Collection: Conceptual Art Ephemera
From the mid-1960s, conceptual artists made the idea the work, and often made printed matter part of it: an invitation, a catalogue or a certificate could carry the piece itself. What was printed for these shows is often the closest thing to the work that survives. The New Rare holds that printed record and its after-lives, from Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and Art & Language to Philippe Thomas and Jenny Holzer, each catalogued with its own register number and condition.
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Philippe Thomas / readymades belong to everyone®Biennale de São PauloLe Pavillon Français: Invitation, CNAP, Paris, 1990, with the French Section Catalogue, 1989£375Softcover catalogue, 93 pp., in French, Portuguese and English; folded invitation card · Catalogue 21 × 27 cm; invitation 9.5 × 21 cm (19 × 21 cm open) · São Paulo, 1989 / Paris, 1990 -
TNR-2026-066801/02
John MillerContradicting StatementsVerlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2026£45Softcover, 160 pp., 160 illustrations. English · 10.9 × 16.5 cm · Cologne, 2026 -
TNR-2026-066601/02
Mike KelleyPlato's CaveRothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile, New City Editions / Artists Space, 1986£325Sewn softcover, 98 pp., offset printed, 32 black-and-white illustrations. First edition · Approx. 14 × 20.4 cm · New York, 1986 -
TNR-2026-064701/05
InstructionsGio' MarconiMilan, 1992£195Softcover, offset printed, 40 pp. · Milan, 1992 -
TNR-2026-064401/04
The Power of the City / the City of PowerWhitney ISP Papers No. 11992£125Softcover, 75 pp., offset printed throughout in black-and-white; ISP Papers, No. 1 · 15 × 23 cm · New York, 1992 -
TNR-2026-063801/04
Tony CarterImages of Subject/Object Duality 1968–82Serpentine Gallery, London, 1983£55Staple-bound, colour card wrappers, 24 pp., black-and-white offset reproductions; bilingual English/French captions · 24 × 21 cm · 1983 -
TNR-2026-062501/03
Daniel BurenSketches for a Work in SituSerpentine Gallery, 1987£65Softcover, 24 pp., green wrappers · Approx. 21 × 29.5 cm · [London], 1987 -
TNR-2026-062201/04
Larry Bell, Chryssa, Will Insley, Robert Irwin, Robert SmithsonROBERT WHITMAN | 6 Artists6 Exhibitions, Walker Art Center, 1968£195Printed card portfolio with eight loose double-sided sheets · Approx. 29 cm high · Minneapolis, 1968 -
TNR-2026-062101/06
Bruce Nauman, Sol Lewitt, John Baldessari, Annette MessagerBOYD WEBB ET AL. | Artist and CameraArts Council of Great Britain, 1980£95Softcover, square format, 60 pp., illustrated throughout in black and white · 22.5 × 21 cm · London, 1980 -
TNR-2026-061701/05
Jenny HolzerFor FrankfurtKerber, Bielefeld, 2011£65 -
TNR-2026-061601/02
Stephen PrinaThe Second Sentence of Everything I Read Is YouStaatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, 2008£110Softcover, 176 pp. · 21.5 × 27 cm · Köln, 2008 -
TNR-2026-060101/04
Marcel DuchampDuchampJean-Christophe Bailly, Fernand Hazan, Paris, 1984£145 -
TNR-2026-059801/04
Nina FelshinVerbally Charged ImagesIndependent Curators Incorporated, New York, 1984£85Staple-bound exhibition catalogue, green printed wrappers, 50 pp.; black-and-white and colour reproductions throughout · 14 × 21 cm · New York, 1984 -
TNR-2026-059301/04
Jenny HolzerKunst Heute Nr. 9Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne, 1993PlacedSoftcover, 96 pp.; black-and-white illustrations; German language; first edition; Kunst Heute Nr. 9 · 16 × 23 cm · Cologne, 1993 -
TNR-2026-057601/02
Charles GainesRétrospective1979–1991, Lavignes-Bastille, Paris, 1991£95Single printed invitation card; colour reproduction to recto, exhibition details to verso · 10.5 × 15.5 cm · Paris, 1991 -
TNR-2026-057101/03
Marcel DuchampPhiladelphia Museum of Art — Apropos of Marcel Duchamp 1887/1987,£145Folded programme on translucent stock · 12.5 × 16 cm folded; 25 × 16 cm unfolded · Philadelphia, 1987 -
TNR-2026-070801/04
Jenny HolzerThe Venice InstallationAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, 1990£55Softcover, 50 pp. · 14 × 21.5 cm · Buffalo, 1990 -
