signed and Carsten Holler - 3 postcards, all signed and dated. <BR> Additional to the cards is the exhibition catalogue - 15 x 10.5cm, 20pp.<BR> All fine in slightly scuffed box in somewhat crumpled in part original silver foil envelope. One of 40 numbered copies in pencil on the outer silver foil envelope. Rare.<BR><BR>
Leipzig: Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, 1995 13 × 24 × 3 cm, two part cardboard box content of 80 printed timetables for the trains in the city of Leipzig. Each has a different variation of a text piece by the artist as a public intervention. This box contains the complete collection along with a signed and numbered yellow band from a total edition of 121 copies. All VG+ in like box.
Amsterdam: Bloom Gallery, 1995
15.5 x 11 x 0.6cm, printed silver on black small folder content of sixteen 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist designed postcards that appear on first appearance to be blank but on closer inspection are printed white on white. The instruction is to “use a pencil or graphite powder to make the image visible”. One card is a title card and another the publisher's logo but the others are designed by Tim Ayers, John M. Armleder, Walter Dawn, and Lawrence Weiner and others. The Weiner contribution are three different cards all with ampersand designs which make up together an interesting postcard edition. Fine in like box.
NYC: Marian Goodman Gallery, 1995<BR> 100 x 70cm, full colour offset poster with colour illustrations and detailed bibliographic information about all (then) known Lawrence Weiner's artist multiples based on the collection of Piet De Jonge. Folded as issued but now a bit worn and grubby through use as the best reference of the works up until 1996. This now needs updated. Very scarce.<BR><BR>
Koln: Verlag der Buchhandlung, 1995 11.5 x 10cm, unpaginated (c. 44pp) plus hard board covers. Artist’s book designed by Weiner with a number of different textual works. This is one of 180 signed and numbered copies. Slight wear to boards but else VG. Now very scarce.
Winterthur: Kunstmuseum Winterthur, 1995 2 x 4.8cm enamel badge (pin) made out of metal with title text. One of 1,200 copies. Now hard to find.
Bruxelles: Maison du Spectacle, 1996 100 x 70cm, red, blue and orange offset lithographic exhibition poster from a design by Weiner in three languages. Signed in black ink on the bottom right, VG.
Koln, Germany: Salon Verlag, 1996
17 x 12cm, 32pp plus green wrappers. First edition artist's book with text and graphics by Weiner. One of 1,000 numbered copies. Fine.
Middelheim/Antwerpen: Open Luchtmuseum, 1996
21 x 21cm, 28pp. Card covers. Artist's book with typographic design by Weiner. Fine.
n.p. (Zurich): Haus Bill, 1996
Two part cardboard box (4.5 x 18 x 1.5cm) with printed labels content of five graphite pencils, each of which has a silkscreened text in silver and yellow. GRAPHITE + WOOD & IN A BOX/GRAPHITE + WOOD & IN A PILE/GRAPHITE + WOOD & IN A PUDDLE/GRAPHITE + WOOD & IN A LINE/ GRAPHITE + WOOD & IN MOTION. FINE IN LIKE BOX. Edition size not known.
Steamboat Springs: Riverhouse Editions, 1996 Set of three original colour transparencies displaying the three etchings and aquatints created by Weiner for the publishing hose., The works are West, East of Eden and West of the Rocky Mountains. All fine condition in original tripartite plastic holder.
Budapest: Galeria 56, 1996 4cm dia b/w badge (pin) made out of metal, paper and plastic with title text. Limitation unknown. Sadly this is heavily browned under the plastic - possibly through damp in the past. Scarce but priced thus for the damage.
London: Excellent, 1997 Standard cd in standard jewel case content of 11 musical works by Weiner - 43 min approx. Contains a Weiner designed insert. Unopened copy.
Toronto: Wynick/Tuck Gallery, 1997 10.5 x 23.5cm, 1pp artist' designed announcement card in red and black on thin card. A lesser known exhibition by Weiner in one of Canada's smaller galleries. VG+.
Lille: Art?, 1997 35 x 58cm, black and yellow silkscreen ink on white with a typographic work by Weiner - the text translates to "AFTER THE FACT BUT BEFORE THE DELUGE". One of only c. 50 such prints made. VG+.
Paris: Galerie Lambert, 1997 44 x 44 cmm red and black and blue on white offset lithographic artist designed exhibition poster with a design based on the title text. Very good and unfolded.
