Annette Messager. Three artists' books, one signed
(1) Die Fortsetzungsromane mit Annette Messager Sammlerin, Annette Messager praktische Hausfrau, Annette Messager trickreiche Frau, Annette Messager Künstlerin. Bonn, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, 1978. Softcover, 20 x 20 cm, 127 pp. Edited by Messager and Klaus Honnef. Features the various persona used by the artist, such as Annette Messager, the Artist, the Collector, the Trickster, the Peddler, the Cheater, and the Practical Woman.
(2) Faire Parade 1971-95. Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1995. Softcover, 23 x 17, 224 pp. Illustrated in b/w and red. Texts by Elisabeth Lebovici (intro), Annette Messager, Béatrice Parent, Robert Storr and Suzanne Pagé in English. (3) La Femme et... Annette Messager Truqueuse. Paris, Dilecta, 2007. Softcover, 15 x 20 cm, 24 pp. From the second edition of 100 numbered copies (in addition to 1000 regular copies), signed and numbered 00027 in the colophon. The artists' book was first published by Ecart editions in 1975, featuring the 'Trickster' series in which the artist makes drawings on nude female bodies. With loosely inserted card from this series. All books in very good condition. (total 3)