Exhibitions in Context: Gallery Cards with Press Releases and Price Lists

Detail from the press release for Nose Job, a group exhibition with Swoon, Retna, Shepard Fairey, and others, curated by Carlo McCormick, Eric Firestone Gallery, 2011. While the image used to publicize this exhibition is Andy Warhol’s Before and After (1961), Nose Job is actually a tribute to the way soldiers painted images and slogans on the nose of military planes. Read the full press release here.

Card and press release sold together
Card size: 6 x 8.5 inches

Press release size: 8.5 x 11 inches

Available — $200

Collectors of art ephemera usually favor cards connected to their favorite artists or to themes of special interest. Displayed on a shelf, or hanging on a wall in a small frame, vintage cards and flyers can either evoke past memories or present interests. Some cards might also have historic value as artifacts documenting specific moments in art history.

Gallery 98 features here cards from our inventory accompanied by related material that the galleries produced to promote interest and sales. Old press releases reveal the original context in which works were exhibited. For collectors, old price lists might sometimes be reminders of opportunities not taken. More prices can be found in the Gallery 98 section Auction Prices & Price Lists.

David LaChapelle at 303 Gallery, 1984 – Card and Press Release

David LaChapelle, Angels, Saints & Martyrs, card and 2-page press release with contacts Lisa Spellman and Colin de Land, 303 Gallery, 1984

Card size: 4.25 x 6 inches
Press release size: 8.5 x 11 inches

Available — $200

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Faith Ringgold at Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, 1992 – Card and Price List

Faith Ringgold, Sunflowers Quilting Bee at Arles (1991) from exhibition debuting “The French Collection” series, card with price list, press clipping, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, 1992

Card size: 7.75 x 6.5 inches
Press release Size: 8.5 x 11 inches

Available — $200

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Jane Dickson & Charlie Ahearn at William Paterson University (NJ), 2012 – Card and Illustrated Checklist

Jane Dickson & Charlie Ahearn, Whose World is This?, card with 7-page color xerox checklist, William Paterson University, 2012

Card size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches
Checklist size: 8.5 x 11 inches

Available — $200

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Vanessa Beecroft at Deitch Projects, 2000 – Card with Press Release

Vanessa Beecroft, VB39/VB42, card and press release, Deitch Projects, 2000

Card size: 4 x 9 Inches

Press release size: 8.5 x 11 inches

Available — $200

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Bob Gruen at Susan Cooper Gallery (Woodstock, NY), 1991- Card with Price List

Bob Gruen, Sex & Rock & Roll, card and price list, Susan Cooper Gallery (Woodstock, NY), 1991

Card size: 4.25 x 6 inches
Press release size: 8.5 x 11 inches

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