557,087. An Exhibition Organized by Lucy R. Lippard..
Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1969. 1st Edition. 97 loose index cards printed in black to versos (measuring 4" x 6"), original printed manila envelope.
First edition index card catalog published in conjunction with a historic exhibition organized by author and critic Lucy R. Lippard at the Seattle Art Museum's World's Fair Pavilion in 1969, "one of the 25 most important exhibitions to take place anywhere on the planet during the late 20th century" (Bruce Altshuler quoted in the Seattle Times). The show is considered the first major showcase for conceptual art in the US, credited for bringing the movement to the wider public. Its title refers to the population of Seattle at the time of the most recent census; as the exhibition traveled the title changed to the population of each location – 955,000 (Vancouver); 7,500 (California Institute of Arts); 2,972,453 (Buenos Aires) – becoming known as Lippard’s "number shows." The list of contributors amount to a who's who of conceptual, minimal, and land art: Richard Serra, Lawrence Weiner, Eva Hesse, Mel Bochner, Robert Smithson, On Kawara, Dennis Oppenheim, Bruce Nauman, Adrian Piper, Sol Lewitt, Hans Haacke, Vito Acconci, Ed Ruscha, Hanne Darboven, John Baldessari, Carl Andre, and many others. This catalog comprises 95 individual cards: 64 devoted to the artists represented in the show and designed by each, 20 text cards compiled by Lippard often featuring excerpts and quotes from artists, and 11 cards featuring a forward, acknowlegdments, a bibliography, a list of films screened, Seattle Art Museum council members, and an addenda (in this set, two of the three bibliography cards appear twice). The format is intended to allow the holder to reorganize, alter, shelve, or toss the cards, a reflection and embodiment of Lippard’s notion of the "dematerialization of the art object." Cards fine, original printed envelope with somewhat heavy wear and a few tears. Scarce. Item #12533
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