{"title":"Josephine Meckseper","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"meckseper-josephine-catalogue-no-1-lukas-sternberg-new-york-2004","title":"JOSEPHINE MECKSEPER — The Josephine Meckseper Catalogue No. 1, Lukas \u0026 Sternberg, New York, 2004","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeckseper’s first monograph, published at a moment when her installations were bringing political protest, fashion photography, advertising and retail display into the same visual system. Shelves, vitrines, magazine covers and decorative surfaces become both supports for the work and subjects within it. Texts by John Kelsey and Andrew Ross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication reflects the political atmosphere of the early 2000s, when anti-capitalist demonstrations and opposition to the Iraq War circulated alongside an expanding culture of luxury branding and image-led consumption. Meckseper does not present these as separate worlds. Protest photography, police formations, consumer products and staged bodies are placed together, showing how quickly political commitment can be converted into appearance, lifestyle and commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Kelsey describes this structure as one in which “display displays itself”: the shelf, shop window, magazine and catalogue do not simply contain images but determine how they are read and exchanged. The book adopts those same mechanisms. It resembles a commercial catalogue while turning the language of the catalogue back onto consumer culture and the contemporary art system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title was launched at Printed Matter, New York, in January 2005 and is now recorded by the publisher as out of print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 × 24 cm. 48 pages. Softcover; 32 colour illustrations; parallel English and German text. ISBN 978-1-933128-00-9. Condition: good. Noticeable rubbing, scratches and handling wear to the laminated wrappers, with minor edge and corner wear and a small area of surface disturbance to the lower front cover. 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Text by Sylvère Lotringer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeckseper adopts the visual structures of the boutique, department store and commercial catalogue to place political imagery beside luxury goods, reflective shelving and consumer objects. Demonstration and display are treated as parallel systems: both organise bodies, symbols and commodities for public circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover compresses that relationship into a single image. A hammer and sickle are photographed as polished merchandise against a reflective surface, while the reverse reproduces shattered glass. Revolution, damage and commercial design are retained within the finish of a carefully manufactured publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced during the Iraq War and the continued absorption of protest imagery into fashion and advertising, the catalogue does more than document Meckseper’s installations. It repeats their method. Political symbol, artwork and consumer object are isolated, sequenced and returned as merchandise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis copy remains unopened in its original Sternberg Press shrink-wrap, preserving the publication in the form in which it first entered circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 × 24 cm. 48 pages. Softcover, unopened in the original publisher’s shrink-wrap; colour illustrations; text in English. Condition: unopened in the original publisher-issued shrink-wrap. The wrap shows rubbing, scratches, handling marks and minor pulling and creasing at the corners and edges. The book beneath remains sealed and has not been examined internally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecurely packed; tracked UK and international shipping available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sternberg Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54194444075346,"sku":"MECKSEPER-STERNBERG-CAT2-2006","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Meckseper_Josephine.TheJosephineMeckseperCatalogueNo.2.2006_ceb14a17-ed68-4e44-a2e5-f1f05a9e40db.jpg?v=1785998608"}],"url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/collections\/josephine-meckseper.oembed","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}