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VISIONAIRE NO. 7: BLACK (FALL 1992) - DISPLAY COPY
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1992. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Fashion Quarterly. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. Individual sheets laid into a silkscreened, die-cut portfolio, profusely illustrated in monochrome. Designed by Mats Gustafson and Stephen Gan. Published in an edition of one thousand, five hundred copies, this is the seventh installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. "With "Black", Visionaire doubled in size-and also in price. The issue was inspired by the season's all-black Comme des Garcons collection, Edward Gorey's macabre cartoons, and by artist Antoni Tapies. It was about darkness, the night, shadows, and what you may or may not see when you squint your eyes. A traditional artist's portfolio case tied with three black ribbons, provided the concept for the packaging. The die-cut letters were based on tears Stephen had made with scrap paper that enabled, once again, different first pages to peek through the cover". The contributors to this noir-ish issue are editor Stephen Gan, Edward Gorey, Ruben Toledo, Bill Cunningham, Elaine Gan, Juan Botas, Bruce Weber, Mats Gustafson, Mario Testino, Francois Berthoud, Karen Park, Gregory Foley, Bernard Figueroa, David McDonough, Mika Mizutani, Max Vadukl, Satoshi Sakusa, Peter Lindbergh, Ross Bleckner, Michel Haddi, Enrique Badulescu, Andrew Brucker, Philippe Salomon, Noelle Hoeppe, James Dignan, Michael Capotosto, Michael Stratton, and John Callahan; with a unique hand-assembled photcollage by Kristina Colovic. A most handsome hors commerce display example of this uncommon issue marked "XXX" by the publisher on the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. Visionaire's own price for this out-of-print back issue is $2,500.00 - when available. Inventory Number: 018298
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VISIONAIRE NO. 17: GOLD (1996) - DISPLAY COPY
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1996. First Edition 1/2500. 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. Individual illustrated sheets laid into an embossed gold paper-over-boards portfolio, profusely illustrated in monochrome and duotone. Designed by Gregory Foley and Florentino J. Pamintuan. Published in an edition of two thousand, five hundred copies, this is the seventeenth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. "For some time we had imagined a gilded issue-heavily embellished, incredibly ornate. "Gold" gave us the perfect opportunity to go for baroque. The cover of the issue was hologrammed, embossed, and foil stamped, all on an already solid-gold background. Up until this point, it was one of the most extravagant and delirious issues we had ever created. There were seven pages of Philip Taaffe's gold stars foil stamped onto vellum, which ran an average of a dollar per page - a slight extravagance considering we had at least another fifty pages to fill. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's fashion photographs featured gold-foil stamping on top of four-color prints - crazy in theory but even more so in practice, when sometimes the only foil-stamped element was the stud earring in the model's ear! Cecilia tracked down OrigamiUSA, who folded a gold-paper goldfish for each issue, and Todd Oldham contributed actual gilded-metal halos. Such frivolities came thanks to this issue's sponsor, the Japanese department store Beams". A handsome unnumbered hors commerce example of this uncommon issue marked "Display Copy" by the publisher showing a small scrape and a torn corner joint to the gold portfolio along with some light overall wear and handling to the box and contents. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018295
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VISIONAIRE NO. 13: SEVEN DEADLY SINS (WINTER 1994-95)
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1994. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Stapled Wrappers in Slipcase. Fashion Quarterly. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 7 booklets housed in a die cut, gilt-debossed printed cardstock slipcase, each profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Gregory Foley and Florentino J. Pamintuan. Published in an edition of one thousand, five hundred numbered copies, this is the thirteenth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. The contributors to this elegantly designed issue on the theme of the "Seven Deadly Sins" are Inez Van Lamsweerde, Veronica Webb, Isaac Mizrahi, Jean Paul Goude (Envy), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Frank DeCaro, Ruben Toledo, Roxanne Lowit (Gluttony), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Barbara Kruger (Greed), Mary Ellen Mark (Lust), Mario Testino (Pride), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Francois Berthoud (Sloth), and James Nachtwey, Mario Sorrenti (Wrath). A pristine individually numbered example of this uncommon issue still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Inventory Number: 018293
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VISIONAIRE NO. 13: SEVEN DEADLY SINS (WINTER 1994-95)
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1994. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Stapled Wrappers in Slipcase. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 7 booklets housed in a die cut, gilt-debossed printed cardstock slipcase, each profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Gregory Foley and Florentino J. Pamintuan. Published in an edition of one thousand, five hundred numbered copies, this is the thirteenth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. The contributors to this elegantly designed issue on the theme of the "Seven Deadly Sins" are Inez Van Lamsweerde, Veronica Webb, Isaac Mizrahi, Jean Paul Goude (Envy), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Frank DeCaro, Ruben Toledo, Roxanne Lowit (Gluttony), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Barbara Kruger (Greed), Mary Ellen Mark (Lust), Mario Testino (Pride), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Francois Berthoud (Sloth), and James Nachtwey, Mario Sorrenti (Wrath). A most handsome individually numbered example of this uncommon issue. Inventory Number: 018292
