Dossier Weiner, assembled by Rudi Fuchs

Amazing collection of manuscripts, cards, letters and xeroxed documentation about Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942) assembled by former van Abbe- and Stedelijk Museum director Rudi Fuchs (b. 1942). Includes an original mock-up for Weiner's (unpublished) artists' book 'Nothing To Lose / Niets aan Verloren' (1974-76). Handwritten text by Weiner on lined notebook paper, 36 pp. inscribed in black fountain pen, housed in hardcover exercise book, 21 x 16.5 cm. Cover label contains text in fountain pen: 'Lawrence Weiner - Nothing To Lose - Rudi Fuchs'.

The lot contains several cards and letters from 1974 mentioning the collaborative book project between Weiner and Fuchs. Also enclosed is a quote by a printer addressed to Fuchs at the van Abbemuseum (totalling fl.2300 to print an edition of 500). + Cardboard folder titled 'Dossier Weiner' containing c. 50 items from the 1970s, such as original postcards and letters from LW to RF, xeroxed magazine clippings and notes on LW projects, transcripts and (annotated) texts, 8 b/w gelatine silver prints featuring installations and film stills by LW. A detailed list of all items is available upon request.