Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus
Catalogs raisonnés of prints by KP Brehmer, KH Hödicke, Konrad Lueg, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, and Wolf Vostell
René Block (ed.)
1971/1976
2 Volumes – Vol. 1: Hardcover; Vol. 2: Paperback
266 pages in total with 509 b/w illustrations, some full-page
German
each 21 × 24 cm
40 Euro
The publication “Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus” (“Graphics of Capitalist Realism”) is conceived as a catalogue raisonné of the prints by KP Brehmer, KH Hödicke, Konrad Lueg, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, and Wolf Vostell from 1960 to 1976. The detailed and systematic catalog of the print works of the six artists is published in two volumes (Vol. 1 1960–71, in collaboration with art historian Carl Vogel, Vol. 2 1971–76). The second volume of the publication also includes a glossary of printmaking techniques and contains biographical and bibliographical information.
KP Brehmer / Jürgen Becker
Ideale Landschaft
Artist’s book
Edition Block, 1968
6 cliché prints by KP Brehmer and 1 text by Jürgen Becker in spiral binding
German
14,5 × 21,5 cm
Edition of 750
80 Euro
The artist’s book is published as a so-called “popular edition” of Edition EB13 and follows the concept of a color sample book, in which six cliché prints reproduce the motif of a landscape in different shades of green with a tone value scale. The pages are trimmed so that the color raster scales on the right-hand margin can be viewed like a register.
Allan Kaprow
Sweet Wall/Testimonials
Artist’s book
Edition Block, 1976
Paperback, stapled binding
36 pages with b/w illustrations
English
23 × 15 cm
Edition of 300
90 Euro
The artist’s book documents two activities by Kaprow in collaboration with the René Block Gallery in two texts by the artist, drawings, and photographs by Dick Higgins and Lee Ottinger.
On Kawara
I AM STILL ALIVE
Artist’s book
Edition Block, 1978
21.5 × 24 cm
Hardcover in linen with linen slipcase, numbered
414 pages with 201 b/w illustrations
21,5 × 24 cm
Edition of 450, of which
Series A 450 copies, canvas, slipcase, numbered
Series B 350 copies, paperback
Serie A: 750 Euro
The artist’s book contains reproductions of almost all the telegrams with the message “I am still alive” that On Kawara sent until December 31, 1977.
Endre Tót
Rainproof Ideas
Artist’s book
Edition Block, 2014
172 pages with 160 full-page, partly double-page illustrations in color and b/w
Hungarian/German
27 × 23 cm
Edition of 600, of which 50 are signed and numbered
unsigned: 38 Euro / signed and numbered: 90 Euro
The artist’s book provides an overview of the typewriter graphics created between 1971 and 1976, as well as in 1994, by Hungarian artist Endre Tót.
Drei Hubwagen und ein Blatt Papier
Edition Block 1966 – 2022
Michael Glasmeier, Katrin Seemann (eds.)
Schirmer/Mosel, 2023
352 pages with 676 partly full-page and double-page color illustrations
German
30 × 26 cm
48 Euro
Annotated complete catalog of the Edition Block. With contributions by Hubertus Butin and Michael Glasmeier, as well as commentary by Birgit Eusterschulte, Eva Scharrer, and Katrin Seemann.
Drei Hubwagen und ein Blatt Papier – Special editions
Special editions Blue, Red, Yellow and special edition Filliou
Neodada Pop Decollage Kapitalistischer Realismus
Exhibition catalog, Galerie René Block, 1964
With two fold-outs with illustrations
Paperback, unpaginated with b/w illustrations
15 × 11 cm
300 Euro
Catalog for the first exhibition at Galerie René Block
KP Brehmer. Trivialgrafik
Exhibition catalog, Galerie René Block, 1965
Paperback with foil, stapled binding, unpaginated with b/w illustrations
German
15 × 11 cm
200 Euro
The catalog contains 5 original prints (cliché prints) by KP Brehmer.
Sigmar Polke. Bilder und Zeichnungen
Exhibition catalog, Galerie René Block, 1966
Paperback with staple binding, unpaginated with b/w illustrations, some full-page
German
21 × 15 cm
1.200 Euro
First catalog of Sigmar Polke with a text contribution by Joseph Beuys
Hommage à Lidice
Exhibition catalog, Galerie René Block, 1967
Paperback, 22 pages with b/w illustrations
German
21 × 21 cm
Edition of 400
mit Originalmontage von Gerhard Rühm: 400 Euro
The exhibition “Hommage à Lidice” commemorated the village of Lidice near Prague, which was destroyed in 1942 by Wehrmacht soldiers in retaliation for the assassination of Heydrich. The catalog contains reproductions of the 22 paintings donated to Lidice, as well as an original montage (“Für Lidice,” 1967, 15 × 21 cm) by Gerhard Rühm.