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VISIONAIRE NO. 13: SEVEN DEADLY SINS (WINTER 1994-95)
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1994. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Stapled Wrappers in Slipcase. Fashion Quarterly. Good/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 7 booklets housed in a die cut, gilt-debossed printed cardstock slipcase, each profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Gregory Foley and Florentino J. Pamintuan. Published in an edition of one thousand, five hundred numbered copies, this is the thirteenth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. The contributors to this elegantly designed issue on the theme of the "Seven Deadly Sins" are Inez Van Lamsweerde, Veronica Webb, Isaac Mizrahi, Jean Paul Goude (Envy), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Frank DeCaro, Ruben Toledo, Roxanne Lowit (Gluttony), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Barbara Kruger (Greed), Mary Ellen Mark (Lust), Mario Testino (Pride), Inez Van Lamsweerde, Francois Berthoud (Sloth), and James Nachtwey, Mario Sorrenti (Wrath). A presentable individually numbered example only of this uncommon issue whose seven slender, individually bound booklets show pronounced dents and some creasing through the heels of their spines. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018291
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VISIONAIRE NO. 12: DESIRE (FALL 1994) - DISPLAY COPY
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1994. First Edition 1/2000. 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. Individual illustrated sheets laid into a debossed silk-over-boards portfolio, profusely illustrated. Designed by Gregory Foley. Published in an edition of two thousand copies, this is the twelfth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. "This was our collaboration with Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, and an opportunity to support a cause very close to Visionaire. Anneliese Estrada, DIFFA's creative director and our friend, came to us to raise awareness and money through art. The art dealer Paul Morris helped us gather all the original artwork printed in the issue, which was then exhibited at Charles Cowles Gallery and auctioned, with all of the proceeds benefiting DIFFA's charitable programs. The issue came in a red-satin case with bone latches, modeled after Chinese brocade jewelry boxes. These were made by hand in China, and the work took forever. The fabric refused to adhere to the boards due to, the factory wrote us, ''the humidity caused by the monsoon.'' Each edition opens with an actual print of a three-dimensional photograph of Shalom Harlow shot by Stephane Sednaoui. Sixty more artists contributed their own sexy and suggestive imagery". The stellar contributors to this issue include editor Stephen Gan, Bill Cunningham, Steven Meisel, Bruce Weber, Ruben Toledo, Francois Berthoud, Mats Gustafson, Mario Testino, Steven Klein, David Seidner, Todd Oldham, Enrique Badulescu, Ruven Afanador, Martin Margiela, Pamela Hanson, Peter Robotham, Barbara Kruger, Nobuyoshi Araki, Nan Goldin, Ross Bleckner, David Armstrong, Jack Pierson, Steven Klein, Karen Kilimnik, Jim Hodges, Zoe Leonard, Kay Rosen, Lisa Yuskavage, Bill Jacobson, Mark Morrisroe, Bjork, and many, many more. A most handsome unnumbered hors commerce example of this uncommon issue stamped "Display Copy" by the publisher on the inside front board. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018290
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VISIONAIRE NO. 11: WHITE (1994) - DISPLAY COPY
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1994. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. Individual sheets laid into an embossed paper portfolio, profusely illustrated. Designed by Gregory Foley and Florentino J. Pamintuan. Published in an edition of one thousand, five hundred copies, this is the eleventh installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. The contributors to this issue on the theme of "White" are editor Stephen Gan, Bill Cunningham, Ruben Toledo, Francois Berthoud, Mats Gustafson, Mario Testino, Steven Klein, Michael Economy, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Peter Robotham, Florentino J. Pamintuan, Kareem Iliya, and Sachiyo Kamiya. A most presentable unnumbered hors commerce example of this uncommon issue stamped "Display Copy" by the publisher on the front of the box and the inside front cover showing some light soiling and a bit of absorbed oil to the publisher's unique debossed cardboard white cardboard slipcase. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018288
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VISIONAIRE NO. 6: THE SEA (SUMMER 1992)
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1992. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fashion Quarterly. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 12pp, 10 illustrations in color and b&w. Published in a numbered edition of one thousand five hundred copies, this is the sixth installment of everyone's favorite long-running fashion quarterly, Visionaire. The contributors to this elaborately designed issue on the theme of "The Sea" are editor Stephen Gan, Elaine Gan, Ruben Toledo, Adeline Andre, Pierre et Gilles, David McDonough, Juan Botas, Bernard Figueroa, Satoshi Saikusa, Karen Park, Stephane Sednaoui, Olivier, Guillemin, J.C, de Castelbajac, Edward Maxey, Guzman, Ted Muehling, Don Freeman, and Sybilla - who has designed a black anodized fish brooch especially for this. A most handsome individually numbered example of the uncommon inaugural Summer 1992 issue. Inventory Number: 018287
