Bernd and Hilla Becher - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk AVANT-GARDES Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:25:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-nTKdHdZI-1-1-32x32.png Bernd and Hilla Becher - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk 32 32 BUENA VISTA. 1989. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/buena-vista-1989-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buena-vista-1989-2 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:25:20 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=61710 NYC: John Gibson Gallery, 1989

23 x 15cm, 36pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a show curated by Tricia Collins and Richard Milazzo which included works by  William Anastasi, Ford Beckman, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Sophie Calle, Peter Halley, Allan McCollum, and Vik Muniz. Long essay in english by both curators and 15 b/w images of works by Becher, Calle etc. VG+.

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23 x 15cm, 36pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a show curated by Tricia Collins and Richard Milazzo which included works by  William Anastasi, Ford Beckman, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Sophie Calle, Peter Halley, Allan McCollum, and Vik Muniz. Long essay in english by both curators and 15 b/w images of works by Becher, Calle etc. VG+.

The post BUENA VISTA. 1989. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> FORM GENOM FUNKTION. 1970. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/form-genom-funktion-1970/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=form-genom-funktion-1970 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=6533 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.

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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.

The post FORM GENOM FUNKTION. 1970. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> VERGLEICHE TECHNISCHER KONSTRUKTION. 1971. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/vergleiche-technischer-konstruktion-1971/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vergleiche-technischer-konstruktion-1971 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=6572 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.

The post VERGLEICHE TECHNISCHER KONSTRUKTION. 1971. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> 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.

The post VERGLEICHE TECHNISCHER KONSTRUKTION. 1971. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> HILLA & BERNARD BECHER. 1983. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/hilla-bernard-becher-1983/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hilla-bernard-becher-1983 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:22:06 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=6582 NYC: Sonnabend Gallery, 1983
15 x 21cm, 2pp. Announcement card with recto a full sheet b/w image of one of their architectural photographs of a mine derrick. Verso minimal gallery information. Scarce. Fine.

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15 x 21cm, 2pp. Announcement card with recto a full sheet b/w image of one of their architectural photographs of a mine derrick. Verso minimal gallery information. Scarce. Fine.

The post HILLA & BERNARD BECHER. 1983. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> SILO. 1979. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/silo-1979/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silo-1979 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:20:19 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=6581 NYC: Sonnabend Gallery, 1979
11 x 16cm, 2pp. Promotional card with recto a full sheet b/w image of one of their architectural photographs of an American food silo. Verso minimal gallery information. Scarce. Fine.

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11 x 16cm, 2pp. Promotional card with recto a full sheet b/w image of one of their architectural photographs of an American food silo. Verso minimal gallery information. Scarce. Fine.

The post SILO. 1979. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> PREPARATION PLANTS. 1977. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/preparation-plants-1977/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preparation-plants-1977 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:19:47 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=6579 NYC: Sonnabend Gallery, 1977
10.9 x 15.3cm, 2pp postcard with an image by the Bechers on the front and gallery details on the reverse. Fine condition. Very scarce card.

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10.9 x 15.3cm, 2pp postcard with an image by the Bechers on the front and gallery details on the reverse. Fine condition. Very scarce card.

The post PREPARATION PLANTS. 1977. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> ZECHE HANNIBAL. 1980. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/zeche-hannibal-1980/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zeche-hannibal-1980 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:09:25 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=46297 Dusseldorf: Galerie Konrad Fischer. 1980

10.5 x 21cm. 2pp. Announcement card with a landscape view of the titular Hannibal Colliery on the front, verso gallery details. VG+. Scarce.

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10.5 x 21cm. 2pp. Announcement card with a landscape view of the titular Hannibal Colliery on the front, verso gallery details. VG+. Scarce.

The post ZECHE HANNIBAL. 1980. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> STRATEGY GET ARTS. 1970. FIRST EDITION. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/strategy-get-arts-1970-first-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strategy-get-arts-1970-first-edition Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:01:36 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=45257 Edinburgh: Demarco Gallery, 1970

First edition. 43 x 29cm, 44 pp plus outer cover. Stapled.  The catalogue for the exhibition of Dusseldorf Artists during the 1973 Edinburgh International Festival with original contributions by Beuys, Brecht, Filliou, Knoebel, Palermo, Polke, Richter, Rinke, Roth, Ruthenbeck, Spoerri, Walther and many others in this important vanguard publication.

