There are many reasons to be interested in art ephemera — a type of collectible that has the advantage of being small, easy to store, and modestly priced. Many collectors follow specific artists, while others like to accumulate vintage material connected to a particular art movement or art theme.
To help visitors explore the 8,696 items in Gallery 98’s inventory, we have grouped many of these items into thematic categories. The “Categories Spotlight” section of our Ephemera page includes a sampling of thirty-two of the most popular themes. This week’s Gallery 98 newsletter has a more limited focus. Highlighted below are items from six major art movements that helped define art in the 20th century.
Fluxus
Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, 64 Page Magazine, Fandangos, 1976. Size: 11.5 x 8.25 inches — Available
Grommets 4, group exhibition with 17 simultaneous art performances, poster, 537 Broadway, 1977. Size: 17 x 11 inches — Available
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Pattern & Decoration
Joyce Kozloff, Night Stars, Tibor De Nagy Gallery, Card, 1974. Size: 6 x 4 inches — Available
Miriam Schapiro, Collaboration Series: Mother Russia, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, Card, 1994. Size: 13 x 6.5 inches — Available
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Neo-Expressionism
Anselm Kiefer, Folded Flyer in Envelope, Michael Werner Gallery (Germany), 1978. Size: 11.5 x 8.25 inches — Available
Georg Baselitz, Sonnabend Gallery, Card, 1983. Size: 7 x 4.75 inches — Available
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Pictures Generation
Cindy Sherman, Metro Pictures, Card, 1983. Size: 6 x 3.5 inches — Available
Robert Longo, Gagosian Gallery (Los Angeles), Card, 1984. Size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches — Available
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Land Art / Ecological Art
Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty (1970), photo by Gianfranco Gorgoni, Centre d’art contemporain (Geneva, CH), card, 1981. Size: 5 x 7.25 inches — Available
Alan Sonfist, Time and Nature, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, SIGNED 10-page exhibition catalogue, 1977. Size: 8.25 x 11 inches — Available
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Young British Artists
Jake & Dinos Chapman, Cockroach Kid, Daniel Templon Gallery (Paris), Card, 1998. Size: 8.5 x 6 inches — Available
Tracey Emin, I Think It’s In My Head, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Double-Sided Poster, 2002. Size: 23.5 x 16.5 inches — Available
