Pulp Art Book (Volume 1)
2010
Pulp Art Book (Volume 1) by Joni Harbeck and Neil Krug
First edition (2010)
First impression
Large format hardback
Please note that the unsigned copy is in near fine condition. No internal markings. General wear to cover.
The signed copies (both in new and imperfect conditions) are signed by both Joni Harbeck and Neil Krug to title page.
The signed imperfect copy has a soft bump to bottom right corner of front cover.
Published by Nazraeli
About Pulp Art Book (Volume 1)
This is the second volume of this series of great books by Neil Krug. His stylized photos of his former girlfriend and now wife, the model Joni Harbeck, are the subject of his work. The images in this monograph were taken with Polaroid film years past its sell-by date. Grainy, sun-scorched and rough describe the images and they have a feel of a Sergio Leone spaghetti western. So, ever since the couple began posting the photos on Flickr before the book was released, they’ve drawn a blaze of attention. And now they are reproduced in this wonderful monograph published by Nazraeli. Pulp – the multi-media collaboration between photographer Neil Krug and supermodel Joni Harbeck – has become a virtual sensation online. It is now also the subject of the artists’ first monograph. ‘Pulp Art Book: Volume One’ is an LP-sized hardcover book, split into several vignettes ranging from a spaghetti western theme to a Bonnie and Clyde revival and also to the struggles of a 1950s housewife.
These series tell the story of each character, and will be expanded in subsequent volumes. The inspiration for the pulp theme comes from the artists’ collective appreciation of societal life and the artistic expressions of the 1960s and 70s. Old LP jackets, Giallo posters, vintage book covers, as well as B-movie cinema themes have defined their taste for this project. Initially they set out to capture something simple and sexy; as the shoots progressed, however, natural story lines emerged. The resulting work captures the smell of those decades and then expresses them in a fresh way.
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