Assemblage Environments Happenings by Kaprow Allan (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good, clean, tight condition - collector's "near fine". Brown cloth. No jacket. First printing. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Softcover Edition. An insider's look at "assemblages, environments, & happenings" (the last a term coined by the author) which characterized the avant-garde art movement, expanding earlier, static forms of art off the canvas or pedestal into pieces that seemed to (& oftentimes actually did) move & shift & breathe. In 316 pages of brown paper text, complemented by two adjoining, unpaginated sections of black-and-white photos, including images of works by the 9 Japanese of the Gutai Group, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, Kenneth Dewey, & Milan Knizak. No date, c. late 1960s. An unusual book about an unusual art form, first written (but never published) in 1959 at the suggestion of the directors of the Reuben Gallery in New York City, where much of the art herein was centered. Kaprow revised the text as the art world (& his own mind) changed in the 1960s. From the library of a Stanford graduate, activist, & founding chair of the Theatre Dept at UC Davis (with his name in neat pen in front matter, no other markings). The First Softcover Edition, First Printing, from 1969, this nearly square (9.5" x 9.5") small quarto has brown decorative wrappers lettered in lighter brown & black. Condition is VG: completely clean inside, with moderate rubbing to extremities, chipping at corners & spine tips, & heavily faded spine. Pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: expedited domestic or international shipping require preapproval of extra postage (at least double) per USPS rates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large hardcover. Folio(12 x 12.25 in.). Burlap covered boards with stamped pink-beige lettering on front and spine. The burlap is in good shape but with a 1/4" split at top of the front spine ridge. Some fading on the spine and adjacent space on front. Binding is strong. The original clear vinyl jacket cover is present. It has "fogged" with age but is still flexible and in one piece. There is very light wear at the spine/top and some rippling on the front and spine. The binding is solid, very little play. Pages are excellent. This is a time capsule of the mid-sixties progressive art movement, showcasing a group of artists who went on to expand their profiles. A difficult book to describe except to say it is engaging and, occasionally, fascinating. The copyright page, title page, contents page and Kaprow essay are in the middle of the book, printed on tan pages. Pushing those boundaries, just like its subject. AT OVER 6 LB. THIS BOOK WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES.

Condition: Gut. 341 Seiten Zustand: gut bis sehr gut; ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar; v10670 Wenn das Buch einen Schutzumschlag hat, ist das ausdrücklich erwähnt. Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mwst. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1840 Softcover/Paperback; engl. Broschur.

Trade Paperback. Condition: VG-. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners a bit bumped, some creasing/scuffing/wear to covers. binding is straight and tight with no marks to text or other serious flaws.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Mild edgewear to cover but otherwise sharp, attractive copy with clean, umarked pages with good black and white photographs throughout. Binding is solid.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Generally, most of the interior is in very good condition. However, the title page and two leaves, (pages 3-6) have been removed. The cover has edgewear. The binding is very good. Approximately 9 1/2 X 9 1/2. 341 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Shelfworn.

paperback. Condition: very good(+). Illustrated abundantly in black and white. 341 pages. Square 4to, stiff printed wrappers (spine sunned and edges rubbed). New York: Abrams, 1966. One corner lightly bumped, still a very good(+) solid copy. Written and designed by Allan Kaprow, this book provides a great look into the work and world of Kaprow, along with the Nine Japanese Gutai Group, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, Kenneth Dewey, and Milan Knizak.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Thick square 4to softcover volume in very good condition with some minor edge wear. Spine tight and square covers tight. Endpapers have one small name else very clean and not split. 341 pages are in fine condition. No date.

First edition. Softcover. 341 pages. Features text by Kaprow and others. A look at the work of Nine Japanese Gutai Group, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, Kenneth Dewey, and Milan Knizak. Includes numerous black and white images. A tight near fine copy in French style wrappers. A clean copy of this book which is smaller and more accessible than the hardcover issue of this classic book.

