16pp – EN – 24 x 21.6 cm – softcover, stapled This catalogue was published to accompany an exhibition of Josef Albers’ work at the Sidney Janis Gallery in New York in October 1961. The catalogue lists 33 works from ‘Homage to the Square’ plus 5 variants. Catalogue design by Norman Ives, who was deeply involved in many of Albers’ later publications featuring screen-printed plates. The catalogue begins with a remarkable text: “Since colour in Albers’ paintings too frequently misleads the camera, the black and white plates in the catalogue do not adequately represent the actual painting. These reproductions, therefore, remain unnumbered and are included mainly to demonstrate the artist’s instrumentation of light and colour within a restricted order of design.” This catalogue therefore does not aim to show the perfect reproduction (which was technically unfeasible in 1961) but presents a translation of the work. The catalogue reveals an aspect of the work; in a different way than in the exhibition itself. This makes you look at the work in a different way. Since it has become technically possible to present the perfect reproduction in print, the emphasis has shifted to this, and there is less focus on the question of how a work can be translated for the specific medium of the book. This makes this book particularly relevant to me today.

80 pp. (b/w ill.), 21 × 27 cm, English/​French “A book by R.H. Fuchs with the collaboration of Daniel Buren and with contributions by André Bompard, B.H.D. Buchloh, Douglas Crimp, René Denizot. All descriptions (photographs+texts+diagrams) here included correspond with works selected by Rudi Fuchs. This selection represents approximately seven percent of the work executed since 1965. Most descriptions are being done here for the first time. All descriptions have been written (or rewritten) especially for this book. Walter Nikkels’ work should not be underestimated. This catalogue is structured around a clear concept; yet every spread is different and a delight to see.