Robert Breer, First Edition (11 results)

Hörbuch (DVD). Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z : 15 x 21,5 cm, Box with a DVD (103 min.) and a 64 pages booklet. - With films by Francis Al˙s, Robert Breer, Paul Bush/Lisa Milroy, Michael Dudok de Wit, Brent Green, Takashi Ishida, Susanne Jirkuff, William Kentridge, Avish Khebrehzadeh, Jochen Kuhn, Zilla Leutenegger, Arthur de Pins, Qubo Gas, Christine Rebet, Robin Rhode, Georges Schwizgebel, David Shrigley, Tabaimo, Naoyuki Tsuji, and Kara Walker.

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. B : 160 Seiten. 116 Farb- und S/W-Abbildungen. - Im Fokus steht die epochale Gruppenausstellung kinetischer Kunst, die unter dem Titel Le Mouvement 1955 in der Pariser Galerie Denise René stattfand. Sie präsentierte Werke junger Künstler, darunter Jesús Rafael Soto, Jean Tinguely, Victor Vasarely sowie deren Vorbilder Marcel Duchamp und Alexander Calder und legte einen Grundstein für die Popularität der Kinetik als künstlerische Ausdrucksform.

Brossura. Condition: ottimo. prima edizione. BREER Robert (Detroit 1926 - Tucson 2011), New York, Galeria Bonino, LTD, 1967, 19,2x25,4 cm., brossura, pp. [12 cover included), cover illustrated in two colors, 7 photographic illustrations in black and white (of which 3 on double page). Exhibition catalog (New York, Galeria Bonino, 14th November - 9th December, 1967).

First edition flip book printed as part of the World Retrospective of Animation Cinema. Minor short closed tear to top left edge of front cover. Slight edge wear, but overall a sharp copy. A few very minor unobtrusive stains to front cover. Previous owner stamp to rear cover. Pages are clean.

First Edition. First Edition. An early animation flipbook by Robert Breer, published on the occasion of the World Retrospective of Animation Cinema in 1967. A highly abstract piece, offset printed in black, white, and yellow, devoted to quickly altering geometric forms. 4 x 2.5 inches, with side-stapled card wrappers. Very Good plus, with light use from previous flipping.

senza rilegatura. Condition: ottimo. prima edizione. BREER Robert (Detroit 1926 - Tucson 2011) Köln, Galerie Ricke, 1968, 21x15 cm, [4], invitation sheet folded in two parts, illustrated with line images published on the occasion of the exhibition (Cologne, Ricke Gallery, 6 March - 6 April 1968).

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Publisher's stiff printed wraps bound by two black plastic screws. First edition. Near Fine with very faint creasing to front wrap, a little shelf wear to rear wrap. From the collection of "design guru" and notable collector of postmodern objects Jim Walrod with his emboss on the first page. This rare flipbook was produced for the Manchester band New Order, whose avant-garde dance music epitomized the postmodern blending of high and mass culture, for one of their biggest hits: the moody techno song "Blue Monday." Copies were sent out for friends of the Hacienda, Factory Records' head honcho Tony Wilson's Situationist-inspired nightclub. It was co-designed by William Wegman, famous for his portraits of his own dogs. Filmmaker Robert Breer created an animation of one of Wegman's Weimaraners to be flipped through (presumably along with the song) in a kind of "manual video." Music videos were all the rage at the time. Madchester, Wegman's Weimaraners, Factory Records, music videos, The Hacienda-- peak '80s style was achieved here.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Koln, Germany: Galerie Ricke, 1969. Exhibition Announcement. 5 13/16 x 8 4/16 . Very good. Minor creasing and edgewear. Foxing to back. Postage stamp, hand-applied rubber stamp and address. Galerie Ricke announcement for group show featuring Lothar Baumgarten, Bill Bollinger, Robert Breer, Alan Cote, Jan Dibbets, Mike Heizer, Ralph Humphrey, Don Judd, Steve Kaltenbach, Ronnie Landfield, Clarke Murray, and Robert Watts. Backside announces Soeben erschienen: New York Ten/69 , a series of multiples by Alan Cote, David Diao, Ronnie Landfield, Lee Lozano, Brice Marden, William Pettet, Alan Shields, Kenneth Showall, Lawrence Stafford, and Peter Young. "Don Judd", before he reverted back to "Donald".

Montreal: La Cinematheque canadienne. 1967. 10.5 x 6.5 cm. Flip book in original paper covers; approx 100 leaves creating an animated sequence of abstract shapes printed in black and yellow; very good. First edition, printed as part of the World Retrospective of Animation Cinema. The American artist Robert Breer (1926-2011) was renowned for his experiments in animation. Known as the "kinetic poet of the avant garde" he worked across many of the great movements of the twentieth century and within a huge array of genres. His films often feature abstract images careering across the screen, a style which is represented in this flip book.

Paris: Galerie Denise Rene. 1955. 12 x 9 cm. Flip book in original black paper covers; approx 100 leaves creating an animated sequence of abstract shapes; very good. First edition, inscribed by Breer to Hans Richter. This book was published for the pioneering "Le Mouvement" exhibition at Galerie Denise Rene, which was the first kinetic art show in Paris. The American artist Robert Breer (1926-2011) was renowned for his experiments in animation. Known as the "kinetic poet of the avant garde" he worked across many of the great movements of the twentieth century and within a huge array of genres. His films often feature abstract images careering across the screen, a style which is represented in this flip book.Breer first signed with Denise Rene in 1955 and found himself at the epicentre of the Parisian avant garde. Partly inspired by his father's work as an engineer for Chrysler, he found that his art was most successful when it dealt with movement and moved away from painting to film-making and other more kinetic forms. He was a natural fit for "Le Mouvement", in which he and other important avant garde figures such as Victor Vasarelt and Pontus Hulten displayed their experiments in motion and caused an artistic sensation.Provenance: first leaf inscribed by Breer to Hans Richter, the Dadaist painter, film-maker and art historian. As a film-maker Breer acknowledged a debt to Richter: "Of course, I was excited to meet Hans; his early abstract "Rhythmus" films from the 1920s, their play with figure and ground, clearly influenced my early "Form Phases" series." (Interview with Michelle Kuo). With note from former owner clarifying provenance.