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

(WARHOL, ANDY) (NADAR). Baldwin, Gordon & Judith Keller. NADAR WARHOL: PARIS NEW YORK. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. Fine. One 7 5/8 x 18" sheet printed offset recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds as issued to make 6pp, 2 color and 2 duotone illustrations. This is the slender six page brochure produced to accompany the 1999 J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography exhibition entitled "Nadar Warhol: Paris New York". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item - NOT to be confused with the hardbound exhibition catalogue of the same title. Inventory Number: 017257

(KANDER, NADAV). Kander, Nadav, Ian McEwan, David Campany & David Lynch. NADAV KANDER: THE MEETING. Gottingen, GERMANY: Steidl, 2019. First Edition. Stout 4to. Debossed Cloth. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 324pp, 151 color and 118 b&w illustrations. "Regardless of his sitter - whether family member or influential celebrity - the portraiture of London-based photographer Nadav Kander shows what makes that particular individual human. His aim is to move beyond capturing an accurate likeness to access the emotions within, the uncertainty, the shadow as much as the light, the complex sense of self that otherwise lays hidden. “Revealed and concealed, beauty and destruction, ease and disease, shame and shameless,” explains the photographer, “These paradoxes are essential to all my work and represent what is common to all my varied subject matter.” This collection, the first book dedicated to his portraiture, shows the range and nuance of Kander’s… Read More

(WEBER, BRUCE). Heartney, Eleanor & Murray Horne. NAKED: THE NAKED BODY IN CONTEMPORARY VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE. Pittsburgh, PA: Wood Street Galleries, 2001. First Edition 1/4000. Oblong Small 4to. Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine. np (54pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Published in conjunction with a 2001 survey exhibition of "the naked body in contemporary video, photography and performance", this catalog featuring the work of participants Tina Barney, Anton Corbijn, Zhang Huan, Ma Liuming, Jaan Toomik, Spencer Tunick, Bruce Weber, and Manabu Yamanaka was withdrawn from sale days after the show opened due to a legal dispute regarding the reproduction of Weber's images of Layne and Kyle Carlson. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon Bruce Weber-related item of which reputedly only a handful were ever circulated and not a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat showing just a bit of light wear to the wrappers. PLEASE… Read More

(GOLDIN, NAN). Goldin, Nan. Marvin Heiferman, Mark Holborn & Suzanne Fletcher, Editors. NAN GOLDIN: THE BALLAD OF SEXUAL DEPENDENCY. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 1986. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 144pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Keith Davis. "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" is Nan Goldin's powerful first book of self-portraits and gritty images of friends living "la vie Boheme" in Boston, New York and Berlin. A most handsome example of the 1986 Aperture first edition. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-89381-236-6 Inventory Number: 027531

(REXROTH, NANCY). Rexroth, Nancy, Mark Power & Wayne Dodd. NANCY REXROTH: IOWA - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. Rochester, NY: Violet Press, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Fine. np, 72 duotone illustrations. Blurry and diffuse at times, "Iowa" is Nancy Rexroth's beautifully designed and printed first book of haunting images of the Midwest taken with a molded plastic Diana camera. It features brief texts by Rexroth and Mark Power along with a poetic excerpt by Wayne Dodd. A strikingly bright, most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Nancy Rexroth" in black ink on the half title page showing none of the typical rubbing or fading to the covers associated with this title. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. LC 76-42054 Inventory Number: 021407

(RUBINS, NANCY). Rubins, Nancy. NANCY RUBINS: DRAWINGS, DRAWINGS AND HOT WATER HEATERS, TRAILERS AND HOT WATER HEATERS, TABLE AND AIRPLANE PARTS, 1992 (ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION LAX). Vienna, AUSTRIA: Galerie Krinzinger, 1992. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. 16pp, 6 color and 6 b&w illustrations. Text in English. With a biography and exhibition history. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with four projects the noted sculptor and installation artist sculptor Nancy Rubins presented as part of the 1992 Viennese gallery exhibition of Los Angeles-based artists entitled "LAX". A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of light wear to its covers. Inventory Number: 025223

(SPERO, NANCY). Storr, Robert. NANCY SPERO: RE-BIRTH OF VENUS (ArT RANDOM SERIES 20). Tokyo: Kyoto Shoin, 1989. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (46pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. The twentieth installment (of one hundred) in Kyoto Shoin's "ArT RANDOM" series supervised by Edit DeAk, "Re_Birth of Venus" is a comprehensive monograph devoted to Nancy Spero's feminist-minded artworks from the eighties. A brand new, pristine example. 4-7636-8548-1 Inventory Number: 014627

