For nearly eight years, I have been organizing exhibitions at Galerie aKonzept in Berlin. Over time, this work led me to explore the artwork of lesser-known artists—far beyond the few names that regularly appear in auction catalogs.
While collaborating with Emmanuelle Rapin on the exhibition, catalog, and website devoted to the book editions of Hungarian artist Endre Tót, I found myself completely captivated. For several years, I searched wherever possible to reconstruct his output from 1971 to 1989. One publication was missing from my collection—a book published by Jean Sellem, who organized two exhibitions of Tót’s work. After contacting him, we traveled to Sweden to visit. His gallery, active from 1971 to 1982, houses a valuable archive that he entrusted to me about two years ago, still in collaboration with Emmanuelle Rapin.
Now based in Switzerland, this archive is in the process of being digitized so that it can be made available online to everyone. You can view a beta version here ●.
The project focused on Endre Tót’s book editions is now complete and available online here ●. A printed catalog has also been produced and can be ordered here ●.
In addition to my work with the gallery and archives, I see myself as a collector in passing. I acquire artworks with enthusiasm and admiration, then offer them for sale after some time. A selection of pieces currently for sale is displayed above ↑
This website is presented in English for accessibility, but I also reply in French and German when needed.
Raphaël Léonard Levy
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+41 76 245 59 03
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Possessive Adjective
Budapest: self-published (samizdat), 1972.
8 unnumbered pages, semi-rigid cover, staple binding, 203 x 156 mm; black and white offset printing.
Edition of 100 copies.
Our copy is number 9, handwritten in blue ballpoint pen on the back cover.
On page 2, titled "your page", there is a handwritten dedication "for Thomas Howeg", written in ballpoint pen and signed by the artist.
Possessive Adjective
Budapest: self-published (samizdat), 1972.
8 unnumbered pages, semi-rigid cover, staple binding, 203 x 156 mm; black and white offset printing.
Edition of 100 copies.
Our copy is number 9, handwritten in blue ballpoint pen on the back cover.
On page 2, titled "your page", there is a handwritten dedication "for Thomas Howeg", written in ballpoint pen and signed by the artist.
ABSOLUTE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Budapest: self-published (samizdat), 1972.
8 typographic cards (103 x 148 mm) in a folding sleeve (105 x 150 mm), black and white offset printing.
In our copy, the artist's signature is handwritten in blue ballpoint pen on the back of the central flap.
ABSOLUTE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Budapest: self-published (samizdat), 1972.
8 typographic cards (103 x 148 mm) in a folding sleeve (105 x 150 mm), black and white offset printing.
In our copy, the artist's signature is handwritten in blue ballpoint pen on the back of the central flap.
TEN QUESTIONS by Endre Tót
Budapest: self-published (samizdat), 1972.
1 sheet folded at the center, 304 x 215 mm; black and white offset printing.
Edition of 31 numbered copies (from 0 to 30). Our copy is signed and numbered 0/30 in pencil.
Stamp: "READ IT STANDING AND ALOUD"
TEN QUESTIONS by Endre Tót
Budapest: self-published (samizdat), 1972.
1 sheet folded at the center, 304 x 215 mm; black and white offset printing.
Edition of 31 numbered copies (from 0 to 30).
Our copy is signed and numbered 0/30 in pencil.
Stamp: "READ IT STANDING AND ALOUD"
Incomplete Informations /verbal & visual/
Oldenburg, West Germany: Edition International Artist’s Cooperation (I.A.C), Klaus Groh, publisher, 1972.
32 unnumbered pages, semi-rigid cover, staple binding, 200 x 143 mm; black and white offset printing.
Edition of 100 copies.
This book is presented with a page of acknowledgments, as well as a final page containing the "table of contents," which refers to the corresponding page numbers. Since the pages are not numbered, was this an oversight or intentional? The question remains open.
Incomplete Informations /verbal & visual/
Oldenburg, West Germany: Edition International Artist’s Cooperation (I.A.C), Klaus Groh, publisher, 1972.
32 unnumbered pages, semi-rigid cover, staple binding, 200 x 143 mm; black and white offset printing.
Edition of 100 copies.
This book is presented with a page of acknowledgments, as well as a final page containing the "table of contents," which refers to the corresponding page numbers.
Since the pages are not numbered, was this an oversight or intentional? The question remains open.