The (unwieldy) title by Thomkins was chosen because of its palindromic character. 

Noted as an artist's book in both Polke's (nr 13) and Richter's catalogue raisonnes the truth is that neither had anything to do with the design of the publication which was entirely created locally from supplied photographs by an Edinburgh designer who worked for the printers, the Lutton Press - nonetheless this exhibition and publication is also notable for it being Beuys' first British exhibition. The cover of this publication is somewhat marked and browned with possible nascent foxing and the staples a little rusted but internally this is VG+.

A scarce document which was later reprinted by Demarco to try to cash in on its scarcity.

The post STRATEGY GET ARTS. 1970. FIRST EDITION. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> Edinburgh: Demarco Gallery, 1970

First edition. 43 x 29cm, 44 pp plus outer cover. Stapled.  The catalogue for the exhibition of Dusseldorf Artists during the 1973 Edinburgh International Festival with original contributions by Beuys, Brecht, Filliou, Knoebel, Palermo, Polke, Richter, Rinke, Roth, Ruthenbeck, Spoerri, Walther and many others in this important vanguard publication.

The (unwieldy) title by Thomkins was chosen because of its palindromic character. 

Noted as an artist's book in both Polke's (nr 13) and Richter's catalogue raisonnes the truth is that neither had anything to do with the design of the publication which was entirely created locally from supplied photographs by an Edinburgh designer who worked for the printers, the Lutton Press - nonetheless this exhibition and publication is also notable for it being Beuys' first British exhibition. The cover of this publication is somewhat marked and browned with possible nascent foxing and the staples a little rusted but internally this is VG+.

A scarce document which was later reprinted by Demarco to try to cash in on its scarcity.

The post STRATEGY GET ARTS. 1970. FIRST EDITION. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> COUPURE. NRS 1, 3, 7. 1969 – 1972. A PART RUN. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/coupure-nrs-1-3-7-1969-1972-a-part-run/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coupure-nrs-1-3-7-1969-1972-a-part-run Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:25:01 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=44572 Paris, Le Terrain Vague, October 1969 to January 1972

Three separate numbers. Uniformly 49 x 32cm, 8pp. Full colour throughout. While strictly a post-surrealist publication, could easily be considered in the same stream of history and certainly quotes surrealist texts (eg ELT Mesens) and reproduces works such as those by Magritte.

The title "Coupures" which translates as "cuts" explains the format: with many short, précis and selections. The design is modern and uses all the benefits of 70s typography and technology: something clearly disallowed their predecessors.

Nr 1 has texts on Bernadette Devlin (of the terrorist official IRA), Sharon Tate, a poem by Legrand, and a Man Ray work alongside one of the first reproduced images of a group of the Becher's "Sculptures anonymes" as well as anti-Gaulleist diatribes.

Nr 3 a poem by Mesens and 7: Bory, Breton and Heartfield. All folded but otherwise very good.

PRICE IS FOR THREE NUMBERS TOGETHER.

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Three separate numbers. Uniformly 49 x 32cm, 8pp. Full colour throughout. While strictly a post-surrealist publication, could easily be considered in the same stream of history and certainly quotes surrealist texts (eg ELT Mesens) and reproduces works such as those by Magritte.

The title "Coupures" which translates as "cuts" explains the format: with many short, précis and selections. The design is modern and uses all the benefits of 70s typography and technology: something clearly disallowed their predecessors.

Nr 1 has texts on Bernadette Devlin (of the terrorist official IRA), Sharon Tate, a poem by Legrand, and a Man Ray work alongside one of the first reproduced images of a group of the Becher's "Sculptures anonymes" as well as anti-Gaulleist diatribes.

Nr 3 a poem by Mesens and 7: Bory, Breton and Heartfield. All folded but otherwise very good.

PRICE IS FOR THREE NUMBERS TOGETHER.

