Jonathan Monk - Unoriginal Sins

04 Feb CONTINUOUS PROJECT ALTERED DAILY. 2005. SIGNED BY MONK.

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London/Frankfurt: Institute of Contemporary Arts/ Revolver, 2005
23.5 x 17cm, 166pp plus boards. Exhibition catalogue for Monk's long running exhibition in the ICA where every day the works on display were changed. The book has a complete list of all the works in the show (but not necessarily always on display) - the daily additions to the work are illustrated in b/w and other works in colour. VG+. This book is signed in pencil by Monk on the title page.

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24 Jan SPACE BOOMERANG. 2006.

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NYC: Swiss Institute- Contemporary Art, 2006
10.5 x 15cm, 4pp typographic design announcement card for a group show including Monk. VG+.

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20 Dec COMMERCIAL POSTCARD WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTE FROM MONK TO PAUL ROBERTSON. 2003.

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Commercial Colorscope postcard displaying Kings Canyon National Park in Calefornia and the General grant Tree (the "nation's Christmas tree") sent to Paul Robertson at Xmas 2005 from Jonathan Monk with a handwritten note on the back in pencil "Dear Paul/Let me know if any of this is of interest/until then/JM". JOINT: A hand addressed (by Monk) airmail envelope....

17 Dec PICTURE POSTCARD POSTED FROM POST BOX PICTURED. EDINBURGH. 2005. SIGNED BY MONK ON REVERSE.

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Edinburgh: Show & Tell Editions, 2005
14.8 x 10cm, 2pp colour postcard with an image of the British Royal Mail post box (located on Edinburgh's Royal Mile) from which the card will be posted to the purchaser. First release of 200 unnumbered cards - each card is signed verso by Monk and postmarked from Edinburgh. One of a series of similar conceptual mail art works by Monk. This example is addressed to Paul Robertson.

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12 Nov CONTINUOUS PROJECT ALTERED DAILY. 12TH NOVEMBER 2005.

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London: ICA, 2005
21 x 15cm, 4pp. One of a series of exhibition catalogues which changed daily as Monk insisted that the daily list of items in the exhibition should change with a small number of works being replaced (rotated) from a storeroom of his works held elsewhere on a daily basis. Hence each "daily diary" was different from the next. All fine.

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07 Nov CONTINUOUS PROJECT ALTERED DAILY. GALLERY GUIDE 2005.

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London: ICA, 2005
21 x 15cm, 4pp. The gallery guide (printed black on grey unlike the changing daily handouts in blue) for an exhibition which changed daily as Monk insisted that the daily list of items in the exhibition should change with a small number of works being replaced (rotated) from a storeroom of his works held elsewhere on a daily basis. Fine.

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05 Nov A NUMBER OF HAND WRITTEN NOTES AND ADDRESSED ENVELOPES 2005 – 2017.

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A small collection of handwritten notes and envelopes written by Monk to Paul Robertson with instructions for the mailing of cards and other short greetings.

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04 Nov CONTINUOUS PROJECT ALTERED DAILY. 4TH NOVEMBER 2005.

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20 Oct PICTURE POSTCARD POSTED FROM POST BOX PICTURED. 2005. MEXICO CITY.

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San Francisco: S.p. (Monk), 2005.
15 x 10cm, 2pp colour postcard with an image of a Mexican post box One of a series of similar conceptual mail art works by Monk where the card is meant to be posted from the same postbox. This example si unmailed but has the city name written on the back in pencil by Monk. VG+....

17 Oct THE SURPRISE. 2005.

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Edinburgh: Show and Tell Editions, 2005 Found 7 inch single 45rpm record with specially printed label and white cover. The record is one of 100 different pop singles mostly from the 1980s - with some of the records by well known artists and others not. The re-labelling of the record by Monk means that the purchaser will not know what the original record is (unless they recognise it or do some research) - thus the 'surprise'. One of 100 copies each signed and numbered by Monk in pencil on the white outer cover. Each record is obviously unique within the edition....

14 Oct KRONBORG SLOT HELSINGOR. 2005.

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London: ICA, 2005
35 x 32cm, black silkscreen on cream cotton. A "meeting" work by Monk supposedly in Denmark. One of a number of such bags issued during the three month exhibition "Continuous Project Altered Daily". Slightly faded but else VG+.

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14 Oct AL MEDIO DIA EDGAR ALLAN POE ESQ. 2005.

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London: ICA, 2005
35 x 32cm, black silkscreen on cream cotton. A "meeting" work by Monk supposedly in Mexico. One of a number of such bags issued during the three month exhibition "Continuous Project Altered Daily". Slightly faded but else VG+.

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