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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Butor / Laude / Bryen / Domela / Hélion / Hérold / MassonEstampes et livres illustrés des Éditions BrunidorInvitation, Paris, 1973£125Personal invitation card, offset-printed on white card; pale grey and orange typography to one side, reverse unprinted · 13.5 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 1973 -
TNR-2026-048401/04
Bernard RancillacLes AméricainsAnnotated Exhibition Handout, Galerie Mommaton, Paris, 1968PlacedFolding handout, offset-printed in yellow and blue; printed by Imprimerie Mazarine, Paris · 13.5 × 21 cm folded; 27 × 21 cm unfolded · Paris, 1968 -
TNR-2026-048201/02
Carol BoveThe Plastic UnitExhibition Invitation, David Zwirner, London, 2015£65Offset-printed card · 20 × 20 cm · London, 2015 -
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Elisabetta BenassiThe Wind from NowhereExhibition Invitation, Peter Freeman Inc., Paris, 2026£45Offset-printed card · 15 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 2026 -
TNR-2026-048001/02
Janine Antoni, Charles Atlas, Pipilotti Rist, Rachel Whiteread, Christopher Wool et al.: Luhring AugustineArtist Representation CardNew York, c. 2015–16£85Offset-printed card on cream uncoated stock; artist roster and gallery details to recto, blank verso · 13.5 × 19.5 cm · New York, c. 2015–16 -
TNR-2026-047901/06
Sigmar Polke, Francesco Clemente, Mimmo Paladino, Julian Schnabel et al.: Baroques 81InvitationProgramme and Insert, ARC / Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1981£145Three printed paper elements: double-sided invitation, folding programme and separate typewritten meeting notice · Invitation 16 × 11.5 cm; programme 16 × 21.5 cm folded, 32 × 21.5 cm unfolded · Paris, 1981 -
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Richard Prince, Elaine Sturtevant, Cindy Sherman et al.: AftershockThe Legacy of the Readymade — Exhibition Invitation and Private-View InsertDickinson Roundell Inc., New York, 2003£125Offset-printed three-panel folding invitation with separate translucent-paper private-view insert · 13 × 19.5 cm folded; 39.5 × 19 cm unfolded; insert 13 × 19.5 cm · New York, 2003 -
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Gina PaneTravail d'action — Exhibition InvitationGalerie Guy Brachot, Paris, 1980£125Folded invitation; offset on cream paper, colour photographic cover, pale grey cursive text to interior · 17 × 24 cm folded; 34 × 24 cm unfolded · Paris, 1980 -
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Judy ChicagoExpanded Horizons: American Art in the 70sThaddaeus Ropac, 2024£85Double-sided folding invitation, colour offset on coated card · 21 × 15 cm folded; 42 × 15 cm unfolded · Paris Pantin, 2024 -
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Luis Buñuel¡Todo Buñuel! Centre PompidouParis, 2000£110Double-sided admission card, offset in yellow and black on coated card · 15 × 20.5 cm · Paris, 2000 -
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Gérard Collin-ThiébautLes Yeux noirs — Musée Nicéphore NiépceChalon-sur-Saône, 2004£75Offset-printed folded card, red-and-black typographic exterior, photographic image and details within · 12 × 12 cm; 12 × 24 cm unfolded · Chalon-sur-Saône, 2004 -
TNR-2026-042001/02
Jack PiersonEnnui (La Vie Continue). Galerie Thaddaeus RopacParis, 2013£65Double-sided invitation card, colour offset · 14.5 × 21 cm · Paris, 2013 -
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Raymond PettibonPrinted Matter Membership Campaign2014–15. I Taught My Horse to Count£65Double-sided membership invitation, monochrome offset on coated paper · 12.5 × 17 cm · New York, 2014 -
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Walter MehringMais où sont les neiges Dada… Lecture invitationGoethe-Institut, Paris, 1966£185Invitation card, single-colour typographic printing on cream card · 13.5 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 1966 -
TNR-2026-041601/02
Massao MascaroUntitled (Jardin #25)2016. Galerie C Contemporary Art£95Artist card, monochrome offset on heavily textured card stock, blind-embossed verso · 14.5 × 21 cm -
TNR-2026-041501/02
Michel MajerusMichel Majerus. Matthew Marks GalleryLos Angeles, 2015£65Large-format invitation card, colour offset · 24 × 16 cm · Los Angeles, 2015 -
