Roman Opalka - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk AVANT-GARDES Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:33:59 +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 Roman Opalka - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk 32 32 UNTITLED. INK PEN, GOUACHE ON PAPER. UNIQUE PAINTING. 1957. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/untitled-ink-pen-gouache-on-paper-unique-painting-1957/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=untitled-ink-pen-gouache-on-paper-unique-painting-1957 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=5149
22 x 22.7cm, Ink pen, gouache on paper - an unique work by the artist displaying a landscape with what appear to be German, tank-like machines perhaps laying siege to castles in the foreground. Framed (38 x 53.5cm) in wood and glass, the verso of the frame is stamped by the Roman Opalka Foundation. While unsigned the work is reproduced in Catalogue Opalka Foundation, Warsaw, 1998, page 74, item 257, il.. Fine estate.  
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22 x 22.7cm, Ink pen, gouache on paper - an unique work by the artist displaying a landscape with what appear to be German, tank-like machines perhaps laying siege to castles in the foreground. Framed (38 x 53.5cm) in wood and glass, the verso of the frame is stamped by the Roman Opalka Foundation. While unsigned the work is reproduced in Catalogue Opalka Foundation, Warsaw, 1998, page 74, item 257, il.. Fine estate.  
The post UNTITLED. INK PEN, GOUACHE ON PAPER. UNIQUE PAINTING. 1957. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> KONSTRICKCJA W PROCESIE. 1981. FIRST POST SOVIET CONCEPTUAL ART EVENT. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/konstrickcja-w-procesie-1981-first-post-soviet-conceptual-art-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=konstrickcja-w-procesie-1981-first-post-soviet-conceptual-art-event Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=38770 Lodz: n.p., 1981
28 x 21.5cm, 2pp mimeograph for a conceptual art event which was the first avant garde event in the post soviet era. the vent was supported by Solidarnosc!
Participating artists included Carl Andre, Hartmut Boehm, Michael Craig-Martin, Ad Dekkers, Ger Dekkers. Jan Dibbets. Norman Dilworth, Peter Downsborough, David Dye, Ivan Galeta, Tibor Gayor, Gerhard V. Graevenitz, Dan Graham, Noriyuki Haraguchi, Tim Head, Anthony Hill, Nancy Holt, Patrick Ierland, Servie Janssen, Kazuo Katase, Stanislav Kolibal, Tomasz Konart, Attila Kovacs, Paweł Kwiek, Les Levine, Sol LeWitt, Wat een Limura, Richard Long.  Peter Lowe. Kenneth Martin. Dora Maurer. Rune Mields, Antoni Mikołajczyk, Manfred Mohr. Francois Morellet, Maurizio Nannucci, Richard Nonas, Roman Opałka, Dennis Oppenheim, David Rabinowitch, Józef Robakowski, Ed Ruscha, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Paul Sharits, Yoshio Shirakawa, Robert Smithson, Peter Struycken, Günther Uecker, Ken Unsworth, Bernard Venet, Ryszard Waśko, Ryszard Winiarski
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28 x 21.5cm, 2pp mimeograph for a conceptual art event which was the first avant garde event in the post soviet era. the vent was supported by Solidarnosc!
Participating artists included Carl Andre, Hartmut Boehm, Michael Craig-Martin, Ad Dekkers, Ger Dekkers. Jan Dibbets. Norman Dilworth, Peter Downsborough, David Dye, Ivan Galeta, Tibor Gayor, Gerhard V. Graevenitz, Dan Graham, Noriyuki Haraguchi, Tim Head, Anthony Hill, Nancy Holt, Patrick Ierland, Servie Janssen, Kazuo Katase, Stanislav Kolibal, Tomasz Konart, Attila Kovacs, Paweł Kwiek, Les Levine, Sol LeWitt, Wat een Limura, Richard Long.  Peter Lowe. Kenneth Martin. Dora Maurer. Rune Mields, Antoni Mikołajczyk, Manfred Mohr. Francois Morellet, Maurizio Nannucci, Richard Nonas, Roman Opałka, Dennis Oppenheim, David Rabinowitch, Józef Robakowski, Ed Ruscha, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Paul Sharits, Yoshio Shirakawa, Robert Smithson, Peter Struycken, Günther Uecker, Ken Unsworth, Bernard Venet, Ryszard Waśko, Ryszard Winiarski
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15.4 x 10.1cm, 1pp typographical design announcement card for a major show of conceptual, minimal, performance, art povera, and other art. VG+.

