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Niki de Saint Phalle (continued)

Last week, I searched through a Niki de Saint Phalle book and to my astonishment, I stumbled upon these sheets that I had purchased several years ago. With a simple rub, the intricate figure transfers onto the underlying piece, similar to that of rubbing letters. At the time of purchase, I had forgotten all about these hidden gems. However, upon closer examination, I couldn’t help but notice their exceptional quality, making them an absolute must-have for avid Niki de Saint Phalle collectors. These mint-condition sheets are now available for purchase on my platform, with only 5 left in stock. To make them even more desirable, I am offering a special price of USD 15.00 per sheet, which includes worldwide shipping. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to add these rare collectibles to your collection.

Last week i ruffled through and looked into a Niki de Saint Phalle book and surprise!….found these sheets that i had bought several years. ago. You Rub over it and the figure is transferred to the underlying piece ( like rubbing letters)  I totally had forgotten about them, but looking at them closely again I noticed that these were still very special and for Niki de Saint Phalle collectors true collectables.

These rubbing sheets are now available at www.ftn-books.com

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DYLABY (continued)

DYLABY is short for Dynamisch Labyrint, an exhibition held in 1962 at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. It was a convergence of modern art, featuring some of the most iconic names in the art world: Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Rauschenberg, and Martial Raysse. Despite being advertised as “chaos,” a closer examination of the exhibition’s catalogue reveals a well-planned and deliberate event. Though over fifty years have passed since its inception, the catalogue still holds significance as a historical document, both for the event that was DYLABY and for its own design. It provides a complete insider’s glimpse into the exhibition.

Additionally, the series of photographs by Ed van der Elsken featured in the catalogue are some of his best work. This catalogue, along with its accompanying separate exhibition plan, is a prized possession for art enthusiasts and can be found on www.ftn-books.com.

Artist and author names: Robert Rauschenberg, Raysse, Niki de Saint Phalle, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely, Per Olaf Ultvedt Title: DYLABY (Dynamisch Labyrint) Publisher: Stedelijk Museum, 1962 Number of pages: 24 pages plus 4-page cover/foldout and separate exhibition plan Text/Language: Dutch and English Measurements: 10.2 x 7.5 inches Condition: Near mint This DYLABY catalogue is one of the top three most sought-after and coveted Stedelijk Museum catalogues. It also includes the separate exhibition plan, making it even more special. The catalogue’s photographs were taken by Ed van der Elsken, further adding to its value. It is currently on display in the permanent exhibition at the Tinguely Museum, noted as catalog number 314.

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Boris Nikitin (1979)

Boris Nikitin, a Basel-born artist with roots in Ukraine, Slovakia, France, and Judaism, is a multifaceted force in the world of theatre. As a director, author, and curator of the biennial festival “It’s The Real Thing – Basel Documentary Platform,” Nikitin has spent over thirteen years exploring the complexities of identity and reality through his productions, texts, and happenings. His works defy categorization, blurring the line between illusion and performance, and challenging the boundaries of documentary and propaganda. Nikitin’s highly acclaimed pieces have traveled the globe, offering raw and unapologetic commentary while remaining meticulously crafted. “Boris Nikitin is a beacon of critical thought in contemporary theatre,” praises “Theater heute,” a leading professional journal in Germany. And according to “Tagesanzeiger,” a daily newspaper in Zurich, Nikitin is a force to be reckoned with in the world of documentary theatre, pushing its limits with unparalleled fervor.

www.ftn-books.com has the invitation card for his Tinguely project in Basel now available.

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Delphine Reist (1970)

Delphine Reist (1970) presents a myriad of objects in her exhibits that come to life on their own: cars, tools, sinks transformed into fountains, office chairs, and flags that spin on their own axis. What is most striking, aside from this spontaneous movement, is that all these objects remain true to themselves. In her work, the shopping carts remain shopping carts, the oil remains oil, the drums are still drums, and so on. They are not representations of other objects, making it a form of concrete art.

Last year an exhibition was held at the Tinguely Museum, which invitattion card is now available at www.ftn-books.com

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Ad Petersen and Anthon Beeke

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Here is one of the most cherished titles i now also can offer on www.ftn-books.com. I now have two sopies of which one becomes for sale. This is special for me. It shows the importance of Ad Petersen as a curator for the Stedelijk Museum and it shows the many contacts he had with world famous artists. He kept and collected the envelopes of the artists he corresponded with and among them many were art themselves, being true ” Mail art”. Studio Anthon Beeke recognized this and published together with Anthon Beeke and Ad Petersen a selection of over 60 envelopes and published these in the book  EEN KLEINE VISUELE KEITELING. The design of the book and the collection of envelopes is sublime. Making this one of the most cherished books in my personal collection.

