WHAT SHALL WE DO WITHOUT US? The VOICE and VISION of KENNETH PATCHEN, with an afterword by JAMES LAUGHLIN.

SIGNED on the title page by MIRIAM PATCHEN and JAMES LAUGHLIN. Additionally SIGNED on the copyright page by CAROLYN ROBERTSON and (JAMES ROBERTSON?? His signature is always very difficult). Their signatures are next to the printed statement "A YOLLA BOLLY PRESS BOOK". Carolyn and James Robertson founded and ran the Yolla Bolly Press, Covelo, Mendocino County, California. James Robertson died in 2001. I believe Carolyn Robertson is still involved with the Press.

A Yolla Bolly Press Book Published by Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1984. First Edition, so stated at the top of the copyright page (published simultaneously in softcover and hardcover). ISBN: 0871568187.

Softcovers, 8.5x12 inches, ILLUSTRATED with 37 COLOR PLATES sandwiched between a few prelim text pages and the 24 page afterword by Laughlin. Each of the color plates is printed on its own leaf (i.e. blank backsides).

VERY GOOD condition, the covers have some light toning to the spine and margins, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An attractive, very presentable copy.

SCARCE with the SIGNATURES of Miriam PATCHEN (b.1914 d.2000), James LAUGHLIN (b.1914 d.1997), Carolyn ROBERTSON, and James ROBERTSON (d.2001).

WOVEN WIRES: the ART of MODERN ZULU WIRE WEAVING, by Laura Ponter, illustrated by Camille Stabler.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR on the first page: "To Florence Graham / The weave of freedom begins with simple thoughts and basic materials and a spirit of humanness / Laura Ponter".

Published by Spirits in Stone Press, Glen Ellen, California, 2008. First Edition, so stated. ISBN: 9780615214177.

Softcovers, 9x10 inches, 64 pages. Illustrated throughout.

VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, very nice copy.

From the rear cover: "Woven Wires is an introduction to the history, technique and beauty of the modern art of weaving with wires. It is one person's journey into the growing craft art of the Zulu people of South Africa."

YOSHIO TANIGUCHI - NINE MUSEUMS, by Terence Riley and Yoshio Taniguchi. Published by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2004. First edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 20, 2004 - January 31, 2005...The exhibition is supported by AGNES GUND and DANIEL SHAPIRO.

SIGNED & INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. SIGNED and WARMLY INSCRIBED by both the Author, TERENCE RILEY, and the Architect, YOSHIO TANIGUCHI, to DANIEL (Daniel Shapiro) & AGGIE (Agnes Gund) on the half-title page:

"For Daniel & Aggie / With gratitude for all you have done and for your friendship. / Terence Riley / Nov. 17, 2004" along with Yoshio Taniguchi's small inscription in Japanese and his signature in English. Terence Riley inscribed, signed and dated the book in black felt tip pen; Yoshio Taniguchi signed and inscribed in blue ink.

AGNES GUND, b.1938, is a renowned ARTS PATRON, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESIDENT EMERITA, and PROGRESSIVE PHILANTHROPIST. Her second husband was Daniel Shapiro. Agnes Gund was a member of the selection committee that chose YOSHIO TANIGUCHI to be the architect to redesign the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 10x10 inches (25x25 cm), 212 pages with 239 illustrations, 140 in color. The book covers the eight Japanese museums Taniguchi designed, and his redesign of New York's Museum of Modern Art..

Condition: VERY GOOD book, just lightly used, tight, bright, clean and clear; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket that has some shelf rubbing. A solid, lovely copy.

RARE and UNIQUE SIGNED & INSCRIBED copy with an ASSOCIATION to AGNES GUND and THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART.

About TERENCE RILEY (from his NYT 2021 obituary):

******Terence Riley, Architectural Force in the Museum World, Dies at 66. He was instrumental in bringing to fruition two of the most important works of 21st century museum architecture.

As the chief curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, Mr. Riley helped select and guide the Tokyo based architect Yoshio Taniguchi in the Museum's $858 million expansion, which was completed in 2004.******

About AGNES GUND (from Wikipedia):

******Gund joined MoMA's International Council in 1967; she then joined the Board of Trustees in 1976 and served as its President from 1991 until 2002. She serves on the boards of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, and the Morgan Library and Museum.

