Old Vienna Posters
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Graz, Austria: Grazer Kunstverein, 1992. Some rubbing to rear joint of yellow wrappers, thus close to near fine. With 4 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Folio. Artist's book published on the occasion of the public-art exhibition Plakate (Oct. 3 - Nov. 3, 1992), which featured artist's posters from the likes of Martin Kippenberger, Felix Gonzales-Torres, and Christopher Wool, posted to billboards around Graz. Kippenberger's characteristically meta contribution—reproduced on the rear wrapper—was derived from his own... Read More
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Heimweh Highway 90: Instal-lació
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Barcelona: Fundació Caixa de Pensions, 1990. Minor rounding to lower corner of wrappers; near fine.. First Edition. Square octavo. Published on the occasion Martin Kippenberger’s exhibition at the Fundació Caixa de Pensions in Barcelona (Mar. 9–Apr. 12, 1990). Biographical text from Jutta Koether (in both Spanish and German), illustrated after a series of black-and-white historical photographs and three color images from the installation. With cover illustrated after photograph of a young Kippenberger posing with his father. (Koch 85).... Read More
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Martin Kippenberger: The Happy End of Franz Kafka's "Amerika.
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Hamburg: Deichtorhallen Hamburg, 1999. Black boards with blue metallic lettering; minor scuffing, near fine.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalogue for the posthumous Kippenberger exhibition in Hamburg (Feb. 12–Apr. 25, 1999). Features dozens of color images of his baroque Franz Kafka installation. Text in German.
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Psychobuildings (Signed)
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1988. A near fine copy, with only minor scuffing to printed wrappers and a remarkably fresh and tight binding.. First Edition. Small Octavo. SIGNED by Kippenberger to rear wrapper and dated in the year of publication. One of Martin Kippenberger's most perceptive—and beloved—artist's books, fully-illustrated after black-and-white street photographs that he captured during his travels through Brazil and Spain. His documentation of uncanny moments from the built environment would signal a development... Read More
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Anlehnungsbedürfnis 88
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
München: Verlag Christoph Dürr, 1987. Minor scuffing to illustrated wrappers; close to fine. Uncommon, with 4 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. 12mo. One of circa 500 copies. Published after a 1986 exhibition at Villa Stuck in Munich. Featuring b&w photographs of 15 sculptural works by Kippenberger—being details of the group installation photograph on the front cover—and a series of texts from Michael Krebber, Günther Förg, and Joachim Lottmann. A concluding section from Kippenberger supplies contact... Read More
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Die Reise nach Jerusalem
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Graz: Galerie Bleich-Rossi, 1987. Near fine copy, with marginal toning to illustrated jacket, also near fine. Uncommon, with two OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Octavo. One of a series of related artist’s catalogues (1987-1988) produced by Martin Kippenberger in hommage to the 1972 Sonnabend catalogue for Piero Manzoni. This iteration, published to accompany Kippenberger's exhibition at Galerie Bleich-Rossi in Graz (Nov. 19–Dec. 20, 1987), featuring a continuation of the discussion about Kippenberger between Joachim Lottmann... Read More
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Jetzt Geh Ich den Birkenwald Denn Meine Pillen Wirken Bald
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Lund, Sweden: Anders Tornberg Gallery, 1990. Minor toning to rear panel of illustrated wrappers, else near fine. With 5 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Octavo. Slim catalogue published to accompany Martin Kippenberger’s 1990 exhibition at Anders Torberg Gallery in Lund (Feb. 10–Mar. 7, 1990). Featuring reproductions of 10 of Kippenberger’s hotel drawings, and four b&w photographs of his Kippen Seltzer installation. (Koch 83).
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Geoma-Plan: Neurologisches Experiment mit der Macht
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin and Georg Herold
Hamburg: Kunstverein / Köln: Galerie Max Hetzler, 1984. Minor scuffing to staple-bound wrappers; near fine. Uncommon, with only 3 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Quarto. Published to document an absurd installation by Martin Kippenberger and Georg Herold at the Hamburger Kunstverein, with electrically charged foodstuffs nailed to the wall and labeled as a heterogeneous map, made up of geographical, art-historical, and philosophical references. On the occasion of a nationwide exhibition project: KunstLandschaft BundesRepublik. Minor scuffing... Read More
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Pictures of an Exhibition
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
St. Louis: Forum for Contemporary Art, 1993. Minor scuffing to lower margin of printed wrappers, else near fine.. First Edition. Quarto. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Forum for Contemporary Art in St. Louis (Nov. 12–Dec. 31, 1993), in which a survey of Kippenberger’s paintings was paired with paintings from his personal collection (Richard Prince, Jeff Koons, Albert Oehlen, Werner Büttner, Michel Krebber, Jörg Schlick, and Chérie Samba). Illustrated with color reproductions. (Koch 123). ... Read More
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Fred the Frog Rings the Bell Once a Penny Two a Penny Hot Cross Buns
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Köln: Galerie Max Hetzler, 1991. With bleak bookplate of Christian Nagel (“Keiner Hilf Keinem”) affixed to title page. Printed boards with minimal rubbing; near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. A series of tipped-in reproductions of Kippenberger’s crucified frog paintings (22 in color) are interspersed with a selection of English poems from the thirteen to nineteenth centuries, accompanied by German translations. (Koch 106).
