First edition, first printing. Soft cover. Photographically illustrated wrappers with French folds; no dust jacket as issued. Works in various media by Richard Prince. Text by Robert Rubin, Marie Minssieux-Chamonard and John McWhinnie. 600 pp., profusely illustrated. 9 x 6-1/2 inches. Near Fine (shallow cut to the front cover). Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Biblioth�que nationale de France, Paris.

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Title

Richard Prince: American Prayer

Publisher

Gagosian Gallery, in association with the Biblioth�que nationale de France, New York

Publication Date

2005

Language

English

ISBN 10

0847836495

ISBN 13

9780847836499

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

No dust jacket as issued

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A look into Richard Prince’s private library and his influences, published on the occasion of an exhibition of the artist’s work at the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris. Artist Richard Prince is renowned for appropriating icons that capture the American cultural zeitgeist, such as Marlboro cowboys, femme-fatale nurses, and muscle cars. Prince is also a bibliophile, collecting rare volumes published from 1949 to 1984 which include Naked Lunch, Jack Kerouac’s rolled manuscript for Big Sur, and editions of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita in several languages. An exhibition at the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris, presents rare books selected by the artist from its collection alongside Prince’s artwork.
Richard Prince: American Prayer is an accompanying volume that offers a rare glimpse into Prince’s intellectual explorations, revealing the source material for many of his well-known series through the pairing of literary excerpts and complementary illustrations of artwork.

About the Author

Bob Rubin is an art historian and collector of contemporary art and design. Marie Minssieux-Chamonard is a contemporary and rare book curator at the Bibliotheque nationale de France. John McWhinnie is a rare-book dealer and gallerist.

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