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A Popular Western Story

Here's a short shaggy dog story about Ed Ruscha's painting Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half, 1964, the artist's book Twentysix Gasoline Stations, and a 10¢ rootin' tootin pulp periodical.

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Michael Asher : Writings 1973 - 1983 on Works 1969 - 1979
  • artists' book
  • wrappers with dust jacket
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 30.5 x 21.8 cm.
  • 240 pp.
  • edition size 3500
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 9781732098640

Michael Asher : Writings 1973 - 1983 on Works 1969 - 1979

[2021 Reprint]

Michael Asher, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh

2021 Primary Information reprint of writings by Michael Asher originally published in 1983 as the fifteenth in a series of books on artists published by the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada. ... [details]

$75.00
Condition:  NEW. As issued, in publisher issued shrink wrap. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
[Object # 39136]
Martha Rosler : 3 Works
  • artists' book
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • spiral bound
  • duotone
  • 20.5 x 28 cm.
  • 89 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0919616208

Martha Rosler : 3 Works

[First Edition]

Martha Rosler

Artist's book, edited by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, which was the first publication in The Nova Scotia Pamphlets series. "In this book photographer and critic Martha Rosler braids together three classic, newly relevant pieces tracing the ways in which photography's aesthetic conventions and social practices fail or succeed in generating socially meaningful work--work that not only takes into account the political conditions within which it was produced and assumes social and political responsibility but also activates the viewer. ... [details]

$250.00
Condition:  Used
12 Dialogues : 1962 - 1963
  • monograph
  • wrappers with dust jacket
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white
  • 29.2 x 22.5 cm.
  • 134 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0919616178

12 Dialogues : 1962 - 1963

[Paperback Edition]

Carl Andre, Hollis Frampton, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh

Twelve transcribed dialogues between Carl Andre and Hollis Frampton. Edited and annotated by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh. Appendix photographs by Hollis Frampton of works by Carl Andre 1958 - 1963. Includes index, autobiographies and bibliographies. ... [details]

$150.00
Condition:  Very Good. Rubbing and bumping of cover edges including a 1 cm. tear to bottom edge of verso. Light dust soiling of covers. Light yellowing of pages, contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
[Object # 37219]
$150.00
Condition:  Very Good. 3 cm. of bumping to bottom left corner of publication, light rubbing of dust jacket edges, light dusting of covers, and light yellowing of pages. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 38967]
Emmett Williams : Six Variations Upon a Spoerri Landscape
  • artists' book
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white
  • 20 x 20 cm.
  • [unpaginated]
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Emmett Williams : Six Variations Upon a Spoerri Landscape

Emmett Williams

Artist's book by Emmett Williams featuring a suite of lithographs printed at the Lithography Workshop at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada, between October 16, 1972 and January 19, 1973. ... [details]

$150.00
Condition:  Very Good. 7 cm. crease on recto near spine and bumping of upper right corner. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 35944]
Donald Judd : Complete Writings 1959 - 1975, Gallery Reviews, Book Reviews, Articles, Letters to the Editor, Reports, Statements, Complaints
  • critical theory
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 28 x 22 cm.
  • 240 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0919616429

Donald Judd : Complete Writings 1959 - 1975, Gallery Reviews, Book Reviews, Articles, Letters to the Editor, Reports, Statements, Complaints

[Second Edition]

Donald Judd

Originally published in 1975, this collection of Donald Judd's writings is a sought-after classic. His uncompromising reviews avoid the familiar generalizations so often associated with artistic styles emerging during the 1950s and 60s. ... [details]

$75.00
Condition:  Very Good. Light dusting of covers with 2.5 cm. and 6 mm. light soiling to recto and very light bumping of bottom edge of publication. 3 mm. tear to top edge of page 163, contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Due to size and weight of this publication additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
[Object # 38301]
Donald Judd : Complete Writings 1959 - 1975, Gallery Reviews, Book Reviews, Articles, Letters to the Editor, Reports, Statements, Complaints
  • critical theory
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 27.8 x 21.5 cm.
  • 229 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0814741568

Donald Judd : Complete Writings 1959 - 1975, Gallery Reviews, Book Reviews, Articles, Letters to the Editor, Reports, Statements, Complaints

[First Paperback Edition]

Donald Judd, Jackson Pollock, Kasimir Malevich, Barnett Newman, Ad Reinhardt, John Chamberlain, Larry Poons, Kenneth Noland, Claes Oldenburg

First edition printing of the collected writings of Donald Judd. Judd's uncompromising reviews avoid the familiar generalizations so often associated with artistic styles emerging during the 1950s and 60s. ... [details]

$300.00
Condition:  Very Good / Fine. An outstandingly well preserved copy with minimal wear to covers. Contents clean and unmarked. Due to size and weight of this publication additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
[Object # 35867]
$200.00
Condition:  Good. Dusting and discoloration of covers, with concentrated discoloration / sunning of spine. Rubbing of cover edges and corners; 3.5 cm., 3 cm., 3.8 cm., and 3 mm. of soiling to covers. 2 cm. crease to top right corner and light bumping of bottom right corner of recto. Contents clean and unmarked. Due to size and weight of this publication additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
[Object # 38339]
Duration Piece #8 Global : (Part I) / (Part II)
  • artists' book
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • loose leaves
  • black-and-white
  • 53 x 28.5 cm.
  • [52] pp.
  • edition size 2000
  • unsigned and unnumbered
Martha Rosler : 3 Works
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • monochrome
  • 10 x 23.4 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Martha Rosler : 3 Works

Martha Rosler

Single sided card / announcement published in conjunction with the 1981 publication of "Martha Rosler : 3 Works," the first in The Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design's Pamphlet series. [details]

$45.00
Condition:  Fine. Clean and unmarked.
[Object # 25466]
Martha Rosler : 3 Works
  • artists' book
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • duotone
  • 20.5 x 28 cm.
  • 103 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0919616461

Martha Rosler : 3 Works

[Second Edition]

Martha Rosler

"In this book photographer and critic Martha Rosler braids together three classic, newly relevant pieces tracing the ways in which photography's aesthetic conventions and social practices fail or succeed in generating socially meaningful work--work that not only takes into account the political conditions within which it was produced and assumes social and political responsibility but also activates the viewer. ... [details]

$200.00
Condition:  Fine / New. In publisher's unopened shrink-wrap.
[Object # 25719]
$175.00
Condition:  New / Fine. In publisher's unopened shrink-wrap.
[Object # 36242]
Order Form for The Press / Nova Scotia College of Art
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 10.1 x 23.4 cm.
  • [2] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Order Form for The Press / Nova Scotia College of Art

Daniel Buren, Martha Rosler, Carl Andre, Hollis Frampton, Dan Graham, Paul-Emile Borduas, Gerhard Richter, Michael Snow, Donald Judd, Hans Haacke, Simone Forti, Steve Reich, Yvonne Rainer, Bernhard Leitner

Double sided postcard / order form for publications available from The Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1981. Artists with books available through The Press included Daniel Buren, Martha Rosler, Carl Andre, Hollis Frampton, Dan Graham, Paul-Emile Borduas, Gerhard Richter, Michael Snow, Donald Judd, Hans Haacke, Simone Forti, Steve Reich, Yvonne Rainer, and Bernhard Leitner. [details]

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