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Al Vostro Servizio
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin, Jochen Krüger, and Achim Duchow
[Hamburg: Self-published], 1977. Very faint fading to spine, else a remarkably fine copy in bold illustrated wrappers. Only two OCLC records located, both of them in Switzerland; MoMA also records a copy. A Kippenberger rarity.. First Edition. Octavo. One of only 100 copies of Martin Kippenberger's first artist's book; a collaborative project with Achim Duchow and Jochen Krüger, published on the occasion of a group exhibition staged at Kippenberger's Hamburg apartment (Oct. 28, 1977). Kippenberger's contribution—credited to Kippy Kippensberger... Read More
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Miete Strom Gas
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Darmstadt: Hessisches Landesmuseum, 1986. Near fine copy in printed wrappers. In illustrated jacket; rubbing to edges, else near fine.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalogue published on the occasion of Martin Kippenberger's first major museum exhibition at the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt (Jun. 8 - Aug. 10, 1986). Well-illustrated after reproductions of a variety of Kippenberger's works (paintings, sculptures, posters, books); designed by Detlev Gretenkort. (Koch 37).
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Gedichte (Two Volumes)
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin and Albert Oehlen
Berlin: Rainer Verlag, 1984-1987. Printed wrappers, with rubbing to outer edge of first volume, close to near fine. Second volume near fine.. First Editions. Duodecimos. Two volumes of poetry co-authored by good friends Martin Kippenberger and Albert Oehlen. The first volume (1984), with 85 poems, published in 1000 copies; the second (1987), with 65 poems, one of 600 copies. Matching cover designs, with subtly different accent colors. Printed wrappers, with rubbing to outer edge of first volume, close... Read More
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Nochmal Petra
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Graz: Galerie Bleich-Rossi, 1988. Minor scuffing to illustrated wrappers; near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. One of a series of related artist’s catalogues (1987-1988) produced by Martin Kippenberger in hommage to the 1972 Sonnabend catalogue for Piero Manzoni. This iteration published to accompany Kippenberger's exhibition at Kunsthalle Winterthur (Oct. 11–Nov. 12, 1988), reproducing dozens of preparatory drawings for sculptural works, many on hotel stationery. Introduced by a rather savage review of an earlier Kippenberger exhibition, printed in both German... Read More
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Endlich (1-3)
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin, and Albert Oehlen
Bonn: Galerie Erhard Klein, 1986. Minor bumping to corners of printed color wrappers, else near fine. Without scarce wraparound band. Full sets uncommon; only three OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Octavo. Three volume set. Published to accompany an exhibition at Galerie Erhard Klein in Bonn (Jun. 8–Jul. 4, 1986); composed from materials that Kippenberger gathered during his just-completed months-long visit to Brazil. Endlich 1 is comprised of seven photo illustrations (3 in color and tipped-in)... Read More
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William Holden Company: The Hot Tour, 4.6.91–3.9.91: 3000 km Tanzania, Zaire
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Berlin: Wewerka & Weiss Galerie, 1991. Minor rubbing to printed blue wrappers; near fine.. First Edition. 12mo. Artist's catalogue published to accompany the exhibition “The Hot Tour” at Galerie Wewerka (Berlin, Nov. 2–Dec. 21, 1991); mimicking design of the Reclam Universalbibliothek series. “In 1991 Martin Kippenberger sent his student Matthias Schaufler on a 500 km walk through Africa. The travel report was reworked by Kippenberger, with witty drawings added and texts by Jutta Koether and Barbara Straka.” (Koch... Read More
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Vom Eindruck zum Ausdruck. 1/4 Jahrhundert Kippenberger
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Berlin / Paris: Verlag Pikasso's Erben [Self-published], 1979. Close to fine in illustrated jacket affixed to plain wrappers. Scarce, with single OCLC record located in North America (NYPL).. First Edition. Octavo. Kippenberger's second artist's book, published on the occasion of his 25th birthday, as one of the earliest instances of his lifelong project of "extensive self-projection" (Baumann in Koch). With all but 2 of the 198 pages blank, the edition of 300 copies was issued along with 93... Read More
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21 Jahre unter Euch: Kippenberger, 1954–1974 (Signed Edition of Artist's Stamps)
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Hamburg: Self-published, 1974. Minor creasing to margins; near fine. Hinged with over-sized mat in aluminum frame (21.25 x 17.5 inches).. Perforated sheet of artist's stamps (11.5 x 8.5 inches), SIGNED and numbered as 12 of 100 copies. One of the earliest examples of Kippenberger's art of self-projection, produced to commemorate his 21st birthday; each of the stamps illustrated after a portrait of Kippenberger, from infancy through adolescence to adulthood. Kippenberger would integrate individual stamps from this edition when... Read More
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My Second Self When I am Gone / Fama & Fortune Bulletin. Heft 5: November, 1990
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Wien: Pakesch & Schlebrügge, 1990. A fine copy in side-stapled illustrated wrappers. Uncommon, with only 2 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Octavo. Fifth number of this occasional magazine, with each issue guest edited by a different artist. Kippenberger here offers three English poems from the 16th and 17th century, translated into German, a series of photographs from his trip to Las Vegas, and seven color reproductions of his latex paintings. (Koch 88).
