Not Quite for Children

Richard Prince: 3rd Place

A Children's Colouring Book

Published by Walther König, Köln.

Within this children's coloring book for grown-ups, readers will find 72 messy, funny, sometimes risqué black-and-white line drawings of people, monsters, robots and flowers. Is there a nude, bearded guy with peace symbols for eyes? Sure. A mummy? Yes again. How about a stick figure with ears that grow up over the top of his head or a female nude with a crude black pirate patch over one demonic eye? Check, and check again. For lovers of Richard Prince, one of the foremost American artists of the Pictures generation, or for anyone with an off-beat sense of humor, this is a must-have artist's book, produced on the occasion of Prince's 2008 Serpentine Gallery exhibition. As Roberta Smith wrote in her 2007 review of Prince's major mid-career survey at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, "Practically every last American could find something familiar, if usually a bit unsettling, in his work." Adults--and children too.

PUBLISHER
Walther König, Köln

BOOK FORMAT
Paperback, 8.5 x 10.75 in. / 82 pgs / 72 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 9/1/2008
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
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Catalog: SPRING 2009 p. 184   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783865604927 TRADE
List Price: $30.00 CAD $35.00

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Philippe Parreno & Johan Olander: Parade

A Book for Children

Published by JRP|Ringier.
Edited by Karen Marta. Text by Philippe Parreno.

In collaboration with the American illustrator Johan Olander, Philippe Parreno has created this children's book, in which a parade of 16 monsters—such as Propaganda Rabbit, Beamer, Audiotron, Superfan and Reality—are described and illustrated, in the form of a fable.

PUBLISHER
JRP|Ringier

BOOK FORMAT
Paperback, 9 x 13.25 in. / 36 pgs / 18 color.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 10/31/2009
Active

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Catalog: SPRING 2010 p. 121   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783037640487 TRADE
List Price: $24.00 CAD $33.00 GBP £14.00

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Yoshitomo Nara: Lullaby

Published by Verlag Fur Moderne Kunst Nurnberg.
Essays by Stephan Trescher and Banana Yoshimoto.

At first sight, the childlike figures for which Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is now famous seem altogether cute and appealing. On closer examination his creations are robust, angry and vulnerable creatures, standing up defiantly to the world of adults--self-confident, stubborn and sometimes violent. Nara's work is influenced by Japanese comic books but he is unique in the contemporary art scene for tapping into horror through the medium of the innocent child--this is particularly poignant in Japan's controlled society of rigid language and social structures, especially considering recent shockingly violent crimes in Japan involving children as the aggressors. Nara's work instills the viewer with a juxtaposition of the innocence of children and the evil nature of humanity, or the fall from grace. Like Kurt Cobain's music, Nara's Pop art, too, aims to lend expression to his generation's concerns, encouraging it to meet the constraints of high achievement. Self-determination, individuality, and freedom are themes that infuse Nara's voice that is clearly heard in Japan and America, where the dividing line between “low” and “high” culture is less stringently drawn than in Europe. In addition to Nara's signature paintings, sculptures, and drawings; (poems and diary entries by the artist); this 204-page book includes texts by the art critic Stephan Trescher and the Japanese cult author Banana Yoshimoto.

PUBLISHER
Verlag Fur Moderne Kunst Nurnberg

BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 8.5 x 9.5 in. / 204 pgs / 264 color.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 3/15/2005
No longer our product

DISTRIBUTION
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Catalog: SPRING 2005 p. 105   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783933096593 TRADE
List Price: $50.00 CAD $60.00

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Ca-Ca Poo-Poo

Published by Hatje Cantz.
Edited by Udo Kittelmann.

We all remember our experiences with finger painting as children- the delight in sanctioned messiness, the swirls of color on our paper, maybe having the result taped to the classroom wall or stuck on the refrigerator at home. With many artists, the childish preoccupation with smearing continues as a sensual play with pigment and its tactile quality. The provocatively titled Ca-ca poo-poo endeavors to trace this phenomenon with works by a variety of artists including Tracey Emin, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Tony Tasset, and others.

PUBLISHER
Hatje Cantz

BOOK FORMAT
Paperback, 6.25 x 8 in. / 72 pgs / 28 color / 7 bw

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 5/2/2002
Out of print

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Catalog: FALL 2001

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783775790673 TRADE
List Price: $12.95 CAD $15.00

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Paul McCarthy: Tokyo Santa

Published by Walther König, Köln.
Artwork by Paul McCarthy.

Trust us, you don't want this Santa coming down your chimney. Through a series of 75 crisp images, mostly in brilliant reds, Tokyo Santa documents Paul McCarthy's 1996 performance at Tomio Kayama Gallery. Santa is decidedly naughty--he shows his private parts, and smears ketchup and paint everywhere. Everywhere. Also included are ten drawings that Santa made during his performance; they share a palette of browns, reds, black and greens. With its large format, and cheerful red-and-green palette, this oversized book makes a wonderful holiday gift--but not for the kids.

PUBLISHER
Walther König, Köln

BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 10.75 x 15.5 in. / 154 pgs / 137 color.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 3/15/2005
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
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Catalog: SPRING 2005 p. 135   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783883756141 SDNR30
List Price: $100.00 CAD $120.00

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John Lurie: Learn to Draw

Published by Walther König, Köln.

A book of funny, strange, enraged, grotesque, brilliant and affectionate drawings by jazz musician and actor John Lurie.
Although Lurie has been making his naughty and often Surrealistic drawings for 20 years, it was not until 2004 that he began to exhibit them--and then to instant acclaim. In 2005, the New York Times critic Roberta Smith wrote, "music's loss may turn out to be art's gain."
In Learn to Draw, 65 black-and-white line drawings are printed across from enigmatically hilarious descriptive titles, such as "wolf serenading asses," "three car salesmen think about the same cat," or "Rose had a barn hat."

PUBLISHER
Walther König, Köln

BOOK FORMAT
Paperback, 9.5 x 6.75 in. / 136 pgs / 65 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 2/1/2007
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2007 p. 152   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783865600875 TRADE
List Price: $40.00 CAD $50.00

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Zilla Leutenegger: Zilla and the 7th Room

Published by JRP|Ringier.
Edited by Christoph Keller, Markus Landert, Dorothee Messmer. Text by Beate Söntgen, Markus Landert, Dorothee Messmer.

In Zilla Leutenegger's new book, the artist's main character, Zilla, is given her own voice. A very personal narration accompanies the adventures of this alter-ego character and explains works, drawings and installations in the style of a grown-up children's book.

PUBLISHER
JRP|Ringier

BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 9.75 x 11.25 in. / 128 pgs / 40 color / 14 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 3/1/2009
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2009 p. 158   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783905829723 TRADE
List Price: $59.00 CAD $79.00

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