Raymond Pettibon: The Books 1978-1998

For over twenty years, Raymond Pettibon's drawings have earned an international following for their fluid style & youthful, iconoclastic outlook. His work is acclaimed for its wit & erudite eccentricities, & reveals an affinity for a diverse group of authors--from Baudelaire to Henry James to Mickey Spillane--whose quotations abound in the drawings. This volume is a catalogue raisonne of his artist books produced between 1978 & 1998, many of which are now extremely rare & highly collected in both the art world & underground music circles. Popularized at first by small independent music labels & publishers, these booklets & zines were originally available only in very small print runs--editions sizes ranged from 30 to 150 copies, where Pettibon's rough yet cultivated style became synonymous with the late 70s & 80s underground aesthetic. Presenting over a hundred of Pettibon's publications--32 printed in their entirety--this new paperback edition is an important look at the development of one of the most significant artists of the last quarter century.Uwe Koch is the author of 'Raymond Pettibon: The Books 1978-1998', published 2000 under ISBN 9781891024184 and ISBN 1891024183.