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15.4 x 10.1cm, 1pp typographical design announcement card for a major show of conceptual, minimal, performance, art povera, and other art. VG+.

The post GROUP SHOW. 1975. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> ROMAN OPALKA 1965/1 – (INFINITY SIGN). 1980. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/roman-opalka-1965-1-infinity-sign-1980/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roman-opalka-1965-1-infinity-sign-1980 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:47:26 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=52817 Milano: Studio Carlo Grossetti, 1980

11.5 x 17.5cm, 2pp typographic design announcement card for a solo show by the artist. Unmailed example - VG+.

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11.5 x 17.5cm, 2pp typographic design announcement card for a solo show by the artist. Unmailed example - VG+.

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7.6 x 21.8cm, 1pp typographic design announcement card printed black on white. VG+.

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7.6 x 21.8cm, 1pp typographic design announcement card printed black on white. VG+.

The post ROMAN OPALKA 1965/1 – (INFINITY SYMBOL). PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. 1975. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> OPALKA 1965/1 – (infinity symbol). 1975. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/opalka-1965-1-infinity-symbol-1975/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opalka-1965-1-infinity-symbol-1975 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 21:38:02 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=51999 NYC: John Weber Gallery, 1975

10.5 x 15cm, 1pp typographic design announcement card. VG+.

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10.5 x 15cm, 1pp typographic design announcement card. VG+.

The post OPALKA 1965/1 – (infinity symbol). 1975. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> TWENTY YEARS OF A LIFE’S CONCEPT: OPALKA 1965/1 – (infinity symbol). 1985. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/twenty-years-of-a-lifes-concept-opalka-1965-1-infinity-symbol-1985/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twenty-years-of-a-lifes-concept-opalka-1965-1-infinity-symbol-1985 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 21:36:42 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=51998 NYC: John Weber Gallery, 1985

18 x 12.8cm, 4pp announcement card with two works in b/w reproduced on front and back covers and internally gallery details. VG+.

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18 x 12.8cm, 4pp announcement card with two works in b/w reproduced on front and back covers and internally gallery details. VG+.

The post TWENTY YEARS OF A LIFE’S CONCEPT: OPALKA 1965/1 – (infinity symbol). 1985. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> RECONTRE PAR LA SEPARATION. BEGEGNUNG DURCH TRENNUNG. 1991. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/recontre-par-la-separation-begegnung-durch-trennung-1991/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recontre-par-la-separation-begegnung-durch-trennung-1991 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:58:21 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=48945 Munchen: Verlag Walter Storms, 1991

10.5 x 15cm, 6pp (singl folded sheet) typographic design announcement card for portfolio of works by the artist taken by Antonia Mulas. VG+.

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10.5 x 15cm, 6pp (singl folded sheet) typographic design announcement card for portfolio of works by the artist taken by Antonia Mulas. VG+.

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10.5 x 15cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a show of paintings where Opalka attempts to paint every number from 1 to infinity on canvas. Sadly this card has a handwritten note in ink at the top noting a reference in Flash Art magazine and on the reverse the words "Man Ray" are there in pencil. Priced to reflect this unwanted annotation. Else VG+.

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10.5 x 15cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a show of paintings where Opalka attempts to paint every number from 1 to infinity on canvas. Sadly this card has a handwritten note in ink at the top noting a reference in Flash Art magazine and on the reverse the words "Man Ray" are there in pencil. Priced to reflect this unwanted annotation. Else VG+.

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7.5 x 21.5cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a show of the artist's paintings where he attempted to paint numbers all the way to infinity. VG+.

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7.5 x 21.5cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a show of the artist's paintings where he attempted to paint numbers all the way to infinity. VG+.

The post PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. 1982. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> ROMAN OPALKA 1965/1 – (INFINITY SYMBOL). 1982. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/roman-opalka-1965-1-infinity-symbol-1982/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roman-opalka-1965-1-infinity-symbol-1982 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:13:54 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=43359 Paris: Christine et Isy Brachot, 1982

21 x 15cm, 4pp announcement card for the title exhibition with one of the artist's number paintings reproduced on the front. VG+.

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21 x 15cm, 4pp announcement card for the title exhibition with one of the artist's number paintings reproduced on the front. VG+.

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21 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for the title exhibition with two self-portraits of the artist, one each side of the card taken many years apart. VG+.

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21 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for the title exhibition with two self-portraits of the artist, one each side of the card taken many years apart. VG+.

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