FUCKED = TWENTYONE FUCKS IN ONE MONTH
One of three books contributed by AS to ABCED
"I guess maybe I woke up in a cold sweat once and just had this light bulb go off of doing a book of some sort." This is how Ed Ruscha in a 2004 interview recalled the events which led him to start creating books. The books he started making half a century ago were influential for generations of artists. To honour his contribution to the artist's book, members of ABC Artists' Books Cooperative are launching ABCED in Autumn 2012. ABCED is a multi-volume book project created on the occasion of Ed Ruscha's 75th birthday, consisting of 30 books by 22 artists. The project will be launched simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic at Offprint Amsterdam, The London Art Book Fair, and The New York Art Book Fair in September 2012.
About the Author
Andreas Schmidt
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London, UK
"knowingly at the opposite end of attractive publishing"
Elisabeth Tonnard / artist
"a prolific self-publisher exploring the very nature of books and magazines"
Christopher Clary / artist
"It's such a bold yet brilliant idea"
Mishka Henner / artist
"What a laugh!"
Martin Parr / photographer / curator / supreme book collector
"I'm appalled that you did this"
Judy Natal / photographer
"One more time you do a very clever job"
Rémi Coignet / Le Monde
"Andreas Schmidt brilliantly debunks the notion that expensive equals quality"
Jonathan Lewis / artist
"Andreas Schmidt takes the concept of the book and shakes it like a rag doll...until its head comes off. He finds truth in extremes."
Jean Keller / artist
"Schmidt is a master of the unexpected twist"
Hatje Cantz Publishers
"a superb collaborative photobook work"
Harvey Benge / photographer
"I'll track down your books"
Alec Soth / photographer
"a pleasingly disruptive photobook maker"
Marc Feustel / Eyecurious
Publish Date May 22, 2012
Dimensions Pocket 36 pgs
Black and White printing (on cream uncoated paper)
Category Fine Art
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