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ELLEN VON UNWERTH: FRAULEIN - COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(VON UNWERTH, ELLEN). Von Unwerth, Ellen. Foreword by Ingrid Sischy. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2009. First Edition 1/1500 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Boards in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 482pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "Ellen von Unwerth is one of the world’s most original and successful fashion photographers. With Fräulein, she pays homage to the era’s sexiest female icons including Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, Vanessa Paradis, Britney Spears, Eva Mendes, Lindsay Lohan, Dita von Teese, Adriana Lima, Carla Bruni, Eva Green, Christina Aguilera, Monica Bellucci and dozens more. Switching effortlessly between color and immaculate black and white, von Unwerth‘s photography revels in sexual intrigue, femininity, romance, fetishism, kitsch humor, decadence and sheer joie de vivre. Whether nude or in lingerie and a dazzling smile, her subjects are never objectified. Some flaunt personal fantasies; others are guarded, suggesting that we have stumbled into a secret world. Fashion and fantasy were never so enchantingly combined. These images were shot over the last fifteen years and many are previously unpublished". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2009 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand, five hundred copies NUMBERED (0592) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Ellen Von Unwerth" in black marker across the limitation page in the publisher's clamshell box, as issued. 3-8365-1477-X Inventory Number: 025651
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ELLEN VON UNWERTH: FRAULEIN - COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(VON UNWERTH, ELLEN). Von Unwerth, Ellen. Foreword by Ingrid Sischy. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2009. First Edition 1/1500 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Boards in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 482pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "Ellen von Unwerth is one of the world’s most original and successful fashion photographers. With Fräulein, she pays homage to the era’s sexiest female icons including Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, Vanessa Paradis, Britney Spears, Eva Mendes, Lindsay Lohan, Dita von Teese, Adriana Lima, Carla Bruni, Eva Green, Christina Aguilera, Monica Bellucci and dozens more. Switching effortlessly between color and immaculate black and white, von Unwerth‘s photography revels in sexual intrigue, femininity, romance, fetishism, kitsch humor, decadence and sheer joie de vivre. Whether nude or in lingerie and a dazzling smile, her subjects are never objectified. Some flaunt personal fantasies; others are guarded, suggesting that we have stumbled into a secret world. Fashion and fantasy were never so enchantingly combined. These images were shot over the last fifteen years and many are previously unpublished". A brand new, pristine example of the 2009 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand, five hundred copies NUMBERED (1310) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Ellen Von Unwerth" in black marker across the limitation page in the publisher's clamshell box and unopened printed cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 3-8365-1477-X Inventory Number: 025650
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TERRI WEIFENBACH: ANOTHER SUMMER - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
(WEIFENBACH, TERRI). Weifenbach, Terri. NP (Tokyo): The Thunderstorm Press, 2009. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Debossed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (88pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Green Dragon Office and Terri Weifenbach. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. In "Another Summer" Terri Weifenbach departs from matters of the garden and pollination to intimately document a family summer vacation on a lake. A pristine copy of this exceedingly uncommon sweet little volume limited to five hundred copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED (254/500) in pencil on the rear colophon, as issued. 0-9841944-0-1 Inventory Number: 022447
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TERRI WEIFENBACH: INSTRUCTION MANUAL NO 3: 25. JUNE 1996 (NAZRAELI PRESS ONE PICTURE BOOK NO. 4) - SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION WITH AN ORIGINAL COLOR TYPE C PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT
(WEIFENBACH, TERRI). Weifenbach, Terri. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (18pp), 9 color illustrations. Terri Weifenbach's "Instruction Manual No. 3: 25. June 1996" is the fourth installment in Nazraeli Press' estimable series of One Picture Books. Limited to five hundred SIGNED AND NUMBERED copies, it contains an original 4 ¼ x 2 ¾" color photographic print of a mysterious clear blue sky whose image is derived from the unique 68 x 39" print owned by Sir Elton John tipped in at the rear of the book, as issued. A brand new, pristine example of this lovely item. 1-59005-005-3 Inventory Number: 015522
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TERRI WEIFENBACH: HUNTER GREEN - DELUXE SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION WITH AN ORIGINAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPH LAID DOWN ON THE FRONT COVER
(WEIFENBACH, TERRI). Weifenbach, Terri. Introduction by Yayako Uchida. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2000. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. Tall 4to. Linen Over Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (64pp), 32 color illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in 2000 by the estimable Nazraeli Press, "Hunter Green" is the beautifully designed and printed second sampling in book form of Terri Weifenbach's lush, often hazy examinations of mysterious backyard flora. A brand new, most handsome example from the deluxe edition limited to one hundred copies featuring an original 5 ¼ x 3 ½" color photograph mounted on the front cover. 3-923922-88-4 Inventory Number: 016438
