Paris, Éditions 591, 2007
22 x 17cm, 128pp plus covers. The extensive and best to date catalogue raisonne of Boltanski's artist's books from 1969 to 2007.. Illustrated in b/w throughout. One of 500 with the text in English (there were also 500 in French).
This example is one of a small number of copies which are signed by Christian Boltanski on the title page. VG+.
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Glasgow: Greater Easterhouse Arts Company, 2007 25.5 x 20cm, 48pp plus wrappers and printed dust jacket. Afrtist's book of concerete poetry with the dominant form being a word where the first letter is detached and placed on the line above (such as if a return had been entered on a typewritter after it) and below the rest of the word. This allows a variety of interesting visual poems to be made. Illustrated throughout in colour by Bellingham's photographs. This example is unusually signed on the inner back dustjacket by the artist. Vg+. ...
Vancouver: Lynn Valley 3, 2007
18 x 24cm, unpaginated (approx. 48pp) plus card covers. Artist’s photobook which displays images taken from within the crowd at a Morrissey gig. Each colour image is mirrored in facing pages and most of the images are of people’s back of heads. This example is signed by Monk on the front cover in thick black felt tipped pen. Fine.
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NYC: Printed Matter, 2007
30 x21cm, 1pp offset lithographic b/w print reproducing a letter from Roger Bywater to Monk asking him to produce a limited edition print for the Printed Matter NYC artist's book fair. Monk simply reproduced the letter and released it in an unnumbered edition (probably around 500) but signed in pencil bottom right. VG+ although very mild handling soft creases.
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Little Sparta: Little Sparta Trust, 2007
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard with a colour reproduction of a portrait of Finlay by Eileen Hogan. This is a card produced by the Trust as commercial venture. VG+.
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Little Sparta: Little Sparta Trust, 2007
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard with a colour photograph of the gardens at Little Sparta taken by Andrew Lawson. This is the fourth of four such cards produced by the Trust as commercial venture. VG+.
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Little Sparta: Little Sparta Trust, 2007
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard with a colour photograph of the gardens at Little Sparta taken by Andrew Lawson. This is the third of four such cards produced by the Trust as commercial venture. VG+.
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Little Sparta: Little Sparta Trust, 2007
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard with a colour photograph of the gardens at Little Sparta taken by Andrew Lawson. This is the second of four such cards produced by the Trust as commercial venture. VG+.
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Little Sparta: Little Sparta Trust, 2007
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard with a colour photograph of the gardens at Little Sparta taken by Andrew Lawson. This is the first of four such cards produced by the Trust as commercial venture. VG+.
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Ustica: Museo per la memoria di Ustica, n.d. (2007) 21 x 14cm, 40pp (mostly printed recto only) plus card covers. Artist's book created in remembrance of the air disaster when the Itavia Flight 870 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between the islands of Ponza and Ustica en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, 241 small b/w images of items found in the sea wreckage are displayed and reproduced - much as Boltanski had done with items from dead people. However the recency of the event (which took place in 1980) and the tragedy makes this much more of a memorial event than other Boltanski works although the objective, bland recording of the items remains and hints slightly at the amoral effects of any death. There is a foreword in Italian by Beppe Sebaste. VG+. Hard to find....
n.p. (NYC): n.p., 2007
22 x 14cm, unpaginated (8pp, printed as foldout one side only). Self cover. Artist's book and exhibition catalogue as such which is a direct reprint of the original Daniel Buren public performance hand-out with Monk having over printed by hand using a rubber stamp the new updated title as conceived by the younger artist. This copy is signed in blue pen on the cover of the book.
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23.5 x 29.5cm, watercolour and ballpoint pen on commercially prepared canvas. A painting based on the outline of Monk's hand with highly coloured and ornate butterflies replacing the fingertips and the handwritten text "IF YOU CAN'T PAINT, HIRE SOMEONE WHO CAN!". Signed and dated and
titled and the media also noted all in pencil on the rear canvas edge. The work seems to reference Martin Kippenberger who often hired painters to make his works and also images taken from well known arte povera and Damien Hirst works
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A hand written note in pencil address to Paul Robertson offering the painting as payment /trade for an item purchased - a provenance document. Slightly rippled.
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