Eau de Cologne, complete set 1985-1989

Three issues (all published) of the iconic magazine published and edited by the Cologne based gallerist Monika Sprüth, focused on a female discourse on art. The publication was issued in conjunction with three all-women exhibitions held at the gallery in 1985, 1987, and 1993. It features portraits, interviews, and essays by and about international artists, critics, and art-world personalities. Among the huge list of contributors are Louise Bourgeois, Hanne Darboven, Annette Messager, Susan Hiller, Ulrike Rosenbach, Elaine Sturtevant, Kathe Burkhart, Cady Noland, Dominique Gonzalez Foerster, Ileana Sonnabend, Holly Solomon, Marian Goodman, Mary Boone, Tanja Grunert, Pat Hearn, Edit DeAk, Rosalind Krauss, Isabelle Graw, Linda Nochlin et al. Text in German and English.

Contains: (1) No.1, 1985. Cover by Cindy Sherman. Staple bound, 40 x 26 cm, 64 pp. Back cover with small tear to paper edge and corner and mild dog ear on upper right, else a very good copy. The gallery exhibition 'Eau de Cologne' featured Ina Barfuss, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Rosemarie Trockel and Anne Loch. (2) No.2, 1987. Cover by Barbara Kruger. Staple bound, 40 x 26 cm, 83 pp. Light rubbing to cover edges, else very good. Artists who exhibited at Monika Sprüth Gallery included Gretchen Bender, Nancy Dwyer, Katharina Fritsch, Jenny Holzer, Louise Lawler, and Rosemarie Trockel. (3) No.3, 1989. Cover by Rosemarie Trockel. Edited by Joetta Koether and Karen Marta. Staple bound, 30 x 24.5 cm, 110 pp. Eau de Cologne III was launched at Art Cologne 1989. Cover shows minor tear near one staple, corners minimally bumped, else very good. (total 3)