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EN BLOC. 1969. RARE PAPER OBJECT MULTIPLE.

paul robertson — Wed, 04 May 2022 09:25:25 +0000

Berlin: Rene Block, 1969 21 x 10 x 0.5cm, cardboard die cut outside folder than stands in three-dimensions with a flap that opens to show one of the multiple works (here by Ruthenbeck) inside on a tipped on printed sheet. This was an object multiple issued by the gallery with different artists on the inner sheet. The format of the cardboard reflected the important and large work that the gallery issued with works in a box by Joseph Beuys, Bazon Brock, Dietrich Hodicke, Imi Gliese, , Imi Knoebel, Bernd Lohaus, Konrad Lueg, Binky Palermo, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Gerhard Ruhm, Dieter Roth, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Tomas Schmit, Wolf Vostell, Stefan Wewerka, and Wintersburger. that could be taken out one at a time on drawers. Slightly browned and flattened but with no tears - VG+. Very scarce.

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.

SELBSTPORTRAITS. WEEKEND. 1972.

paul robertson — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:58:51 +0000

Berlin: René Block, 1972 15 X 10.5cm, 32pp plus wrappers. Exhibition catalogue for a show in the famous art gallery of self-portraits by K. P. Bremer, K. H. Hodicke, Sigmar Polke, Konrad Lueg, Gerhard Richter, Wolf Vostell as well as the important group show Weekend with Joseph Beuys, K. P. Brehmer, K. H. Hodicke, Peter Hutchinson, Arthur Kopcke, Sigmar Polke, and Wolf Vostell. Twenty-six b/w images of works by the artists, minimal text in German. VG+. Scarce.

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+.

FALL 1999 THE ARTIST OUT OF WORK: ART & LANGUAGE 1972 – 1981. 1999.

paul robertson — Wed, 03 Nov 1999 17:27:35 +0000

NYC: PS1, 1999

10 x 21cm, 1pp B/W typographic announcement card which as well as the A+L exhibition advertises a retrospective of Konrad Fischer/Konrad Lueg. Fine.