Softcover, 344 pages; very good condition; light rubbing and edgewear to covers with some fading to covers at spine; no internal marks. This is not the burlap cover version. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Unpaginated. Photo presentations, with notes, ex-lib, with card sleeve on rear fr e.p., with 5 rubber "withdrawn: stamp marks at fr and rear, black marker line through h.s. library stamp, marker lines on top and fore- & bottom edges through library stamps else clean, unmarked brown paper text and white page photos, very light wear to bottom spine cloth tip. 12" x 12" brown burlap-like cloth baords x 1.75" thick, light brown cover letters, in glassine polyester sleeve. Size: Square Folio. Book.

Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [1966]. Square 4to. First edition. Mild shaking to binding. Slight cracking to gutter. Faint creasing to top forecorner of f.f.e.p. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Oversized. Covers shelfworn.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Burlap cover is sunned and lettering is cracked and peeling in some spots. Very faded on the spine. Interior is clean, binding is square and sound. No plastic cover. An original and fascinating documentation of 60s experimental art.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. heavy burlap with lettering to spine and cover, hard cover in original clear, heavy vinyl dust wrapper., front hinge weakening. owner signature. star stamp to bottom edge. else, clean, no other markings. no bumps or insults. large, heavy book.; illustrated throughout in b/w. features documentation and photos of numerous works and events by an international roster of artists. apprx. 340pp. Size: Square Folio.

hardcover. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. Large 4to, 343 pp. Fine copy in the original acetate wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Oversized. Mild shelfwear, but very uncommon to find an unfaded cover.

IT WAS ALWAYS HAPPENING Take the book and place it on a flat surface and start turning the pages slowly, the grainy black and white images setting a course of action as disturbing as a dream unfixed from the dreamer. Was it really then or now, the book exclaims, in a mire of events built on when it was happening. In this moment, entering the book, nothing is clear but that art is timeless, boundless, fearless. Step. Right. In. Thanks to the publisher, Harry Abrams, we have an art document that preserves a truly ephemeral American movement that resisted form, defied space, and transformed the expectant eye of the audience. Kaprow's book design allows space for entering and contemplation before jarring you back to the moment. His text is clear and easy, should you accept the premise. Before you know it, connections come to light: Schwitters, Duchamp, Pollock, art brut, a sixties babel of motion in creation. Vertical surface creases to some sections not marring text or photographs in any way, spine barely sunned a shade, a tight and clean copy of a scarce book lacking the original clear jacket, in custom mylar cover. Solid square hardcover, 12.25 x 12.25 inches, bound in brown burlap, text pages on kraft paper.

Hardcover. Burlap-covered board w/ tan stamped printing. 343 pp., aprox. 250 pages of large illustrations. No original plastic jacket. Approximately 9lbs for shipping. Extensive photographs of works and performances. With a selection of scenarios by 9 Japanese of the Gutai Group Gutai Group [Sadamasa Motonaga, Akira Kanayama, Shuzo Mukai, Saburo Murakami, Shozo Shimamoto, Kazuo Shiraga, Atsuko Tanaka, Michio Yoshihara, Tsuruko Yamsaki, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, Kenneth Dewey, Milan Knízák, and Allan Kaprow. Good+ (back board has instances of wear to cloth. spine has light sunning w/ small stain to top. small indentation to lower board edge. coffee-like staining to lower edges of opening & closing pgs. tanning to pgs).

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Book. Square quarto soft cover (300 x 300 mm) in printed gatefold flaps. 341 pp, with full page black and white illustrations and documentation of events throughout, designed and compiled by Kaprow. A comprehensive survey of Kaprow's own Happenings, interlaced with photographic documentation and contextual analyses of the work being done by his artistic contemporaries. Includes an 'introductory' text by Kaprow, found in the middle of the book next to the colophon, and printed on contrasting brown paper stock. The preface to the text reads: "Artists, like critics and historians, make the history they reflect, even with the best intentions to remain objective. I thought, when I began writing, that I should try both to observe and to influence as much as possible. But any book conceived in the middle of things rapidly evolving is bound to be topical and incomplete. This is its obvious limitation, as well as its special merit." The curious decision to place the introduction in the centre of the book reflects Kaprow's vision of art as a rapidly evolving process. The publication features the work of many Happenings and Fluxus artists alongside Kaprow: works and performances by Robert Whitman; Yayoi Kusama; Jim Dine; Jean Tinguely and Clarence Schmidt are all documented, as well as special sections on the work of: 9 Japanese of the Gutai Group; Jean-Jacques Lebel; Wolf Vostel; George Brecht; Kenneth Dewey and Milan Knízák. These case studies usefully contextualise the work of Kaprow, thereby suggesting his Happenings to be part of a burgeoning art movement. Condition: near fine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4° Ob. - 341pp - B/w Photo-reproductions. First edition Text and designa by Allan Kaprow - With selection of Scenarios by. 9 Japanese of the Gutai Group - Jean-Jacques Lebel - Wolf Vostell - George Brecht - Kenneth Dewey - Milan Knizak. Text in English. Original wrappers. In Very good condtion.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Plastic protective cover fits loose on the book and is slight dirtly. An excellent copy of an otherwise very difficult book to find.

