The Man
by KAWAI, Hajime
[Tokyo]: Self-published, 1974. Near fine in red wrappers, near fine dust jacket.. First Edition. 12mo. Self-published artists' book, vaguely surreal, broken into sections, with several images that appear to have been shot at Expo '70 in Osaka. Reportage meets conceptual art. Intriguing book with no discernible history.
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Comme des Garçons Homme No 27, 10 July 1987
by KAWAKUBO, Rei and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Tokyo: Comme des Garçons, 1987. Slight rubbing to cover, else near fine in wrappers.. First Edition. Folded, unbound quarto signatures. Four portraits of artists by large format photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. In bypassing both a fashion photographer and fashion models, Rei Kawakubo portrays her clothes as worn by four working creative personalities, Chuck Close, Ed Ruscha, George Segal and Philip Johnson.
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Comme des Garçons No 97 le 10 Juillet 1987
by KAWAKUBO, Rei and Peter Lindbergh, photographer
Tokyo: Comme des Garçons, 1987. Some spotting and rubbing to front wrapper at spine area, light evidence of a single crease to top corner at final eight pages and rear wrapper, overall near fine.. First Edition. Thin folio. Lookbook featuring photography by Peter Lindbergh and art direction by Tohji Murata. Twenty-three stark, high-contrast images, many double spread, of three models and a set that consists entirely of chairs and lighting equipment. The models, Tatjana Patitz, Marie Sophie Wilson... Read More
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I Am Still Alive
by KAWARA, On
Berlin: Edition René Block, 1978. Fine in gray boards with the title stamped in white; plain gray slipcase, lightly marked.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Hand-numbered copy 122 of 450 from Series A; in addition to 350 un-numbered copies from Series B, which were issued without slipcase. Black-and-white reproductions of Kawara's "I Am Still Alive" telegrams, up to December 31, 1977. With the telegram formats of various companies and nations on full display.
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KAWS One (Signed)
by KAWS
Tokyo: Little More Co., 2001. Near fine in illustrated boards, with obi.. First Edition. Small quarto. Boldly SIGNED by KAWS and dated in the year of publication. The artist's second book, published in conjunction with his 2001 solo show at Parco Gallery, Tokyo; classic ad disruptions and the Kimpsons.
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KAWS: Exposed
by KAWS
Seattle: ARO. space / Paris: Colette, 1999. Fine in illustrated wrappers with french-flaps.. First Edition. Slim octavo. First book by the artist, a collection of images of his ad disruptions / interventions from 1996-1999. Printed in 2000 copies.
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Downtime
by KAWS
Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 2012. Fine in cloth boards with paste-down color illustration.. First Edition. Quarto. Published on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia.
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KAWS One
by KAWS
Tokyo: Little More, 2001. Fine in illustrated boards, in a fine obi.. First Edition. Small quarto. The artist's second book, published in conjunction with a 2001 solo show at Parco Gallery, Tokyo. Classic ad disruptions and the Kimpsons.
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Return of the Repressed: Destroy All Monsters, 1974-1977 (Signed by Group)
by KELLEY, Mike, Cary Loren, Niagara, and Jim Shaw
Brooklyn: PictureBox, 2011. Light edge-wear; near fine.. First Edition. Quarto. A comprehensive visual survey of the artworks, photographs, zines, and ephemera produced by the anti-rock Detroit collective Destroy All Monsters; much of the material previously unseen. SIGNED by each of its members (Mike Kelley, Cary Loren, Niagara, and Jim Shaw) to both half-title and title page, with Loren's red hand-stamp to the front cover. Contents: 312 pages, thoroughly illustrated in both color and black-and-white. Published on the occasion... Read More
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Mike Kelley: Anti-Aesthetic of Excess and Supremacy of Alienation
by KELLEY, Mike and Kentaro Ichihara
Tokyo: Wako Works of Art, 1996. Fine in illustrated wrappers in a near fine vellum dust jacket with faint edge-wear and a small soiled spot on the cover.. First Edition. Small quarto. Artist's book published in conjunction with Kelley's 1996 Wako Works of Art exhibition "Land-O-Lakes." Essay by Kentaro Ichihara in Japanese; 7-page introductory text by Kelley and an essay summary in English by Kentaro Ichihara. With color and black-and-white-plates.
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Horizontal Tracking Shots
by KELLEY, Mike
New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2009. A fine copy in illustrated boards.. First Edition. Quarto. Published on the occasion of Mike Kelley's 2009 exhibition at Gagosian, New York (Nov. 7 - Dec, 23, 2009). Featuring color reproductions of the exhibited works, along with installation views and an interview transcript.
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Mike Kelley: Hermaphrodite Drawings (2005-2006)
by KELLEY, Mike
London: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. Fine in gilt-embossed purple papered boards.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalogue conceived by Mike Kelley for a solo exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, London (Feb. 6 - Mar. 17, 2007). Features enlarged full-bleed spreads of the drawings, with an essay by Steven Stern.
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Mike Kelley: The Thirteen Seasons
by KELLEY, Mike. Martin, Timothy
Köln: Jablonka Galerie, 1995. Light rubbing to the covers, else near fine in side-stapled wrappers. Uncommon.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalogue published in conjunction with Mike Kelley: The Thirteen Seasons (Heavy on the Winter) January 27 - March 18, 1995. Illustrated in full color; with a text by Kelley. Including the separate 4-page essay by Timothy Martin.