KP Brehmer. Trivialgrafik
Exhibition catalog, Galerie René Block, 1967
Folder with prints, some in color
31 × 17 cm
350 Euro
With original graphics by KP Brehmer, including a foldable model of the exhibition space
Selbstportraits / Weekend
Exhibition catalog, Galerie René Block, 1972
Paperback, unpaginated with b/w illustrations
German
15 × 11 cm
22 Euro
Made in Berlin...KP Brehmer, KH Hödicke, Rebecca Horn (April–June 1976)
Exhibition catalog, René Block Gallery, New York, 1976
Paperback, 32 pages with b/w illustrations
English
15 × 10 cm
28 Euro
Braco Dimitrijevic. Dan Graham. On Kawara. Roman Opalka
Exhibition catalog, Galerie René Block, 1976/1977
René Block (ed.)
Paperback, unpaginated with b/w illustrations
15 × 10 cm
24 Euro
With texts by Karl Ruhrberg, René Denizot, Johannes Cladders, Dieter Honisch, B.H.D. Buchloh
Joseph Beuys. Aus Berlin: Neues vom Kojoten
Catalog, Galerie René Block, 1981
Paperback, 175 pages with b/w illustrations
English/German
15 × 10 cm
28 Euro
2nd expanded edition
Galerie René Block, Fröhlich & Kaufmann
Der Hang zum Gesamtkunstwerk. Europäische Utopien seit 1800
Exhibition booklet, daadgalerie Berlin, 1983
DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
Paperback, 88 pages with b/w illustrations
German
26 × 21 cm
32 Euro
Booklet accompanying René Block’s extension of Harald Szeemann’s exhibition at the daadgalerie Berlin and the accompanying music program
Emmett Williams
Faustzeichnungen
Artist’s book
DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
Rainer Verlag, 1983
Cardboard, 140 pages
15 × 10 cm
36 Euro
On Kawara. 1976 Berlin 1986
Exhibition catalog, daadgalerie Berlin, 1987
DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
Paperback, 122 pages with color and b/w illustrations
German
26 × 21 cm
34 Euro
Katalog. Tomas Schmit. Band II
Exhibition catalog, daadgalerie Berlin, Sprengel Museum Hannover, 1987
Tomas Schmit, DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
Paperback, unpaginated with b/w illustrations
German
20,5 × 15 cm
34 Euro
Arthur Köpcke. Bilder und Stücke
Ausstellungskatalog, daadgalerie Berlin, Museum am Ostwall Dortmund, 1988
DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
Paperback, 183 pages with color illustrations
German
26 × 21 cm
26 Euro
BEUYS. Joseph Beuys. Drawings, Objects and Prints
Exhibition catalog, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (IFA), 1989
Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (IFA)
Paperback, 167 pages with color illustrations
English
32 × 25 cm
44 Euro
With a text by Götz Adriani
Fluxus. Eine lange Geschichte mit vielen Knoten Fluxus in Deutschland 1962-1994
Exhibition catalog, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V., Stuttgart, 1995
René Block, Gabriele Knapstein (eds.)
Folder with plastic cover, 266 pages plus insert, paperback, 100 pages with color and b/w illustrations
German
33 × 26 cm
55 Euro
Echolot oder 9 Fragen an die Peripherie
9 exhibition catalogs, Museum Fridericianum, 1998
René Block (ed.)
Museum Fridericianum
9 catalogs in a slipcase with supplement booklet
Paperback, 32 pages each with color illustrations
German/English
24.5 × 19 cm
Schuber: 45 Euro / Einzelband: 8 Euro
Artists: Ghada Amer, Ayşe Erkmen, Fariba Hajamadi, Mona Hatoum, Gülsün Karamustafa, Kim Soo-Ja, Tracy Moffatt, Shirin Neshat, Qin Yufen
SoHo. New York - Downtown Manhattan
Exhibition catalog, Akademie der Künste Berlin, 1976
René Block (ed.)
Akademie der Künste, Berliner Festwochen, 1976
Paperback, 432 pages with b/w illustrations
German/English
22 × 22 cm
38 Euro
First comprehensive presentation of the New York avant-garde scene (Fluxus, minimal art, conceptual art, music, performance) with a contribution on the history of SoHo, combined with a portrait of the artists’ quarter
Zugehend auf eine Biennale des Friedens
Exhibition catalog, Kunsthaus und Kunstverein Hamburg, 1985
René Block (ed.)
Hamburg Cultural Authority, 1985
Paperback, 175 pages with b/w illustrations
German
26 × 21 cm
45 Euro
Broken Music
Artists' Recordworks
Format: 26 × 21 cm
with 17 cm flexi disc
Paperback, 278 pages, black-and-white illustrations
German/English/French
180 Euro
Ursula Block, Michael Glasmeier (eds.)
