Jess : O! Tricky Cad & Other Jessoterica / edited by Michael Duncan

Jess : O! Tricky Cad & Other Jessoterica / edited by Michael Duncan

Perfect bindings


FA.B88.1342
191 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
2012
Natalie Kraft
Michael Duncan
Siglio Press
Los Angeles
collages
Trade paperback with illustrated publisher's book jacket which unfolds into 'Paste-ups' poster (49 x 64 cm.) on the inside. "The inventive and sophisticated master of the collage aesthetic, the artist Jess intermingles and juxtaposes images from wildly eclectic sources (Dick Tracy, Dürer, 19th century Scientific American line engravings, Beatles bubblegum cards, beefcake photos from Physique Pictorial, etc.) in order to re-assemble the meanings of our time...This volume brings to light paste-ups, word collages, and altered comics that have been largely inaccessible or unavailable since their making. Originally published in small editions and hard-to-find journals, or made as singular artist’s books, these works demonstrate the full range of Jess’s extraordinary verbal and visual play." - publisher's description