Paris, Editions 591, 2009. 28.5 x 20.7cm, two part metal box content of the catalogue raisonne by Bob Calle along with an original appropriated photograph of three young women from the 1940s. This is one of only 22 examples each signed and numbered by Boltanski (as is the photograph in passpartou). VG+. ...
Two part black cardboard box with title label content of a 23 x 17cm, 160 piece card game where various photographs of the artist, author and portraits from the Louvre can be mixed up top and bottom to create new combinations of faces. The card game in this example is still in shrink wrap and unopened. JOINT WITH: LES HABITANTS DU LOUVRE Paris, Dilecta/Musée du Louvre, 2009 23 x 17.5cm, 120pp plus printed boards including 40 illustrations b/w. This first edition of the artist's book lists all of the artists found in the museum alphabetically within various rather contrived groupings. Boltanski has added 40 constructions where b/w reproductions of portraits of artists and employees of the museum have been cut up and recombined with half of the upper faces being attached to a different artist/employee's lower face - much like a children's card game. This is one of only 40 examples and X H.C. copies which are signed by both artist and Jacques Roubaud. VG++. ...
Berlin: Strausberger Platz 19, 2009 Four offset lithographic posters each 59 x 42cm, that form a whole (7 X 2) promoting an exhibition curated by Jonathan Monk. All VG+. ...
27.5 x 21.5cm, unpaginated (80pp approx) plus card covers. An appropriated artist's book designed by Richard Prince and published by Koenig Books in Koln in London in 2008.
The book is a "colouring-in" children's book with drawing by Prince. Monk has here coloured-in the vast majority of the pages of the drawings using crayon and pencil as well as blue biro pen and, moreover, has added to the drawings in places. The book is signed on the front cover. Attached to the very front cover is a post-it note from Monk which states in his own handwriting "JONATHAN MONK ON RICHARD PRINCE FOR RICHARD HAMILTON ON MARCEL DUCHAMP" - a note that is relevant as the book was an agreed swap between Paul Robertson and Jonathan Monk in return for a work by Richard Hamilton who had adapted an appropriated photograph of Marcel Duchamp and republished it as an editioned poster-print with added embellishments.
This is an unique artist's book by the neo-conceptualist who particularly admires Richard Prince. Fine condition.
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Bristol: Arnolfini, 2008 15 x 10.6cm, folded single sheet of thin card which opens to 42 x 20cm, the inner section shows how the book might be created by folding (with a diecut line in the middle). This book by Monk also acted as the exhibition catalogue for the group show that included "Do It Yourself" works by George Brecht, Douglas Gordon and Monk. This example is signed in red ink by Monk on the last page. VG+....
Berlin: Zeitung fur Kunst und Asthetik/Kewenig, 2008
46 x 30.5cm, 8pp. Exhibition catalogue in the form of supplement to Zeitung fur Kunst und Asthetik. Essay in English by Tessa Praun. Two full page images of works and a double centre page b/w photograph of the Japanese Island where the "archive of the heart" (recordings of many people's hearts volunteered from visitors to the museum exhibitions will be stored. VG+.
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Paris, Editions 591, 2008. 22.3 x 17 cm, two part metal box with printed label content two volumes of the catalogue raisonne of Boltanski's artist's books by Bob Calle along with an original appropriated photograph of two young men (possibly from the 1940s but exact date is unknown). This is one of only 36 examples (26 numbered copies and 10 HC examples) each signed and numbered by Boltanski (as is the photograph in the issued passpartou). VG+. ...
Glasgow: Tramway, 2008
30 x 21cm, 1pp press release for the solo exhibition by Monk in the city in which he studied. VG+.
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Paris (Malakoff): Maison des Arts - Centre d'art contemporain de Malakoff, 2007
21 x 15cm, a book consisting of ten images of colour images faces that have been cut into three sections each and spine bound (plus front and back covers). The splitting allows the viewer to recombine the 30 sections to create new combinations of faces. Boltanski has used this format (found in children's books more commonly) in other works including CHANCE at the Biennale of Venice. Malakoff is the area of Paris where the artist was born and also now lives.
Book was issued during the exhibition of the same title also in Malakoff. VG+ condition and surprisingly hard to find.
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An unique full colour photographic print - 24 x 31cm - a 6 image contact print from the original photographs used to create the book ONE IN ONE HUNDRED (CHILD). This is signed and dated "Jonathan Monk 2010" in blue ink on the reverse of the photograph. Fine.
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Paris: One Star Press, 2007
14 x 22.5cm, 150pp plus card covers. Artist's book which has been hand-wrapped in white semi-transparent paper and scotch tape (by Monk as a deliberate intervention) copy of the title book (which in itself was released by One Star Press in a very small edition of only 250 copies) with the back of the wrapped paper signed in blue ink - the whole being meant to remain unopened and therefore the internal pages unread. The book reproduces 100 times the front cover of the book which in its turn reproduces the cover image from a box of Ilford photographic paper (a stock image of a child).
Together Monk has created a means by which the internal aspect of the book can be viewed without disrupting the deliberate wrapping (a la Christo). The book should be displayed (obviously) unopened alongside the contact print. Unique. A gift from the artist to Paul Robertson.
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London: Lisson Gallery, 2006
Two, 30 x 21cm, 1pp - a gallery hand out for the solo exhibition by Monk and a price list for the works. Both VG+.
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Darmstadt: Darmstadter Echo, 11 November 2006
53 x 38cm, 12pp. A tabloid supplement on newspaper added to the 11 November 2006 edition of the German newspaper Darmstadter Echo. The supplement may be regarded as an artist's book as the choice of five large full sheet (including a double page centre-spread) of images were Boltanski's elsewhere the articles are all of the artist. issued to correspond with an exhibition at Mathikldenhohe in Darnstadt, the gallery layout and the various works exhibited are also featured over two pages. Folded for distribution as issued and else VG+.
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