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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Pierre-Marc de BiasiSphères Sphères — Exhibition Invitation CardGalerie J. & J. Donguy, Paris, c.1982£100Offset print on card stock, black-and-white recto/verso · 20 × 15 cm · Paris, c.1982 -
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Salvador DalíCentre Georges Pompidou — Exhibition Inauguration Invitation CardParis, 1979£120Offset print on thin card stock · 10.5 × 21 cm · Paris, 1979 -
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Salvador DalíLa Gare de Perpignan — Pair of Exhibition Invitation CardsGalerie André François Petit, Paris, 1977£185Pair of cards, offset print on cream card stock · 22 × 16.5 cm each · Paris, 1977 -
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Dada | Surréalisme | Avant-GardesUn siècle de collage en Belgique — Exhibition Invitation with InsertCentre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris, 1999–2000£55Folded invitation with original insert from the Librairie Wallonie-Bruxelles · 14 × 10.5 cm closed / 14 × 21 cm unfolded · Paris, 1999 -
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Leidy ChurchmanInner Dialogue — Exhibition CardGalerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, 2024£40Offset print on uncoated card stock · 15 × 21 cm · Paris, 2024 -
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Richard PrincePanama PavilionVenezia, June–July 2007 — Exhibition Postcard£200Offset print on card stock · 9.5 × 15.2 cm · Köln, 2007 -
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La Monte Young / Marian ZazeelaComposition 1960 #13Performance 10 20 62 — Offset Lithograph, New York, 1962£250Offset lithograph, single unfolded sheet, blank verso · 10 × 20 cm · New York, 1962 -
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Philippe CazalCollection — Exhibition Invitation CardGalerie Claire Burrus, Paris, 1990£95Mailed card, offset print · 15 × 21 cm · Paris, 1990 -
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Madeleine Alain BrieuxCollages — Exhibition InvitationGalerie du Passeur, Paris, c.1960s£65Folding card, offset lithograph; colour collage to front, exhibition details and checklist of 37 works inside · 21 × 13.5 cm · Paris, c.1960s -
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Monique BoucherL’air pauvre — Exhibition / Literary Event InvitationLes Aliscans Librairie, Paris, 1971£100Invitation card; offset print on thin card stock, black ink on cream paper · 10 × 21 cm · Paris, 1971 -
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Michaël BorremansTaking Turns — Exhibition Invitation CardDavid Zwirner, New York, 2009£50Square invitation card; offset print on card with film still from Taking Turns (2009) · 20.5 × 20.5 cm · New York, 2009 -
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Pierre BismuthOne Size Fits All — Exhibition InvitationTeam Gallery / Mary Boone Gallery, New York, 2007£65Three-panel folded invitation; offset print on card · 18 × 18 cm folded / 18 × 54 cm unfolded · New York, 2007 -
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Michele Ciacciofera / Han Bing / Amélie CariteyExhibition GuidePasserelle Centre d’art contemporain, Brest, 2024£45Folded exhibition guide; offset print on lightweight coated stock with fluorescent orange typography · 21 × 10 cm folded / 29.5 × 42 cm unfolded · Brest, 2024 -
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Christopher WoolPrankster Cardc. late 1980s–early 1990sPlacedGraphic card; offset print on card stock, blank verso · 15 × 21 cm · c. late 1980s–early 1990s -
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AlibisExhibition Invitation CardCentre Georges Pompidou / Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, 1984£240Folded invitation / fold-out card; offset print on semi-gloss card stock · 16 × 21 cm folded / 32 × 21 cm unfolded · Paris, 1984 -
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The Virgins ShowCurated by Marilyn Minter — Exhibition Invitation CardFamily Business, New York, 2012£100Invitation card; offset print on semi-gloss card stock, double-sided · 17.5 × 13 cm · New York, 2012 -
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Valie ExportThe 1980 Venice Biennale Works — Private View Card & Press ReleaseGalerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, 2019£120Private view invitation card and folded press release; offset print on card and folded paper · Invitation: 15 × 21 cm; press release: 15 × 21 cm folded, 30 × 21 cm unfolded · London, 2019 -
