Pruitt, Rob

Holy Crap [RARE 2010 ARTIST'S BOOK]

Street Publishers, 2010. First Edition. Paperback. Street Publishers, New York, 2010. Softcover in printed wrapperse, with spray-painted spine, gilt edging with a drilled hole for ease of hanging' (as issued) First Edition, First Printing. Limited Edition of only 1000 copies. Small quarto 8 1/2 x 5 3/4". 320 pages with full-page offset black-and-white reproductions throguhout. CONDITION: Very Good Plus (VG+); a solid, tight, clean copy showing light cover, edge and corner wear, shallow vertical crese to front cover extending into the book, and a triangular crease to upper rear corner. Lacking the gold-metallic ribbon bookmark.

From the publisher: "Holy Crap collects hundreds of photographs of outdoor church signs, whose punchy maxims, written to attract visitors and provide sage advice to passersby, most often fall short of the mark. Artist Rob Pruitt relishes the misspellings, accidental double entendres, and awkward references to popular culture employed by just about every denomination of the Christian church." From the introduction to Holy Crap: "I love multitasking, like driving and having a religious experience at the same time. I love jokes. I love advertising and billboards. I love Jenny Holzer. I love advice and rules and adages and reminders and lists, like the 10 commandments. I love big bold larger then life characters like God and Satan. I love horror movies and stories of the supernatural and high drama narratives distilled into a handful of words, like 'He died for your sins.' But what follows is a whole new testament..." Very Good Plus. Item #11276

Price: $250.00