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BAZILBUSTAMANTE JOHN KESSLER JEFF KOONS REINHARD MUCHA THOMAS SHUTTE ALAIN SECHAS. 1985.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

Paris: Galerie Crousel-HUssenot, 1985 15 x 21cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for a group show of works by Bazilebustamante, Jon Kessler, Jeff Koons, Reinhard Mucha, Thomas Schutte, Alain Sechas. Minor edge damage on left, a mailed example originally sent to Peter Beveren and his Archive Project else VG.

GULLIVER’S REISEN. 1991.

paul robertson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:26:28 +0000

Koln: Galreie Sophia Ungers, 1991 21 x 15cm, typographic design listing all participating artists - an announcement card for a huge group shop based on Gulliver's Travels. Artists included Martin Kippenberger, Terry Atkinson, Cosima Von Bonin, Werner Buttner, John Currin, Fischli and Weiss, Isa Genzken, Andreas Gursky, Sean Landers, Zoe Leonard, Jeff Koons, Albert Oehlen, Rosemarie Trockel , Thomas Struth, Franz West, Christopher Wool, Mark Wallinger, and others. VG+.

JAMIE KANTROWITZ ADAM LINDEMANN MATTHEW HRANEK. 2007. AUCTION CATALOGUE.

paul robertson — Tue, 30 May 2023 18:21:27 +0000

NYC: Phillips De Pury, 2007 32.5 x 26cm, unpaginated (c. 160pp) plus card covers and plastic transparent outer folder. Auction catalogue for a wide range of different items including sculptures, furniture, fabrics and clothing, watches, collectable toys and paintings. Colour images and descriptions throughout. De Pury was one of the first auction houses to include collectable toys in its auctions and they are offered here alongside works by Basquiat, Kostabi, Saul, Ruscha, Richter, Warhol, Prince. Emin, Pierson, Indiana, Kippenberger, Beuys, Hockney, Indiana and others. VG.

SUZYT HOODLESS BEN ELLIOT TONY CHAMBERS. 2008. AUCTION CATALOGUE.

paul robertson — Tue, 30 May 2023 18:14:47 +0000

London: Phillips De Pury, 2008 32.5 x 26cm, unpaginated (c. 160pp) plus card covers and plastic transparent outer folder. Auction catalogue for a wide range of different items including sculptures, furniture, fabrics and clothing, watches, collectable toys and paintings. Colour images and descriptions throughout. De Pury was one of the first auction houses to include collectable toys in its auctions and they are offered here alongside works by Araki, Banksy, Faile, Beuys, Bacon, Dzama, Delvoye, Kelly, Christo, Kaws, Murakami, Takano, Ruff, Hirst, Koons, Gilbert & George, Matta-CLark, Calle and others. VG.

SIMON HAMMERSTEIN IRINA LAZAREANU MAXWELL GILLINGHAM-RYAN. 2008. AUCTION CATALOGUE.

paul robertson — Tue, 30 May 2023 17:54:56 +0000

NYC: Phillips De Pury, 2008 32.5 x 26cm, unpaginated (c. 160pp) plus card covers and plastic transparent outer folder. Auction catalogue for a wide range of different items including sculptures, furniture, fabrics and clothing, watches, collectable toys and paintings. Colour images and descriptions throughout. De Pury was one of the first auction houses to include collectable toys in its auctions and they are offered here alongside works by Araki, Kaws, Murakami, Ruff, Hirst, Koons, Mechabot, Prince, Katz, Gober and others. VG.

STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS CURATED BY JEFFREY DEITCH. 1992. EARLY YBA RELATED SHOW.

paul robertson — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:06:29 +0000

London: Anthony d'Offay, 1992 20.5 x 15.5cm, 4pp announcement card for a group show including Janine Antoni, Rachel Evans, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, SImon Linke, Paul McCarthy, Marc Quinn, Charles Ray, Cindy Sherman and Kiki Smith as curated by Jeffrey Deitch. This was an early show that included Hirst, Evans and Quinn all of whom had only recently become known thanks to the emergence of the YBAs. One detail of a Hirst work on front and internally (Dead Head from 1991). The card also notes a performance by Antoni - "Loving Care". VG+.

NOW. 2016.

paul robertson — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:35:11 +0000

London: Newport Street Gallery, 2016 16 x 11.5cm, (single sheet that opens to 32 x 46cm). Exhibition catalogue for a solo show at Damien Hirst's gallery. Map of exhibits and 9 small colour images of works. VG+.

PADDLE BALL GAME. 2000.

paul robertson — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:49:37 +0000

Berlin: Deutsche Guggenheim, 200o Original packing box containing a 31.7 x 20.2 x 6.5 wood, metal, plastic, elastic cord and ball game where the idea is to bounce the ball into "Rudolf"'s nose by hitting the ball with the bat. One of 500 such object multiples released by Koons on the occasion of his Easyfun-Etheral solo show (which ran over Xmas). Copyright notice by Koons on the reverse. VG+ in like box. Now scarce.

APOCALYPSE. 2000.

paul robertson — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:52:11 +0000

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2000 28 x 24cm, 258pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue and major monograph for a massive show of "Beauty and Horror in Contemporary Art" - which while not specifically about the Young British Art explosion of success was indeed a major theme found in those artists. Those participating included Richard Prince, Gregor Schneider, Luc Tuymans, Marizio Cattelan, Mariko Mori, Mike Kelley, Wolfgang Tillmans, Chris Cunningham, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Darren Almond, Jake and Dinow Chapman and Jeff Koons. All have reproductions of works in colour and b/w and short essays in English. VG+.

PARKETT NR 50. (JOHN ARMLEDER JEFF KOONS JEAN-LUC MYLAYNE THOMAS STRUTH SUE WILLIAMS). 1997.

paul robertson — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 23:04:45 +0000

Zurich: Parkett, 1997

25.5 x 21.5cm, 300pp plus many pages of adverts. Pictorial card covers plus French folds. Art journal. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Artist contributions in English and German from John Armleder, Jeff Koons, Jean-Luc Mylayne, Thomas Struth and a bound in insert by Sue Williams. VG copy.

APOCALYPSE. 2000.

paul robertson — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:45:09 +0000

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2000 15 x 10.5cm, 24pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue/handout of a group exhibition including Richard Prince, Luc Tuymans, Marizio Cattelan, Mariko Mori, Mike Kelley, Wolfgang Tillmans, Chris Cunningham, Darren Almond, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Angus Fairhurst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, and Jeff Koons. Text only but all works listed. The theme of the exhibition was that of works inspired or referencing the Book of Revelation by St John. Cheap staples are a bit rusty else VG+.

THE JEFF KOONS HANDBOOK. 1992. FIRST EDITION.

paul robertson — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:38:48 +0000

London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1992

19.8 x 12.8cm, 174pp plus pictorial and embossed card covers (French folds). The first edition of this artists' book / autobiography (with an introduction by Robert Rosenblum, and additional texts by Koons) the book displays most of Koon's best known works collated into sections entitled "The Pre-New,", "The New", "Equilibrium", "Luxury and Degradation", "Statuary,", "Kiepenkerl", "Art Magazine Ads", "Banality", "Made in Heaven", "Puppy." with explanatory texts opposite by Koons.

The books also has a catalogue raisonne, exhibition history and bibliography. Some vertical creases to spine and minor wear at extremities of the wrappers, else VG.