Davi Det Hompson | Bound & Unbound, New York, September 21 – October 26, 1991

Davi Det Hompson

Bound & Unbound, New York, September 21 – October 26, 1991

New York City, USA: Bound & Unbound, 1991

[10] pp., 27.7 x 10.6 cm., staple-bound

Edition size unknown

An exhibition catalogue for a 1991 show at Barbara Moore’s Bound and Unbound, produced in the style of the artist’s own publications. 

In the mid to late seventies, Hompson produced over twenty such titles, such as You Know It Has To Be A Hairpiece, Some People Have Funny Ideas and I Would Recommend…. These featured statements and pithy anecdotes such as  

 “A university art instructor, after reading a showing of my writings, lit his pipe and said, ‘Please tell me. Do you think I should continue to paint?’” 

and

“When I was a kid my vision deteriorated so rapidly that I practiced walking with my eyes shut.” 

The cover graphic was also produced as a signed print, titled Sure, Sure, which can still be found at Printed Matter for $30 US, here.