Search Results: Titles starting with K from Arcana: Books on the Arts

(WALKER, KARA). Walker, Kara, Stephan Berg, Silke Boerma, Eungie Joo & Robert Hobbs. / KARA WALKER /. Hannover, GERMANY: Kunstverein Hannover, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Embossed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 197pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. This is the elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with the 2002 German museum exhibition "For the Benefit of All the Races of Mankind An Exhibition of Artifacts, Remnants, and Effluvia EXCAVATED from the Black Heart of a Negress" by noted African-American artist Kara Walker. Beautifully designed and printed, it has very much of the feel of an artist designed book. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-922675-84-0 Inventory Number: 027453

(MULLER, KARIN APOLLONIA). Muller, Karin Apollonia & Rodney Sappington. KARIN APOLLONIA MULLER: ANGELS IN FALL - DELUXE BOXED SIGNED LIMITED EDITION WITH THE COLOR PRINT "WAITING". Signed by the Photographer with a Color Photograph. Santa Monica, CA. 2008.: Arcana Editions, First Edition Thus 1/20 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 44 color illustrations. Text in English. Equal measures contemplative and bleak, "Angels in Fall" is Karin Apollonia Muller's compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German-born photographer's adopted city seems permanently cloaked in grey and solitude. Originally published by Kruse Verlag in 2001, this gem (cited on page 284 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") has been re-released in 2008 by the photographer and Arcana… Read More

(MULLER, KARIN APOLLONIA). Muller, Karin Apollonia & Rodney Sappington. KARIN APOLLONIA MULLER: ANGELS IN FALL - DELUXE BOXED SIGNED LIMITED EDITION WITH THE COLOR PRINT "CIVITAS". Signed by the Photographer with a Color Photograph. Santa Monica, CA. 2008.: Arcana Editions, First Edition Thus 1/20 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 44 color illustrations. Text in English. Equal measures contemplative and bleak, "Angels in Fall" is Karin Apollonia Muller's compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German-born photographer's adopted city seems permanently cloaked in grey and solitude. Originally published by Kruse Verlag in 2001, this gem (cited on page 284 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") has been re-released in 2008 by the photographer and Arcana… Read More

(MULLER, KARIN APOLLONIA). Muller, Karin Apollonia & Rodney Sappington. KARIN APOLLONIA MULLER: ANGELS IN FALL. Hamburg, GERMANY: Kruse Verlag GmbH, 2001. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 44 color illustrations. Text in English. Equal measures contemplative and bleak, "Angels in Fall" is Karin Apollonia Muller's compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German-born photographer's adopted city seems permanently cloaked in grey and solitude. A brand new, pristine example of this gem (cited on page 284 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-934923-09-7 Inventory Number: 021127

(BENJAMIN, KARL). Muchnic, Suzanne. KARL BENJAMIN AND THE EVOLUTION OF ABSTRACTION 1950-1980. West Hollywood, CA: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2011. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 144pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition history and collections listing. This is this the beautifully designed and illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 2011 gallery exhibition of abstract works by Karl Benjamin spanning the years 1950 to 1980. The noted late Los Angeles artist was along with John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley, and Lorser Feitelson one of the "Four Abstract Classicists" featured in the ground-breaking 1959 Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition of the same name. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9837871-0-7 Inventory Number: 022221

(DE GEER, KARL JOHAN).Kugelberg, Johan. KARL JOHAN DE GEER: THE CAMERA AS CONSOLATION 1959-1980 - DELUXE LIMITED SIGNED EDITION WITH A VINTAGE PRINT HOUSED IN A HAND DRAWN SLIPCASE BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER . Signed by the Photographer - with a Photo Laid In. New York: Ectoplasm Books, 2009. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (60pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Taylor Brigode for Octopuss Limited. "Carl Johan De Geer, born in 1938, grew up in absurd privilege and abject unhappiness as a member of one of Sweden's most powerful aristocrat families. His parents showed no discernable interest in him or his siblings, and so he grew up on a grand country estate with his grandparents, went to art school in the late 1950s, and in an epic choice of rejection lived his life to this day as a perennial Swedish underground artist, working in counterpoint to the privilege of his surname. De Geer, as a masterful Leica M4… Read More

(SUGARMAN, MARTIN). Sugarman, Martin. KASHMIR: PARADISE LOST. Malibu, CA: Sugarman Productions, 1994. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. During the 1990s, Los Angeles-based photojournalist Martin Sugarman spent much time photographing, then self-publishing several moving books dealing with global centers of political unrest and war - many of which are still very much in the news today. No longer in distribution, this title deals with daily life in Kashmir amidst the warfare and strife on the frontlines of the idealogical battle between India and Pakistan, Hinduism and Islam. A most handsome example. 1-883071-01-1 Inventory Number: 001541

(MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Kitagawa, Yujin & Takashi Murakami. KEBA KEBA / GAUDY TAWDRY. Saitama, JAPAN: Takashi Murakami & Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., 2003. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Illustrated Book. Fine/Fine. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Chika Tamagawa. This is a charming, stylishly designed book for children written by Yujin Kitagawa (of the acoustic duo Yuzo) featuring illustrations by the hyper-popular Anime and Manga influenced Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami. It is the story of cute, fluffy outcast Keba Keba, who bestows his bright colors to the pale flowers, and becomes a cheerful, smiling cloud! A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon first printing in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-939148-09-2 Inventory Number: 020276

(NITTA, KEIICHI). Kosuga, Tomokazu & Keiichi Nitta. KEIICHI NITTA: "EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY". Los Angeles: GoBooks & Daniela Diletto, 2008. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (40pp), 33 color and 2 b&w illustrations. Text in English. Limited to five hundred copies, this is the catalogue published in conjunction with Keiichi Nitta's 2008 Milan gallery exhibition entitled "Everyday is Like Sunday". Nitta was Terry Richardson's assistant from 1999 until 2005, then returned to Japan to shoot his own youth-oriented advertising and fashion editorial work. Here he captures street scenes, house pets, self-portraits and a requisite amount of mild nudity. A most handsome numbered copy (#183/500) of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 021633

(HARING, KEITH). Haring, Keith. KEITH HARING: 96 PIECE WOODEN JIGSAW PUZZLE BY VILAC. Moirans-en-Montagne, FRANCE & New York: Vilac & Keith Haring Foundation, 2009. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Oblong 4to. Jigsaw Puzzle in Printed Box. Artist's Multiple. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. One 8 ½ x 13" printed cardboard box containing ninety-six loose puzzle pieces printed recto only on wood, 1 color illustration. This is a ninety-six piece wooden jigsaw puzzle reproducing a whimsical 1986 Keith Haring drawing (licensed from the artist's Foundation in 2009) by the venerable French puzzle and toy maker, Vilac. A most handsome example of this currently unavailable object in the manufacturer's "Radiant Child''-shaped box, perfect for these self-isolating times. 3-048-700093233 Inventory Number: 026789

(HARING, KEITH). Haring, Keith. © KEITH HARING 1985 (COLORING BOOK). NP (New York). ND (circa 1986).: NP, First Edition Thus. Large Square 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine. np (20pp), 20 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Distributed in small quantities by Keith Haring's Pop Shop in the mid-eighties, this charming untitled artist's book is commonly referred to as the "Coloring Book". It reproduces twenty whimsical full page drawings in thick black line against white backgrounds meant to be filled in with crayons by artsier members of the younger East Village set. A bright white, most handsome never-colored-in example of this exceedingly uncommon item - NOT to be confused with the Haring's earlier coloring book included in his 1982 Tony Shafrazi catalogue, or the more widely distributed "Keith Haring's Fun Book!!" from 1985. Inventory Number: 022479

(HARING, KEITH). Haring, Keith. KEITH HARING: "FROHE WEIHNACHTEN! / HAPPY NEW YEAR 1989!" SILKSCREEN PRINT FOR GALERIE HANS MAYER. Dusseldorf, GERMANY: Galerie Hans Mayer, 1988. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Oblong 4to. Silkscreened Print. Artist's Multiple. Fine. One 16 ½ x 10 ¼" art paper sheet silkscreened in gold ink, recto only, machine-folded vertically in half, 1 color illustration. Designed by Keith Haring. This is Keith Haring's New Year's greeting in the form of a silkscreen print commissioned by the artist's longtime German representative, Galerie Hans Mayer little more than a year before his untimely passing. It intones in gold ink "FROHE WEIHNACHTEN! / HAPPY NEW YEAR 1989! / GALERIE HANS MAYER" in the artist's hand with a bold "© Keith Haring" signature in the screen. The image depicts seven of his familiar interlinked dancing figures with lines radiating ringing in the holiday. A brand new, most handsome… Read More

(WEBER, KEM). Gebhard, David & Harriette Von Breton. KEM WEBER: THE MODERNE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1920-1941. Santa Barbara, CA. 1969 (1976).: The Art Galleries of the University of California, Santa Barbara., Second Edition 1/750. Square 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Design Monograph. Near Fine. 108pp, 113 illustrations in b&w. Designed by David Gebhard. With a biography and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the lovely catalogue published in conjunction with the first major retrospective of the work of the noted Southern California-based architect and industrial designer Kem Weber. Perhaps best known for his contributions to West Coast Art Deco, Weber designed sets for Paramount Studios, several lines of furniture - including his renowned "Airline" chair of 1935, many department stores, and Burbank's Walt Disney Studios in 1941. A bright, most handsome example of the second printing of this uncommon document limited to seven hundred and fifty… Read More