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Rona PondickExhibition Poster/MailerPatricia Faure Gallery, Santa Monica, 1996£70Poster / mailer; offset lithograph on paper, machine-folded twice as mailed · 17.5 × 12.5 cm folded; opens to 25 × 35 cm · Santa Monica, 1996 -
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Adam McEwenNon-Alignment Pact — Exhibition Opening CardArt : Concept, Paris, 2014£60Opening card; offset print on card, folded pamphlet format · 14.5 × 22 cm · Paris, 2014 -
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Mario MaffeiExhibition Invitation CardYvon Lambert Paris Project Room, 2005£45Square invitation card; offset print on light card stock · 10 × 10 cm · Paris, 2005 -
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Slavica Perković with Lewis BaltzDesire — Exhibition PostcardGallery RAM, Santa Monica, 1995£100Announcement postcard; offset print on semi-gloss card stock · 21.5 × 14 cm · Santa Monica, 1995 -
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Janfamily / Riflemaker becomes IndicaPromotional Announcement CardLondon, 2006£100Promotional announcement card; double-sided offset print on card, rounded corners · Approx. 10 × 15 cm · London, 2006 -
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Dennis OppenheimProjects 78/79ARC Paris, 1979–1980£70Folded invitation card; offset print on folded card stock · 16 × 11.5 cm · Paris, 1979 -
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Enki BilalInboxFondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 2015£35Postcard / announcement card; offset print on card stock, printed recto and verso · Approx. 10.5 × 15 cm · Venice, 2015 -
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Bernard AubertinRebus Galleria d’Arte ContemporaneaFlorence, 1977£100Single-sheet invitation card, printed recto only (verso blank); red letterpress-style typography on textured cream handmade-style paper · 10 × 22 cm · Florence, 1977 -
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Bernard AubertinLe feu de la couleurEspace de l’Art Concret, Château de Mouans, 1994£85Invitation card; offset print on card stock, red text to recto, artist’s name repeated across verso · 10 × 20.5 cm · Mouans-Sartoux, 1994 -
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Adel AbdessemedRioDavid Zwirner, New York, 2009£40Invitation card; offset print on folded card stock · Approx. 20.5 × 20.5 cm · New York, 2009 -
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Tomma AbtsExhibition InvitationDavid Zwirner, New York, 2014£40Square invitation card; offset-printed, colour image detail to recto, exhibition text to verso · 20.5 × 20.5 cm · New York, 2014 -
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Ne travaillez jamaisExhibition Invitation22 rue Visconti, Paris, 2024£65Invitation card; offset-printed, full-bleed photographic image to recto, blank verso · Paris, 2024 -
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Hans BellmerCNAC Exhibition InvitationCentre national d’art contemporain, Paris, 1971–72£125Vernissage / invitation card; offset print on pink card stock, blank verso · 8 × 11 cm · Paris, 1971–72 -
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Collages SurréalistesExhibition InvitationGalerie Zabriskie, Paris, 1990£175Folded invitation with separate vernissage insert; offset print on cream textured stock · Approx. 21 × 10 cm (folded) · Paris, 1990 -
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Anthea AlleyExhibition CardAnnely Juda Fine Art, London, 1974£120Invitation / catalogue card; offset-printed, black-and-white photographic portrait to recto, exhibition/biographical details to verso · 16.5 × 21.5 cm · London, 1974 -
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Cindy ShermanUntitled #317 (1995) — Exhibition PostcardCindy Sherman: Retrospective, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1998£95Promotional postcard / exhibition announcement; offset print on card stock · Chicago, 1998 -
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Andres SerranoPiss Christ (Immersions)1987 — Exhibition Postcard, Portraits d’Amérique, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris–Brussels£45Postcard; offset print on card stock · Paris / Brussels, 2024 -
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Étienne SandorfiExhibition Invitation CardGalerie 3+3, Paris, 1970£145Folded invitation card; offset print on folded card stock · Paris, 1970 -
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Thomas RentmeisterExhibition Invitation CardCentre d’art contemporain de Vassivière en Limousin, France, 1997£45Invitation card; offset print on folded card stock · Vassivière en Limousin, 1997