Lawrence Weiner: Quid Pro Quo by -- - 2008

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR "WORKS & RE-CONSTRUCTIONS". Bern, SWITZERLAND: Kunsthalle Bern, 1983. First Edition. 12mo. Printed Cardstock. Exhibition Announcement. Fine. One 5 7/8 x 4 1/8" sheet of cardstock printed in duotone recto and verso. Designed by Lawrence Weiner. This is the postcard invitation to the opening of Lawrence Weiner's 1983 Kunsthalle Bern retrospective entitled "Works & Re-Constructions". A glossy, unmailed example of this uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 025909

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT STICKER FOR "WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE". New York: Leo Castelli, 1986. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Printed Paper. Exhibition Announcement. Very Good. One 5 ¾ x 7 7/8" sheet of die-cut, adhesive-backed paper printed in duotone recto only. Designed by Lawrence Weiner. This is the sticker-announcement for Lawrence Weiner's 1986 Leo Castelli exhibition entitled "Water Under The Bridge". A most presentable example of this uncommon ephemeral item with the backing still affixed showing a bit of mild soiling and two pinholes at the top corners. Inventory Number: 025910

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: A TALE OF A MAIDEN OR TWO. Koln, GERMANY & New York: Salon Verlag (Edition Separee I), 1996. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good. np (36pp), illustrated in b&w. Text in English. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "A Tale of a Maiden or Two" is a whimsical 1996 Lawrence Weiner artist's book in the form of a short narrative treatise on the fairer sex. An internally most handsome example of the first and only printing limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (919/1000) on the rear colophon, as issued, showing a slight dent at the crown of the spine along with some light sunning along the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 3-9804812-1-2 Inventory Number: 024248

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: STARS DON'T STAND STILL IN THE SKY (FOR ANYBODY) - 1991 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTIST'S MULTIPLE. Santa Monica, CA: Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1991. First Edition. 16mo. Artist's Multiple. As New. This is a limited edition cloisonné pin commissioned by the Peter Norton Family Foundation in 1991 from noted conceptual practitioner Laurence Weiner for use as their annual holiday gift. More recent Norton Family editions have included objects by Takashi Murakami, Vik Muniz, Christian Marclay, Brian Eno, Kara Walker, Lorna Simpson, Yasumasa Morimura, and many others. The 1 x 1 ¼" pin bearing the text "Stars Don't Hold Still in the Sky (For Anybody)" is housed on a cotton cushion inside a 2 x 2 ¼ x 3/8" white-with-red-lettering sliding paper matchbox-style enclosure. A brand new, most handsome example of this lovely little hors commerce artist's multiple. Inventory… Read More

UsedLikeNew. Page block firm and clean, binding tight, boards straight. No markings of any kind. Fine, like new condition. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: EXHIBITION POSTER STICKER FOR "THE RESPONSE OF AN OBJECT TO / CONTACT SUFFICIENT TO LEAD TO / A CHANGE IN INHERENT QUALITY / (VIS VERITAE)". Geneve, SWITZERLAND: Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve, 1980. First Edition. 4to. Printed Sticker. Exhibition Poster. Very Good. One 13 ¾ x 8" sheet of adhesive-backed paper printed recto only. Text in English and French. This is the sticker-poster for Lawrence Weiner's 1980 Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve exhibition entitled "The Response of an Object to / Contact Sufficient to Lead to / a Change in Inherent Quality / (vis Inertiae)". A most presentable example of this uncommon ephemeral item (cited on pages 94-95 in Benjamin H.D. Buchloh's "Posters: November 1965 - April 1986: Lawrence Weiner") that constituted a component of the gallery exhibition with the backing still affixed showing a neat horizontal crease across the perforation at the lower… Read More

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: A PRIMER/ EINE ELEMENTARBUCH. Kassel, GERMANY: docuenta GMBH, 1972. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine. np (84pp), no illustrations. Text in English and German. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with Lawrence Weiner's participation as part of 1972's conceptually-infused fifth installment of Documenta that featured Harald Szeeman as its artistic director, "A Primer / Eine Elementarbuch" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications. A handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number eight of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies showing a tiny crimp to the front cover at the upper foredge corner. Inventory Number: 026829

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: COMING AND GOING / VENANT ET PARTANT. Geneve, SWITZERLAND: Adelina Von Furstenburg, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve & Ecart Publications, 1977. First Edition 1/750. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine. np (48pp), 1 b&w illustration. Text in English and French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Coming and Going" is a 1977 Lawrence Weiner artist book published in Geneva by Ecart Publications and the Centre D'Art Contemporain, Geneve. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number twenty of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to seven hundred and fifty unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 026833

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. LAWRENCE WEINER: 10 WORKS. Paris, FRANCE: Yvon Lambert Editeur, 1971. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine. np (88pp), no illustrations. Text in English and French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in 1971 by the legendary Parisian gallerist and collector Yvon Lambert, the rigorous "10 Works" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications. A handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number four of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing traces of a few water droplets along the spine. Inventory Number: 026826

(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Germano Celant & Pierluigi Pero, Editors. LAWRENCE WEINER: TRACCE / TRACES. Torino, ITALY: Sperone Editore, 1970. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Boards in Printed Dust Jacket. Artist's Book. Very Good./Near Fine.. np (110pp), no illustrations. Text in English and Italian. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in 1970 by the renowned Italian gallerist Gianenzo Sperone, "Tracce / Traces" is Lawrence Weiner's second publication in which the artist's textual works are printed back-to-back and upside down in both English and Italian. An internally most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item (entry number two of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing some light dampstaining along the spine and bottom of the boards and dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026825