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LAWRENCE WEINER: STARS DON'T STAND STILL IN THE SKY (FOR ANYBODY) - 1991 PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT ARTIST'S MULTIPLE
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Santa Monica, CA: Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1991. First Edition. 16mo. Artist's Multiple. As New.. This is a limited edition cloisonné pin commissioned by the Peter Norton Family Foundation in 1991 from noted conceptual practitioner Laurence Weiner for use as their annual holiday gift. More recent Norton Family editions have included objects by Takashi Murakami, Vik Muniz, Christian Marclay, Brian Eno, Kara Walker, Lorna Simpson, Yasumasa Morimura, and many others. The 1 x 1 ¼" pin bearing the text "Stars Don't Hold Still in the Sky (For Anybody)" is housed on a cotton cushion inside a 2 x 2 ¼ x 3/8" white-with-red-lettering sliding paper matchbox-style enclosure. A brand new, most handsome example of this lovely little hors commerce artist's multiple. Inventory Number: 027600
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JAMES WELLING: GELATIN PHOTOGRAPHS 1-12, 1984
(WELLING, JAMES). Welling, James. Buffalo, NY: CEPA, 1984. First Edition 1/400. Small Oblong 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good +.. np (12pp), 12 b&w illustrations. James Welling's first artist's book "Gelatin Photographs 1-12" consists of a dozen sensuous cover to cover, high contrast images of dark Jell-O photographed against a light background - quite the endgame for the inner aesthetician in all of us! A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to four hundred unnumbered copies showing a bit of overall light handling and soiling to its white covers along with the small ghost from a removed adhesive label on the rear cover. 0-939784-12-2 Inventory Number: 021388
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EDWARD WESTON - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY WITH A HAND-WRITTEN LETTER LAID IN
(WESTON, EDWARD). Naef, Weston. New York: E. Weyhe, 1932. First Edition 1/550. Folio. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 40 b&w illustrations. Designed by Merle Armitage. With a biography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Compiled in 1932 by the forward thinking Los Angeles-based graphic designer and publisher Merle Armitage, this exquisitely produced book was the very first monograph on the work of pioneering California photographer Edward Weston. It features thirty-nine images by Weston, a frontispiece portrait by his son Brett, and texts by the photographer, Armitage, Lincoln Steffens, Arthur Millier, Jean Charlot, and Charles Sheeler. A presentable example of this typically fragile oversized tome (cited on page 200 of "From Fair to Fine 3: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter") limited to five hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (143/550) AND SIGNED "Edward Weston" in black ink on the rear colophon lacking the publisher's slipcase whose white cloth spine is soiled and stained, and black boards are worn and scraped along the extremities. The hinges are solid, the textblock is tight but soiled along the edges with the signatures slightly uneven with one another. The book bears the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To John and Clement / new friends for old. more would be less. / I don't know what all / this means. You guess / Edward Oct. 1936" in black ink on the page facing the colophon. Additionally, laid in is a BOLDLY INSCRIBED hand-written letter "John and Clem ---- / hope you took my dis - / appearance in good spirit - / I was not just sleepy, / but exhausted ------------ / See you soon I hope / yr ------ / Edward" from the photographer in pencil on a 8 ½ x 11" sheet of yellow paper that has been neatly folded in quarters and subsequently flattened. Inventory Number: 025020
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MEGAN WILLIAMS: PICTURES - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(WILLIAMS, MEGAN). Williams, Megan. With Texts by Amy Gerstler, Michelle Huneven & Jim Krusoe. New York: Bravin Post Lee Gallery, 1995. First Edition 1/400. Square 8vo. Decorative Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 40pp, 15 b&w and 9 color illustrations. Designed by John Post Lee. This beautiful little hardbound book was published in conjunction with a 1995 New York gallery exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Megan Williams. It is profusely illustrated - including nine hand-tipped color plates - and accompanied by literary contributions from the noted California poets Amy Gerstler, Jim Krusoe, and Michelle Huneven. A most handsome example of the first edition limited to four hundred copies SIGNED "Megan Williams" in black ink on the colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 004356
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VISUAL ADDICTION: THE ART OF ROBT. WILLIAMS - DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED HARDBOUND EDITION
(WILLIAMS, ROBERT). Williams, Robert. Introduction by Lydia Lunch. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 1990. First Edition 1/400 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 95pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This second collection of paintings from erstwhile Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and Zap Comix contributor Robert Williams is a visual cornucopia of women, sex, deviltry, mayhem, scatology and a celebration of Kustom Kar Kulture. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1990 deluxe numbered hardbound edition of four hundred copies NUMBERED (70/400) AND SIGNED"Robert Williams" in black ink on the publisher's adhesive-backed bookplate featuring a caricature of the artist affixed to the front inside cover, as issued. 0-86719-385-9 Inventory Number: 026122
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THROUGH PREHENSILE EYES: SEEING THE ART OF ROBT. WILLIAMS - DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION
