Women Artists

Exhibition ephemera, artist cards, and printed matter relating to women artists. Original objects from The New Rare.

  • Original 2014 Tomma Abts exhibition invitation card, David Zwirner, New York — recto reproducing a detail from Untitled, 2013, coloured pencil and pencil on paper: intersecting diagonal bands in yellow, black, green, red, and blue forming a precise geometric spatial construction on white ground Reverse of 2014 Tomma Abts exhibition invitation card, David Zwirner, New York — verso in minimal sans-serif typography on white stock; artwork caption upper left: Untitled, 2013 (detail), colored pencil and pencil on paper, 33 1/4 × 23 5/8 inches / 84.1 × 59.4 cm; exhibition text lower right: Tomma Abts / September 10 through October 25, 2014 / Reception Wednesday, September 10, 6 to 8 PM / David Zwirner / 519 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011 / 212 727 2070 / davidzwirner.com.

    Tomma Abts — Exhibition Invitation, David Zwirner, New York, 2014

    Tomma Abts — Exhibition Invitation, David Zwirner, New York, 2014

  • Original 1974 Anthea Alley exhibition card, Annely Juda Fine Art, London — recto showing black-and-white photographic portrait of the artist standing beside welded metal sculpture in a studio or exhibition space. Photograph by Jorge Lewinski. Reverse of 1974 Anthea Alley exhibition card, Annely Juda Fine Art, showing printed text with exhibition title, dates 25 January–16 February 1974, gallery address 11 Tottenham Mews London W1P 9PJ, opening hours, biographical note, and one-man and group exhibition history including Arnolfini, Hamilton Galleries, and Bradford City Art Gallery.

    Anthea Alley — Exhibition Card, Annely Juda Fine Art, London, 1974

    Anthea Alley — Exhibition Card, Annely Juda Fine Art, London, 1974

  • 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

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

    Esther Hess — Énergie et Vent, 1985

    Esther Hess — Énergie et Vent, 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