Exhibition catalog, daadgalerie Berlin, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Magasin Grenoble
Originally: Berlin DAAD, gelbe Musik, 1989
Facsimile edition, published New York, 2018
The Readymade Boomerang: Certain Relations in 20th Century Art
8th Biennial of Sydney, 1990
Biennale of Sydney and Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990
Paperback with dust jacket, 493 pages with color illustrations
English
30 × 23,5 cm
34 Euro
Exhibition catalog for the 8th Biennale in Sydney, curated by René Block
Biennale of Sydney and Museum of Contemporary Art 1990
Mit dem Kopf durch die Wand / Head through the Wall. Sammlung Block
Exhibition catalog, Statens Museum for Kunst, Kopenhagen, 1992
René Block (ed.)
Statens Museum for Kunst, 1992
Paperback, 287 pages with color illustrations
German/English/Danish
24 × 24 cm
32 Euro
Exhibition catalog Statens Museum for Kunst, Kopenhagen (1992), Nykytaiteen Museo Kiasma, Helsinki (1992) Kunsthalle Nürnberg (1993)
Fluxus Trilogy Wiesbaden
3 catalogs in a slipcase
1962 Wiesbaden FLUXUS 1982. Eine kleine Geschichte von Fluxus in drei Teilen
Harlekin Art Wiesbaden, Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD (ed.)
Exhibition catalog, Wiesbaden, Kassel, Berlin, 1982/1983
Hardcover with dust jacket, 377 pages with b/w illustrations
German
26 × 21 cm
FLUXUS DA CAPO
Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden, Harlekin Art/Fluxeum (ed.)
Exhibition catalog, Nassauischer Kunstverein, 1992
Paperback, 175 pages with b/w illustrations
German
26 × 21 cm
40 Jahre: Fluxus und die Folgen
Regina Bärthel, René Block (ed.)
Exhibition catalog, Kunstsommer Wiesbaden 2002
Cultural Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden, 2002
Paperback, 240 pages with color illustrations
German
26 × 21 cm
75 Euro
LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT
Exhibition catalog, 5. Cetinje Biennale, 2004
National Museum of Montenegro, Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel, 2004
Paperback, 136 pages with b/w illustrations
English
34 × 24 cm
22 Euro
With texts by Zdravka Bajović, René Block, Birgit Eusterschulte, Nataša Ilić, Thomas Niemeyer
Art, Life & Confusion
47th October Salon, Belgrade, 2006
René Block, Barbara Heinrich (eds.)
Belgrade Cultural Center, 2006
Paperback, 252 pages, color illustrations
English/Serbian
28 × 23 cm
26 Euro
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Türkiye'de Güncel Sanat
Contemparary Art in Turkey
René Block (ed.)
Yapi Kredi Kültür (YKY) Publishing House, Istanbul, 2007
12 volumes, softcover, color illustrations
With an original graphic by the respective artist as the dust jacket
Einzelbände: je 18 € / 12 Bände im Schuber: 170 Euro
12 Bände: 11 Monografien mit Hale Tenger, Gülsün Karamustafa, Füsun Onur, Kutlug Ataman, Ayse Erkmen, Halil Altindere, Cengiz Cekil, Aydan Murtezaoglu, Bülent Sangar, Esra Ersen und Sarkis. Der zwölfte Band präsentiert die Künstler Nevin Aladag, Vahap Avsar, Ergin Cavusoglu, Nezaket Ekici, Sakir Gökcebag, Nilbar Güres, Servet Kocyigit, Ahmet Ögüt, Ebru Özsecen, Anny und Sibel Öztürk, Canan Tolon und Nasan Tur.
Ein wesentliches Merkmal dieser Buchreihe ist die jeder Monografie beigefügte Originalgrafik des vorgestellten Künstlers, die zugleich Umschlag des Buches ist.
René Block. Ich kenne kein Weekend.
Ausstellungsprojekte, Texte und Dokumente seit 1964.
Marius Babias, Birgit Eusterschulte, Stella Rollig (eds.)
n.b.k. Exhibitions Volume 18 – René Block
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2015
Softcover, 540 pages with b/w and color illustrations
German
30 × 22 cm
40 Euro
The publication was published on the occasion of the exhibition “Ich kenne kein Weekend. Aus René Blocks Archiv und Sammlung” (I Don’t Know Any Weekend. From René Block’s Archive and Collection) at the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein and the Berlinische Galerie.
With a foreword by Marius Babias and Stella Rollig and contributions by Thomas Köhler, Philip Ursprung, and Birgit Eusterschulte. The publication brings together writings, documents, and interviews by René Block, who founded one of the most important avant-garde galleries in West Germany in Berlin in 1964.