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THE PALACE OF PROJECTS. 2019.

paul robertson — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:51:09 +0000

London: Artangel, 1998 21 x 15cm, 4pp announcement card for a major installation by the artistic partners - a massive wood and plastic construction with up to 60 artistic projects on display inside (the building with a snail like shape) . One reproduced drawing on the outside of the card, internally instalation details. VG+ - unmailed example.

ISA GENZKEN. 1981.

paul robertson — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:32:44 +0000

Dusseldorf: Konra Fischer, 1981 21.1 x 10.1cm, 2pp announcement card for an early exhibition by Genzken where she showed her geometric wooden sculptures, specifically her Ellipsoids (Ellipsoide) and Hyperbolos (Hyperboloide) which were minimalist works partially designed by computer and influenced by contemporary architecture. One portrait of the artist in front of a tower on front in b/w, verso gallery details. Unmailed example - VG+. Scarce.

CONSTANT, EEN ILLUSTRATIE VAN VRIJHEID. 1974.

paul robertson — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:25:57 +0000

Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1974 26 x 19cm, 40pp plus French fold covers. Monograph written by Fanny Kelk with text in Dutch of the work of Constant Nieuwenhuys. Fifteen b/w repriductions od drawings and paintings. VG+ - although neat former owner's signature on the half title.

FORM GENOM FUNKTION. 1970.

paul robertson — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:27:00 +0000

Stockholm: Moderna Museet Stockholm 1970 25 x 35cm, folded twice to open out to 50 x 70cm. First edition fo this catalogue/poster which was also one of the first catalogs by the founders of the Dusseldorf School of photography. Contains 18 images of water towards, mining machinery and other industrial architecture and texts by the artists. A hard to find publication - this is in mint condition.

VERGLEICHE TECHNISCHER KONSTRUKTION. 1971.

paul robertson — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:27:00 +0000

Aaachen: Zentrum fur aktuelle Kunst, 1971 20 x 21cm, 32pp plus wrappers. Exhibition catalogue for a very early show by the Bechers. 72 small b/w reproductions of photographic works (mostly pit head machinery). Short text in German. Very scarce. Fine.

BIRGIT JÜRGENSSEN ZEICHNUNGEN. 1989.

paul robertson — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:05:13 +0000

Vienna: Galerie Hubert Winter, 1989 84 x 60cnm blue and black on cream paper, offset lithograph. Exhibition poster designed by the artist for a solo show by Austria’s foremost feminist artist combining architectural imagery, surreal visual interference, and Jürgenssen’s signature use of language and line. Slight handling creases else VG.

BERND & HILLA BECHER. 1974.

paul robertson — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:53:24 +0000

London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974 23 x 20cm, 24pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for an exhibition of photography of industrial structures by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Eighteen b/w full page reproductions of photographs of industrial plants and a short essay in English by Lynda Morris. Some mild browning to the outer wrappers else VG. Scarce.

SITE OF REVERSIBLE DESTINY – YORO PARK, GIFU. 1995.

paul robertson — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:32:44 +0000

Gifu-Ken: Yoro Site of Reversible Destiny, 1995 19 x 13.5cm, 4pp announcement and invite card to the opening of the architectural intervention in Gifu-Ken by Arakawa and Gin. Front of the card is an image of the work along with a plan of the site, internally are texts in Japanese and Engish and an invitation to a public discussion qith the artists. VG+.

BUILDING SENSORIUMS 1973 – 1990 – FOR DETERMINING HOW NOT TO DIE. 1990.

paul robertson — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:25:43 +0000

NYC: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1990 18 x 14cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition displaying two projects - one in France by Arakawa and Gins called "The Process in Question/Reversible Destiny" and another in Japan by Gins, Arakawa and Knesl called "Post-Frankensteinian Architecture/Stuttering God". A mailed example with printed address label else VG+.

LUCEBERT. 1964.

paul robertson — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:29:18 +0000

Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1964

24 x 17cm, 48pp plus printed covers. Monograph on the poet-painter of the COBRA movement as part of the essential series Art & Architecture in the Netherlands. Noted (even before Richter) for his daily practice of painting, he was firstly an active member of the COBRA movement which led to his fascination with and influence by Art Brut. Eight colour images, seventeen b/w and a lengthy commentary by the author. Fine.

LE STYLE ET LE CRI/L’URBANISME/L’OEUVRE OUVERTE. 1965.

paul robertson — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:24:55 +0000

Paris: Editions Du Seuil, 1965 18 x 9cm, 4pp. announcement leaflet for books by Seuphor, Eco and the architectural theorist Choay as well as Jean Paris (L'Espace et Le regard). Le Style et Le Cri has a small b/w illustration of an abstract painting by Seuphor. Short biographies for each author. VG+.

WASSERTURME. 1988.

paul robertson — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:28:09 +0000

Munchen: Kunstverein, 1988 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp announcement card with a b/w image of a Watertower on front, verso museum details. This card has been hand addressed to Rudi Fuchs by "Feluix" in black pen with a short greeting. Stamped and franked. VG+.