Pretty Lies. Photographs by Jack Pierson. Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, 1997. Eleven loose Iris prints, each reproduced on the inside of its own individual folded sheet (open, the sheets measure 30 x 14"; images are appx. 12 1/2 x 12/ 1/2") with titles on facing pages. Plates housed in white cloth folio with colophon and title sheets. Edition of 300. Signed on title page. White cardboard slipcase.
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Pierson's photographs are can be simultaneously sensual, sad, or seductive. At times dreamily overexposed, they evoke loss, longing, and love, but never quite explicitly. A scarce item featuring rich color printing.
The eleven images in this scarce limited edition are: The Gold Suit (1996)--shown at right; Clear Lake, Iowa (1996); A Plate of Figs(1996); Andrea Carrano (1996); Blue Horizon (1996); John at Costa di Caprica (1996); Palm Tree, L.A. (1996); Pink Tewel, Positano (1996); New York at Night (1996); Quai Voltaire, Paris (1996); Jacuzzi Room, S.F. (1996).
Cardboard slipcase slightly rubbed at extremities with light crease to front panel; all contents Very Fine. |
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