SIGNED; Alec Soth - The Last Days of W. - 2008

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VERY SOUGHT-AFTER, self-published newsletter by the legendary American Magnum photographer and genious bookmaker Alec Soth ("Sleeping by the mississippi"; Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 2, page 50).

Signed by the artist.
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The unbound publication was printed on newsprint and includes 36 great color images taken by Alex Soth throughout the country.

TRUE FIRST PRINTING (there was also a second printing of the same title).

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'These photographs were taken across America during the course of the George W. Bush's time in office, many were taken, and published in November 2008. During these last days of the administration, what is the point of protest, satire or any other sort of rabble-rousing? In assembling this collection of pictures I've made over the last eight years, I m not really trying to accomplish much at all. But as President Bush once said, One of the great things about books is, sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.'
- Alec Soth -

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A Little Brown Mushroom Book (Self-published), Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2008. First edition, first printing.

Softcover (unbound newsprint). 300 x 417 mm. 48 pages. 36 colour photographs. Photos: Alec Soth. Poem by Lester B, Morrison. Text in English.

Condition:
Not folded (like so often). Inside and outside with the typical toning (outside also stronger sunned and with light creases at the edges), otherwise normal trace of use. No marks, no foxing. Overall very good condition.

Great, very sought-after, early publication by Alec Soth - signed by the artist.

Alec Soth, born 1969, is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney and Sao Paulo Biennials. In 2008, a survey exhibition of Soth`s work was exhibited at Jeu de Paume in Paris and Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland. In 2010, the Walker Art Center produced a traveling survey exhibition of Soth`s work entitled From Here To There. Alec Soth has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2013). In 2008, Alec Soth founded his own publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom. Alec Soth is represented by Sean Kelly in New York, Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis, Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, and is a member of Magnum Photos.