Collection: Exhibition Invitation Cards
Invitation and announcement cards were printed to open an exhibition and mailed to a gallery's list, made to be read once and put aside. The ones that survive record who showed where and when, and many carry an image chosen for the show. The New Rare holds cards from galleries and museums in Paris, London, New York and beyond, from 1922 to now, 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-2026-068601/03
Breyer P-OrridgePainful But Fabulous (The Lives and Art of Genesis P-Orridge)A22 Gallery, 2003£350Signed; offset-printed in colour recto, black verso · 13.5 × 21 cm · London, 2003 -
TNR-2026-063201/02
Mika / Roland VilleneuveL'Univers diaboliqueLibrairie-Galerie L'Envers du Miroir, Paris, 1972£195Two-sided card; monochrome reproduction of a drawing to recto, illustrated gallery emblem and typographic announcement to verso · 10.5 × 13.5 cm · Paris, 1972 -
TNR-2026-062901/02
Rose WylieHorseBird, Cat, David Zwirner, 2016£65Offset-printed card; image recto, exhibition and gallery information verso · 20 × 20 cm · London, 2016 -
TNR-2026-062801/02
Rob WynneRadiant DarknessGalerie Mitterrand, Paris, 2023£55Offset-printed card · 15 × 21 cm · Paris, 2023 -
TNR-2026-058201/03
Irène JacobExpositionGalerie Furstenberg, Paris, 1959£175Folded exhibition invitation and checklist; black typography on cream paper, printed checklist to interior · 11 × 13.5 cm folded; 11 × 27 cm unfolded · Paris, 1959 -
TNR-2026-058101/02
Vanessa BeecroftVBLV / Alphabet ConceptEspace Louis Vuitton, Paris, 2006£150Exhibition invitation; colour photographic reproduction to recto, black offset typography to verso · 22 × 24 cm · Paris, 2006 -
TNR-2026-058001/02
Mona HatoumTwelve WindowsAlexander and Bonin, New York, 2014£95Exhibition invitation card; colour photographic reproduction to recto, typography to verso · 22 × 14.5 cm · New York, 2014 -
TNR-2026-057901/02
Nicola Gunnarsson, Stuart Mckenzie & Matthew PeersA Series of Two-Day PresentationsLondon, 2024–25£75Single printed programme card; black typography on white stock · 15 × 11 cm · London, 2024–25 -
TNR-2026-057801/04
George GroszHis Visual and Theatrical PoliticsMoeller Fine Art, New York, 2005£75Large folded exhibition and performance card; offset printing in red, sage green, white and black · 20 × 25 cm · New York, 2005 -
TNR-2026-057701/04
Gilbert & GeorgeThe Paradisical Pictures / The Corpsing PicturesGilbert & George Centre / White Cube, London, 2023£85Folded exhibition invitation; full-colour offset printing on coated card stock · 22 × 17.5 cm folded · London, 2023 -
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-2026-057401/03
Max ErnstEstampesLivres Illustrés, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, 1975£125Folded exhibition-opening invitation; black printing on cream card; valid for two persons · 15 × 10.5 cm folded; 30 × 10.5 cm unfolded · Paris, 1975 -
TNR-2026-057301/02
Max ErnstRencontres d'Art 79: Hommage à Max ErnstMusée Ingres, Montauban, 1979£105Single printed invitation card; grey ink on textured cream stock; verso blank · 21 × 10.5 cm · Montauban, 1979 -
TNR-2026-057201/02
Marcel DuchampPlease Touch: Marcel Duchamp and the FetishThaddaeus Ropac, London, 2021£85Single printed invitation card; colour reproduction to recto, exhibition details to verso · 14.5 × 20.5 cm · London, 2021 -
TNR-2026-057001/02
Pol BuryLibrairie TschannParis, 1988£85Single printed card; black ink on cream stock; verso blank · 10.5 × 14.5 cm · Paris, 1988 -
TNR-2026-056801/02
Édouard BoubatBoubat par BoubatARC, Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1980£100Invitation printed in black on cream card, typewriter-style typography · 10.5 × 15 cm · Paris, 1980 -
TNR-2026-056601/02
Bernard AubertinVernissage InvitationGalerie J & J Donguy / Lotta Poetica, Paris, 1983£120Single card, printed in black on lightly textured ivory card; French text; verso blank · 12.5 × 8 cm · Paris, 1983 -
TNR-2026-056501/04
Unica Zürn · Marie-Laure de Noailles · Sophie Taeuber-ArpDessins · Aquarelles · CollagesGalerie François Petit, Paris, 1970£120Folding exhibition invitation; printed in black on metallic-gold coated card with cream interior · 13.5 × 10.5 cm folded; 27 × 10.5 cm opened · Paris, 1970 -