(MARCUS, KEN). Marcus, Ken. KEN MARCUS: CALIFORNIA CLUB. Tokyo, JAPAN: Wanimagazine Co., Ltd., 1996. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Erotic Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and Japanese. "California Club" is the first feature length book to feature noted Playboy and Penthouse Magazine photographer Ken Marcus' explicit bondage images. Shot in 1995 in sunny Southern California, Marcus employed both the Japanese Kinbaku master Nagaike Takeshi and his American counterpart Ernest Greene (credited here as "Ira") to tie, gag, and suspend a bevy of erotic models and adult film actresses. Featuring hundreds of yards of multi-colored rope, corsets, lots of latex, and leather collars, belts and restraints aplenty, the very early in their careers Chasey Lain, Jenna Jameson, and Dita Von Teese appear in more than a dozen images each as part of this "East Meets West" fusion. A brand new, most… Read More

(PRICE, KEN). Kitnick, Alex. KEN PRICE: THE LARGE SCULPTURES. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2014. First Edition. Large 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 80pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Joseph Logan and Rachel Hudson. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 2014 New York gallery presentation of Kenneth Price's large format, painted bronze composite sculptures executed between 2006 and 2011. A brand new, most handsome example. 1-880146-83-5 Inventory Number: 023490

(PRICE, KEN). Mizuno Gallery & Kasmin Limited. KEN PRICE: A GROUP OF THREE EARLY GALLERY POSTCARD ANNOUNCEMENTS. Los Angeles & London. 1969 + 1970: Mizuno Gallery & Kasmin Limited, First Editions. 8vo. Printed Postcards. Exhibition Announcements. Very Good or Better. np, 3 b&w illustrations. This is a group of three photographically illustrated postcard announcements published in conjunction with gallery exhibitions of the work of the late, great Kenneth Price. Two are from the artist's first post-Ferus Gallery one person shows held at London's Kasmin Limited Gallery in 1968, and Los Angeles' Mizuno Gallery in 1969; and the third appears to be a late sixties Holiday / New Year's card from the Riko Mizuno Gallery. The two Mizuno cards are contemporaneously addressed by hand from the gallery to the noted late Los Angeles Contemporary Art collectors Dr. Judd and Katherine Marmor. The Kasmin card came from their archive as well. A most handsome group of these exceedingly… Read More

(APPEL, KEVIN). Ostrander, Tobias & Elizabeth A.T. Smith. KEVIN APPEL: DESCRIPCION SIN LUGAR - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Signed and Dated by the Artist. Mexico City: Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, 2004. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New. 72pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Spanish. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. "Description Sin Lugar" is the handsome catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2004 exhibition of Los Angeles-based artist Kevin Appel's modernist architecturally-inflected work at Mexico City's Fundacion Olga y Rufino Tamayo. A brand new, pristine example of the first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies.additionally SIGNED AND DATED by Kevin Appel. 968-5979-02-2 Inventory Number: 019463

(APPEL, KEVIN). Tumlir, Jan & Paul Schimmel. KEVIN APPEL - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Signed and Dated by the Artist. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1999. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 40pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Michael Worthington. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the sleek catalogue issued for a 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition held in conjunction with Kevin Appel's having received the Citibank Private Bank Emerging Artist Award - documenting the Los Angeles-based artists first Museum exhibition. A brand new, most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED by Kevin Appel in black marker on the title page. 0-914357-72-7 Inventory Number: 019462

(APPEL, KEVIN). Tumlir, Jan & Paul Schimmel. KEVIN APPEL. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1999. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 40pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Michael Worthington. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the sleek catalogue issued for a 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition held in conjunction with Kevin Appel's having received the Citibank Private Bank Emerging Artist Award - documenting the Los Angeles-based artists first Museum exhibition. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-914357-72-7 Inventory Number: 014682

(KH MAGAZINE). Harry, Kevin. KH MAGAZINE: ISSUES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND THE KH 2016 SPECIAL - ALL SIX ISSUES TO DATE SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER KEVIN HARRY. Signed by Photographer. New York. 2014-2018: Self-Published, First Editions. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monographs. As New. Each 48 to 64pp, profusely illustrated in color. "KH" magazine is the colorful, under-the-radar annual (maga)'zine self-published by the amazing New York chronicler of style, Kevin Harry. With an eye for beauty and flair, "KH" captures the vibrant adornment, hair styles, and latest fashions of the five boroughs' African-American community, often at an open air festival or street carnival. A brand new, pristine set of all six hard to find installments published to date - issues 1 through 5 plus the "KH 2016 Special" - of this prescient document of ever-evolving innovative cultural style each of which has been additionally SIGNED by Kevin Harry in pencil on the rear cover. PLEASE… Read More