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SPIRALE 4. 1954. VERY EARLY LEON GOLUB CONTRIBUTION,

paul robertson — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 07:37:09 +0000

Bern: Spiral Press, 1954

49.8 x 35cm, 44pp plus original orange paper wrappers. One loose 1pp insert. The fourth number of this important avante garde and design journal with texts and works in b/w by Vincenco Lorigo, Vordemberge-Gildewart, Georges Vantongerloo, Ruy Costa Duarte, Max Bill, Eugen Gomringer, Hanns Weissenborn, und Abbildungen von Kurt Blum, Mary Vieira, Verdemberge-Gildewart, Marcel Wyss, Georges Vantongerloo, Erwin Rehmann, Rolf Willimann, Karl Gerstner, Martin Krampen, André Piccoli, Max Bill, Richard Lippold, Ibram Lassaw, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Reg Butler, Ben Nicholson, Hans Aeschbacher, Alexander Calder, James Rosati, Hans Hofmann, Walter Zeischegg, Enio Iommi, Hans Arp, Julio Gonzales, Maria Martins, Hans Uhlmann, Antoine Pevsner, Emile Gilloli, Werner Witschi, Robert Jacobson, Josef Pillhofer, Max Schneider, René Monney, Oedoen Koch, Peter Raacke, Leon Golub, Adolf Weisskopf, Jean Georges Gisiger, Johannes Burla, André Bloc und Bernhard Luginbühl. B/w images of mostly sculptural works throughout.

This is one of only 600 journals issued. Not only is this an important publication as part of the Swiss avant garde but has a very early work by Leon Golub. There is also an interesting full page concrete poetry work by Eugen Gomringer.

The spine of this journal has several tears along the fold and needs repair although the sheet has not separated and can be opened with care. Internally this is VG+.

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… UND STAHL DEM KOCH EIN EI. SPOERRI’S MAX UND MORIMAL ART. 1969.

paul robertson — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:27:18 +0000

Basel: Felix Handschin Galerie, 1969

21 x 21cm, 42pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a solo show where instead of images of works Spoerri asked a number of friends to make comments on his works. Contributions from Wolfgang Hahn, Eva Aeppli (a reproduced drawing), Klaus Honnef, Bernhard Luginbuhl, Arturo Schwartz, Karl Gerstner, Ingeborg Luscher, George Brecht, Klaus Bremer, Jurg Federspeil, Andre Thomkins (including a drawing), Ben Vautier, Carlo Schroter, Hanspeter Ricklin, Robert Filliou (with a reproduced collage), iIka Schellenberg, and Eric Dietmann.

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ENVIRONMENTS. 1968. ELECTRONIC GAME AS CATALOGUE.

paul robertson — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:38:14 +0000

Utrecht: Stadium Generale Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, 1968
30 x 21 x 3cm, two part printed cardboard box content of a battery powered electronic game designed by Swip Stolk as the exhibition catalogue for a group exhibition. The box contains two questions and answer sheets, a moveable wheel with information about the artists and a 30 x 21cm, 36pp catalogue. The purpose of the game was to link by a buzzer the artist and the work. Artists included: Gianni Colombo, GRAV / Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel, Adolf Luther, Christian Megert, Pieter Engels, Event Structure Research Group, Karl Gerstner, Boezem, Hans Koetsier, Konrad Lueg, Lutz Moomartz, Klaus Rinke, Swip Stolk and Peter Struycken.
The battery power has long declined after 50 years but else the box appears to be in working condition. One corner of the box has a clear tear down the fold else all is VG with a little grubbiness on the lid.

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ENVIRONMENTS. 1968. ELECTRONIC GAME AS EXHIBITION CATALOGUE.

paul robertson — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:40:28 +0000

Utrecht, Studium Generale Rijksuniversiteit, 1968
32 x 22 x 4cm, two part printed cardboard box content of a 36pp. exhibition catalogue the cover of which is part of an electronic game in the box with two inlay-sheets. Designed by Swip Stolk and published on the occasion of the Environments-exhibition held at the Studium Generale Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht / Catharijne Convent and curated by Frans Haks. Booklet contains contributions by Gianni Colombo, Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel, Adolf Luther, Christian Megert, Pieter Engels, Eventstructure Research Group, Karl Gerstner, Boezem, Hans Koetsier, Konrad Lueg, Lutz. The batter had died but the game still works. The box is a little grubby and one edge is split but overall it is in vg condition and the internal aspects are VG+.

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DANIEL SPOERRI PRESENTS EAT ART IN MEMORIAM FRIENDS. 1971.

paul robertson — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:52:39 +0000

Dusseldorf: Eat-Art Galerie, 1971
42 x 30cm, black on white paper. Offset poster displaying four editions by Brecht, Filliou and Williams, Gerstner and Tomkins along with three b/w images. VG+.

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FRUND, FRIENDS, FREUNDE UND FREUNDE. 1969.

paul robertson — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:08:05 +0000

Dusseldorf: Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, 1969
70 x 58cm typo-pictorial screenprinted image printed in blue and black on white stock. Presented by Karl Ruhrberg. The very scarce poster for this group manifestation where friends of the artists were invited to put on the show. Composed of facsimile text and image pieces by Gerstner, Rot, Spoerri & Thomkins. A fine example. Rare. Ref: Page 54 Roth Books and Multiples Nr 2.

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