Artworks · Allen Ruppersberg

The Novel That Writes Itself

2014 · Artist's book

page (each): 11 7/8 x 9 3/4" (30.1 x 24.7 cm); overall (closed): 13 1/16 x 11 13/16 x 4 5/16" (33.2 x 30 x 11 cm)

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Chapter VI

2009 · Artist's book with poster

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The Never Ending Book

2007 · 19 wooden pieces of furniture, 39 cardboard boxes, 800 digital prints, 2 banners and 8 letterpress prints on paper

Overall display dimensions variable

Tate

Honey, I rearranged the collection because I think it's fun. Remember the Fun Gallery in the East Village? Fun counts!

2001 · Pressure-sensitive labels and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection with artists we only say "hello" to.

2001 · Transfer type, colored pencil, and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection as an excuse to stay away from CHELSEA. It scares me.

2001 · Pressure-sensitive labels and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection with artists who knew each other, but were different ages; artists who knew each other but worked differently; and artists who were influenced by artists who were soon forgotten.

2001 · Pressure-sensitive labels, transfer type, and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection using artists whom we know virtually nothing about.

2001 · Pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection to see if we got our money's worth.

2001 · Transfer type, colored pencil, and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection according to two categories: Nice and Not Nice.

2000 · Pencil, silkscreen on paper

Sheet: 22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection because I miss NY, Paris, Rome, Berlin, London, Milan and the Cape.

2000 · Pastel and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection using only artists with three letters in their last name.

2000 · Pastel and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection because sometimes artists bug me. One came to the door today completely unannounced.

2000 · Pastel, crayon, and pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Honey, I rearranged the collection according to two categories: Nice and Not Nice.

2000 · Pencil on printed paper

22 x 25" (55.9 x 63.5 cm)

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Stop Traveler (Siste Viator)

1993 · Reproductions of twenty books by various authors

installation (irreg., with bookends): 10 1/16 x 29 5/8 x 7 9/16" (25.5 x 75.2 x 19.2 cm)

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Remainders: Novel, Sculpture, Film

1991 · Self-published books, oak table, and cardboard boxes

45 x 47 1/2 x 29 7/8" (114.4 x 120.6 x 75.9 cm)

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Poster Object (Progress Not Adventure/Adventure Not Progress)

1988 · Screenprint on linen

sheet: 22 1/8 x 14" (56.2 x 35.5 cm)

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Adults Only from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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Preview

1988 · Series of ten lithographs

composition (each): 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet (each) 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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Who's Afraid of the New Now? from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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Nostalgia 24 Hours a Day from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition: 21 5/16 x 13 1/4" (54.2 x 33.6 cm); sheet: 22 1/8 x 14 1/16" (56.2 x 35.7 cm)

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It's Not Art (That Counts Now) from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition: 21 5/16 x 13 1/4" (54.2 x 33.6 cm); sheet: 22 1/8 x 13 7/8" (56.2 x 35.3 cm)

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Are You Crying? from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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What Should I Do? from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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Good Luck from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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Nothing - Nobody from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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Everything is Over from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition 21 5/16 x 13 3/16" (54.1 x 33.5 cm); sheet 22 1/16 x 13 13/16" (56 x 35.1 cm)

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No I've Got Something in My Eye from Preview

1988 · One from a series of ten lithographs

composition: 21 5/16 × 13 3/16" (54.1 × 33.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 13 13/16" (56 × 35.1 cm)

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Illustration for the Novel that Writes Itself

1983 · Screenprint, with pencil additions

composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 x 15 3/8" (25 x 39 cm); sheet: 18 1/8 x 25 3/16" (46 x 64 cm)

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The Novel that Writes Itself / Progress Report

1983 · Screenprinted poster with ink additions

composition: 10 1/4 x 7 13/16" (26 x 19.8 cm); sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.6 cm)

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Drawn from Life

1981 · Pencil and paint on board on velvet in artist's frame

46 x 51 1/2" (116.8 x 130.8 cm)

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Art & Project Bulletin #105

1978 · One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy

sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm)

