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Man Ray, Objets de Mon Affection, 1968, gold cover

Objets de Mon Affection

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The “objects” of American artist Man Ray’s affection were small, limited-edition sculptures. Although influenced by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Ray eschewed the Duchampian term readymade, preferring a lyrical title based on a popular song, “The object of my affection is to change your complexion...Read More
Cover of Other Ideas

Other Ideas

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This seemingly insignificant, slim volume is the catalog for a groundbreaking exhibition curated by Sam Wagstaff at the Detroit Institute of Arts. A renowned curator and collector, Wagstaff is best known as the benefactor of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and poet-musician Patti Smith. Other...Read More
Paul McCarthy's Lowlife Slowlife Tidebox Tidebook - catalog and replica Tide detergent box

Paul McCarthy's Lowlife Slowlife

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This catalog was published in conjunction with the two-part exhibition “Paul McCarthy's Low Life Slow Life,” curated by the artist, which took place at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts on the San Francisco campus of California College of the Arts from 2008-2009. Packaged as a...Read More
Picasso, by Keith Sutton, original Picasso doodle signed, dated, and inscribed to Joseph Hirshhorn

Picasso

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Joseph H. Hirshhorn, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was an avid collector and supporter of Picasso. The two became friends after being introduced by photographer Edward Steichen. The original dark purple cloth publisher's binding of this...Read More
Picasso's inscription to Joe [Hirshhorn], signature, date, and full-page doodle of a face

Picasso

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Joseph H. Hirshhorn, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was an avid collector and supporter of Picasso. The two became friends after being introduced by photographer Edward Steichen. The Hirshorn Library’s copy of Picasso, by art critic Jean...Read More
2 statements by Pablo Picasso, cover

Picasso, 2 Statements

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Although the yellow cover of this book may appear unassuming, Picasso, 2 Statements is nothing less than a delightful junction of four different artists. As the title implies, the content of the book is based around two short essays by Pablo Picasso from the early 1930s. The essays are further...Read More
Picasso's inscription to Joe [Hirshhorn], signature, date, and doodle of a face

Picasso; Forty Years of His Art

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Joseph H. Hirshhorn, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was an avid collector and supporter of Pablo Picasso. The two became friends after being introduced by photographer Edward Steichen. The Hirshhorn Library’s copy of the exhibition catalog...Read More
S.M.S. no. 2 open portfolio showing Marcel Duchamp's playable record

S.M.S., No. 2

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The S.M.S. portfolios were a collaboration between late Surrealist artists William Copley (friends with and gallerist to Dada artists Man Ray, Duchamp, Max Ernst, etc.) and Dmitri Petrov, which they published through their Letter Edged in Black Press. The project involved some of the most important...Read More
S.M.S. no. 3, open portfolio

S.M.S., No. 3

Preserve for the Future – $750
The S.M.S. portfolios were a collaboration between late Surrealist artists William Copley (friends with and gallerist to Dada artists Man Ray, Duchamp, Max Ernst, etc.) and Dmitri Petrov, which they published through their Letter Edged in Black Press. The project involved some of the most important...Read More
S.M.S., no. 5, open portfolio with checklist

S.M.S., No. 5

Preserve for the Future – $750
The S.M.S. portfolios were a collaboration between late Surrealist artists William Copley (friends with and gallerist to Dada artists Man Ray, Duchamp, Max Ernst, etc.) and Dmitri Petrov, which they published through their Letter Edged in Black Press. The project involved some of the most important...Read More

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