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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TNR-2026-001601/02
SarkisMa Chambre de la Rue Krutenau à l’Île San LazzaroVenice, 1990£60Printed card; photograph of neon installation to recto, French institutional text to verso · Approx. 15 × 10.5 cm · 1990 -
TNR-2026-001501/02
SarkisRéserves sans retourCAPC Bordeaux, 1980£60Printed card; deep red recto with title in black script, verso with venue information and street map · 15 × 10.5 cm · Bordeaux, 1980 -
TNR-2026-001401/05
Christian JankowskiThe Holy ArtworkRevolver / Künstlerhaus Bethanien, 2002£60Softcover artist book, 59 pp., colour throughout · Approx. 17 × 12 cm · Frankfurt am Main / Berlin, 2002 -
TNR-2026-001101/06
Jenny HolzerPrivate Property Created CrimeKunsthalle Basel / Le Nouveau Musée, 1984PlacedSoftcover artist book and exhibition catalogue, 63 pp., colour and black-and-white throughout · Approx. 21.5 × 21.5 cm · Basel / Villeurbanne, 1984