CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 10/15/2012

Steven Heller on "Jess: O! Tricky Cad and Other Jessoterica"

In the August 14 issue of imprint magazine, design god Steven Heller writes, "Ever since I dreamed I received a pristine copy of Une Semaine de Bonte from its maker, Max Ernst, I have had a real soft spot in my life for collages of found printed matter. I particularly like when they are reproduced on uncoated stock to retain the grittiness of the original source material. That's why I was immediately drawn to Jess: O! Tricky Cad and Other Jessoterica (Siglio Press), a collection of collage narratives that are as witty as they are tactile...
[The book], edited by Michael Duncan, includes collages, collage books, word poems, and altered comic strips that have been largely inaccessible or unavailable since their making. Originally published in small editions and obscure journals, these works demonstrate the full range of Jess’s extraordinary verbal and visual play." Featured image, "O!" (1960), is reproduced from Jess: O! Tricky Cad and Other Jessoterica