Playing Cards (First Edition: a deck of 52 playing cards designed by the artist Alexis Smith)

SMITH, Alexis

Published by MOCA, CA. 2007, 2007

About this Item

This is the true First Edition ( Lapis Press published much later a limited edition in 2017); This slyly patriotic deck of cards is designed by the artist Alexis Smith and features 52 images in red and blue with text by Walt Whitman; published by MoCA for a 2007 exhibition titled "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution", at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA; 54-card deck of poker size playing cards, Dimensions: 3-1/2in x 2-1/2in x 1/2in; edition size is unknown, it is not signed; QUOTE from Artspace: "Alexis Smith Playing Cards Made in USA is an uncut sheet of playing cards, pulled from Smith's use of found materials and literary aphorisms. Each card pairs a quote from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass with old-timey symbols of Americana creating a work that is at once playful, provocative and patriotic. Smith herself is jauntily represented as The Joker-Uncle Sam, like a Master of Ceremonies welcoming us to the show. Individually the cards can be read as profound, wry or cryptic snippets; collectively they create a work of art that ponders the contradictions of life in the United States of America. Originally Alexis Smith Playing Cards Made in USA was commissioned as a deck of cards for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles ,in 2007 for their historic exhibition Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution. Smith archived the full proof, with the idea that this work would be an interesting future project. Ten years later, The Lapis Press is honored to produce this new edition, capturing the spirit and quality of the original."; Condition of cards: in EXCELLENT COND.

Seller Inventory # 7013

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Playing Cards (First Edition: a deck of 52 playing cards designed by the artist Alexis Smith)
• Publisher: MOCA, CA. 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Binding: No Binding
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ephemera