(WILLIAMS, ROBT.). Williams, Robert. Introduction by Meg Linton. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2005. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jill Von Hartmann. "Through Prehensile Eyes" is a collection of Robert Williams' fifty-eight then-recent paintings first exhibited at New York's Tony Shafrazi Gallery and subsequently shown in May 2005 at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Los Angeles' Otis College of Art. The images range from the artist's familiar lowbrow and biker culture, stretching deep into a faux science of quantum mechanics leaving the viewer in a world of scientific mindplay. Robert Williams sprang from the custom car culture of Southern California and was one of the original Zap Comix artists. He transcended the constraints of both, mastering oils and forging a career as the preeminent artist among a generation of imagist painters. After singlehandedly becoming the model of Lowbrow Art, Williams has now penetrated the inner sanctum of the fine arts movement. A brand new, pristine example of the 2005 first deluxe numbered hardbound edition of four hundred copies with the publisher's numbered bookplate featuring a caricature of the artist SIGNED by Robert Williams in black ink affixed to the front inside cover still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-86719-637-8 Inventory Number: 022508
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BOB WILLOUGHBY: AUDREY HEPBURN PHOTOGRAPHS 1953-1966 - DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
(WILLOUGHBY, BOB) (HEPBURN, AUDREY). Willoughby, Bob. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2010. First Edition 0313/1000. Folio. Boards in a Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 282pp, profusely illustrated in black & white. Text in English, German and French. "In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby took iconic photos of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda, but remains unequivocal about his favorite subject: Audrey Hepburn. Willoughby was called in to shoot the new starlet one morning shortly after she arrived in Hollywood in 1953. It was a humdrum commission for the portraitist often credited with having perfected the photojournalistic movie still, but when he met the Belgian-born beauty, Willoughby was enraptured. "She took my hand like...well a princess, and dazzled me with that smile that God designed to melt mortal men's hearts," he recalls. As Hepburn's career soared following her Oscar-winning US debut in "Roman Holiday", Willoughby became a trusted friend, framing her working and home life. His historic, perfectionist, tender photographs seek out the many facets of Hepburn's beauty and elegance, as she progresses from her debut to her career high of "My Fair Lady" in 1963. Willoughby's studies, showing her on set, preparing for a scene, interacting with actors and directors, and returning to her private life, comprise one of photography's great platonic love affairs and an unrivalled record of one of the 20th century's touchstone beauties". A pristine example of this extraordinary volume - a must-have for the Audrey completeist that sold out upon publication - limited to one thousand copies in a decorative clamshell box SIGNED AND NUMBERED (0313/1000) by the late Bob Willoughby, unopened in the publisher's shrinkwrapped printed shipping carton, as issued. 3-8365-1889-9 Inventory Number: 023815
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JOEL-PETER WITKIN - DELUXE SIGNED SLIPCASED EDITION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S FIRST BOOK LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED COPIES
(WITKIN, JOEL-PETER). Witkin, Joel-Peter. Pasadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1995. First Edition #53/100. Large Square 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket,Slipcased. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (130pp), 52 duotone illustrations. Designed by Jack Woody. With an exhibition history, bibliography and collections listing. Issued in 1985 by the redoubtable Twelvetrees Press, this is the beautifully designed and printed first comprehensive publication on the work of Joel-Peter Witkin. Says the publisher: "Joel-Peter Witkin's photographs are simultaneously loathsome and brilliant, generating endless controversy and sometimes, admiration. This is the artist's first monograph and in his words and pictures a more complete understanding of his work emerges." A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon deluxe edition of the first 1985 Twelvetrees Press printing limited to one hundred copies BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED "Joel-Peter Witkin / 53/100" in black ink on the title page in the publisher's black linen-over-boards slipcase, as issued. 0-942642-15-5 Inventory Number: 026573
$1,500.00 InquireFiled Under: Erotica, Exotica and Grotesqueries, Limited Editions, Photography Monographs, Signed Books -
JOEL-PETER WITKIN: TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH A POEM BY GALWAY KINNELL - SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH TWELVE GRAVURES
(WITKIN, JOEL-PETER). Witkin, Joel-Peter & Galway Kinnell. New York: Kevin Begos Publishing, Inc., 1993. First Edition 1/175. Elephant Folio. 1/4 Leather Over Boards in Box. Livre D'Artiste. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued.. np (52pp), 12 gravure illustrations. Designed by Kevin Begos Jr. and Joel-Peter Witkin. Issued in 1993, this is an exquisitely produced Livre D'Artiste collaboration between publisher Kevin Begos and photographer Joel-Peter Witkin. Limited to one hundred and seventy-five copies, it presents twelve arresting hand-pulled photogravure images accompanied by the letterpress printed poem "Under The Maud Moon" by Galway Kinnell from his "Book of Nightmares". Measuring 23 ½ x 17 ½", the Lana paper pages reproduce the following Witkin photographs: 1) "Head of a Dead Man (Mexico City, 1990)", 2) "Satiro ( Mexico City, 1992)", 3) "Three Kinds of Woman (Mexico City, 1992)", 4) "Un Santo Oscuro (Mexico City, 1987)", 5) "Still Life (New Mexico, 1992)", 6) "Las Meninas (New Mexico, 1987)", 7) "Studio of the Painter (Paris, 1990)", 8) "Feast of Fools (Mexico City, 1990)", 9) "Laokoon (New Mexico, 1992)", 10) "Negre's Fetishist (Paris, 1990)", 11) "Vanity (New Mexico, 1990)", and 12) "Man with a Dog (Mexico City, 1990)". These are bound in elegant one quarter black leather-over-dark grey-boards, and housed in a black linen covered clamshell box with a grey pastedown on the spine. A brand new, most handsome example of this extraordinary object acquired directly from Kevin Begos BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED in pencil by Joel-Peter Witkin at the rear colophon in the publisher's clamshell box, as issued. Inventory Number: 023305