A civic leader and staunch supporter of education, women's issues and environmental concerns, among other causes, Gund is the former Chair of the Mayor's Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission of New York City, a former member of the New York State Council on the Arts, and has served on the boards of such wide ranging organizations as the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Barnes Foundation, Chess in the Schools, the Frick Collection, the Foundation for Contemporary Art, the Fund for Public Schools, the J. Paul Getty Trust, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

In 1997, Gund received the National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. government. In 1998, Gund received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. In 2011, Gund was nominated by President Barack Obama as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council on the Arts. In 2016, she was elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts.******

In 2018 the New York Times wrote a long, glowing article about Agnes Gund titled: "Is Agnes Gund the Last Good Rich Person?" The article can be found online, well worth reading.

INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE: This book will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the charges and be able to accept or reject them before payment is taken. Thanks!

CAREER MATERIALS OF PROF. YUYU YANG: LIFESCAPE SCULPTURE 1952-1988. YUYU YANG (aka YANG YING-FENG) was one of the leading contemporary sculptors in Taiwan. He was also a noted

landscape architect, art theorist, writer, and educator. This book is a compilation of newspaper and magazine articles published between 1952 and 1988 about the sculptor and his works. Each article is reproduced as it originally appeared and in its original language, either Chinese or English. Softcovers, gilt titling on the front cover and spine, 10x14.5 inches oblong.

Illustrated throughout with b&w illustrations reproduced from the original newspaper and magazine articles. VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An interesting chronological / biographical look at the life and works of Yuyu Yang as seen through the eyes of others who wrote articles about him and his works. About YUYU YANG: YUYU YANG (aka YANG YING-FENG), b. 1926 d. 1997, was a renowned TAIWANESE SCULPTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNER and ARCHITECT. Yang produced more than a thousand works during his lifetime, ranging from prints, sculpture, and laser art, to landscaping and architectural designs, many of which were award winning and exhibited throughout the world. He also wrote more than 20 books on art. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This is a large, heavy book, that will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Thanks.

ZERO GUTAI KUSAMA. Catalogue for the Exhibition that took place at Bonhams, London, from October 11 through October 20, 2015.

Softcovers, 8x10 inches (19.5x26 cm), 119 pages. (Bonhams, London 11 - 20 October 2015).

Illustrated throughout in color and b&w.

FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

From the Bonhams announcement of the show:

****** 20 masterpieces by the Gutai and ZERO groups from a private collection on exhibition at Bonhams from October 11 through October 20.

Works by Yayoi Kusama, including Macaroni Shirt, Red Dots and Phallic Bottle Tray, will also be on show.

Bonhams is to display lost masterpieces from a private collection by Gutai and ZERO groups for the first time since the 1960s. It offers an opportunity to reassess these ground breaking art movements, both of which have recently been in the spotlight in exhibitions such as Zero: Countdown to Tomorrow at The Guggenheim, New York. Writing about the groups for Bonhams Magazine, Serpentine Co-Director, Hans Ulrich Obrist described the emergence of these artists as one of the great moments of the avant garde in the post war era.

Bonhams Head of Contemporary Art, Ralph Taylor, says, "To have the opportunity to host this museum quality collection at Bonhams is a rare and wonderful privilege. It is exactly where Bonhams excels; demonstrating connoisseurship and using the profile of an auction house to rediscover forgotten masterpieces and to champion the very best in Post War & Contemporary art."

Among the works to be on view in Bonhams headquarters on New Bond Street are: Three works from Yayoi Kusama's first solo European show in 1965: Macaroni Shirt, Red Dots and Phallic Bottle Tray; Kazuo Shiraga's Red Fan; A suite of four early and delicate works by Jan Schoonhoven; A large piece by Günther Uecker from 1967.

The first time ZERO and Gutai art were shown together was at the 1965 Stedelijk Museum's Nul exhibition. In 2006, this Nul 1965 show was reconstructed in the ZERO exhibition at Museum Kunst Palast in Düsseldorf. This was the beginning of the revival in both ZERO and Gutai we have witnessed today.******