Elaborate and dynamic multimedia artist's book that poetically retells the story of Samson and Delilah from Delilah's perspective.
Fine.
Price: $3,500.00
The prospectus for DISASTERS OF LOVE (included) describes how artist Michael Kuch seeks to "refute [Delilah's] guilt and shed light on the strife in contemporary Palestine" through poetry and illustration. The poem is organized into two columns that flank a central illustration, and support etchings containing the Hebrew text of the story from the Book of Judges. Kuch notes in the prospectus that these etchings are meant to "rest as friezes" above the main text, a visual metaphor echoed in the design of the box, which doubles as an easel. But Kuch's aesthetic influences are not constrained to architecture: many elements of the art and design for DISASTERS OF LOVE incorporate compositions and motifs from the the world of art, including the works of Blake, Bosch, and others. The weight of the pages adds another layer to the process of moving through this work, adding a physical, fully three-dimensional element to the reading – almost as though you are pulling the columns down yourself. One of the artist's most engaging books.
Asparagus Valley: Double Elephant Press, 2005. 11.25'' x 16.5''. Original stiff tan boards with raised red cloth bagpipe, cork and marbled onlays, a ridged wooden strip, and silver metallic elements. 31 etchings and 3 woodcuts. [18] leaves, [15] of which are "woven" by a flax strip at the fore-edge and feature central square holes to reveal the etchings, each with loose tissue guard. Signed by Kuch to colophon, and numbered 24/60. Prospectus loosely laid in. In original tan cloth clamshell with marbled paper spine label, with two etching onlays to interior; additional black cloth flaps to secure the book when the box is in an easel orientation. Clean and tight.
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