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TOUCHING CERTAIN THINGS BY BEATRICE WOOD - DELUXE HAND COLORED SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION
(WOOD, BEATRICE). Wood, Beatrice. Los Angeles: MGM Press, 1992. First Edition 1/99 Deluxe. 4to. Tied Illustrated Wrappers. Illustrated Book. Fine.. np (24pp), 12 hand colored and 1 b&w illustration + hand colored cover. "Touching Certain Things" is a girlish memoir authored and illustrated in 1992 by the late, great "Mama of the Dadas", Beatrice Wood. Primarily renown for her ceramic sculpture, lusterware vessels, and dalliance with Marcel Duchamp, this gossamer bit of erotica recounts a youthful Ms. Wood and actress pal Helen Freeman's trip to Europe to hear Jiddu Krishnamurti speak, and the amorous hijinks that ensued. From the deluxe edition of ninety-nine copies only, it contains twelve illustrations by the author, each of which (and the front cover as well) has been hand colored by her in pencil. A brand new, pristine example of this rarity that has been SIGNED, NUMBERED AND DATED by Beatrice Wood in black ink at the rear colophon, as issued. 0-9620574-5-2 Inventory Number: 017047
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MASAO YAMAMOTO: THE PATH OF GREEN LEAVES (NAZRAELI PRESS ONE PICTURE BOOK NO. 16) - SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION WITH AN ORIGINAL SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT
(YAMAMOTO, MASAO). Yamamoto, Masao. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (16pp), 12 tritone and color illustrations. Masao Yamamoto's "The Path of Green Leaves" is the sixteenth installment in Nazraeli Press' estimable series of One Picture Books. Limited to five hundred SIGNED AND NUMBERED copies, it contains an original 2 ¾ x 1 ½" sepia-toned silver gelatin print of a sapling planted along the path to the Green Leaves Day Nursery - where the photographer walked his son to school for daily for nearly five years - tipped in at the rear of the book, as issued. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon, lovely item. 1-59005-048-7 Inventory Number: 016701
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THE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES GRAFFITI ART: VOLUME 1, 1983-1988 - DELUXE BOXED EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Alva, Robert "Wisk" & Robert "Relax" Reiling. Roger Yale, Editor. Los Angeles: Alva & Reiling Publications, 2005. First Edition #108/300 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 448pp, profusely illustrated in color. "The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art" is a series of four books that will cover the years 1983 to 2005. Volume 1 is based on the years 1983 to 1988, and is the starting point to the real story behind the movement that began in the early 1980s. It documents all aspects of Los Angeles Graffiti Art, providing an unbiased look into this world through the eyes of the people that have lived it. Within the book, you will discover the truth behind the photos and stories - all interviews and DVD slideshows are uncut and real. It's exciting and fresh to the point of understanding our culture, without cutting it up". This unprecedented, gigantic, full color encyclopedic document is divided into the following chapters: "Spotlights" - a special tribute to all writers who made significant contributions and influences to the L.A. Graffiti scene; "Pieces / Burners" - showcasing familiar works as well as numerous lost and legendary Pieces / Burners; "Battles" - a special section dedicated to L.A.'s first battles between some of its most prolific crews and writers of the first era; "Blackbooks" - historical detailed drawings done within writers' sketchbooks; "Articles" - reproductions of newspaper and magazine pieces related to historical L.A. Graff subject matter; and "R.I.P." - memorials for all respected deceased Los Angeles Graffiti writers. Perhaps most significantly, a DVD is included with each book that contains over thirty slide shows by various L.A. writers. Shot by the authors (who are respected members of the L.A. Graff scene themselves) for this project, it contains exclusive commentaries by the graffiti writers that allow them to breathe life into their own work - uncut, raw and true - and the reader to be able to place a voice on the parade of images. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition of this uncommon historical document - only twelve copies of the trade edition are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - housed in the publisher's elaborate printed cardboard box limited to three hundred NUMBERED (108/300) copies whose book and the interior of the box have additionally been BOLDLY TAGGED "RELAX" by artist and author Robert "Relax" Reiling in thick silver marker. 1-59975-146-1 Inventory Number: 027717
$750.00 InquireFiled Under: Art, California Artists and Arts, Graphic Design, LatinX Art, Limited Editions, Performance Art, Photography, PMVABF, Signed Books, Vinyl, DVD + CD -
PEINTURES MONASTERE DE NOR - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
Burawoy, Robert. Paris: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1978. First Edition 1/300. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (26pp), 8 hand-tipped color illustrations with printed clear acetate overlays. Text in French. With a bibliography. This is the magnificently produced, massively oversized hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 1978 exhibition of eight Tibetan Lamaistic paintings held at renowned Parisian specialist in Asian and Tribal Art, Galerie Robert Burawoy. Each artwork is reproduced as a color plate tipped to a handmade paper leaf with a clear acetate overlay that identifies the pantheon pictured beneath. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon document - only five copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to three hundred copies NUMBERED (120/300) AND SIGNED "Robert" by the author, gallerist, and collector in black ink on the verso of the title page, as issued. Inventory Number: 024770
