Search Results: Authors starting with P from Arcana: Books on the Arts

(PAGE, BETTY). Essex, Karen & James L. Swanson. BETTIE PAGE: THE LIFE OF A PIN-UP LEGEND. Santa Monica, CA: General Publishing Group, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Erotic Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 288pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With a bibliography. Compiled with the assistance of the reclusive Ms. Page herself, "Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend" is a lavish visual tribute to legendary late cult model and object of affection. Included are hundreds of photographs (including family snapshots as well as images by Bunny Yeager, Andre De Dienes, Irving Klaw, Art Amsie, Bill Hamilton, 1950s Camera Clubs, etc.), Betty inspired artwork (Eric Stanton, Robert Blue, Olivia De Berardinis, Denis Sire, Dave Stevens, and more), book, magazine, and advertisement reproductions, and contemporary homages by the likes of Todd Oldham, Chantal Thomass, Joey Arias, Debi Mazar, Shalom Harlow, Janice Dickinson, Ellen Von Unwerth, Eva Herzigova,… Read More

Page, Suzanne, Claude Gintz, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Charles Harrison, Gabriele Guercio, Seth Siegelaub & Robert C. Morgan. L'ART CONCEPTUEL, UNE PERSPECTIVE. Paris: Musee D'Art Moderne De La Ville De Paris, 1989. First Edition (Second Printing) 1/1700. 4to. Printed Stiff Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine. 260pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French and English. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This the catalogue of the extensive 1989 international survey exhibition of Conceptual Art held at the Musee D'Art Moderne De La Ville De Paris. It features texts by Suzanne Page, Claude Gintz, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Charles Harrison, Gabriele Guercio, Seth Siegelaub, and Robert C. Morgan. The artists included are Giovanni Anselmo, Art & Language, Michael Asher, John Baldessari, Robert Barry, Mel Bochner, Alighiero e Boetti, Marcel Broodthaers, Stanley Brouwn, Daniel Buren, Victor Burgin, Andre Cadere, Hanne Darboven, Jan Dibbets, Marcel Duchamp, Dan Flavin,… Read More

(PALEARI, FABIO) (DOHERTY, PETE). Paleari, Fabio & Robert Montgomery. I WON'T GIVE UP: PHOTOGRAPHS BY FABIO PALEARI - DELUXE BOXED LIMITED EDITION WITH A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH. Signed by the Photographer - with a b&w Photograph. Bologna, ITALY: Grafiche Damiani, 2007. First Edition 1/400 Deluxe. 4to. Boards in Wooden Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (272pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Juan Gallego. "Any follower of the international tabloids is well-acquainted with rocker Pete Doherty, the former Libertines front man who is now quite famous for his on-again, off-again love affairs with supermodel Kate Moss and crack cocaine. After getting kicked out of the influential aforementioned British post-punk band for his over-the-top-drug use, Doherty started the band Babyshambles in 2005. Though fringe elements of Doherty's incendiary story have been well documented by unauthorized paparazzi, the authorized, inside… Read More

(PARK, DAVID). Mills, Paul & Herschel B. Chipp. DAVID PARK: MEMORIAL EXHIBITION - THE UNIVERSITY YEARS 1955. Berkeley, CA: Committee for Arts and Lectures, University of California, Berkeley, 1964. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. np (28pp), 15 b&w and 5 color illustrations. This is the slender twenty-eight page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1964 retrospective exhibition of thirty-eight works painted by the renowned late Bay Area figurative artist David Park while he was a member of the U.C. Berkeley faculty. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 018694

(PARK, DAVID). Baker, Howard, Carl Belz, Richard Diebenkorn, Henry Geldzahler, David Park & Phyllis Tuchman. DAVID PARK (1911-1960): EXHIBITION PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, WATERCOLORS. New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., 1987. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. np (38pp), 11 color illustrations + cover. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1987 Salander-O'Reilly Galleries exhibition of fifty-one works by the renowned late Bay Area figurative artist David Park. A most handsome example. 1-58821-057-X Inventory Number: 018695

