Torino: Studio Slavo, 2016
21 x 15cm, 48pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a show of paintings on canvas by Monk all of which are in the style of Salvo's tree paintings. These are gorgeous works by Monk even if clearly in homage to the arte povera artist who painted in a very rounded, geometric style. Twenty paintings all reproduced in colour. This book is signed by Monk on the title page. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Ingleby Gallery, 2016
21 x 15cm, 4pp printed outer folder with flag containing a 17. 5 x 12.5cm, 2pp posthumous artist card PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE BOATS which was first published in 1966. The card was reprinted for the exhibition by Michael Hamish Glen on the original letterpress 50 years later from its first printing. Because of the posthumous nature of this work we have retained it in the invitation card section of this catalogue VG+.
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N.p.: Paul & Wendy Editions, 2016
14.8 x 10cm, 2pp colour postcard with an image of a Tokyo post box where the card was posted. One of a long series of similar cards sent from all over the world. This example is signed on the reverse by Monk but has not been posted from the mailbox. VG+.
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Tokyo: Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 2016
30 x 19cm, 124pp plus card covers and printed pictorial dust-jacket. Exhibition catalogue for a major Japanese show with many colour images of the exhibition and in particular a major shadow play work and several videos of public installations. Printed on various paper stocks (some transparent) there are also interviews in Japanese and English. VG+.
This copy is signed in black ink on the inner dust-jacket by Boltanski.
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Berlin: S.p. (Monk), 2016 30 x 21cm, 6pp folded single thing card sheet. Musical notation for the random noises created by the artist’s mother while cleaning her husband’s piano. Monk’s references to his father and mother are found in a number of works and this “music” was originally released in a limited edition seven inch vinyl record in 2001. Fine. This example unusually signed by Monk....
Glasgow: WAX336, 2016
21 x 15cm, 4pp (created by a single folded sheet silkscreen printed white on RED/brown). Artist's card with a sequence of drawings which follow the algorithm "UPWARDS. ONWARDS,. BACKWARDS,. FORWARDS. SIDEWAYS. DOWN". VG+
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Paris:Lab’Bel, 2016
11cm dia. x 5cm, sealed outer box content of a number of aluminium wrapped soft cheeses. One of a number (this being the third) of such boxes commissioned by the company where artists adapted the box design. Monk for his commission simply flipped the well known box design.
This example is signed on the base by Monk but sadly there are some marks from the spores from the cheese as it is very difficult to store such a work (we now think the best thing is to dry it out slowly and desicate the cheese which is our plan). Else VG and unopened.
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Pittenweem: Cairn Gallery, n.d. (c. 2016) 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for a show of works curated by Bellingham - including Pavel Buchler, Laurie and Thomas A. CLark, Thomas Joshua Cooper, SImon Cutts, Jonathan Monk, Harry Gilonis, Colin Sackett, David Shrigley and others ...
Paris: Lab Bel, 2016 54 x 27cm, thick cardboard standee used to promote the special edition of the La Vache dui rire cheese box (Collector's edition #3). Monk had taken the famous lid design and reversed it and added the text "Parfois nous oublions l'evidence. Etre original est presque impossible." This promotional item is signed by Monk on the reverse and was a gift from the artist to Paul Robertson. VG+. ...
Berlin: Broken DImanche Press, 2016
21 x 15cm, 30pp plus wrappers in printed slipcase. A book explaining the international conceptual public art project where Monk published an A1 poster with a massive single typographic point in colour. The posters were then fly-posted in various cities - Berlin, Brussels, Milan, Toronto, San Francisco, Glasgow and Paris. The colour of the poster was different in each city. The book has a number of fantastic short stories ("topological fiction's) by John Holten. This is one of 150 published copies. VG+.
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60 x 42cm, double sided artist designed poster by Jonathan Mink for a group exhibition with Marinus Boezem, Simone Forti, David Medalla, Maurizio Mochetti, Maurizio Nannucci, Malick Sidibem Michael Snow and others. Monks contribution is a poster that has the texts: IERI OGGI DOMANI ECCETERA positioned around the print in sty style of Robert Barry (the translation being YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW ETC). Limitation unknown. JOINT Original printed envelope that contained the print - carefully opened - VG+. ...
Bruxelles: More Publishers, 2016
94 x 68cm, four colour silkscreen print showing a photograph of a package of coloured fridge magnets as well as the unopened package of 10 of the same fridge magnets. A self-referential artwork - the print is expected to be held in place on a metal background by the magnets.
This is one of only 25 signed and numbered examples (aside from 5 artist's proofs).
Both magnet package and print are in VG+ condition.
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