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'...'
Condition: Very Good. All titles are used and show shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing, creasing to cover/spine.
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