A painstakingly precise replica/facsimile of Fortunato Depero's masterpiece, Depero Futurista, which was originally published in 1927 and considered a groundbreaking approach to publishing and design. It was a sort of portfolio of all his work to date, including manifestos, architectural work, design, paintings, sculpture and more. The 1" industrial bolts allowed for the pages to be removed, rearranged and/or exhibited individually. Printed on paper of various weights, colors and textures. This edition is often incorrectly stated as an edition of 1,000 numbered copies due to the facsimile edition using the.....
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The first printing of the first U.S. edition of Yoko Ono's famous book of drawings and instructions, originally published in Tokyo in 1964. With an intrdocution by John Lennon.

Condition: Good+, fading to spine of dust jacket with a 1.5" area of loss to DJ at lower spine and small chips to DJ at top of spine and at folds; toning to pages and boards; previous owner's name in pen on front pastedown endpaper partially hidden by DJ flap.
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An early issue of the influential NY style magazine, PAPER, when it was still an XL oversized, black and white, fold-out double-sided one-sheet. A "world to go" themed issue with features on the multitude of ethnic influences on New York culture. Great design and with ads by Manolo Blahnik, Agnes B. and Ted Muehling, among others.

Condition: Very Good, some toning and light scuffing; bump to one corner.
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The second issue of the influential NY style magazine, PAPER, when it was still an XL oversized, black and white, fold-out one-sheet. A "hot" themed summer issue with an A-Z of NY tips including underwear, Yohji Yamamoto, breakdancing, Prince, and much more. Great design and with ads by Danceteria, Agnes B., Fiorucci and Pyramid Club, among others.

Condition: Near Fine, some toning along folds and to covers.
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The third issue of the Weather Underground Organization's publication Osawatomie, named after the city in Kansas where, in 1856, John Brown and a small group of other abolitionists fought back against an army of slavery supporters. A first printing, not the later reprints which were published by the John Brown Club of Seattle and others. With articles on the repression of prisons, the cement workers union, defending the Portuguese revolution, a WUO bombing attack on the Kennecott Corporation, the US war in Korea, feeand more. Published without any bylines or.....
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A postcard featuring Rick Griffin's artwork issued by his Berkeley Bonaparte poster company in the Bay Area, from the same period when he was also being commissioned to do work for Family Dog Productions and Bill Graham Presents.

Condition: Very Good, thumbtack hole and impression at center-top; previous owner's name written in blue pen on blank card back; light edgewear.
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An 11-page essay by Elridge Cleaver on the ideology of the Black Panther Party. The first page states "the following article introduces a new series of articles on the ideology of the Black Panther Party by our Minister of Information, Edridge Cleaver". It is not clear if a "Part 2" was every published. Also includes the 10-point October 1966 Black Panther Party "Platform and Program" statement. With cover art by Emory Douglas. Scarce.

Condition: Good-, toning and edgewear to covers with a few small chips; rusting at staples; oddly uneven.....
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One of our favorite new books! The abstract painter Vivian Suter has been living and creating work in Guatemala since the 1980s, and only in the past few years (at age 70) has regained art world recognition with worldwide exhibitions. This books documents the work, process, and environment in which the paintings are created, as well are her unique way of exhibiting the works - often hung together in rows or from the ceiling rather than flat against a gallery or museum wall.

Condition: New.
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The extensive hardcover catalog published in conjunction with MoMA New York's 2020 retrospective on American maverick Donald Judd’s minimalist sculpture, architecture and furniture.The first US retrospective exhibition of Donald Judd’s sculpture in more than 30 years, "Judd" explores the work of the landmark artist who, over the course of his career, developed a material and formal vocabulary that transformed the field of modern sculpture. Donald Judd was among a generation of artists in the 1960s who sought to entirely do away with illusion, narrative and metaphorical content. He turned to.....
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The exhibition catalog for the Guggenheim Museum's smash hit of an exhibition, Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future. When the Swedish artist died in 1944 at the age of 81, she left behind more than 1,000 paintings and works on paper that she had kept largely private during her lifetime. Believing the world was not yet ready for her art, she stipulated that it should remain unseen for another 20 years. But only in recent decades has the public had a chance to reckon with af Klint's radically abstract.....
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The beautiful exhibition catalog for the largest Basquiat exhibition ever, which took place at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris in 2018-2019. Thirty years after his death, over 120 works were assembled together, many never having been exhibited before. Basquiat absorbed everything, mixing the lessons of the street with a repertoire of images, heroes, and symbols from a wide range of cultures. His radical approach has been discussed in the context of the work of Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and Cy Twombly. A Basquiat exhibit of this scale.....
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The beautiful and inspiring survey on the legendary Black Mountain College that accompanied the wonderful recent ICA Boston exhibit, curated by Helen Molesworth. Though it operated for only 24 years, this pioneering school played a significant role in fostering avant-garde art, music, dance, and poetry, and an astonishing number of important artists taught or studied there. Among the instructors were Josef and Anni Albers, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Buckminster Fuller, and Willem de Kooning, and students included Ruth Asawa, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly.Leap Before You Look is an exploration.....
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Wonderful new monograph on the beloved Belgian painter Raoul de Keyser (1930–2012), who pursued and developed a unique compositional sensibility in which distinctions between abstraction and figuration dissolved into an intimate, humble feeling of “everydayness.” His modestly scaled paintings featured simple but elusive shapes often rendered in a pastel palette, full of gentleness. With over 340 color illustrations, this volume was published in conjunction with the first posthumous retrospective exhibition on de Keyser, which took place at the Stedelijk Museum in 2018. Includes a comprehensive illustrated chronology. Friends and colleagues.....
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