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A Novel that Writes Itself: A Proposal to Friends and Supporters from Allen Ruppersberg

1978 · Artist's book

11 7/8 x 9 1/2" (30.2 x 24.1 cm)

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A Private Reading

1978 · Lithograph on three sheets

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Miscellaneous Men

1977 · Chromogenic prints; offset lithographs; typescript

Chromogenic prints: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.) each Offset lithographs: 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.) each Chromogenic prints: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.) each Notebook: 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm (12 x 10 x 1 in.) Frames: 38.1 × 121.9 cm (15 × 48 in.) and 38.1 × 198.1 cm (15 × 78 in.)

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

1974 · Marker on canvas, 20 parts

Each panel 72 x 72" (182.9 x 182.9 cm)

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Untitled (Is it a...?)

1974 · Screenprint and one duplicate copy

composition (irreg.): 19 1/2 x 18 7/8" (49.5 x 48 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 18 7/8" (50 x 48 cm)

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Art & Project Bulletin #67

1973 · Offset lithograph on folded sheet

sheet (folded): 11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.6 × 21 cm); sheet (unfolded): 11 5/8 × 16 9/16" (29.6 × 42 cm)

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Between the Scenes

1973 · Chromogenic color prints with nine typewritten sheets

each image 6 1/2 × 9 11/16" (16.5 × 24.6 cm)

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Thank You, Mr. Duchamp

1972 · Typewriting and ink on paper

11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.6 cm) (each)

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From the South Forty to the Bunkhouse

1972 · Xerox on three sheets

composition (.a): 9 1/2 x 6 7/16" (24.2 x 16.3 cm); composition (.b): 9 1/4 x 6 3/8" (23.5 x 16.2 cm); composition (.c): 7 3/16 x 6 3/8" (18.3 x 16.2 cm); sheet (each): 11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.6 cm)

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Here and Now / Seeing and Believing

1972 · Chromogenic prints with two typewritten sheets

Each 3 7/16 × 3 7/16" (8.8 × 8.8 cm)

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Muscles on the Run

1972 · Chromogenic color prints with seven typewritten sheets

each image: 7 5/8 × 7 5/8" (19.3 × 19.3 cm)

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Al's Grand Hotel

1971 · Lithograph, offset printed, certificate, and collage on paper

composition and sheet (.a): 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); composition and sheet (.b): 10 1/2 x 7 3/16" (26.7 x 18.3 cm); composition (.c, irreg.): 13 1/4 x 17 3/4" (33.7 x 45.1 cm); sheet (.c): 15 1/16 x 19 15/16" (38.3 x 50.6 cm)

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Al's Grand Hotel

1971 · Lithograph, offset printed, certificate, and collage on paper

composition and sheet (.a): 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); composition and sheet (.b): 10 1/2 x 7 3/16" (26.7 x 18.3 cm); composition (.c, irreg.): 13 1/4 x 17 3/4" (33.7 x 45.1 cm); sheet (.c): 15 1/16 x 19 15/16" (38.3 x 50.6 cm)

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Al's Grand Hotel

1971 · Lithograph, offset printed, certificate, and collage on paper

composition and sheet (.a): 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); composition and sheet (.b): 10 1/2 x 7 3/16" (26.7 x 18.3 cm); composition (.c, irreg.): 13 1/4 x 17 3/4" (33.7 x 45.1 cm); sheet (.c): 15 1/16 x 19 15/16" (38.3 x 50.6 cm)

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Al's Grand Hotel

1971 · Lithograph, offset printed, certificate, and collage on paper

composition and sheet (.a): 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); composition and sheet (.b): 10 1/2 x 7 3/16" (26.7 x 18.3 cm); composition (.c, irreg.): 13 1/4 x 17 3/4" (33.7 x 45.1 cm); sheet (.c): 15 1/16 x 19 15/16" (38.3 x 50.6 cm)

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Bunker Hill Monument

1875 · Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Image: 8.9 × 5.7 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in.); Card: 10.4 × 6.4 cm (4 1/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

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