(OLIVEIRA, NATHAN). Garver, Thomas H. & George W. Neubert. Foreword By Henry T. Hopkins. NATHAN OLIVEIRA: A SURVEY EXHIBITION 1957-1983. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -. 80pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history, bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a comprehensive 1984 San Francisco Museum retrospective of works by the noted Bay Area figurative artist Nathan Oliveira. A handsome example showing some mild overall wear, slight sunning along the spine, and a diagonal soft crease to the upper foredge corner of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. 0-918471-00-1 Inventory Number: 018710

(OLIVEIRA, NATHAN). Oliveira, Nathan. NATHAN OLIVEIRA. Los Angeles: Paul Kantor Gallery, 1963. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. np (14pp), 9 b&w + color cover. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender fourteen page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1963 exhibition of eighteen works by noted Bay Area figurative artist Nathan Oliveira at his Los Angeles gallery. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some light creasing and spotting to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 012607

(KOSUTH, JOSEPH). DaRosa, Raquel, Clegg & Guttmann, Braco Dimitrievic, Cornelia Lauf, Paul Magriel & John C. Welchman. Cornelia Lauf, Editor. NATURA NATURATA (AN ARGUMENT FOR STILL-LIFE): BENEFIT EXHIBITION FOR SQUAT THEATRE. New York: Josh Bear Gallery, 1989. First Edition. 12mo. Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine. np, no illustrations. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1989 Josh Bear Gallery exhibition for the benefit of New York's Squat Theatre, the noted Conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth designed this elegant catalogue cum artist's book with a die-cut front cover printed on onionskin pages using typography much in the manner of his text-based wall pieces of the period. Curated by his wife Cornelia Lauf, the contemporary artists featured were Alan Belcher, Werner Buttner, Sarah Charlesworth, Braco Dimitrievic, Lili Dujourie, Clegg & Guttmann, Kosuth, Roy Lichtenstein, Glenn O'Brien, Claes Oldenburg, Michelangelo Pistoletto,… Read More

(FARBER, NEIL). Farber, Neil. NEIL FARBER: HEY KID. NP (Zurich, SWITZERLAND): Nieves, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New. np (24pp), 28 b&w illustrations. Published in 2006 by Nieves, this is a charming little artists' book reproducing twenty-eight "Hey Kid..." drawings by Royal Art Lodge member Neil Farber. A pristine example of this uncommon gem limited to one hundred and fifty copies total numbered (77/150) in pencil on the rear cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 020428

Keller, Judith. NEITHER SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE WRITTEN WORD. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1991. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. Fine. One 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 5 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "Neither Speech Nor Language: Photography and the Written Word"; a 1991 exhibition of vintage prints by Horatio B. King, Weegee, Aaron Siskind, Man Ray and Walker Evans drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 027346

(RAUCH, NEO). Szeeman, Harald, Daniel Birnbaum & Lynne Cooke. NEO RAUCH. Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS, & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Bonnefantenmuseum & Cantz Verlag, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 144pp, 66 color illustrations. Text in German and English. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with the noted Leipzig-based artist having received the 2002 Vincent Van Gogh Bi-Annual Award for Contemporary Art in Europe. "One of the most original artists of his generation, Neo Rauch's paintings appear disturbingly detached and yet familiar, their figures, objects, and mood seemingly borrowed from old advertising posters, dusty book jackets, and forgotten comics. Rauch's formulistic visual symbols suggest a more profound meaning, yet it is difficult to decipher their message. The tension lurking under their almost frozen surfaces, washed with dusky, sinister colors, is fueled by paradox: as vivid as the structure of the… Read More

(RAUCH, NEO). Kunde, Harald. Foreword by Klaus Albrecht Schroder. NEO RAUCH: ARBEITEN AUF PAPIER / WORKS ON PAPER 2003-2004. Ostfildern, GERMANY & Vienna, AUSTRIA: Hatje Cantz Verlag & Albertina, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (60pp), 15 color and 1 b&w illustration. Text in German and English. With a chronology. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with noted Leipzig-based artist Neo Rauch's 2004 exhibition of recent large scale works on paper held at Vienna's Albertina. A most handsome copy. 3-7757-1501-0 Inventory Number: 018693

