Printed Matter

Invitations, artist cards, catalogues, pamphlets, and other printed objects. Original printed matter from The New Rare.

  • Richard Prince, Menthol Wars, front cover. Printed Matter, New York, 2009. Facsimile reprint of 1980 artist's book. Black cover with halftone photograph of a woman in profile, pearl earring visible. Title 'MENTHOL WARS' and 'Richard Prince' in white type. Richard Prince, Menthol Wars, plain black inside back cover. Printed Matter, New York, 2009. Solid black page, no text or image.

    Richard Prince — Menthol Wars

    Richard Prince — Menthol Wars

  • David Diao — Lying 2, Postmasters Gallery, New York, 2000. Exhibition announcement card, recto. Teal ground with central yellow rectangle. Orange-red silkscreen-style reproduction of Lying 2, 2000 — a figure reclining in a chair against a gestural painted ground. Offset print on semi-gloss card, 18 × 12.7 cm. Exhibition ephemera. David Diao — Lying 2, Postmasters Gallery, New York, 2000. Exhibition announcement card, verso. White ground, black typography in alternating bold and reversed-out bands. Text: 'DAVID DIAO / postmasters gallery / october 14 – november 11 / reception saturday 6–8 / 212 727 3323 / POSTMASTERS / 459 w 19 street nyc 10011 / www.postmastersart.com / postmasters@thing.net'. Vertical text right edge: 'Lying 2, 2000, acrylic on canvas, 79 × 115 inches'. Lower line: 'hole in the floor: Jennifer and Kevin McCoy "PINK

    David Diao — Lying 2, Postmasters Gallery, New York, 2000

    David Diao — Lying 2, Postmasters Gallery, New York, 2000

  • East Village '85: A Guide. A Documentary, Roland Hagenberg et al., Pelham Press, New York, 1985. Front cover. Solid red ground. Cream outline illustration by Mark Kostabi: five schematic figures seated and standing around a table, two figures exchanging a rectangular object labelled '85'. Title in large cream block capitals: 'EASTVILLAGE'. Below in smaller type: 'Roland Hagenberg, Alan Jones, Michael Kohn, Carlo McCormick, Nicolas Moufarrege'. Lower centre: 'A guide. A documentary.' Publisher: Pelham Press. East Village '85: A Guide. A Documentary, Pelham Press, 1985. Interior spread: essay opening. Left: full-page black-and-white portrait photograph — Knut Swane of Eastman-Wahmendorf, mouth open wide in an expression of anguish or ecstasy, gold teeth visible, head tilted back, wearing a dark jacket. Right: essay text column beginning 'When th[e]...' discussing the East Village art scene, media attention, and the conditions of downtown New York art life. Downtown New York, 1980s art scene.

    Roland Hagenberg et al. — East Village ’85: A Guide. A Documentary., New York: Pelham Press, 1985

    Roland Hagenberg et al. — East Village ’85: A Guide. A Documentary., New York: Pelham Press, 1985

  • 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

  • Tracey Emin — I Need Art Like I Need God, Jay Jopling/London, 1998. Front cover. Turquoise ground, handwritten blue signature 'Tracey Emin' upper left. Centre: photograph of the artist nude from behind, crouching on a studio floor, facing a large gestural canvas. Published for her 1997 exhibition at South London Gallery. Tracey Emin — I Need Art Like I Need God, 1998. Interior page: reproduction of Love Poem, appliqué blanket. Purple upper field, blue lower field. Multicoloured cut-letter text: 'YOU PUT YOUR HAND ACROSS MY MOUTH STILL THE NOISE CONTINUES EVERY PART OF MY BODY IS SCREAMING IM LOST ABOUT TO BE SMASHED INTO A THOUSAND MILLION PIECES EACH PART FOR EVER BELONGING TO YOU'. Small Tracey Emin label lower right. YBA, textile art,

    Tracey Emin — I Need Art Like I Need God, Jay Jopling / London, 1998

    Tracey Emin — I Need Art Like I Need God, Jay Jopling / London, 1998

  • 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

  • Catherine Beaugrand / André Cadere / Raymond Hains, ICA P.S.1, 1989 — recto: offset-printed reception invitation on white card stock, text over halftone photograph of two Gothic-style pointed rooftops, issued by Alanna Heiss for the Fall Exhibitions preview, Sunday 15 October 1989, The Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Island City, New York Catherine Beaugrand / André Cadere / Raymond Hains, ICA P.S.1, 1989 — verso: plain off-white card stock, no printed text, light age toning

    P.S.1 Museum — Fall Exhibitions Preview Invitation, 1989

    P.S.1 Museum — Fall Exhibitions Preview Invitation, 1989

  • Charles Simonds, The Three Trees, 1985 — recto: offset-printed exhibition card showing two black-and-white photographs side by side, a modernist glass-façade building and a dense stand of conifers, on light card stock Charles Simonds, The Three Trees, 1985 — verso: exhibition invitation from Architekturmuseum in Basel with Basel postal stamp dated 25 May 1985 and typed address label to Connaissance des Arts, Paris

    Charles Simonds — The Three Trees, 1985

    Charles Simonds — The Three Trees, 1985

  • 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

  • Esther Hess — Énergie et Vent, 1985 Esther Hess — Énergie et Vent, 1985

    Esther Hess — Énergie et Vent, 1985

    Esther Hess — Énergie et Vent, 1985

  • Joël Hubaut and Michel Sohier, Epidemik-Box, c. 1979 — recto: exhibition invitation card printed in dark brown ink on orange-brown card stock, with boxed typography listing artist names, venue Galerie Galea Caen, and exhibition dates 14 November to 4 December Joël Hubaut and Michel Sohier, Epidemik-Box, c. 1979 — verso: plain orange-brown card stock with light surface abrasion, no printed text

    Joël Hubaut / Michel Sohier — Epidemik-Box, Galerie Galea, Caen, c. 1979

    Joël Hubaut / Michel Sohier — Epidemik-Box, Galerie Galea, Caen, c. 1979