TNR-2026-055001/06
Andrew Wilson, Ed.Conceptual Art in Britain 1964–1979Tate Publishing, 2016£45Softcover, 160 pp.; illustrated in colour and black-and-white · 19 × 25 cm · London, 2016 -
TNR-2026-052301/05
Charlotte PosenenskeMuseum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main1990£85Softcover, 84 pp.; colour and black-and-white illustrations; German and English throughout; Schriften zur Sammlung series · 18.5 × 24 cm · Frankfurt am Main, 1990 -
TNR-2026-052101/05
Anne & Patrick PoirierDangerzoneCentre d’Art Passerelle, 2004£45Four stiff card pages with integral DVD, rounded corners, full-bleed colour printing · 14 × 20 cm · Brest, 2004 -
TNR-2026-051201/04
Jonathan MonkSelected Meetings SelectedArnolfini, Bristol, 2008£195Staple-bound artist’s book, 28 pp.; offset printed in black on pale uncoated paper · 14.5 × 21 cm · Bristol, 2008 -
TNR-2026-050801/05
Walter De MariaWalter De MariaMuseum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, 1991PlacedSoftcover monograph with green printed wrappers, 62 pp.; parallel German and English text · 18.5 × 24 cm · Frankfurt am Main, 1991 -
TNR-2026-047601/04
GABRIELE SCHMIDT-HEINS: Totalität / FragmentStadtgalerie Kiel, 1990£65Illustrated softcover, 78 pp. · 22 × 28 cm · Kiel, 1990 -
TNR-2026-047301/06
KLAUS RINKE: Zeit / TimeRaum / Space, Körper / Body, Handlungen / Transformations, DuMont Schauberg, Cologne, 1972£125Illustrated softcover with laminated wrappers, 350 pp., black-and-white photographic sequences and texts · 20 × 24 cm · Cologne, 1972 -
TNR-2026-047201/06
AD Reinhardt, Joseph KosuthFÉLIX GONZÁLEZ-TORRES: Symptoms of InterferenceConditions of Possibility, Academy Editions, London, 1994£80Large-format softcover in laminated illustrated wrappers, 96 pp.; Art & Design Profile No. 34 · 25 × 30.5 cm · London, 1994 -
TNR-2026-0423
Lawrence WeinerTwenty Works — Anthony d'OffayLondon, 1980£200Offset lithograph in black and blue on white paper · 49 × 64 cm · London, 1980 -
TNR-2026-041801/02
Cildo MeirelesZero Dollar1978–84. Phaidon Press postcard, 2001£65Monochrome offset on postcard stock · 10.5 × 15 cm · 2001 -
TNR-2026-039401/02
Art & LanguageArt & Language. Galerie nationale du Jeu de PaumeParis, 1993£95Offset printing in black, grey and muted violet on card stock · 13 × 21 cm · Paris, 1993 -
TNR-2026-039301/05
Art & LanguageToo Dark to Read: motifs rétrospectifs 2002–1965. Musée d’art moderne Lille Métropole2002£75Folded guide and invitation; colour and monochrome offset on coated stock; with separate loose notice · 10 × 15 cm folded, 30 × 15 cm unfolded; loose notice 12 × 12 cm · Villeneuve-d’Ascq, 2002 -
TNR-2026-039201/02
Arman, Mel Bochner, Sol Lewitt, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Mangold, Howardena Pindell, Dorothea Rockburne, George Segal, Robert Smithson, Tom Wesselmann et al.Photonotations. Rosa Esman GalleryNew York, 1976£125Offset-printed card · 14 × 9 cm · New York, 1976 -
TNR-2026-039001/02
Laura Carpenter / Philippe ThomasInsights. Galerie Claire BurrusParis, 1990 [invitation]£300Offset-printed card on cream stock · 17.5 × 13 cm · Paris, 1990 -
TNR-2026-0364
International Local (Sarah Charlesworth, Joseph Kosuth, Anthony McCall)A che punto sei? / Where Are You Standing?Venice, 2026£150Offset-printed; after the original 1976 Venice Biennale work · 2026 -
TNR-2026-0363
Joseph KosuthConsciousness of SelfImschoot / The Archives, Rotterdam, 1991£185Screenprint in yellow and blue on black paper · 100 × 60 cm · Ghent / Rotterdam, 1991 -
TNR-2026-035301/02
Hans HaackeVan Abbemuseum Eindhoven1979£225Double-sided; offset lithograph on paper, printed both sides; folded as issued · 42 × 54 cm · Eindhoven, 1979 -
TNR-2026-034201/02
Lawrence Weiner(&) so weiterAltonaer Museum, Hamburg, 1991£70Invitation / artist postcard; die-cut, offset printed in black on cream/white stock · 10.5 × 14.8 cm · Hamburg / Cologne, 1991 -
TNR-2026-031201/04
B. WurtzDaily Life1970–1993, Feature, New York, 1993£65Offset-printed, staple-bound, pictorial wrappers, 36 pp.; black-and-white illustrations throughout · 14 × 21.5 cm · New York, 1993