Richard Prince: Jokes and Cartoons

A book conceived by the artist that brings together for the first time the raw material for the creation of his Joke Paintings, which include not only a set of works that are known, but also never-before-seen examples from his personal collection, from his unpublished manuscripts, original drawings and jokes 

Richard Prince: Jokes and Cartoons

A book conceived by the artist that brings together for the first time the raw material for the creation of his Joke Paintings, which include not only a set of works that are known, but also never-before-seen examples from his personal collection, from his unpublished manuscripts, original drawings and jokes 

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This book, conceived by the artist, assembles for the first time the raw material of the creation of his Joke Paintings--not just the well-known works, but never-before-seen examples from his personal collection, his unpublished manuscripts and the original cartoons and jokes themselves.

In conveying the seriousness with which he sees and uses his lighthearted material, Richard Prince has said, "Jokes and cartoons are part of any mainstream magazine. Especially magazines like The New Yorker or Playboy. They're right up there with the editorial and advertisements and table of contents and letters to the editors. They're part of the layout, part of the sights' and gags.' Sometimes they're political, sometimes they just make fun of everyday life. Once in a while they drive people to protest and storm foreign embassies and kill people."

Prince has always recycled found materials from American popular culture, most often images from advertisements and magazine photography. He re-photographs, silkscreens, overpaints, frames, enlarges or composes collages, playing with the material's somehow empty meaning. Citation, deflection, appropriation: every treatment is explored and played with. Among these works, as among the pages of the magazines, jokes and cartoons occupy an important place.

PL010924

Data sheet

ISBN
9783905701838
Publisher
JRP Editions
Autor
Richard Prince
Language
English
Cover
Soft
Year
2007
Pages
216

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