TNR-2026-056401/02
Joseph CornellParis Exhibition InvitationMusée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1981£175Invitation for two on cream card stock; black typography with red-and-blue tricolour stripe; verso unprinted · 14 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 1981 -
TNR-2026-056301/04
Henri Michaux / Octavio Paz / Asadullah Souren Melikian-ChirvaniArt TantriqueLe Point Cardinal, Paris, 1970£195Four-page folded invitation; black printing on orange card stock · 12 × 15 cm closed; 24 × 15 cm open · Paris, 1970 -
TNR-2026-055801/02
Bernard Aubertin et. al., Surprise, SurpriseGalerie Jean GresetBesançon, 2013£105Double-sided offset-printed card; black typography on white stock · 21 × 10 cm · Besançon, 2013 -
TNR-2026-055701/02
Georg BaselitzTableaux récentsdessins et linogravures, Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris, 1983£105Printed card on textured cream stock; brush-script “G Baselitz 83” to recto, black typography to verso · 15 × 10 cm · Paris, 1983 -
TNR-2026-055601/02
BalthusPaysages et natures mortesGalerie Henriette Gomès, Paris, 1977£150Printed card on cream stock; red typography to recto; verso blank · 15 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 1977 -
TNR-2026-070701/02
BalthusAquarelles et DessinsGalerie Janine Hao, Paris, 1966£150Single-sided printed card on cream stock; black typography; verso blank · 14 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 1966 -
TNR-2026-055501/02
Q_raider / BdgrmmrKnow Who You Are at Every Agecurated by Edwin Ramoran, Bronx River Art Center, New York, 2014£150Offset-printed postcard; photographic recto overlaid with participant names, institutional information to verso · 18 × 12.5 cm · New York, 2014 -
TNR-2026-055401/02
Marina AbramovićBoat EmptyingStream Entering, Victoria Miro, London, 1989£185Exhibition invitation, offset-printed on card; colour photograph to recto, blue ground with title to verso · 21 × 14 cm · London, 1989 -
TNR-2026-055301/02
Larry BellFrom the ’60sHauser & Wirth, New York, 2016£65Single sheet, offset printed in black and grey; portrait to recto, exhibition details to verso · 20 × 26 cm · New York, 2016 -
TNR-2026-055201/06
Larry Bell / Tony Delap / Craig Kauffman / William Reynolds / ED Ruscha5 at PacePace Gallery, New York, 1965£325Accordion-fold offset-printed exhibition announcement, with separate printed opening and party invitation card (8 × 10.5 cm) · 14 × 14 cm folded; 14 × 56 cm unfolded · New York, 1965 -
TNR-2026-054301/03
Richard TuttleNew Mexico Silver / Firenze GoldGalleria Victoria Miro, Florence, 1990£45Four-page folded exhibition announcement on printed card stock; internally blank as issued · 15.5 × 22 cm folded; 31 × 22 cm unfolded · Florence, 1990 -
TNR-2026-053401/04
David ShrigleyHow Are You Feeling?Cornerhouse Manchester, 2012£654-page fold-out exhibition guide; black-and-white offset printing · 15 × 21 cm folded · Manchester, 2012 -
TNR-2026-051801/03
Francis PicabiaGalerie Marzona Exhibition Invitation1977£150Offset-printed folded card; black-and-white portrait by Man Ray, gallery map and exhibition information; text in German · Düsseldorf, 1977 -
TNR-2026-050201/02
Yves KleinExhibition InvitationGalerie Karl Flinker, Paris, 1973£150Offset-printed folded card; blue monochrome reproduction to exterior, gallery and exhibition details inside · 13.5 × 13.5 cm folded; 27 × 13.5 cm unfolded · Paris, 1973 -
TNR-2026-048901/02
Roberto CuoghiPEPSISExhibition Invitation, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, 2024£55Offset-printed card · 15 × 21 cm · Paris, 2024 -
TNR-2026-048801/04
Joseph CornellExhibition Invitation with Jeuxjouets et mirages Publication Announcement, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, 1989£125Die-cut offset-printed folding card, colour reproduction with integral publication announcement · 18 × 11 cm folded; 18 × 22 cm opened · Paris, 1989 -
TNR-2026-048601/02
Merlin CarpenterBusiness WomenExhibition Invitation, Galerie Neu, Berlin, 2017£55Offset-printed card · 17 × 12.5 cm · Berlin, 2017