A collection of nine Kippenberger editions,
one Boetti watch, a cigarette and yellow
by Jonathan Monk
InOtherWords
Standard Edition
Poker cards in tuck box, 56 cards,
92mm × 65mm × 18.5mm, edition of 750
ISBN 978-0-9932238-1-5
Cover price £18; €25; $28
About the Publication
Limited edition
A collection of nine Kippenberger
Produced in a run of 750 copies, there
editions, one Boetti watch, a cigarette
are a further 50 copies printed as an
and yellow is a deck of playing cards
edition, signed and numbered by the
created by artist Jonathan Monk and
artist. The edition is printed on linen
published by InOtherWords. finished casino quality card, comes in
In a play on the imprint’s focus on
a foil stamped box and contains
developing collectable objects, Monk
special jokers.
appropriates the new InOtherWords
publication to showcase a collection
About the Artist
of his own: editions and multiples
British artist Jonathan Monk regularly
created by artists Martin Kippenberger
replays, recasts and re-examines seminal
and Alighiero Boetti.
works of Conceptual and Minimal art by
British artist Jonathan Monk is an
variously witty, ingenious and irreverent
avid collector of multiples, with a
means. Speaking in 2009, he said:
special interest in the work of Martin
“Appropriation is something I have used
Kippenberger. A controversial and
or worked with in my art since starting
innovative artist of the 1980s and 90s,
art school in 1987. At this time (and still
Kippenberger is widely regarded as one
now) I realised that being original was
of the most esteemed German artists
almost impossible, so I tried using what
of his generation. The faces of the cards
was already available as source material
show fragments of a composition of
for my own work.”
collectable objects – ranging from small
sculptures to ready-mades – collected
and arranged by Monk.
About the Manufacturer
The cards have a graphite core, which
ensures that even with high intensity
light no one can see through them, and
are made in the UK. The manufacturer,
based on an island that sits off the
Essex coast, is a joint venture of three
companies that have created playing
cards since the 18th century.
About the Publisher
InOtherWords creates books as
collectable objects in close collaboration
with artists, writers, institutions,
galleries, and other cultural ventures.
Publications are crafted to the highest
standard and with utmost care. The
InOtherWords imprint was founded by
Oliver Knight and Rory McGrath
of London-based design studio OK-RM
in March 2015.
For wholesale orders and enquiries,
contact info@in-other-words.co.uk or
+44 (0)208 981 9881
More information and images at
www.in-other-words.co.uk