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Daily Mirror : Variante Der Als 'Quadratbuch' Bel De Jong In Hilversum 1961 Erschienen Mappe, Dieter Roth, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

462 pages : chiefly ill. (some color) ; 23 cm. "Vorwort zur ersten ausgabe (aus einem brief von dieter rot an den herausgeber Pieter Brattinga)"--page preceding p. 1. / "Foreword to the first edition (from a letter from Dieter Rot to the editor Pieter Brattinga)" - page preceding p. 1.

Grapefruit : A Book Of Instructions, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations. "First printing" Originally published in a limited edition of 500 copies by the Wunternaum Press in Tokyo in 1964. This new edition contains material from the original, and pieces and drawings done in subsequent years by Yoko Ono. Gift of Glenn Gissler.

Notebook On Water, 1965-66, Joseph Kosuth, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 envelope ([15] leaves : illustrations, map (1 folded)) Title from envelope.

Originally a component of “Artists & Photographs”, the acclaimed boxed set of printed multiples by leading artists of the 1960s published by Multiples Inc. Notebook on Water comes as an envelope with 13 sheets of Kosuth’s conceptual practice, including handsome offset prints on a black background displaying dictionary definitions of aspects of water, one per page. Ice, water, steam, oxygen, hydrogen, and snow are accompanied by an introductory page of printed handwritten (by Kosuth) statements from Ad Reinhardt and Donald Judd, a map of the world, and a …

Possibles, Addison Gallery Of American Art, Phillips Academy, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[28] leaves . "The following exhibitions may possibly be produced at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts." Cover title. Compliments of Addison Gallery of American Art.

Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Daniel Buren, Jan Dibbets, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Kosuth, Sol Lewitt, Richard Long, N.E. Thing Co. Ltd., Robert Smithson, Lawrence Weiner, Seth Siegelaub, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

26 pages : illus. "Published 1 July 1969." Cover title. Catalog of an exhibition held July, August, September 1969. Text in English, French and German.

Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Edward Ruscha, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 45 pages. "First edition, 1963, 400 numbered copies; Second edition, 1967, 500 unnumbered copies; Third edition, 1969, 3000 unnumbered copies; The Cunningham Press, Alhambra, California."--Title-page verso.

Diary : How To Improve The World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) Continued, Part Three (1967), John Cage, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

14 pages. A great bear pamphlet Great bear pamphlet (Unnumbered) Poem. Cover title. "The first section of the 'diaries, ' which are collections of thoughts that develop out of working and being alive, appeared in the little magazine Joglars, issue number three. The second is in the Spring 1967 issue of the Paris Review."--Page [15]. Multi-coloured thoughts and social reflections; unique design by the artist. Type printed in various colors. Stapled binding. 2nd copy gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions …

Popular Entertainments, Philip Corner, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[16] pages : illustrations. A Great Bear Pamphlet (Unnumbered) Cover title. "Popular entertainments, no. 1." Paper wrapper, stapled. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 she donated a selection books from her library to the Fleet Library at RISD. Curated title for Fleet Library Special …

A Filliou Sampler, Robert Filliou,, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

15 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet (Unnumbered) Cover title. CONTENTS: A play called-- -- Yes -- Papa il est Papa -- Papa, that's Papa! -- Five ways to prepare for a space trip -- 3 no-plays -- Almost complete biography. Paper wrapper, stapled. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus …

The Cursive Scandinavian Salve, Bengt Af Klintberg, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

15 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet (Unnumbered) Paper wrapper, stapled. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 she donated a selection books from her library to the Fleet Library at RISD. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit …

Some Recent Happenings, Allan Kaprow, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

14, [2] pages . A Great Bear Pamphlet ; no. 7. Cover title. "Four characteristic scenarios by the inventor of the Happening Concept."--page [4] of cover. CONTENTS: Birds -- Household -- Soap -- Raining. Stapled binding. 2nd copy gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 …

The Twin Plays : Port-Au-Prince & Adams County Illinois, Jackson Mac Low, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

14 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet ; no. 10. Cover title. CONTENTS: Port-au-Prince -- Adams County, Illinois. Staple binding. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 she donated a selection books from her library to the Fleet Library at RISD. Curated title for Fleet Library …

Every Building On The Sunset Strip, Edward Ruscha, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume unpaged.

