Exhibition catalogue for Seul, et le corps…, a group exhibition held at Galerie du Dragon, 19 rue du Dragon, Paris 6e, février–mars 1966. Participants: Balthus, Bellmer, César, Cremonini, Dalí, Giacometti, Hélion, Hiquily, Ipoustéguy, Magritte, Matta, Petlin, Rosofsky.
The catalogue is a compact square booklet, 19 × 20 cm, [38] pp., printed in black and white throughout. Matte printed wrappers. Accompanied by a separate glossy announcement sheet, which repeats the cover typography and adds the gallery address and exhibition dates — a second surface, same exhibition, different function.
The two objects are not identical. The matte booklet holds the image sequence: body as motif, fragment, fantasy, sculpture, reproduced figure. The glossy sheet restores the administrative fact of the exhibition — place, address, date — and returns it to circulation. One carries the work. The other places it.
The sequence moves across Surrealism, post-Surrealism, postwar figuration, and sculptural treatments of the body. The body here is not stable. It is staged, handled, distorted, cast, drawn, and filed. Reclining figures give way to dissected anatomy; Surrealist pressure meets sculptural mass. The range of participants — from Giacometti and Magritte to César and Ipoustéguy — is held together not by style but by the body as shared problem.
A Paris document from 1966, retained in good vintage condition. General age toning, light handling wear, minor edge wear and softening to corners. Interior pages clean overall with expected paper toning. The glossy sheet shows surface and wear consistent with its different material and function.
Format: Exhibition catalogue with separate announcement sheet
Dimensions: 19 × 20 cm
Pages: [38] pp.
Illustrations: Black-and-white throughout
Publisher/Venue: Galerie du Dragon, Paris
Date: 1966
Condition: Good vintage condition
