Edinburgh: Polygon Pocketbooks, 2002
17 x 12.5cm, unpaginated (c. 200pp) plus card covers. An anthology of supposed "counter culture" in Scotland although it is really a survey of Scottish art some of which is hardly that radical. Finlay has a few pages relating to the Little Sparta Wards and two work included. Edited by Ross Birrell and Alec Finlay (Ian's son). VG+.
...
London: South London Gallery, 2002 15 x 21cm, 2pp. Announcement card for a group show with Joost Conikn, mark Dean, marko Maetamm, Arturas Raila, Milica Tomic and Sarah Tripp as well as Monk. On the front of the card is a Monk "meeting" work - "Fez's Cafe 42 Peckham Road London Thursday 18 July 2002 breakfast". This card is signed in red ink on the back by Monk. VG+. ...
Paris: Point d'ironie/Agnes b, 2002
43.4 x 30.7cm, 8pp, A single number of the artist's periodical which invites a single artist to create an artist's book. This is one of two such publications by Boltanski in the series - he also did number 50 8 years later. The pages of the tabloid do not register other than a general shape when looked at in isolation but when one opens up the pages and conjoins the sheets one can see an appropriated vintage b/w photograph of an unidentified man and a woman. Folded for storage else VG+. Somewhat scarce despite the large edition size of 10,000 copies.
...
Frankfurt: Revolver, 2002
20.5 x 15.5cm, unpagainated (80pp) plus wrappers and printed semi-opaque dust-wrapper which is printed on both sides (so that some text is read through the paper). Monk's artist book displays the gaps between the blocks on the Sunset Strip - thus "filling in" the bits of the street that were not reproduced in Ed Ruscha's famous original photo-book. One of 500 published but this is a hard to find publication. Some minor wear to the dustjacket and the odd small strain but else VG+.
...
Frankfurt am Main: Revolverle, 2002
13 x 12cm, unpaginated (approx. 48pp) plus card covers. Artist’s book consisting of reproduced letters created by (Danish variety) potato print that read sequentially POTATO PRINT SPELLS POTATO PRINT. This is one of 500 copies but this is signed in pencil by Monk on the half title page. Fine.
...
NYC: Nolan/Eckman Gallery, n.d. (2002)
30 x 21cm, four sheets both 2pp. Gallery handout with short texts on the various works exhibited . VG+....
NYC: Nolan/Eckman Gallery, n.d. (2002)
10.5 x 15cm, 4pp announcement card with "The Unfinished Epic: Ocean" on the front (a reference to exploration and Ulysses) and internally gallery details. VG+.
...
Glasgow: Wax366, n.d. (2002)
14.7 x 10.5cm, 4pp (single folded sheet) typographic design. Announcement card for both a book of poems by Finlay and a small exhibition at the Cairn Gallery in Nailsworth. VG+.
...
Koln: Walther Koenig, 2002
15 x 22cm, 20pp plus original boards. Ten sheets of card which has a number of disturbing images that have been overprinted with a silver ink that can (if desired) be rubbed off to see the photographs below.
This example is unscratched - and in mint condition. It is also one of a small number of copies that were signed on the back cover by Boltanski in black felt tipped pen.
...
Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 2002
183 x 122cm, two colour embroidery on a wool/cashmere blanket with backing material.
The original version of THE DIVIDED MEADOWS OF APHRODITE was originally conceived in 1975 and published as a print.
Aphrodite was famously a chaste virgin who when spied upon took extreme revenge. Here Aphrodite is shown as an aircraft carrier and the "divided meadows" which is a reference to her labia is the runway from which war planes can be launched against an enemy.
Only 20 examples of this large blanket were made. An artwork to keep you intellectually warm.
...
Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 2002
183 x 122cm, two colour embroidery on a wool/cashmere blanket with backing material.
The original version of SAILS/WAVES was originally conceived in 1970 and published as an artist's card. There was an earlier design variant of the same work but essentially the equivalence of the shape of sails being blown in the wind with the shape of waves is the point here. One is reminded in some ways of Wittgenstein's Rabbit/Duck visual pun.
Only 20 examples of this large blanket were made. An artwork to keep you intellectually warm.
...
Tel Aviv: Dvir Gallery, 2002
15 x 21cm, 2pp announcement card with two photographic images by Monk in colour on the front, which look similar but are taken a little while apart (much like a common childhood game spotting the differences). Verso gallery details. A mailed example sent to Monk himself by the gallery. This card has been signed by Jonathan in blue ink on the back. VG+.
...