NYC: Swiss Institute - Contemporary Art, 2003
10.5 x 15cm, 4pp black and green on white announcement card for two shows - one by Aleksandra Mir and the other by Jonathan Monk. Typographic design throughout. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Show and Tell Editions, 2003
2.5 x 3 x 3cm (approx) wood and rubber stamp consisting of a reproduced image of the artist's right thumbprint. One of 65 signed and numbered (on a certificate) examples from the important British conceptual artist (and curator) Monk. Referencing Manzoni (who often stamped works with his thumbprint), and, perhaps indirectly, Warhol - the idea of the unique re-made as a multiple was never before more apposite as here. Fine condition.
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Berlin: Revolver Books, 2003
8 x 20cm, 2pp printed card with one of Monk's meeting works on the front - "10 de Abril de 2010 al medio dia Edgar Allan Poe esq. Shakepare Col. Nueva Anzuren Mexico D.F." which is repeated twice in a typewriter font. One the reverse publisher's details. One of 5,000 such cards printed. VG+.
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London: Lisson Gallery, 2003
26.5 x 21cm, 160pp plus original card covers. The first major monograph on the artist with colour illustrations throughout with a a short interview between the artist and Hans-Ulrich Obrist and a longer one between Monk and Sol Lewitt. Essay by Jens Hoffmann. The book additionally has a couple of inserts including a black dot sticker which the book owner is to add to a page and a card with various rubic cube illustrations on it that reflect the front cover.
JOINT WITH:
Original wrap around publisher's bandeau. All VG+.
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Bristol, UK: Adolfini, 2003
30 x 21cm, 64pp plus card covers. Spiral bound. An artist's book issued on the occasion of an exhibition (Neither a borrower nor a lender be). Pages from well known conceptual art books are reprinted willy nilly in the book. Monk was born in 1969 one of the major years of the original conceptual movement. This copy is signed by Monk on the first page in pencil. VG+.
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Bruxelles: Galerie Jan Mot, July/August 2003
21 x 15cm, 8pp. A single number of the gallery's newsletter which covers various exhibitions including here Monk's DURING THE EXHIBITION THE GALLERY WILL BE OPEN. The newsletter acts as the announcement for the shows. Also within the pages is a Monk Meeting work: "Davis Planetarium 601 Light Street Baltimore MD. USA. 31st JULY 2007. Sunset". and various paragraphs have been removed by Monk by overprinting of a white column hence also this has elements of being an artist's book. VG+.
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Frankfurt am Main: Revolver, 2003
14.8 x 10cm, 2pp colour postcard with an image of a German post box where the card was posted. This was the first 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 by use of an ink rubber stamp impression from One of Two of the artist's thumb print. VG+.
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Two colour photographs (both 21 x 29.7cm)) and two 35mm colour slides. Signed certificate with instructions for display: "The two images should not be displayed within the same space. The work can be made in a number of different ways, either both photographs can be show, both slides projected (the projected dimensions are variable) or one photograph and one projection.
The owner of the work must decide how the piece is to be installed. For every installation a different rule can be followed.
Duplicate slides should not be made. Fading only alters the look of the piece, but not it's intention."
The work shows two similar but slightly different images of a lorry being refuelled in a Mexican petrol station. In the background are stripes on a wall which look somewhat like a Daniel Buren stripes work (hence the title "Photo Souvenir - which is a title Buren uses for his photo=documentations of works).
An unique work by Monk only ever exhibited in the "Secret Exhibition" show in Edinburgh in 2013 curated by Paul Robertson. VG+.
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29.5 x 21cm, nine original ink thumb prints made by Jonathan Monk for the object multiple "One of Two". Folded and numbered in part by Monk to show his preferences. This is NOT an artwork but rather part of the documentation for that work. True ephemera.
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Bristol: Arnolfini, 2003
15 x 21cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a b/w photograph of a cute dog on the front. Verso gallery details. This card is signed in pencil by Monk on the reverse. VG+.
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Copenhagen: Nicolai Wallner, 2003
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp hand made artist's postcard issued during a Danish solo show - each card having a different artist's name rubber stamped underneath the printed text: "This postcard has been influenced by the work of". Here: BRUCE NAUMAN. The card is signed "JM" on the back. An unique mail art work. VG+.
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Copenhagen: Nicolai Wallner, 2003
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp hand made artist's postcard issued during a Danish solo show - each card having a different artist's name rubber stamped underneath the printed text: "This postcard has been influenced by the work of". Here: JOSEPH KOSUTH. The card is signed "JM" on the back and additionally there is an added yellow post-it note added with the text: "Dear Paul, Unique hand stamped postcard never mailed. Signed on reverse. JM>" An unique work with unique added message. VG+.
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Original hand-addressed envelope sent to Paul Robertson from Jonathan Monk.
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