• Cover of Zoe Leonard, Secession, Wiener Secession, Vienna, 1997, showing a black-and-white photograph of bare winter trees in a forest with the title SECESSION in large pale yellow sans-serif capitals at upper left and ZOE LEONARD in the same type at lower right.
  • Interior spread of Zoe Leonard, Secession, Wiener Secession, 1997, pages 6–7, left page showing a black-and-white photograph of bare winter trees captioned "Untitled" by Zoe Leonard, 1997, right page showing the introduction to "Zoe Leonard Interviewed by Anna Blume," describing their meeting through ACT UP in New York in the early 1990s.
  • Interior spread of Zoe Leonard, Secession, Wiener Secession, 1997, pages 32–33, left page showing a black-and-white photograph of an ornate gilt-framed mirror reflecting a bright light source captioned "Mirror no. 1, 1990," right page showing a black-and-white photograph of a woman's face reflected in a hand mirror held close to the lens captioned "Anatomical Model at a Woman's Head Crying, 1990."
  • Interior spread of Zoe Leonard, Secession, Wiener Secession, 1997, pages 50–51, left page showing a black-and-white photograph of a grid of plaster face masks mounted on a display board with typed labels captioned "Untitled, 1990–97," right page showing a black-and-white photograph of a dimly lit interior with hanging garments and industrial equipment captioned "Untitled, 1993–97.
  • Reverse of Zoe Leonard, Secession, Wiener Secession, Vienna, 1997, showing a plain pale yellow cover with no text or imagery, the colour matching the title typography on the front.
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Zoe Leonard — Secession, Wiener Secession, Vienna, 1997

Zoe Leonard — Secession, Wiener Secession, Vienna, 1997

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Softcover exhibition catalogue, 21 × 29.5 cm, 80 pages, black-and-white illustrations throughout. Good vintage condition: light handling wear, minor creasing, age toning to covers, and gentle corner softening. Clean internally.

Published for Zoe Leonard’s exhibition at the Wiener Secession, Vienna, from 23 July–14 September 1997, this catalogue documents a decisive period in the artist’s early career. Produced before the broader recognition that followed projects such as Analogue and years before I Want a President entered wider public consciousness, it captures Leonard at a moment when photography remained the central vehicle of her practice.

The publication reproduces a sequence of photographs made between the late 1980s and mid-1990s: landscapes, mirrors, storefronts, anatomical models, masks, interiors, and found arrangements. Across the book, ordinary objects and overlooked places become charged through attention rather than spectacle. An interview with Anna Blume provides additional context, touching on Leonard’s life in New York and the social realities surrounding the AIDS crisis during the period.

Like many Secession catalogues of the 1990s, the book was produced primarily for exhibition visitors, specialist bookstores, and institutional distribution. It appears infrequently on the secondary market and is encountered far less often than Leonard’s later monographs.

A strong 1990s artist publication from a moment before Zoe Leonard became a canonical figure. Less a retrospective than a contemporaneous record: photographs, conversation, and exhibition brought together while the work was still unfolding.

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