The iconic first major survey that Celant published on the Arte Povera movement. Celant coined the term "Arte Povera," a style and movement in art originating in Italy in the 1960s combining aspects of conceptual, minimalist, and performance art, and making use of common materials such as stones or newspapers, in the hope of subverting the commercialization of art. With hundreds of full-bleed black and white illustrations. A key book of the genre.

Condition: Very Good in a VG dust jacket, top right corner bump visible on interior pages; some.....
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A documentation of 20 years of the New York art gallery Hauser & Wirth. Organized into sections, each devoted to one of over fifty of the gallery’s artists, it celebrates both the artists and the exhibitions presented in the 20 years since the gallery’s founding by Iwan Wirth and Manuela and Ursula Hauser in 1992. With a wide scope, it traces the gallery’s significant artists and its role in the contemporary art world through unpublished archival materials, installation photographs from over 200 exhibitions, personal mementos, correspondence and an in-depth chronology.....
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Published on the occasion of New York gallery Karma’s 2020 retrospective exhibition of the same name, this edition of 1,000 copies surveys the career of American sculptor Thaddeus Mosley and his monumental abstract wooden sculptures.Often built from reclaimed building materials and felled trees, the hand-carved works reflect the influence of jazz, creating sculptural improvisations that result in abstract biomorphic forms. These dynamic compositions break patterns while maintaining the integrity of the original log. Accompanying full-color images of Mosley’s freestanding sculptures are texts by curator Ingrid Schaffner, museum director Brett.....
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Published on the occasion of the second long-term installation from the Boros Collection, this monograph details the works exhibited from fall 2011 to 2016 and includes 160 photographs of artworks presented during that period. Featured artists include Ai Weiwei, Tomma Abts, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Olafur Eliasson, alongside installations by Klara Lidén and Alicja Kwade, and photographs by Wolfgang Tillmans, among many others. The Boros Collection is a private collection of contemporary art featuring international artists from the 1990s onward. Located within a converted bunker spanning nearly 3,000 square meters.....
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The rare and elegantly designed catalog for Bruce Nauman's first solo show in New York at Castelli Gallery in 1968. Black and white photographs document 44 works. With a short introduction by David Whitney.

Condition: Very Good, light toning to paper and around cover edges; light edgewear and faint rubbing to covers.
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A catalogue raisonné of the graphic and printed works of Henry Moore, inscribed with a drawing by the British sculptor. Covering the years 1931-1972, this is volume one of at least four volumes documenting Moore's graphic works, with the other volumes covering the period from 1973-1984. Inscribed to "Julie" on the half-title page with the inscription stating that it was signed in Much Hadam, England on October 22, 1979, where the artist's studio was located. With a drawing in pen by the Moore under the inscription (see photos). The artist's.....
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A unique exhibition catalogue in the form of a folder with loose cards on heavy stock included for each artist. The individual cards each feature an image on one side and the artist's biography on the reverse. 3 Dimensions was originally intended to be a survey exhibition of current three-dimensional Pacific Northwest artists, but evolved into a series of nine solo exhibitions. The exhibition included Rex Amos, Lawrence Beck, Jan Evans, Lee Kelly, Donald Peel, Joseph Petta, Ronald Orrin Peterson, Ken Shores and Bruce West.

Condition: Very Good, age toning.....
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The book-length catalog for the 11th Biennial in Lyon, France, including Buckminster Fuller, Katinka Bock, Marlene Dumas, Yona Friedman and The Otolith Group, among many others. Black and white reproductions. Text in French and English. With a custom-made protective mylar cover.

Condition: Very Good+, edges of boards are lightly rubbed.
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