Condition: Very good. Inscribed first edition of this founding document of performance and environmental art the first such work by a major publisher, Abrams. A founding document of performance and environmental art, and the first by a major publisher, Kaprow's ASSEMBLAGE, ENVIRONMENTS & HAPPENINGS was originally planned as an official Fluxus publication (see CODEX p. 288), but eventually evolved into this broader book. Artists covered include Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Red Grooms, and George Segal, with contributions from Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, Kaprow and others. The recipient is almost certainly photojournalist Paul Berg, whose photos are included in this volume and fall roughly where Kaprow suggests they should (though there is no such plate 164). Berg photographed and covered Kaprow's happening "Push and Pull" for the ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH in 1963. The uncommon hardcover issue of this important resource, it is scarce signed, especially with any kind of association. 12'' x 12''. Original brown burlap covered boards. Lacking original clear vinyl jacket. Black endpapers. 341, [3] pages. Inscribed by Kaprow to early preliminary: "For Paul on / his birthday - / A nostalgic / time in which / you played a / part (see pl. / 164 somewhere / deep inside!) / - in friendship / Allan K." Sunning to lower edges, spine faded. Else clean and sound throughout.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Format Quer 4°. 341 Seiten, 1 Blatt. Farbig gestaltete Original-Klappenbroschur mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel in Weiß. Rücken- und Umschlagkanten stellenweise sehr leicht berieben. Umschlag mit wenigen winzigen Fleckchen, mit wenigen schwachen oberflächigen Kratzerchen und vermutlich produktionsbedingten Knitterfältchen. Innen zeit- und materialbedingt leicht gebräunt. Kleiner Eigentumsstempel eines Experimentellen Theaters in Frankfurt und kurzer handschriftlicher Besitzvermerk mit Bleistift. Gutes sauberes Exemplar ohne weitere Gebrauchs- oder Lesespuren. Doppeltitelblatt und Texte durchgehend auf bräunlichem Papier. Aufwendig gestaltete Dokumentation mit beeindruckenden teils doppelblattgroßen Schwarzweiß-Fotographien, Zeichnungen, Werkansichten und Dokumentationen der Arbeiten von Jackson Pollock, Allan Kaprow, Jim Dine, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, George Segal, Ruth Smith, Jean Tinguely, Jean Follet, Red Grooms, Robert Whitman, Yayoi Kusama, Robert Watts, Martha Edelheit, Renee Miller, George Brecht, Clarence Schmidt auf festerem Papier. Texte in englischer Sprache.

Illus. 343pp. 4to. Condition: Heavy brown burlap. Fine. First Edition. First Edition. Illus. 343pp. 4to.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1966. Large square quarto, 343 pages with numerous illustrations (many from photographs) of artworks, people and events. Dark brown hessian (burlap) lettered on the spine and front cover in light brown; spine a little sunned; an excellent copy with the original clear plastic dustwrapper (now slightly chipped, cockled and marked). The title and publication details are to be found at pages 146-147. Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) was a pioneering American performance artist. Provenance: Paul Greenaway, Australian gallerist (Gagprojects, based in Adelaide), with his ownership signature (1974).

First edition. 4to, original rough burlap covers, title blocked on front and spine. Includes contributions by Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, and other representatives of the avant-garde of the 1960s. Spine and edges a bit faded, as frequently, one tiny tear to burlap, otherwise a very attractive copy.