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DEATH SCENES: A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE'S SCRAPBOOK - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY KATHERINE DUNN - WITH AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH TIPPED-IN
Dunn, Katherine & Sean Tejaratchi. Portland, OR: Feral House, 1996. First Edition #85/100 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 167pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Sean Tejaratchi. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The purpose of this collection of homicide pictures is to show the work of the peace officer and his problems. It will give you an idea of what they have to contend with while performing their duties in protecting lives and property. After viewing this work it will undoubtedly bring about a better understanding between the law enforcement officer and the public which he serves. It is also incumbent upon you, as a citizen and taxpayer, in the community in which you reside, to extend to your law enforcement agency your fullest cooperation assisting in its solving the problems that come before it. As you will see, most of theses crimes are solved and the guilty prosecuted which proves that CRIME DOES NOT PAY. Please handle this book with respect". A most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound facsimile edition of Los Angeles Homicide detective Jack Huddleston's pre-war photographic scrapbook limited to one hundred copies only with a 7 ½ x 9 ½" black and white silver gelatin print of the graphic LAPD evidenciary photograph of the severed body of Elizabeth Short - aka "The Black Dahlia" - lying in situ additionally NUMBERED (85/100) AND SIGNED "Katherine Dunn" in black ink across the lower margin tipped to the front pastedown, as issued. 0-922915-29-6 Inventory Number: 027604
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DEATH SCENES: A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE'S SCRAPBOOK - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY KATHERINE DUNN - WITH AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH TIPPED-IN
Dunn, Katherine & Sean Tejaratchi. Portland, OR: Feral House, 1996. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 167pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Sean Tejaratchi. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The purpose of this collection of homicide pictures is to show the work of the peace officer and his problems. It will give you an idea of what they have to contend with while performing their duties in protecting lives and property. After viewing this work it will undoubtedly bring about a better understanding between the law enforcement officer and the public which he serves. It is also incumbent upon you, as a citizen and taxpayer, in the community in which you reside, to extend to your law enforcement agency your fullest cooperation assisting in its solving the problems that come before it. As you will see, most of theses crimes are solved and the guilty prosecuted which proves that CRIME DOES NOT PAY. Please handle this book with respect". A most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound facsimile edition of Los Angeles Homicide detective Jack Huddleston's pre-war photographic scrapbook limited to one hundred copies only with a 7 ½ x 9 ½" black and white photograph of the severed body of Elizabeth Short - aka "The Black Dahlia" - lying in situ additionally SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Katherine Dunn laid in, as issued. 0-922915-29-6 Inventory Number: 027233
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FIRST EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON THE ARTS OF THE SAMURAI: 100 SELECTED TSUBA FROM EUROPEAN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS - THE LIMITED EDITION WITH A SIGNED PRESENTATION FROM ROBERT BURAWOY
Haynes, Robert & Robert Burawoy. Foreword by Hanns-Ulrich Haedeke. Paris: Robert Burawoy, 1984. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Art Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 64pp, 103 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. With a bibliography. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition of one hundred Tsuba shown during a 1984 symposium on "The Arts of the Samurai" held at The German Sword Museum in Solingen. Published by Parisian specialist in Asian and Tribal Art, Galerie Robert Burawoy, this survey illustrates each of the one hundred Japanese sword hilts selected from public collections in Hamburg, Copenhagen, Geneve, Paris, and London. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon limited hardbound edition limited to three hundred NUMBERED (97/300) copies with a four hundred item bibliography not found in the trade version additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "for ..., Robert" from author and publisher Robert Burawoy to a well-known gallerist in black ink on the front pastedown. Inventory Number: 024766
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ROCK, POP AND CLASSIC CINEMA POSTERS - DELUXE HARDBOUND EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY BRUCE HERSHENSON
Hershenson, Bruce. Los Angeles: Christie's, 1996. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (168pp), 174 color illustrations. This is the catalogue for two December 15th, 1995 sales of film posters organized by noted collector/dealer/author/publisher Bruce Hershenson held at Christie's in Los Angeles. It features two complete auctions in one volume. First there are one hundred and seventy-four full-color Rock 'n' Roll movie posters ranging from Bill Haley in 1956's "Rock Around the Clock" to Nirvana in 1992's "The Year Punk Broke". Then there are an additional two hundred and seventy-six full-color classic film posters including an ultra-rare "Flying Down to Rio" one-sheet that sold for a staggering $81,700.00. A most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound edition limited to three hundred copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED in ink by Bruce Hershenson on a printed label affixed to the front pastedown, as issued. Inventory Number: 016627
