30 x 21cm, xerox reproduction of a photograph by Monk of his hand which has had the background to the image painted out in white.
Signed on the back in pencil and with the hand-written note "Original test for Camden art Center Edition 2015". An unique work given as a gift by Jonathan Monk to Paul Robertson. VG+.
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Glasgow: Kingsford Captial Management/Partick Thistle, 2015
11 x 7.4cm, black on yellow "referee's card" with the text "You have officially been cautioned" printed on it in diecut red card folder. A limited edition object multiple given out at a Partick Thistle football match to "be used in situations both on and off the pitch where you wish to advise others : A line has been crossed and caution is advised. Put it to good use." This copy is signed on the back in felt tipped pen by Monk.
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Tours: Centre de Creation Contemporaine Olivier Debre, 2015
13.5 x 21cm, 2pp typographic announcement leaflet with a text that describes an Ed Ruscha book which has been modified by Monk to create a new work. This leaflet is signed in black felt tipped pen by Monk. VG+.
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Tours: Centre de Creation Contemporaine Olivier Debre, 2015
13.5 x 21cm, 2pp announcement card with a work by Monk on the front after Ed Ruscha. A group show with the participation of Claude Closky, Pierre Huyghe, Ari Marcopoulos, Maurizio Nannucci and others (displaying artist's books). Signed by Monk in felt tipped pen on the reverse. VG+.
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Saint-Ouen: Untilthen, 2015
10 x 29.7cm, 6pp typographic announcement card for a joint exhibition between Rodney Graham and Monk. VG+.
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Bruxelles: MORE Publishers, 2015
A complete set of twelve 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp postcards - each sent one week apart to Paul Robertson. The image on the front is appropriated from the famous Richard Hamilton Whitley Bay postcard which the latter issued with hand-tinted additions from a b/w picture of the beach at the British holiday resort.
Hamilton issued two versions of this card - one as here and the other in the SMS (Shit Must Stop) portfolio in 1968 where the artist enlarged the original image time and time again to eventually isolate one figure of a woman in the final image.
Monk's reworking of the original starts with the first card being the same size and an exact reproduction of the original Hamilton card but each consecutive card posted monthly was enlarged by cropping out the printers border. This mirrors Hamilton's SMS publication only as mail art.
Each of the cards was sent to the same person (Robertson) and is signed by Monk and hand numbered from a total edition of 40 copies. Apart from any mailing marks (franking, stamps) this is a complete and VG+ group of one of Monk's most important mail art works.
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Newcastle on Tyne: Locus +, 2014
21x 15cm, 4pp printed folder with gusset content of a small padded jiffy bag containing a broken glass Xmas ornament. Monk has created other works that consist of damaged items - including one work where he pour a glass of red wine on a collectors’ white long-pile carpet. One of 500 such works released by Locus+ as a Xmas gift/card.
JOINT: Original red posting envelope. Both in fine condition.
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N.p. (Karlsruhe):Meyer Riegger Gallerie, 2013
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp Christmas card issued by the gallery - on the front is a sculptural work by Monk - "Together again alone by himself as someone else" which is a image of as Father Christmas but this also references Paul McCathy the artist who often portrays himself as Santa! Signed in pencil on the back by Monk. VG+.
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London: Lisson Gallery, 2014
25 x 17.5cm, 2pp typographic announcement on thick card for a solo show in London. VG+.
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Berlin: Little Krimminals, 2014
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for a show of works by Monk referencing Christopher Wool: signed by Monk on the reverse. VG+.
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Torino: Quartz Studio, 2014
10.5 x 21.5cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for an Italian exhibition joint with Nannucci. Signed in pencil on the back by Monk. VG+.
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Torino: Edizioni dell'Arengario, 2014
21 x 15cm, 24pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a show of Monk's books, photographs and other ephemera - 77 items are listed from the book dealer's collection. 30 colour images of the collection. This is one of only 30 numbered copies of this very rare catalogue.
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