Item #1: Statement and Counter-Statement: Notes on Experimental Jetset, Volume 1
Editor: Experimental Jetset
Publisher: Roma Publications
Publication: 2017, Second Edition
Binding: Softcover, section sewn
Pages: 574
Size: 108 x 180
Text: English
Design: Experimental Jetset
(Publishers Overview) 'Published by Roma Publications (Amsterdam), and featuring contributions by Linda van Deursen, Mark Owens, Ian Svenonius and Jon Sueda, 'Statement and Counter-Statement' is the first-ever publication on the work of Experimental Jetset, documenting almost two decades of graphic design praxis. A pocket-sized paperback counting over 570 pages, the book should not be seen as monolithic monograph, but as a very loose, personal archive.
At the heart of the book are three textual contributions by Linda van Deursen, Mark Owens and Ian Svenonius. Linda van Deursen's essay consists of a series of short observations, contemplating three historical photographs, while reflecting on the friction between modernism and the everyday. Meanwhile, Mark Owens explores the format of the three-piece rock band, mapping the formal and conceptual dimensions of the 'power trio', with a particular focus on post-punk aesthetics. Added to that, Ian Svenonius delivers a piece of pop-art fiction, starting with a 13-point program to destroy language, before derailing into a psychedelic interlude, ending with some notes on the appropriation of 'cool'...'
Item #2: Automatically Arranged Alphabets
Editor: Experimental Jetset
Publisher: Roma Publications
Publication: 2015, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, saddle-stitch
Pages: 24
Size: 108 x 180
Text: English
Design: Experimental Jetset
(Publishers Overview) 'Stapled in a screenprinted silver cardboard cover, the zine (titled 'Automatically Arranged Alphabets') contains a selection of typographic experiments involving software-generated compositions (part of a series of sketches made between 2014–2015).'
Condition: Both Good. All titles are used and show handling and shelf ware consistent with age. Rubbing and light wear to cover and edges, small staining to cover of 'Statement and Counter-Statement'. PLEASE CAREFULLY INSPECT IMAGES.
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