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Hoodwinked? (Leaflet from Mike Kelley's Final Show)
by KELLEY, Mike and Richard Prince
New York: Nyehaus, 2012. Some scuffing and creasing to recto; better than very good. Uncommon.. Oversized leaflet (11 x 17 in.), printed recto/verso to heavy stock, from Mike Kelley's final exhibition; a two-person show with Richard Prince at Tim Nye's Nyehaus in Chelsea (Jan 12 - Jan. 28, 2012). As per the gallerist's statement: "It is an explosive moment when gesture, historical timing, mind blowing subtle observation and, of course, poetic necromancy come together in a perfect brew.... Read More
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The Ink Truck (Signed)
by KENNEDY, William
New York: The Dial Press, 1969. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; near fine. In unclipped, illustrated jacket with some scuffing and closed tear to bottom of front panel; better than very good.. First Edition. Octavo. Kennedy's first book; this copy SIGNED by him to title page.
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In Almost Every Picture: Volumes One to Five (Signed Limited Edition Set)
by KESSELS, Erik, Marion Blomeyer, Andrea Stultiens
New York: Aperture, 2007. All volumes fine in photo-illustrated wrappers, housed in a handmade felt slipcase.. First Editions. Octavos. Number 15 of an edition of 50 copies, SIGNED by Kessels. The first five volumes of Dutch art director Erik Kessels's series. Includes a DVD featuring film of the star of volume one, Josephina.
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Paris Mortel
by KEUKEN, Joan van der
Hilversum, Netherlands: DEBO, 1963. Save for remnant of contemporary price sticker to front endpaper, a near fine copy in cloth boards. In a lovely copy of the fragile blue jacket, with scuff to front panel, and minor chip to top corner of rear panel; about near fine.. First Edition. Quarto. The Dutch filmmaker/photographer's third and most influential book. Featuring 65 gravure plates of Paris, beautifully printed on French-fold leaves, and divided into six sections. While van der Keuken... Read More
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Kimura Ihee no showa / Ihee Kimura's Showa
by KIMURA, Ihee (Ihei)
Tokyo: Asahi Shinbun Shuppan, 2011. Fine in card wrappers, photo-illustrated jacket, and printed obi.. First Edition. Octavo. Black and white documentary style photographs of Japan taken by Ihei Kimura.
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This Side Down
by KING, Matthew
East Hampton: Harper's Books, 2015. Fine in stapled illustrated wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. Edition of 100 copies. SIGNED by the artist. Thirty-two pages of color images and full spreads of Matthew King's paintings and sculptures. Published in conjunction with his first solo show at Harper's Books from April 18 through June 2, 2015.
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Nachzulesen … Briefe und Lebenserinnerungen aus der Ahnenfamilie unserer Kinder (Inscribed with Letter)
by KIPPENBERGER, Gerd and Martin Kippenberger
Essen: Self-published, 1968. A fine copy with black leatherette boards and gilt lettering. Scarce, with only two OCLC records located (both in Germany).. Limited Edition. Octavo. A family history compiled by Martin Kippenberger's father Gerd, reproducing a series of letters and memoirs from 1618 through 1968; published on the occasion of his 80th birthday. With endpapers creatively illustrated after a cartographic genealogy of Kippenberger's family, charting their international diffusion. Contents include a number of letters sent from Martin... Read More
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M. Kippenberger: Collages, 1989 (Signed)
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
New York: David Nolan Gallery, 1989. Minor edge-wear and scuffing to photo-illustrated wrappers; near fine.. First Edition. Square octavo. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at David Nolan Gallery (Sept. 20–Oct. 18, 1989). An incredibly minimal catalogue, which carries with it a folded color poster (21.5 x 31 inches, unfolded), tipped-in; poster SIGNED by Kippenberger in red marker to lower panel. (Koch 73).
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Finger für Deutschland, 27.8.80 – 11.10.80 Düsseldorf
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin, Werner Büttner, Jörg Immendorff, Various Others
Düsseldorf, 1980. Minor fading to printed orange wrappers, else near fine. Scarce, with a single OCLC record located in North America (Getty).. First Edition. Slim quarto. Published on the occasion of the third in a series of “extraordinary audio-visual events,” initiated by Kippenberger in 1979 at his Berlin Büro space; this installment held at Jörg Immendorff’s Düsseldorf studio, with musical portion at Ratinger Hof. In addition to Kippenberger and Immendorff, participating artists included Peter Bömmels, Werner Büttner, Walther... Read More
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14.000.000,–für ein Hallöchen
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin and Albert Oehlen
Hamburg: Galerie Ascan Crone, 1986. A fine copy in side-stapled textured wrappers.. First Edition. 12mo. A collaborative narrative between Martin Kippenberger and Albert Oehlen, with reproductions of erotic drawings and supplementary texts. Published to accompany an exhibition at Galerie Ascan Crone in Hamburg. (Koch 34).
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Kippenberger sans peine / Kippenberger leicht gemacht
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Genève: Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, 1997. Plain stiff wrappers with illustrated jacket; minor scuffing, near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. Published on the occasion of one of Kippenberger's final shows; a retrospective at MAMCO in Geneva (Jan. 30–May 25, 1997). Featuring transcripts of separate conversations Kippenberger held with Daniel Baumann and Jutta Koether. Texts in both French and German. Illustrated after a series of b&w photographs of lamp posts. (Koch 143).
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Der Kippenberger: "Das Leben ist hart und ungerecht.
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
St. Georgen: Thomas Grässlin / Stuttgart: Max-Ulrich Hetzler, 1982. Some scuffing to white printed wrappers; near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Forum Kunst in Rottweil (Feb. 27–Mar. 26, 1982) and studio f in Ulm (Oct. 31–Nov. 28); an early autobiographical artist's catalogue, in which “The Kippenberger”—who dedicates this work to the names of about 120 women—reproduces childhood drawings alongside writings and reproductions of early paintings, accompanied by texts from Werner Büttner and... Read More
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