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Zoe LeonardAnalogue. Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles2018£65Large-format invitation card, colour and monochrome offset · 26 × 20 cm · Los Angeles, 2018 -
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Zoe LeonardAerials. Hauser & WirthLondon, 2018£45Large-format invitation card, monochrome offset · 26 × 20 cm · London, 2018 -
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Annie LeibovitzThe Early Years1970–1983: Archive Project No. 1. Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, 2019£65Double-sided invitation card, monochrome offset · 15 × 11 cm · Los Angeles, 2019 -
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Martin KippenbergerDas 2. Sein: Inhalt auf Reisen. Museum für Neue Kunst / ZKM Karlsruhe2003£125Double-sided programme card, colour offset · 12 × 16 cm · Karlsruhe, 2003 -
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Peter HujarVintage: UncomplicatedDirect Photographs of Complicated and Difficult Subjects. Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown, 2022£95Double-sided announcement card, colour and monochrome offset · 13 × 17.5 cm · Provincetown, 2022 -
TNR-2026-040201/02
Jean CocteauPoésie graphique. Galerie Arcade ColetteParis, 1996£75Monochrome offset printing on card stock · 10.5 × 15 cm · Paris, 1996 -
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Lucien ClerguePhotographies 1954–1961. Musée des Arts DécoratifsParis, 1962£125Card printed in dark green on cream stock; blind-embossed motif to reverse · 13.5 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 1962 -
TNR-2026-040001/03
Maurice ChabasLes Grandes Visions — La Poésie dans la Nature. Galerie DevambezParis, 1922£175Folded invitation with critical text; monochrome offset on cream paper · 10.5 × 12 cm folded, 31.5 × 12 cm unfolded · Paris, 1922 -
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Rafael CanogarConstrucciones 1968–1975. A.R.C. 2Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1975£95Monochrome offset print on card stock · 11.5 × 16 cm · Paris, 1975 -
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Günter BrusDessins autrichiens dans les collections du Cabinet d’art graphique. Centre Georges PompidouParis, 1987£85Colour offset print on matte card stock · 15 × 21 cm · Paris, 1987 -
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Roger BrownRoger Brown. Galerie Darthea SpeyerParis, 1974£150Colour and monochrome offset printing on card stock · 15.5 × 10.5 cm · Paris, 1974 -
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Artaud, Alechinsky, Braque, Ernst, Chagall, Balthus, Klee, Dubuffet, Michaux et al.Centenaire de Jean Paulhan: De la peinture et de l’écrit. Le Bateau-LavoirParis, 1984–85£95Folded; offset-printed card stock · 15 × 10.5 cm folded, 30 × 10.5 cm unfolded · Paris, 1984 -
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-2026-039201/02
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 -
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Jean-Paul AlbinetInvitation for a soirée. Paris30 September 1988£225Printed translucent paper folded around a separate barcode card · 15 × 15 cm closed; translucent outer sheet 15 × 30 cm unfolded · Paris, 1988 -
TNR-2026-038801/02
Roni HornDessins / Drawings / Disegni. Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa / Centre PompidouVenice, 2004 [invitation]£50Double-sided; colour and black offset on card · Approximately 21 × 10 cm · Venice, 2004 -
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Francisco de GoyaLes Désastres de la guerre. Centre d’Art Présence Van GoghSaint-Rémy-de-Provence, 2001£65Double-sided offset print on textured card · 19.5 × 15 cm · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 2001 -
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Rineke DijkstraThe GymschoolSt Petersburg, 2014 / Marianna (The Fairy Doll), 2014. Galerie Marian Goodman, Paris, 2015£60Four-panel folded exhibition handout with separate double-sided invitation card; colour and black offset on paper and card · Approximately A5 when folded · Paris, 2015 -
TNR-2026-038201/02
Josef AlbersSunny Side Up. David ZwirnerLondon, 2017£40Double-sided; colour offset print on card · Approx. 21 × 21 cm · London, 2017