David Choe: First Edition (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. 4to pp 288 Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Text (in print and handwritten) and illus all by Choe, appears to be his heavily illustrated / life story.Korean background, born and raised in Los Angeles. Length 11.2 in Item Width 9.2. Original publisher's colour boards lettered gilt at the spine. Fine. Issued without dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 10.5" X 14.5" Hardcover Book in VERY GOOD condition. Actual book is pictured. See images provided. Stated first printing 2013. See images provided. Tight binding. Minimal shelfwear except as may be noted at the lower part of the rear boards were white spots show up were book has been scraped. See images provided. All pages are clean without any markings or folds. "I spent the last decade making a book that compiles all of my most luscious, magnificent watercolors. If you are looking for street art or graffiti bullshit, you came to the wrong place. Not content with just detailed, masterful watercolors, I included -- in true sociopath fashion -- career and love life suicide text messages, the most direct emails you will ever read, as well as photos of the most beautiful women I've ever photographed. In doing so, I am presenting the complete package of a schizophrenic, perverted artistic genius mixed with [c]ravings of a lunatic You will laugh. You will cry. You will get hard. You will get wet. You will be conflicted. You will be inspired." - D.Choe Born and raised in Los Angeles, David Choe is a renown painter, illustrator, journalist and entertainer. Recognized by his 'dirty hands' style, Choe developed his hand from his deep roots in graffiti and hitchhiking glory days. From graffiti Munko whales to his cult-classic comic book, 'Slow Jams.' Choe has published and produced numerous creative endeavors in graphic illustration, comic novels, painting, broadcasting, TV shows and collaborations with many artists and commercial entities. Choe continues to develop his interest in traveling and broadcasting while also focusing on his art practice, mainly watercolors and mixed media paintings for his up coming shows.…

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. The format is approximately 6 inches by 9 inches. [7], 209, [4] pages. The cover has some sticker residue. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. The inscription reads: "To Professor Howard Feinstein, Civil Rights warrior, author, musician, and professor. A man with many talents, and wide reaching impact. Thanks for a great semester. Benedict Kim". Mr. Feinstein worked as a criminal prosecutor and litigating attorney with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and a professor of U.S. Civil Rights, U.S. Constitutional Law, Sex Discrimination, and Criminal Law serving at institutions including: George Washington University (Washington, DC); the University of Maryland, College Park; and Hood College (Frederick, MD). For the University of Maryland System, he served as a hearing examiner. A man who has lost his memories attempts to recall a past that has forsaken him with the help of a controverial, perhaps even unethical doctor who promises him the past, present, and more. Intending to embark on a journey into the labyrinth of his unconscious mind, the treatment is rife with uncertainty. But do his memories truly lie at the end of this maze? And at what cost? David Choe (born April 22, 1976) is an American artist, musician, actor, and former journalist and podcast host from Los Angeles. Choe's work appears in a wide variety of urban culture and entertainment contexts. He has illustrated and written for magazines including Hustler, Ray Gun and Vice. He has an ongoing relationship with the Asian pop culture website, store, and former magazine Giant Robot. His figurative paintings, which explore themes of desire, degradation, and exaltation, are characterized by a raw, frenetic method that he has termed "dirty style." In 1996, Choe self-published a graphic novel titled Slow Jams. He claims to have made only 200 copies and given them away at Comic-Con in 1998, hoping to interest a publisher. In 1999, he submitted Slow Jams for the Xeric Grant and was awarded $5,000 to self-publish a second, expanded edition of 1,000 which came out in 1999 with a cover price of $4. In 2005, internet entrepreneur Sean Parker, a longtime fan, asked him to paint graphic sexual murals in the interior of Facebook's first Silicon Valley office, and in 2007, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg commissioned him to paint somewhat tamer murals for their next office. Although he thought the Facebook business model was "ridiculous and pointless," Choe chose to receive company stock in lieu of cash payment for the original Facebook murals. His shares were valued at approximately $200 million on the eve of Facebook's 2012 IPO. After holding several solo shows in San Jose and San Francisco, he was offered a solo exhibit at the Santa Rosa Museum of Contemporary Art in 2005. He held his first New York solo exhibit, "Gardeners of Eden," in 2007 at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in Chelsea, and in 2008, he had his first UK solo exhibition, "Murderous Heart," in both the London and Newcastle locations of Lazarides Gallery, simultaneously. In 2008, with Harry Kim, he made an autobiographical documentary, Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe. First Jheel International Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. David Choe (Cover Illustration) and Won Yoh (Cover (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First printing. A new copy in a new jacket, within a new hard slipcase. Still in publisher's original shrink-wrap and box. Art-A. Lee, Jim (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BOOK PROBABLY UNREAD; THERE IS A PAGE MID BOOK THAT WAS MIS-CUT ALONG THE LONG EDGE, WITH THAT PORTION FOLDED OVER; THERE IS A BLACK MARK ACROSS THE TOP OF THE PAGES, NEAR THE SPINE (1/2"); SHIP FREE, MEDIA MAIL, USA.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "January 2002. First printing" stated. Near fine wrap/paperback. Only trivial signs of age/wear/previous use.