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Niki de Saint Phalle poster/ 2001

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Since i have met my wife , we travel every year to the Alsace region in France to have a relaxing weekend, enjoy some great meals and wine and visit the Vitra Compound and when they have nice exhibition, the Beyeler and Tinguely museums. On every occasion i have bought some additions to my inventory. Publications which were sold at bargain prices….. except the poster i am now selling. This was full price but i had to have 2 for my personal collection. One I framed , the other was lost until recently i encountered it behind a bookcase still in good condition. Surviving almost 20 years in the dark. I searched for it on the internet and discovered that a few years ago (2013) one was sold at Christies.

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I was surprised to see the final bid . Making the poster i now have available, a very expensive, but scarce and highly collectable one The poster is now available at www.ftn-books.com

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Posters by Willem Sandberg and Wim Crouwel…part 3

In this blog it is time to show the combination of the 1973 Tinguely poster and the Wim Crouwel designed catalogue which he designed for this 1973 exhibition.

The poster is an original design by Jean Tingeuly, where as the catalogue, which was published for this exhibition, was designed by Wim Crouwel. It is just functional where the poster is full of life and design elements . I like both very much but these are worlds apart from each other. It is up to you which is the better graphic design.

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Both publications are available at www.ftn-books.com

 

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Rene Burri ( 1933-2014)

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The world renowned Magnum photographer René Burri (born in 1933), whose legendary portrait of Che Guevara has been a photographic icon for many years, caught a number of important artists of the 20th century through his lens. The great photographer also realised numerous individual portraits and reportages on his friend Jean Tinguely and his work between 1967 and 1991. Camera in hand, Burri observes the artist at work in his atelier “Le Cheval Blanc” at Soisy-sur-École and during construction of the monumental sculpture “Le Cyclop”, literally peering over his shoulder. In the photographic series showing Tinguely installing his works at the World Exhibition in Montreal, in Basel or in Venice, the photographer manages to capture the artist’s spontaneity and essence – his fascination with movement – in almost cinematographic shoots. He was recognized as one of the true great photographers of the 20th century and in his birthland  Switzerland numerous exhibitions were organized with the photographs of Burri. Among them , arguably the best exhibitions at the Tinguely museum in Basel, where the series on Tinguely were exhibited.

The exhibition poster for the Tinguely exhibition is available at www.ftn-books.com

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Basel…the perfect museum city

 

We always travel the Alsace in the second half of the year between September and December, visit the Christmas markets and pick up some wine at our preferred wineries. If ever we have some spare time and only if there is a nice exhibition, we go to Basel city. You do not need a special “vignet” if you do not travel beyond the Basel / Bale city limits. Certainly do not lunch or drink a coffee in Basel because prices are far too high, but instead visit one of the 3 famous museums within the Basel city limits. First there is the Beyeler Museum ( By Renzo Piano), which is beside the Gemeentemuseum my favorite museum of all time, second there is the Kunstmuseum and third but not least there is the Tinguely Museum ( by Mario Botta). All worth visiting. Entrance fee of all three museums is steep too, but when you save on your coffee and lunch these three museums are well worth visiting. www.ftn-books.com has publications from all 3 museums available.

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Alfred Hofkunst (1942-2004)

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The First Hofkunst items i had in collection were the Pop Swatch series he made for Swatch. These watches were “specials” and sold among the groceries and vegetables in which these specials were presented and sold as ordinary groceries. The small edition of them made them highly collectable items and because of that and as soon as i had acquired them with much physical and financial effort, i sold them to another collector with a nice profit. It was at the height of the Swatch watches craze. A craze where simple plastic, but highly accurate and reliable watches fetched prices as much as 30 times their original value. In retrospect these watches were not worth this kind of money, but nowadays that prices have normalized and you might want to collect these specially designed watches. Alfred Hofkunst was one of the first that was invited to make a special for the newly introduced POP watches and came up with this series including a cucumber, bacon & egg and pepper watch.

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Hofkunst himself is a well known Suisse artist who was friends with Jean Tinguely and  Bernhard Luginbühl and can be considered as one of the most important Suisse artist from last century. Of all these 3 artists www.ftn-books.com has catalogues and posters available. Unfortunately Hofkunst died too early at the age of 62.