The post COUPURE. NRS 1, 3, 7. 1969 – 1972. A PART RUN. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> BUENA VISTA. 1989. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/buena-vista-1989/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buena-vista-1989 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:37:46 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=43661 NYC: John Gibson, 1989
21x 15cm, unpaginated (40pp) plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a group show with sculptural and photographic works - each artist one b/w images of a work and a short essay by Tricia Collins and Richard Milazzo,  interview. Included in the show were William Anastasi, Ford Beckman, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Sophie Calle, Suzan Etkin, Peter Halley, Peter Hopkins, Allan McCollum, Vik Muniz, Wolfgang Robbe, Salvatore Scarpitta, Nancy Shaver, Tyler Turkle and Meg Webster.  VG+.

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21x 15cm, unpaginated (40pp) plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a group show with sculptural and photographic works - each artist one b/w images of a work and a short essay by Tricia Collins and Richard Milazzo,  interview. Included in the show were William Anastasi, Ford Beckman, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Sophie Calle, Suzan Etkin, Peter Halley, Peter Hopkins, Allan McCollum, Vik Muniz, Wolfgang Robbe, Salvatore Scarpitta, Nancy Shaver, Tyler Turkle and Meg Webster.  VG+.

The post BUENA VISTA. 1989. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> AMSTERDAM PARIS DUSSELDORF. 1972. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/amsterdam-paris-dusseldorf-1972/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amsterdam-paris-dusseldorf-1972 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:18:01 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=16939 New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1972
21 x 21cm (closed) folder content of 3 separate 20.5 x 20.5cm booklets (16pp, 24pp, 20pp - with primary colour unprinted wrappers (yellow, red and blue) - each booklet pertaining to the art scene in each named city and a bound-to 20.5 x 20.5cm, 20pp booklet. A wonderful exhibition catalogue which  comprises an interesting survey of the international scene of the early 70s. Yellow (Paris) has Boltanski, Le Gac, Kermarrec, Raynauld, Sanejouand, Titus-Carmel, Vautier, Viallat. Amsterdam (red) has Ad Dekkers, Henneman, Lucassen, Roeland, Schoonhoven and Visser. Blue (Dusseldorf) has Becher, Beuys, Broodthaers, Graubner, Klapheck, Polke, Rot, Rinke, Thomkins and Uecker. Hence Dusseldorf wins the art world cup 7 - 2 after penalties (Vautier missed from the spot). Various essays and b/w illustrations of works along with biographies and short statements. Fine throughout although there is one small slight white stain on the front of the folder which can only be seen close up.

The post AMSTERDAM PARIS DUSSELDORF. 1972. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1972
21 x 21cm (closed) folder content of 3 separate 20.5 x 20.5cm booklets (16pp, 24pp, 20pp - with primary colour unprinted wrappers (yellow, red and blue) - each booklet pertaining to the art scene in each named city and a bound-to 20.5 x 20.5cm, 20pp booklet. A wonderful exhibition catalogue which  comprises an interesting survey of the international scene of the early 70s. Yellow (Paris) has Boltanski, Le Gac, Kermarrec, Raynauld, Sanejouand, Titus-Carmel, Vautier, Viallat. Amsterdam (red) has Ad Dekkers, Henneman, Lucassen, Roeland, Schoonhoven and Visser. Blue (Dusseldorf) has Becher, Beuys, Broodthaers, Graubner, Klapheck, Polke, Rot, Rinke, Thomkins and Uecker. Hence Dusseldorf wins the art world cup 7 - 2 after penalties (Vautier missed from the spot). Various essays and b/w illustrations of works along with biographies and short statements. Fine throughout although there is one small slight white stain on the front of the folder which can only be seen close up.

The post AMSTERDAM PARIS DUSSELDORF. 1972. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> ZECHE CONCORDIA. 2016. SIGNED BY HILLA BECHER. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/zeche-concordia-2016-signed-by-hilla-becher/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zeche-concordia-2016-signed-by-hilla-becher Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:33:40 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=14780 Koln: SK Stiftung, 2006
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card with an image of a city scape in b/w on front. The reverse has gallery details and is signed in black ink by Hilla Becher. VG+.

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10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card with an image of a city scape in b/w on front. The reverse has gallery details and is signed in black ink by Hilla Becher. VG+.

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