Manifestos, A-Yo, Philip Corner, W.E.B. Dubois

Artists' Books

31 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet; no. 8. CONTENTS : Word power / Alison Knowles -- Answers to manifesto puzzle -- Rainbow manifesto / Ay-o -- "Western civilization is done with ..." / Philip Corner -- Manifesto of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs -- Take care of the world / Oyvind Fahlström -- A proposition, a problem, a danger and a hunch / Robert Filliou -- "We hold ..." / John Giorno -- Manifesto / [Robert Watts] -- Lettuce manifesto / Al Hansen -- A Something Else manifesto / Dick Higgins -- "Once, the task of the artist was ..." / …

Ritual: A Book Of Primitive Rites And Events, Jerome Rothenberg, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

14 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet; no. 6. Cover title. Includes bibliographical references. Paper wrappers, stapled. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 she donated a selection books from her library to the Fleet Library at RISD. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition …

Berlin And Phenomena, Wolf Vostell, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

14 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet ; no. 9. Cover title. Translation of: 2 dé-coll/age-happenings. "Translated by Laura P. Williams"--Page 14. Paper wrapper, stapled. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 she donated a selection books from her library to the Fleet Library at RISD. …

Das Hässliche Junge Entlein = Le Vilain Petit Canard = The Ugly Duckling, Warja Honegger-Lavater, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 folded sheet : [14] color illustrations ;. Folded story ; 15 Text in English, French and German. "adapted from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, re-told and drawn on stone by Warja Honegger-Lavater, printed as an original lithograph in the Emil Matthieu Studio, Zurich ..."--page [3] of cover "'Folded Stories' are miniature works of art, original lithographs; they are so presented that they can be used both as books and as wall decoration. The Swiss artist has translated these fairy tales into her own picture language; she gives both children and adults, a genuine experience of shape and …

Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, Warja Honegger-Lavater, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (41 unnumbered] leaves) : chiefly color illustrations (lithographs) ;. "(...) une imagerie d'après un conte de Perrault"--Title page verso. Accordion-folded pages (on a strip 16 x 435 cm folded to 16 x 11 cm) attached to dark red cloth boards; white paper title label printed in olive green affixed to upper board; in matching red cloth slipcase with green and white printed paper label on front. Includes key to ideogramatic characters in French (pages [1]-[2]). Artist's book by Swiss graphic artist and designer Warja Lavater, in which she retells the classic fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood …

Conjunction, O Aranos + Astropoet, George Herms, Paul Beatty, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 oval shaped volume, 24 pages.

Memories Aux Bruxelles : The Official Music Of The Brussels World's Fair / Presented By Alexander Laszlo, Alexander Laszlo, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. Program notes by Goodman Styne on container. Official march of the World's Fair / Peter Leeman (Symphony Orchestra of the Institut National Belge de Radiodiffusion) -- Music from the Belgian Congo (Congolese Boy Singers) -- Carillon music of the Dutch pavilion -- Music from the Japanese pavilion / Yusi Toyama -- March from the German pavilion (Frankenland State Symphony Orchestra) -- Memories from Italy / Rossini (Symphony Orchestra of the Ente Italiano Audizioni Radionfoniche) -- Band of the Garde Civique (Belgium's civil police) -- Carillon music from the Vatican pavilion -- …

The Walk Book, Janet Cardiff, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

photographic print. Text documents Janet Cardiff's audio walks in Paris, London, and New York. Compact Disc recorded in binaural audio with multiplayers of sound effects, music and voices added to the main walking track to create a 3D sphere of sound. Includes index of walks. Audio compact disc mounted on front cover. Four loose photographs inserted in text.

Curated title for RISD Archives & Special Collections exhibition Now Hear This, fall 2023.

59 Dreams: A Nocturnal Year, Teresa Pankratz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations. Edition of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist. "This book documents my year of dreaming: 59 portals into recalled nocturnal activities, witnessing a dream-self performing grand, heroic amd sometimes incomprehensible acts--hours and hours of accumulated living time, previously unaccounted for."--Introduction. "I wanted to make an affordable limited edition artists' book. I designed 59 Dreams: A Nocturnal Year to hold my original drawings and text--and be this book. It's custom printed and bound by Lowitz & Sons, Inc., Chicago, using Gil Sans Light on Mohawk Superfine ..."--Colophon. Perfect bound with French flaps and soft touch …

The Flood | Cinders Gallery Huge Box Set #6, Kelie Bowman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

#15. 1 of 32 publications in the Cinders Gallery Huge Box Set #6. Cinders Gallery Huge Box Set #6 curated by Cinders Gallery, contains 32 individual artists' books and zines by various artists, produced between 2007-2014. Mediums include: inkjet, hand painting, silkscreen, photocopy, collage, digital print, photo, pencil, ink. Bindings include: hand sewn, stapled, pamphlet. CONTENTS 1. Illnesstrations / Mike Taylor -- 2. Who's Gonna Empty the Catbox??? / Mel Kadel and Travis Millard -- 3. 14 regular polygons approach a circle / Karl Larocca -- 4. Vehicles of the Ancients / Mike Pare -- 5. Black Hair / Chris …