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Wer diesen Katalog nicht gut findet muß sofort zum Arzt
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin, Werner Büttner, Albert Oehlen, and Markus Oehlen
Stuttgart: Max-Ulrich Hetzler, 1983. Minor scuffing to illustrated wrappers, which lack typical toning; near fine.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalogue published on the occasion of a group show, with Kippenberger exhibiting alongside Werner Büttner and Albert and Markus Oehlen; the group of friends depicted together on front cover, huddling around a car. “The straightforward, reduced concept is striking. Each artist was allocated one chapter, introduced by a portrait, and showing reproductions of paintings with captions. All the illustrations are... Read More
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Erfreuliche Klasse Kippenberger: Worm Works
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
New York: David Nolan Gallery, 1992. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Scarce, with no OCLC records located.. First Edition. Square octavo. Charming catalogue from an exhibition of sculptural “worm works” created by six of Martin Kippenberger’s students at the Gesamtochshule in Kassel; concluding with Kippenberger’s photograph of the school's parking lot. Exhibition at David Nolan’s New York gallery (May 28–Jul. 27, 1992). (Koch 110).
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Über sieben Brücken mußt Du gehen
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin, Albert Oehlen, and Various Others
Stuttgart: Galerie Max-Ulrich Hetzler, 1982. Some scuffing to printed wrappers, with very minor lean; near fine. Uncommon, with 4 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Octavo. Published on the occasion of a group exhibition at Max Hetzler's Stuttgart gallery (Apr. 24 - May 8, 1982), featuring works from Ina Barfuß, Werner Büttner, Georg Herold, Albert Oehlen, Markus Oehlen, Martin Kippenberger, and Thomas Wachweger. Fully-illustrated, save for a few pages of text, with black-and-white full-bleed images. (Koch... Read More
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67 Improved Papertigers Not Afraid of Repetition
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
New York: Edition Julie Sylvester, 1987. Minor creasing at corners of illustrated wrappers, with some soiling to rear cover; better than very good.. First Edition. Slim quarto. A collection of 67 aphorisms and jokes from Kippenberger, with facsimile manuscript corrections by Gisela Capitain. (Koch 58).
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Petra
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Köln: Galerie Gisela Capitain, 1987. Some minor toning and scuffing to illustrated white wrappers, else near fine. Uncommon, with six OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Octavo. Artist’s catalogue published on the occasion of Martin Kippenberger's exhibition at Galerie Gisela Capitain (Sept. 9–Nov. 7, 1987). In contrast to his catalogue Peter, published earlier the same year for his exhibition at Max Hetzler, Kippenberger here supplies a number of excerpts from female writers, before reproducing details from... Read More
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Die Fahrt ins Freiluftmuseum: Eurobummel, Teil II
by KIPPENBERGER, Martin
Köln: Galerie Isabella Kacprzak, 1989. Some scuffing to illustrated wrappers; near fine. Scarce, with no OCLC records located.. First Edition. Slim octavo. Published on the occasion of the Eurobummel series of exhibitions curated by Martin Kippenberger, with works from Luis Claramunt, Sven-Åke Johansson, and Michael Krebber. This pamphlet documents a related bus-trip organized by Kippenberger to an “open-air museum,” with fellow visitors including Cosima von Bonin, Gisela Capitain, Claramunt, Johansson, Krebber, and gallerist Isabella Kacprzak; fully-illustrated after b&w... Read More
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