'Danger Book', Cai Guo-Qiang

'Danger Book', Cai Guo-Qiang, 2006. Ivory Press

Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957)
'Danger Book: Suicide Fireworks'
2008
Published by Ivory Press, 2006
Private Collection
Photo © Tatsumi Masatoshi
Courtesy Ivory Press

Volume of drawings made with flammable and adhesive substances, with gunpowder encased in each of the leaves. One of an edition of 9 unique works published by Ivory Press, London.

The artist's proof of Cai Guo Qiang's 'Danger Book: Suicide Fireworks' was set alight by the artist in November 2007. This one of a series of volumes of drawings made with flammable and adhesive substances, with gunpowder encased in each of the leaves. The embers of the prototype are on display in Blood on Paper.

'Open Secret', Anthony Caro

'Open Secret', Anthony Caro, 2004. Ivory Press

Anthony Caro (b. 1924)
'Open Secret'
With poems written out by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, and a passage written out by Anthony Caro from Shakespeare’s 'Merchant of Venice'
2004
Published by Ivory Press
Private Collection
Photo © Nigel Young
Courtesy Ivory Press

Versions in stainless steel, bronze and brass; facsimiles  of manuscript pages

'Reflections', Eduardo Chillida

'Reflections', Eduardo Chillida, 2002. Ivory Press

Eduardo Chillida (1924 - 2002)
'Reflections'
With essays by Carlos Fuentes  and John Berger, and photographs by Ferdinando Scianna/Magnum
2002
Published by Ivory Press 2002
Private Collection
Photo © Nigel Young
Courtesy Ivory Press

Facsimiles of drawings and notebook of the artist; letterpress

'Wound', Anish Kapoor

'Wound', Anish Kapoor, 2005. Ivory Press

Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
'Wound'
Published by Ivory Press, 2005
Private Collection
Courtesy Ivory Press
Photo © Nigel Young

Two paper sculptures, each with ‘wound’ cut by laser; facsimile of a drawing book by the artist; white box with red paint

'Walking and Sleeping', Richard Long

'Walking and Sleeping', Richard Long, 2003. Ivory Press

Richard Long (b. 1945)
'Walking and Sleeping'
Published by Ivory Press 2003
Private Collection
Photo © Nigel Young
Courtesy Ivory Press

Mud drawings by the artist; photographs; lithographs; letterpress

'18 Drawings, 18 Photographs'

'18 Drawings, 18 Photographs', Isamu Noguchi, 2006. Ivory Press

Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988)
'18 Drawings, 18 Photographs'
With texts by Pico Iyer and  Bonnie Rychlak
2007
Published by Ivory Press 2007
Private Collection
Photo © Nigel Young
Courtesy Ivory Press
© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum/ARS, New York and DACS, London 2007

Facsimiles of drawings; photographs;  letterpress; printed text

Maisons pour Insomniaques, Jean-Marc Bustamante

Maisons pour Insomniaques, Jean-Marc Bustamante, © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Jean-Marc Bustamante
(b. 1952 )
Maisons pour Insomniaques,  Rêves 1. 2. 3. 4. 5;
Casas para Insomnes, Sueños 1. 2. 3. 4. 5
By Mario Bellatin 2005
Photographs; printed text
Published by Toluca Editions, Paris
Courtesy Antoine de Beaupré Collection, Paris
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Photographs; printed text

Cahier d’un Retour au Pays Natal by Daniel Buren, © ADAGP

Cahier d’un Retour au Pays Natal by Daniel Buren, © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Daniel Buren (b. 1938)
'Cahier d’un Retour au Pays Natal' by Aimé Césaire
2004
Published by Editions du Solstice, Paris
Courtesy Jean-Claude Meyer, Les Editions du Solstice
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Silkscreen prints; letterpress

'Paris sans Fin' by Alberto Giacometti. © ADAGP, Paris and DACS

'Paris sans Fin' by Alberto Giacometti. © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Alberto Giacometti
(1901 - 1966)
'Paris sans Fin'
1969
Published by Tériade, Paris
National Art Library, V&A, pressmark: 95.UU.8
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Lithographs; letterpress

'Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte' by Balthus. © ADAGP, Paris and DACS

'Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte' by Balthus. © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Balthus (1908 - 2001)
'Wuthering Heights' By Emily Brontë
1993
Published by the Limited Editions Club, New York
National Art Library, V&A, pressmark: 805.AH.0011 
Acquired with the help of the Friends of the National Libraries
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008

Lithographs; letterpress

'Geometric Figures & Color' by Sol LeWitt. © ARS, NY and DACS

'Geometric Figures & Color' by Sol LeWitt. © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2008

Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007)
'Geometric Figures & Color'
1979
Published by H.N. Abrams, New York
National Art Library, V&A , pressmark: 502.M.127
© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2008

Colour plates

'La Nuit Grandissante', Antoni Tàpies. © Succession Miro/ADAGP

'La Nuit Grandissante', Antoni Tàpies. © Succession Miro/ADAGP, Paris/ Foundation Antoni Tapies, Barcelone/VEGAP, Madrid and DACS, London 2008

Antoni Tàpies (b. 1923)
'La Nuit Grandissante'
Poems by Jacques Dupin
1968
Published by Erker-Presse, St Gallen
National Art Library, V&A, pressmark: 95.VV.4
© Succession Miro/ADAGP, Paris/ Foundation Antoni Tapies, Barcelone/VEGAP, Madrid and DACS, London 2008

Lithographs; letterpress

'Ode à ma Mère' by Louise Bourgeois. © DACS, London/VAGA

'Ode à ma Mère' by Louise Bourgeois. © DACS, London/VAGA, New York 2008

Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911)
'Ode à ma Mère'
1995
Published by Editions du Solstice, Paris
Courtesy Jean-Claude Meyer, Les Editions du Solstice
© DACS, London/VAGA, New York 2008

Etchings; letterpress

'Traces Suspectes en Surface', Robert Rauschenberg. © DACS

'Traces Suspectes en Surface', Robert Rauschenberg. © DACS, London/VAGA, New York 2008

Robert Rauschenberg (b. 1925)
'Traces Suspectes en Surface'
By Alain Robbe-Grillet
1972 – 1978
Published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Long Island, New York
National Art Library, V&A, pressmark: 81 Drawer 13
© DACS, London/VAGA, New York 2008

Lithographs

'El Negro', Robert Motherwell. © Dedalus Foundation

'El Negro', Robert Motherwell. © Dedalus Foundation, Inc/DACS, London/VAGA, New York 2008

Robert Motherwell
(1915 - 1991)
'El Negro'
Poem by Rafael Alberti
Translated by Vincente Lleó Cañal
1983
Published by Tyler Graphics, Bedford, New York
National Art Library, V&A, pressmark: 95 Drawer 5
© Dedalus Foundation, Inc/DACS, London/VAGA, New York 2008

Lithographs; letterpress

'Aromas' by Eduardo Chillida. © Zabalaga-Leku, DACS

'Aromas' by Eduardo Chillida. © Zabalaga-Leku, DACS, London, 2008

Eduardo Chillida (1924 - 2002)
'Aromas'
2000
Published by Editions Art-Concorde, Paris
Private collection of the publishers Edouard and Julien Weiss
© Zabalaga-Leku, DACS, London, 2008

Etchings; wood engravings;  silkscreen prints; letterpress

'Sunrise and Sunset at Praiano' by Sol LeWitt. © ARS, NY and DACS

'Sunrise and Sunset at Praiano' by Sol LeWitt. © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2008

Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007)
'Sunrise and Sunset at Praiano'
1980
Published by Rizzoli, New York
National Art Library, V&A, pressmark: 502.M.128
© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2008

Colour plates

'Deux Contes' by Pablo Picasso. © Succession Picasso/DACS 2008

'Deux Contes' by Pablo Picasso. © Succession Picasso/DACS 2008

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
'Deux Contes'
Translated into French from the Catalan by Jaume Canyameres
1947
Published by Editions Albor, Paris
National Art Library, V&A, pressmark: 95.NN.10
© Succession Picasso/DACS 2008

Engravings; printed text