Martin Kippenberger: Forgotten Interior Design Problems at Home (Villa Merkel)
First Edition. Oblong octavo. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Galerie der Stadt Esslingen am Neckar, Villa Merkel (Oct. 27 - Dec. 8, 1996). An artist's catalogue, fully-illustrated after two juxtaposed series of photographs: Kippenberger's"16 Years of Beds" and documentation of his exhibition at Villa Merkel; the former printed to versos, the latter to rectos. A fine copy, in photo-illustrated wrappers.
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