Photography

Exhibition ephemera, artist cards, and printed matter relating to photography and photo-based practice. Original objects from The New Rare.

  • Black-and-white softcover catalogue titled André Kertész. The cover features a blurred self-portrait-like silhouette reflected against a doorway, with the photographer's name printed across the centre. Early photograph The Kiss, Budapest (1915), depicting a formally dressed couple embracing beneath foliage.

    André Kertész — Budapest, Paris, New York, Vintage Galéria, Budapest, 2007

    André Kertész — Budapest, Paris, New York, Vintage Galéria, Budapest, 2007

  • Original 2017 Nan Goldin, Biesenthal, Document Journal in collaboration with Saint Laurent. Cover showing a colour photograph of a partially visible female figure at right — bare torso, sequined mini skirt, holding a cigarette — against a large dark wall with warm ambient light at upper left. No title text on cover; image bleeds to edges. Original 2017 Nan Goldin, Biesenthal, Document Journal in collaboration with Saint Laurent. Cover showing a colour photograph of a partially visible female figure at right — bare torso, sequined mini skirt, holding a cigarette — against a large dark wall with warm ambient light at upper left. No title text on cover; image bleeds to edges.

    Nan Goldin — Biesenthal, Document Journal / Saint Laurent, 2017

    Nan Goldin — Biesenthal, Document Journal / Saint Laurent, 2017

  • Original 1967 Harry Callahan exhibition catalogue, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Cream softcover with a black-and-white photograph of a standing female figure seen from behind, torso bare, seated on a stool before a window with venetian blinds, interior domestic space visible around her. 'HARRY CALLAHAN' in sans-serif type below the image. Interior page from 1967 Harry Callahan, Museum of Modern Art. Black-and-white photograph of a single dried plant stem with a small spherical seed head at its tip, two additional bare stems beside it, all set against a plain white ground in high-contrast graphic isolation

    Harry Callahan — Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1967

    Harry Callahan — Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1967

  • Inverted Odysseys — Claude Cahun / Maya Deren / Cindy Sherman Inverted Odysseys — Claude Cahun / Maya Deren / Cindy Sherman

    Inverted Odysseys — Claude Cahun / Maya Deren / Cindy Sherman

    Inverted Odysseys — Claude Cahun / Maya Deren / Cindy Sherman

  • Original 2007 Matthew Barney Supercontemporary exhibition publication, Electa, Milan. Cover showing Barney in prosthetic makeup with pointed ears and pale skin, wearing a white suit jacket, set against a blue tartan background, with the title in magenta type and series name in a red vertical band. Interior page from 2007 Matthew Barney Supercontemporary, Electa. Showing a production photograph of multiple figures with elaborate floral and bubble headdresses submerged in a field of white pearled material, Barney at centre.

    Matthew Barney — Supercontemporary, Electa, Milan, 2007

    Matthew Barney — Supercontemporary, Electa, Milan, 2007

  • Robert Mapplethorpe — Fotografie, Idea Books Edizioni, Milan, 1983. Front cover. Black ground, title in spaced white capitals: 'Robert Mapplethorpe fotografie'. Centre: black-and-white photograph of a male torso in a white swimsuit, cropped at shoulders and thighs, high-contrast studio lighting. Lower text: 'Intervista con R. Mapplethorpe a cura di Germano Celant'. ISBN 88-7017-032-2. Original yellow N.P.G. price sticker lower right: 19.95. Photography monograph, Italian edition. Robert Mapplethorpe — Fotografie, Idea Books Edizioni, Milan, 1983. Back cover. Black ground with white border rule. Black-and-white photograph: a young Black woman in profile, nude to the waist, holding a white draped cloth across her body, rings on her fingers, eyes downcast. Title in white block capitals along lower edge: 'ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE'. Photography monograph, Italian edition.

    Robert Mapplethorpe — Fotografie, Idea Books Edizioni, Milan, 1983

    Robert Mapplethorpe — Fotografie, Idea Books Edizioni, Milan, 1983

  • Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2014. Front cover. Black staple-bound booklet, white centred text: Richard Prince / New Portraits. Exhibition catalogue, edition of 500. Appropriation art, printed matter. Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, 2014. Interior spread: Instagram screenshot @pamelaanderson, 46 weeks. Woman in white t-shirt bathing suit reclining on sand. 480 likes. Prince's comment: 'T-Shirt bathing suit! Nice. Let's hook up next week. Lunch, Smiles. R'. Appropriation art, found image.

    Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, 2014

    Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, 2014

  • Front of a small 1973 Katharina Sieverding artist card showing a black-and-white double portrait of the artist in a tight hood and gloves, one figure facing down and the other holding a round mirror over the face, printed within a wide cream border. Back of a 1973 Katharina Sieverding artist card printed in Portuguese, with the heading “ilustração,” the caption “katharina sieverding sem título 1973,” and a short biographical note plus exhibition history on toned cream stock with light wear and corner creasing.

    Katharina Sieverding — Portuguese-Language Artist Card, c. 1973

    Katharina Sieverding — Portuguese-Language Artist Card, c. 1973