Documenta 5 Jeffrey Deitch and Excelsior I

and Excelsior I

The front features Saville’s Study for the Eyes of Argus (2021)—a large drawing of an eye

The format of the three decks reproduces the three-panel composition of Basquiat’s painted tribute to saxophonist Charlie Parker (left) and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (right)

which is printed on a double-sided

This book was published on the occasion of Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well

Documenta 5 Jeffrey Deitch and Excelsior IEd Ruscha designed this binder format catalogue for Harald Szeemanns Documenta 5 (the full title of which was Befragung der Realitt Bildwelten heute [Questioning Reality Pictorial worlds today]) in 1972. The brilliant orange cover features Ruschas screen printed image of ants forming the number five; more than 150 featured artists are represented alphabetically, with individual entries accessible via tabbed dividers. This is a significant curatorial