kolar joseph (2 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 12mo [133.35mm x 187.325mm]. [c. 1936]. Pictorial red wrappers. [2] 3-64 p.p. Includes numerous in-text illustrations of various magical tricks, including the Vanishing Handkerchief, Sawing a Woman in Half, the Famous Mail Bag Escape, and other tricks that can be produced by the amateur performer without elaborate props. Faded received stamp on upper rear cover. Light rubbing to wrappers, edges. Some cracking to covers. Interior clean. Otherwise in very good condition. Rare. Joseph J. Kolar [1884-1949] was a magician and entertainer, performing in vaudeville acts. After retiring, he published a regular column in the independant magical magazine the Sphinx. His daughter, Betty Jane Kolar [b. 1929] was also a performer.

104 pp.; 21.5 x 10.7 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white; edition size 5000; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with the traveling show "do it," conceived and curated and with an introduction by Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Essay by Bruce Altshuler. Artists in the museum portion of the exhibit include Andrew Bolton, Joan Brossa, Critical Art Ensemble, Jimmie Durham, Maria Eichhorn, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Paul-Armand Gette, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Joseph Grigely, Ulrike Grossarth, Shere Hite, Fabrice Hybert, Ilya Kabakov, Mike Kelley, Alison Knowles, Koo Jeong-a, Bertrand Lavier, Siobhan Liddell, Eva Marisaldi, Chris Marker, Yoko Ono, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Prini, Jason Rhoades, Rupert Sheldrake, Andreas Slominski, Bruce Sterling, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lawrence Weiner, Erwin Wurm, Marina Abramovic, Dara Birnbaum, Gilbert & George, Liam Gillick, Douglas Gordon, Dan Graham, Marie-Ange Guilleminot, María Teresa Hincapié, Allan Kaprow, Ben Kinmont, Jiri Kolar, Annette Messager, Eileen Myles, Pepón Osorio, Steven Pippin, Pipilotti Rist, Nancy Spero, Rosemarie Trockel and Franz West. Artists included in do it (tv) broadcast on Austrian television include Gilbert & George, Leon Golub, Douglas Gordon, Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Shere Hite, Robert Jelinek, Ilya Kabakov, Jonas Mekas, Eileen Myles, Yoko Ono, Steven Pippin, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Michael Smith, Nancy Spero, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lawrence Weiner, Christian Boltanski, John Baldessari, and Erwin Wurm. Very Good. Light rubbing of covers and fading at spine. Contents clean and unmarked.