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Signs by Ely, Joe, Michael O'Brien, and Randal Ford - 2008

by Ely, Joe, Michael O'Brien, and Randal Ford

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Signs by Ely, Joe, Michael O'Brien, and Randal Ford - 2008

Signs

by Ely, Joe, Michael O'Brien, and Randal Ford

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New York: Pentagram, 2008. First printing. (68) pp., small 8vo. Pentagram Papers 39. With afterword from the publisher on tipped-in oversize card. Corner bumps to protruding edge of card, and light wear to covers, otherwise very good in wrappers with printed front and back flaps.

Photographs by Randal Ford of Austin musician Joe Ely's collection of signs purchased from homeless people, paired with portraits of (other) homeless people by Michael O'Brien, and a foreword by Ely discussing both his own homelessness and his purchases of the signs. A precursor to the more recent (and more widely reported) projects of artists Andres Serrano and Willie Baronet, who also purchased signs.
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  • Publisher Pentagram
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 2008

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Signs (Pentagram Papers 39)

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Signs: Pentagram Papers No.39
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Signs: Pentagram Papers No.39

by O'BRIEN, Michael, Portraits; Randal Ford, Sign Photography; Joe Ely, Foreword

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New York / London: Pentagram Papers, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near fine in original lettered wrappers.. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.25 in. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of portraits by Michael O'Brien and color reproductions of signs by Randal Ford. Signed "To be unemployed, isn't that the goal? Joe Ely" on the title page.
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