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05 Apr AN ENVELOPE BY JONATHAN MONK INSIDE AN ENVELOPE BY MICAH LEXIER/AN ENVELOPE BY MICAH LEXIER INSIDE AN ENVELOPE BY JONATHAN MONK. NORTH AMERICAN EDITION. 2017. ONE OF 50 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

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Bruxelles: Paul + Wendy Productions, 2017 Two different printed envelopes - both DL - 10.5 x 23.5cm. The two have texts on the front - respectively AN ENVELOPE BY JONATHAN MONK INSIDE AN ENVELOPE BY MICAH LEXIER in red and AN ENVELOPE BY MICAH LEXIER INSIDE AN ENVELOPE BY JONATHAN MONK in blue. Each envelope has the other inside it. Signed and numbered by Monk and Lexier on the back from an edition of 50 examples. This is the North American" edition version where the envelopes differ in size from the "European" version....

04 Apr OBJEKT ZUM SCHMIEREN UND DREHEN. 2017.

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London: Sotherby's, 2017
15 x 21cm, 2pp announcement for an auction which included the title work reproduced on the front. VG+.
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16 Mar HAND HELD GESTURE. 2017. WITH HAND APPLIED COLLAGE (PACKING TAPE). SIGNED BY MONK.

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Vevey: Emergency, 2017
21 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card which has an original collage made from brown packing tape on the front by Monk and verso gallery details. The card is signed on the reverse by Monk. VG+.

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27 Jan THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER ISN’T NECESSARILY FUNNY. 2017. SIGNED BY MONK.

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Leicester: De Montfort University, 2017
Standard audio cassette with a recording of the Monk sound work - "My Mother Cleaning My Father's Piano" which is exactly what it says it is. The recording is on both sides of the tape - the first being labelled "Repeat" and the second "DIgitally Remastered".
There is a 10 x 6.5cm, 10pp (single folded sheet) insert with a text on the work and five small b/w images of works shown in the exhibition including the pianist playing the sheet music transcribed from the original recording. This insert is signed in pencil by Monk and dated 2018. VG+.

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23 Jan MENU. 2017. ONE OF 17 HAND-DRAWN EXAMPLES.

Posted at 10:15h in David Bellingham

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 23 x 16cm, plastic MENU wallet content of two artist postcards on thick card in transparent pockets.
The card on the printed blue and black as a parody of a menu - but the various months listed as the various courses. The card on the left is hand drawn by Bellingham in red and black felt-tipped pen and has the "Specials" - "SPRING/SUMMER/AUTUMN/WINTER AND EARTH/AIR/FIRE/WATER".
There were 17 such works made - each unique in the series. Signed and numbered in pencil on the bottom of the "special" menu on the left. VG+.

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09 Jan CONVERSION TABLE. 2017.

Posted at 22:41h in David Bellingham

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017
19 x 11.5cm, 1pp artist postcard printed red on brown card. Various spurious "conversions" are listed such as 1,760 yards in a year - hence "bites of distance in bits of time". Two small water stains on the front else VG+. ...

05 Jan MENU. 2017. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

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Glasgow: Wax366, 2017
21 x 14cm, 1pp artist postcard on thick card printed blue and black as a parody of a menu - but the various months listed as the various courses. Another New Year's card sent to friends and colleagues by the artist. VG+. Signed in red ink on the reverse by the artist.

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04 Dec FOUR DETAILS OF A SWIMMING COSTUME. 2016. ONE OF 40 SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITIONS.

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Brussels: MOREpublications, 2016
Four b/w 20.7 x 14.6cm, b/e offset prints each showing an enlarged detail from a photograph of a female swimming costume that has an oval which has stripes on it - Monk is emphasising the similarity to a Daniel Buren in situ stripe work.
One of 40 signed and numbered examples aside from 7 artist's proofs. In original unprinted mailing envelope and with a 1pp signed colophon sheet. All VG+.

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26 Nov WALL DRAWING COVERED BY WALL (UNCOVERED). 2016. SIGNED BY MONK.

Posted at 10:38h in Jonathan Monk

Brescia: Galleria Massimo Minini, 2016
30 x 21cm, 1pp announcement leaflet reproducing a drawing by Monk that references Sol Lewitt, Boetti and Weiner all at once. The over all design looks like several Boetti announcement leaflets but the drawing is a Lewitt cube and the idea of a wall drawing being covered and uncovered reminds one of early Lawrence Weiner conceptual art sculptures/structures. This example fo the leaflet is signed by Monk at the bottom in pencil. Folded for mailing else VG+.

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04 Nov THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. 2016.

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Torino: Studio Salvo, 2016
21 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card with a reproduced painting on the front by Monk which has a very similar style (or parody or homage?) to that of the arte povera artist Salvo and gallery details on the back. This card is signed by Monk on the back in black felt tipped pen. VG+.

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04 Nov EXHIBIT MODEL TWO. 2016. WITH POSTER. SIGNED BY MONK.

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Copenhagen: Nicholai Wallner, 2016
25.5 x 21cm, unpaginated (c. 64pp) plus boards. Exhibition catalogue with installation views throughout in b/w with highlighted colour in areas. The show was primarily site-specific wallpapers. There is a short essay by Grace Roy Hess. Laid in to a plastic corner on the back inside cover is a folded colour poster showing the installation that opens up to 19 x 58cm. This book is signed by Monk on the title page. VG+.

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04 Nov THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. 2016. SIGNED BY MONK.

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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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