Jonathan Monk - Unoriginal Sins

17 Oct TWO OF TWO. 2011.

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Edinburgh: Show and Tell Editions, 2011 A 2.5 x 3 x 3cm (approx) wood and rubber stamp consisting of a reproduced image of the artist's left thumbprint. One of 65 signed and numbered (on a certificate) examples from the important British conceptual artist Monk. Referencing Manzoni (who often stamped works with his thumbprint), and, perhaps indirectly, Warhol with the idea of the unique re-made as a multiple was never before more apposite as here. In 2003 the other half of this two-part artwork ONE OF TWO (with the stamp being of the right thumb print) was published as one of the first Show & Tell Editions. Fine condition....

14 Oct THE MAKING OF THE WORLD IN STARS AND STRIPES. 2011. ARTIST’S PROOF SIGNED BY MONK.

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27 x 21cm, full colour c-print displaying the making of a world map using the fabric from an American flag. The woman making the tapestry (reminding one of the supposed original making of the flag by Betsy Ross) was a member of the right-wing "Daughters of the American Revolution" who Monk paid to create the work (adding layers of irony given the American right wing are against the destruction of flags).
This example of the photograph is designated as "Artist's Proof" on the back in Monk's holograph and is hand titled, dated and signed also by the artist. We do not know if the image was used as an edition or not.

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15 Sep DEAR PAINTER, PAINT FOR ME ONE LAST TIME. 2011. SIGNED BY MONK.

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Geneve: 5 Rue de La Muse, 2011
21 x 15cm, 4pp typographic announcement card with a text on originality and appropriation by Monk and short bio. This card is signed by Monk on the first inside page in pencil. VG+.

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02 Sep (FROM A TO B & BACK AGAIN). 2011.

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Berlin: Archive Book, 2011
23 x 16cm, 104pp plus card covers. Artist’s book and catalogue raisonne of works by Monk that relate to the dead conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti. Many illustrations in blue on white. Fine.

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18 Aug YOUR NAME HERE. 2011.

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NYC: Casey Kaplan Gallery, 2011
38 x 34cm, black silkscreen on cream cotton plus handles. The bag is one in a series of "shopping" nbags but not specific to any particular shop - but open to offers. Slightly faded but else VG+.

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03 Aug THE MAKING OF TEN POSTERS TEN LANGUAGES TEN COLOURS TEN WORDS TEN EUROS. 2011. WITH UNIQUE ORIGINAL POLAROID. SIGNED BY MONK.

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Paris: Yvon Lambert, 2011
17 x 12cm, unpaginated plus card covers. Photographic artist’s book which reproduces images of the making of the edition based on photographs taken by the printers of the entire process. This is one of only 50 each unique numbered copies which has a 11 x 9cm original polaroid colour photograph (here of the typesetting). Rare.
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03 Aug THE MAKING OF TEN POSTERS TEN LANGUAGES TEN COLOURS TEN WORDS TEN EUROS. 2011. WITH UNIQUE ORIGINAL POLAROID. SIGNED BY MONK.

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03 Aug BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK. 2011. ONE OF 250 SIGNED & NUMBERED COPIES.

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Paris: One Star Books, 2011
22.5 x 14cm, 150pp plus card covers. Artist's book where the front cover has the letter B and the back cover has the K and in between each page (150 of them) has the letter O.
One of 250 signed and numbered examples. VG+

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20 Jul PICTURE POSTCARD POSTED FROM POST BOX PICTURED. MELBOURNE. 2011. HAND ADDRESSED & SIGNED BY MONK ON REVERSE.

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n.p. (Melbourne): Accaonline, 2011
14.8 x 10cm, 2pp colour postcard with an image of a Melbourne post box where the card was posted. One of a long series of similar cards sent from all over the world. This example is hand addressed to Paul Robertson by Monk and has been signed by Monk in ink on the reverse. VG+.

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30 May JONATHAN MONK, ARTIST. BUSINESS CARD. 2016. SIGNED BY MONKON THE REVERSE.

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N.p. (Berlin): s.p. (monk), n.d. (2016)
5.5 x 8.5cm, 1pp business card with the artist's name, and date and place of birth (1969 Leicester, England) printed on it and a space for the artist's date of death left blank. This card is a form of momento mori. Signed on the back by pencil by Monk.

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05 May SHEET OF INK THUMBPRINTS USED FOR TWO OF TWO. 2011.

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29.5 x 21cm, nine original ink thumb prints made by Jonathan Monk for the object multiple "Two of Two". Folded as mailed. This is NOT an artwork but rather part of the documentation for that work. True ephemera.

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24 Mar YOUR NAME HERE. 2011. WITH ORIGINAL INK DRAWING ON BACK. SIGNED BY MONK.

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NYC: Casey Kaplan, 2011
10.5 x 15cm, 1pp typographic design announcement card. This card is signed by Monk on the back in pencil but more importantly has an original ink drawing by Monk of a gravestone with the text "YOUR NAME HERE" on it. VG+. Unique.

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