(PARK, DAVID). Mills, Paul & Herschel B. Chipp. DAVID PARK: A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION. New York: Maxwell Galleries Ltd., 1970. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Embossed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. 28pp, 12 b&w and 6 color illustrations. This is the slender twenty-eight page catalogue issued in conjunction with a posthumous 1964 Maxwell Galleries Ltd. retrospective exhibition of seventy-three paintings and works on paper by the renowned Bay Area figurative artist David Park. A handsome example with the deluxe goldenrod-colored heavy embossed wrappers showing just a bit of light wear and creasing along the spine along with a brief ink presentation from San Francisco scholar and Museum director F.M. Hinkhouse. Inventory Number: 018698

Parker, Fred R.. ATTITUDES: PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE 1970'S - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Numbered and Signed by the Author. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1979. First Edition #617/1000. 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w with 20 color slides bound in. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Attitudes: Photography in the 1970's" is the quirky, uniquely designed catalogue for a major Santa Barbara Museum of Art survey of contemporary photography from the decade. Nearly five hundred images were exhibited, and the participants included Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, John Baldessari, Lewis Baltz, Thomas Barrow, Michael Bishop, Ellen Brooks, Jerry Burchard, Marsha Burns, Harry Callahan, Jo Ann Callis, Paul Caponigro, Joyce Tenneson Cohen, Steven Cortright, Eileen Cowin, Robert Cumming, Barbara Crane, Judy Dater, Joe Deal, John Divola, William Eggleston, Chris Enos, Mitch Epstein, Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick, Lee… Read More

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 62: TACITA DEAN, THOMAS DEMAND, JOHN WESLEY - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: STEINER GERDA, LENZLINGER JORG - INSERTS. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2001. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the sixty-second issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-12-8 Inventory Number: 001354

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 43: JUAN MUNOZ, SUSAN ROTHENBERG - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: ROBERT SMITHSON - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1995. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodicals. As New. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the forty-third issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907509-93-5 Inventory Number: 023941

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 64: OLAFUR ELIASSON, TOM FRIEDMAN, RODNEY GRAHAM - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: AMY SILLMAN - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2002. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the sixty-fourth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-14-4 Inventory Number: 003817

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 14: GILBERT & GEORGE - COLLABORATION + EDITION: ROSEMARIE TROCKEL - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1987. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the fourteenth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. 3-907509-64-1 Inventory Number: 013682

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 29: JOHN BALDESSARI, CINDY SHERMAN - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: NIELE TORONI - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1991. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Good. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable copy of the unavailable twenty-ninth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing showing a significant dent to the lower foredge corner that runs through a portion of the textblock. 3-907509-79-X Inventory Number: 013136

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 13: REBECCA HORN - COLLABORATION + EDITION: SIGMAR POLKE - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1987. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most handsome copy of the unavailable thirteenth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907509-63-3 Inventory Number: 014851

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 67: JOHN BOCK, PETER DOIG, FRED TOMASELLI - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: MARCEL DZAMA - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2003. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the sixty-seventh issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-17-9 Inventory Number: 005912

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 25: KATHARINA FRITSCH, JAMES TURRELL - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: BEAT STREULI - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1990. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Good +. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable example of the unavailable twenty-fifth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing light wear and rubbing to the covers. 3-907509-75-7 Inventory Number: 012444

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 20: TIM ROLLINS + K.O.S. - COLLABORATION + EDITION: ANDREAS GURSKY - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1989. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good, ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome example of the unavailable twentieth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing some light wear and handling. 3-907509-70-6 Inventory Number: 023818

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 39: FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES, WOLFGANG LAIB - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: RONI HORN - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1994. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good -. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable copy of the unavailable thirty-ninth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing a diagonal soft crease to the top foredge corner of the rear cover. 3-907509-89-7 Inventory Number: 011778

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 74: RICHARD SERRA, BERNARD FRIZE, KATHARINA GROSSE - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2005. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the seventy-fourth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-34-9 Inventory Number: 011238

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 82: LOUISE BOURGEOIS, PAWEL ALTHAMER, RACHEL HARRISON - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: SADIE BENNING - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2008. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine. 300pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the eighty-second issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-42-X Inventory Number: 014910

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. PARKETT NO. 19: MARTIN KIPPENBERGER, JEFF KOONS - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: ANSELM STALDER - INSERT. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1989. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good./OUT OF PRINT. ca. 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome example of the nineteenth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907509-69-2 Inventory Number: 023703