Joseph Kosuth, Consciousness of self

is in itself and for itself when and because it is in itself. Ghent, Imschoot, 1991. Silkscreen in yellow and blue printed on thick black paper, 60 x 100 cm. Special edition of 25 copies printed by the artist himself. Announcement poster designed by Kosuth for an exhibition on artists' books curated by Imschoot publishers and Peter van Beveren/The Archives in Rotterdam.

Blindstamped 'Joseph Kosuth studio 1991', signed and numbered 11/25 in pencil in lower right margin. In excellent condition. This copy in black frame, 74.5 x 114.5 cm. Joseph Kosuth (1945-), one of the pioneers of Conceptual and installation art, has initiated language-based works and appropriation strategies since the 1960s. The reproduced quote is by the German philosopher Hegel.