{"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. Internally complete and generally clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecurely packed; tracked UK and international shipping available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lukas \u0026 Sternberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54193504747858,"sku":"MECKSEPER-LUKAS-CAT-2004","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Meckseper_Josephine.TheJosephineMeckseperCatalogue.2020.jpg?v=1785994401","url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/products\/meckseper-josephine-catalogue-no-1-lukas-sternberg-new-york-2004","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}