Mladen Stilinovic, 2 artists' books

(1) Crveno Roza (Red Pink). Zagreb, Podroom Gallery, 1979. Side stapled, 21.5 x 29.5 cm, 13 sheets featuring mostly original drawings and collages, such as handwritten text on silverfoil and pink fabric. Catalogue/artists' book produced as part of his exhibition at Podroom (The Basement Gallery). Cover sheet shows a coffee stain, interior sheets are fine. Unknown edition, unique copies. This copy bears similarity to the one held at MoMA New York.

(2) Oslobodenje od Znanja (Liberation from Knowledge). Zagreb, self-published, 1978. Side stapled, 21.5 x 29.5 cm, 13 sheets. Titled in pencil. Each page features geometric shapes or words in white paint, captioned with text in pencil reading 'svjestan bjeline' (consciously white). Soiling on exterior sheets, inside mint. Both books are rare treasures. (total 2) Mladen Stilinovic (1947-2016), was a member of Grupa Sestorice Autora (1975–79), a formation of six artists in Zagreb (Croatia) who were making performances and happenings, and co-founder of the artists' run space Podroom with Sanja Ivekovic and Dalibor Martinis (1978-1980).