$65.00 InquireFiled Under: Auction Catalogues, Cinema, Graphic Design, Limited Editions, Music + Sound Art, Posters, Signed Books -
SPORTS MOVIE POSTERS: VOLUME FOUR OF THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MOVIES THROUGH POSTERS - COMPILED BY RICHARD ALLEN AND BRUCE HERSHENSON - DELUXE HARDBOUND EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY BRUCE HERSHENSON
Hershenson, Bruce. West Plains, MO: Bruce Hershenson, 1996. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (80pp), 380 color illustrations. This is the fourth installment of noted collector/dealer/author/publisher Bruce Hershenson's indispensable film poster references categorized by subject matter. From 1913's "Ben Hur" through the Roger Corman's "Death Race 2000", it reproduces three hundred and eighty sports-themed posters and lobby cards. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound edition limited to three hundred copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED in ink by Bruce Hershenson on a printed label affixed to the front pastedown, as issued. 1-887893-15-6 Inventory Number: 016625
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ATTITUDES: PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE 1970'S - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Parker, Fred R.. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1979. First Edition #617/1000. 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w with 20 color slides bound in. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Attitudes: Photography in the 1970's" is the quirky, uniquely designed catalogue for a major Santa Barbara Museum of Art survey of contemporary photography from the decade. Nearly five hundred images were exhibited, and the participants included Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, John Baldessari, Lewis Baltz, Thomas Barrow, Michael Bishop, Ellen Brooks, Jerry Burchard, Marsha Burns, Harry Callahan, Jo Ann Callis, Paul Caponigro, Joyce Tenneson Cohen, Steven Cortright, Eileen Cowin, Robert Cumming, Barbara Crane, Judy Dater, Joe Deal, John Divola, William Eggleston, Chris Enos, Mitch Epstein, Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick, Lee Friedlander, Phillip Galgiani, Nancy Gass, Ralph Gibson, Frank Gohlke, Jim Goldberg, John Gossage, Emmet Gowin, Jan Groover, Robert Heinecken, Anthony Hernandez, Douglas Huebler, Kenneth Josephson, Barbara Kasten, Les Krims, Robert Mapplethorpe, Duane Michals, Richard Misrach, Nicholas Nixon, Bill Owens, John Pfahl, Marcia Resnick, Nancy Rexroth, Leland Rice, Richard Ross, Steven Shore, Jeffrey Silverthorne, Neil Slavin, Eve Sonneman, Calvin Sparks, Charles Stainback, Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel ("Evidence"), Alex Sweetman, Lew Thomas, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Arthur Tress, Jerry Uelsmann, Burk Uzzle, William Wegman, Jack Welpott, Henry Wessel, Brett Weston, Larry Williams, Garry Winogrand, and many, many more. It contains original contributions for the printed catalogue by Dan Worth (with a blindstamped printer's chop), Karen Truax, Keith Smith (signed), Todd Walker (signed), Alex Sweetman, Robert Heinecken's unique screenprinted multiple along with a bound-in heavy vinyl sheet protector containing twenty slides. A most handsome example of this uncommon, extraordinary document limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (617/1000) AND SIGNED by curator Fred Parker in black ink on the acknowledgements page as issued, showing some light soiling and age patination to the white wrappers as well as a small nick and crease to the top edge of the front cover. 0-89951-032-9 Inventory Number: 020502
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CLINT WOODSIDE: UNDERCOVER CARS - DELUXE BOXED EDITION WITH A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH LIMITED TO TEN COPIES
Woodside, Clint. Um Yeah Arts, 2016. First Edition 1/10 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. First issued in 2013 as a Deadbeat Club zine, Undercover Cars has been substantially enlarged and re-conceived as an elegant hardcover book featuring a new text by photographer Mike Slack. Undercover Cars is the culmination of a series of color photographs – shot on film and printed in the dark room – spanning five years, scores of autos, and thousands of miles from Los Angeles to Bangkok. The book contains 52 images of cars parked in plain sight, but covered from the elements. In his insightful essay, co-publisher Mike Slack (The Ice Plant) observes, “What strikes me now, looking at this fresh new edit, is not the boring ubiquity of the subject matter - the deadpan Christo-like charm of all these tarps attached to all these automobiles - but the man-made environments Woodside is showing us in the photographs, and the sense of walking-and-looking that the series implies. Never mind the covered cars; look at what surrounds them.” Hailing from New York, Clint Woodside currently resides in LA by way of Philadelphia. His work as a photographer has been shown in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and Philadelphia, and internationally in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Woodside is also known for his extensive work as a curator, graphic designer, and as creator/publisher of Deadbeat Club - a publisher and distributor of more than forty publications whose diverse roster of photographers includes Todd Hido, Tobin Yelland, Ed Templeton, Deanna Templeton, Andrea Sonnenberg, Jerry Hsu, Patrick O’Dell, Woodside, and others.
Comes in 8.5" X 10.5" box
With signed, stamped and numbered print and book
Choice of 5 different prints
Edition of 10 each set - 50 Total Inventory Number: E000CWUCDLX