Collection: Seth Siegelaub

Seth Siegelaub (1941–2013) was an American curator, publisher, and dealer whose activities in New York between 1966 and 1972 were central to the emergence and dissemination of conceptual art. Rather than operating a conventional gallery, Siegelaub used catalogues, books, and printed matter as primary exhibition spaces — producing publications that were not documentation of exhibitions but exhibitions in themselves.

Key projects include the Xerox Book (1968), the January 5–31, 1969 exhibition catalogue, and the March 1969 catalogue. With artist Robert Projansky, Siegelaub developed The Artist's Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement (1971), a legal contract designed to protect artists' economic and moral rights through subsequent sales — a foundational document in the history of artists' rights.

Publications gathered here include catalogues, printed matter, and documents relating to Seth Siegelaub's curatorial and publishing practice. Original and period items.