Marc Quinn - famous for his sculpture Self, a cast of the artist's head filled with nine pints of his own frozen blood - is a leading representative of the young British artists who have inspired both reverence and revulsion worldwide. This work is a comprehensive overview of the sculptural pieces which have established him as a challenging artist of his generation. It contains illustrations of his work, including Self, Emotional Detox, The Blind Leading the Blind and Frozen Frog Sculpture, alongside some of his less well ...
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Marc Quinn - famous for his sculpture Self, a cast of the artist's head filled with nine pints of his own frozen blood - is a leading representative of the young British artists who have inspired both reverence and revulsion worldwide. This work is a comprehensive overview of the sculptural pieces which have established him as a challenging artist of his generation. It contains illustrations of his work, including Self, Emotional Detox, The Blind Leading the Blind and Frozen Frog Sculpture, alongside some of his less well known pieces. Accompanying the images is a story by Will Self and essays by the art historian and critic Mark Gisbourne and David Thorpe, curator of the South London Gallery. Also included is a transcript of a conversation between Quinn and the musician Brian Eno.
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Fine Condition in Fine Condition jacket. Book Unpaginated (208 pages. ), over two hundred illustrations in color. Silver-mirrored endpapers. Telephone conversation between the artist and Brian Eno. Red cloth with pink letters stamped to the spine and cover. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from Gagosian Gallery, London May 30-July 4, 1998. Endnotes.
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Exhibition catalogue. First edition first impression 1998. 300x260mm unpaginated. Illustrated mainly in colour. Very good indeed in dustjacket with ghost of a sticker removal to the rear. We are specialists in Artists Monographs, Catalogues and Illustrated items. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with 40 years experience, you may order with confidence. Other titles by this artist maybe in stock, please ask for our list or link.
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Used-Very Good. Quinn's first publication explores sculptures that have extended the boundaries of 'appropriate' materials, starting with a self-portrait cast from his own frozen blood. With a short story by Will Self, an interview with Brian Eno and texts by Mark Gisbourne and David Thorp. Open copy. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. Interior pages in very nice condition. Book has minor shelf wear. Sold as is!
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Quinn, Marc. Fine in fine jacket. Essays by David Thorp and Mark Gisbourne. Hundreds of color illustrations. 4to, red cloth, mirrored endpapers, d.w. London: Booth-Clibborn, (1998). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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Used-Very Good. Quinn's first publication explores sculptures that have extended the boundaries of 'appropriate' materials, starting with a self-portrait cast from his own frozen blood. With a short story by Will Self, an interview with Brian Eno and texts by Mark Gisbourne and David Thorp.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Red cloth-covered boards; with photographically illustrated French-fold dust jacket. Photographs and sculpture by Marc Quinn. Conversation with the artist by Brian Eno. Story by Will Self. Essays by David Thorp and Mark Gisbourne. Includes an exhibition history. Unpaginated (216 pp. ), profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 12 x 10-1/4 inches. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Gagosian Gallery. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket (moderate foxing to the jacket interior, else Fine).
