Serial project # 1, 1966

Publication date: 1967

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Seller: Studio Bruno Tonini / Tonini Editore, Gussago, BS, ItalyStudio Bruno Tonini / Tonini Editore

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LEWITT, Sol (Hartford, 1928 – New York, 2007), offprint from Aspen, no. 5+6, 1967. 20 × 20.2 cm. Paperback, [12] pp. White cover with black title. Artist’s book, entirely illustrated with diagrams, project drawings, and black-and-white photographic illustrations. Text by Sol LeWitt. LeWitt’s first artist’s book. Print run not stated. First edition. Bibliography: Sol Lewitt, Sol Lewitt Books 1966–1990, Frankfurt am Main–Cologne, Portikus–Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1990, p. [64]; Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele De Donno, Sol Lewitt artist’s books, Foligno, Edizioni Viaindustriae, 2009, p. 28; Bruno Tonini, Sol LeWitt: libros. El concepto como arte, Santander, Archivo Lafuente / Ediciones La Bahía, 2014, p. 53, cat. 1. Published by Aspen magazine as a booklet housed with other multiples in a special cardboard box, on the occasion of the installation held at the Dwan Gallery in Los Angeles in April 1967. “LeWitt’s first publication was called ‘Serial Project No. 1, 1966’. It was a sixteen-page pamphlet devoted to the four-part set of nine sections, which has come to be called the ‘ABCD Piece’. Each group comprises variations on open and closed forms. LeWitt’s characteristic format of a line defining the margins is introduced here. He uses line drawings and diagrams opposite text and, in four double-page spreads, illustrates the thirty-six variations in grids of nine sections.” (Sol Lewitt, edited by Alicia Legg, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1978, p. 10.).…

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Title
Serial project # 1, 1966
Author
Sol Lewitt
Publication year
1967
Condition
Fine
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
1st Edition
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1960-1980, Artist's books

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We are booksellers specializing in post-1960s art, with a focus on artists’ books, ephemera, and printed documents. We work with invitation cards, exhibition announcements, rare publications, and archival material closely connected to artistic practice. Our work is based on research and a strong interest in printed matter as a primary form of artistic expression and documentation. We collaborate with collectors, institutions, and researchers internationally. We are members of ALAI and ILAB and follow their professional and ethical standards.…

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