(BIALOBRZESKI, PETER). Bialobrzeski, Peter, Florian Hanig & Christoph Ribbat. NEON TIGERS: PHOTOGRAPHS OF ASIAN MEGACITIES. Ostfildern-Ruit, GERMANY: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 112pp, 40 color illustrations. Text in German and English. Designed by Jung und Pfeffer. This is the lovely hardbound book published in conjunction with German photographer Peter Bialobrzeski's 2004 exhibition of luminous images of the architectural details of Asian megalopolises Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Shenzhen, and Kuala Lumpur held at Bremen's Museum der Arbeit. Contrasting decaying blocks of flats with under-construction skyscrapers, "Neon Tigers" bears more than a passing resemblance to the urban dystopia of "Blade Runner" - especially in its sodium light drenched night skylines. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional… Read More

(NEST: A QUARTERLY OF INTERIORS). Holtzman, Joseph, Editor. NEST: A QUARTERLY OF INTERIORS ISSUES NUMBER 1-26 - A COMPLETE SET. New York. 1997-2004.: Nest LLC, First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Interior Design Periodical. Very Good or Better. Each circa 148pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Joseph Holtzman. Published between 1997 and 2004, "Nest: A Quarterly of Interiors" was Joseph Holtzman's innovatively designed, beautifully produced glossy survey of interior design, art, architecture, fashion and photography. With spectacular covers and packaging, a prescient editorial staff, and stellar contributors, it was perhaps the American publication closest to "Wallpaper" - perfect for the hip yet thoughtful conspicuous consumer as-yet-unfettered by the impending Global Financial Crisis. A most handsome complete run of all twenty-six numbers - including the exceedingly uncommon premiere issue that was never commercially made for sale. PLEASE… Read More

(RICKARD, DOUG). Rickard, Doug. A NEW AMERICAN PICTURE: DOUG RICKARD (ANAP D.R.). Signed by the Photographer. Köln, GERMANY: White Press, 2010. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Artist's Book. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np (92pp), 69 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Helge Schlaghecke. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "A New American Picture" is the innovative artist's book by Bay Area photographer Doug Rickard that presents a pixilated view of a fractured, post-2008 financial meltdown urban America as pictured using images culled from Google Street View. A brand new, most handsome hors serie example of the trade edition of this uncommon item (cited on pages 310-311 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") obtained directly from Helge Schlaghecke's White Press SIGNED AND ANNOTATED "Doug Rickard / Artist Book" in black ink on the rear colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 025750

(RICKARD, DOUG). Rickard, Doug. A NEW AMERICAN PICTURE: DOUG RICKARD (ANAP D.R.). Numbered and Signed by the Photographer. Köln, GERMANY: White Press, 2010. First Edition 1/200. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Artist's Book. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np (92pp), 69 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Helge Schlaghecke. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "A New American Picture" is the innovative artist's book by Bay Area photographer Doug Rickard that presents a pixilated view of a fractured, post-2008 financial meltdown urban America as pictured using images culled from Google Street View. A brand new, most handsome example of the innovative first trade edition of this uncommon item (cited on pages 310-311 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") obtained directly from Helge Schlaghecke's White Press limited to two hundred examples NUMBERED (19/200) AND SIGNED "Doug Rickard" in black ink on the… Read More

(CRAGG, TONY). Cragg, Tony & Lewis Biggs, et al. A NEW THING BREATHING: RECENT WORK BY TONY CRAGG. Liverpool, UK: Tate Gallery Liverpool, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. 156pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 2000 Tate Gallery Liverpool, this beautifully photographed and stylishly designed catalogue is a comprehensive survey of contemporary British sculptor Tony Cragg's work of the nineties. A handsome copy. 1-85437-324-2 Inventory Number: 013891

(NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR). New York World's Fair Committee. NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939: POSTER COMPETITION BROCHURE. New York: New York World's Fair Committee, 1938. First Edition. 4to. Printed Folded Cardstock. Competition Brochure. Near Fine. One 12 x 18" sheet of cardstock printed in colors recto and verso, machine folded vertically in half to make 4pp, 2 illustrations. This is the striking 1938 brochure provided to educators and administrators  in the US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to post to solicit the participation of "all students in Grade Schools, High Schools, Art Schools, Colleges and Universities" in a judged competition to create posters to promote the upcoming 1939 World's Fair. It features a striking silkscreened modernist illustration of the Statue of Liberty on the front cover, and a gatefold rendering of the Fair's proposed Trylon and Perisphere across which the competition's rules, prizes, and deadlines are… Read More