und nos. 1–8 [all published]

Koehler, Reinhold, Jirí Kolár, Kasimir Malewitsch (Kazimir Malevich), Helmut Heissenbüttel, Bohumila Grögerova, Josef Hirsal, Rainer K. G. Ott, Karel Adamus

Kassel: Edition & Verlag Boczkowski, 1969–1971. First editions. Eight saddle-stapled 8vos of the same size in publisher’s wrappers printed in various colors. Five of which are printed in black, and three in color. Pages mostly printed in black on white or yellow stock, a few in color. Unpaginated [varying page counts between 20–32 pp.]. Text mostly in German, some English.

A complete set of eight artists’ books published by ‘Edition & Verlag für Tendenz und Experiment,’ each number devoted to a specific artist or collaboration between two artists.

‘und 1: Contra Texte.’ Reinhold Koehler. 1969. 20 pp. Featuring a collection of right- and left-justified texts printed in red and black along a middle axis.

‘und 2: Gersaints Aushängeschild.’ Jirí Kolár. 1969. 24 pp. Featuring a collection of eleven typescript concrete poetry portraits of modernist artists, including Josef Albers, Brancusi, Marcel Duchamp, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Frantisek Kupka, Kasimir Malewitsch (Kazimir Malevich), Piet Mondrian, Kurt Schwitters, and Reinhold Koehler. A set of thirty portraits were also published in 1965 by Svoboda in Prague, Czechoslovakia under the title ‘Gersaintuv stít’ (Signboard for Gersaint).

‘und 3: Suprematistische Zeichnungen.’ Kasimir Malewitsch (Kazimir Malevich). 1970. 16 pp. Featuring black reproductions of Malevich’s Suprematist paintings and drawings.

‘und 4: Memorabiler Lochtext, Décollages Imprimes.’ Helmut Heissenbüttel, Reinhold Koehler. 1970. 32 pp. Featuring texts by Heissenbüttel paired with décollages reproduced in color by Koehler on every other spread.

‘und 5: Intertexte.’ Bohumila Grögerová, Josef Hirsal. 1970. 20 pp. Featuring a text collage portrait of the couple, typescript concrete poems, and texts.

‘und 6: Feststellung a in der Kunst.’ Kasimir Malewitsch (Kazimir Malevich). 1970. 24 pp. Featuring Malevich’s treaty ‘On New Systems in Art’ originally written on November 15, 1919, in Vitebsk.

‘und 7: Textbilder.’ Rainer K. G. Ott. 1970. 24 pp. Featuring a collection of texts laid over various male portraits by Heide Kirchchner, some of which are nudes.

‘und 8: Poems Pictures.’ Karel Adamus. 1971. 20 pp. Featuring a collection of Karel Adamus’ Poem Paintings with concrete poems laid over old paintings.

Artifact Vibration Standard Score: 8.3.

Trace amounts of rubbing to covers and age toning throughout. Near fine.

[TIOTB Catalog 6 item 4a.]. Item 1180.

Price: $1,000.00