Larry Clark

Larry Clark turns 83 today. 

Larry Clark | Untitled Notebook

Larry Clark

(Notebook)

New York, USA: Self-published, 2013

[32] pp., 12.7 x 8.8 cm., staplebound

Edition size unknown

Ten years ago Larry Clark self-published this blank notebook as a promotional item for his website www.larryclark.com, which is already defunct. 

The cover portrait drawing of the artist is by photographer Tobin Yelland, whose skateboard photography is clearly influenced by Clark.

Signed copies were made available through Printed Matter, and sold out almost instantly. 

 

Larry Clark celebrates his 79th birthday today. 

Larry Clark Turns 75 today

Larry Clark turns 74 today

100 Greatest Photobooks

The Source Photographic Review ranks the top photobooks, with Robert Frank's The Americans at number one, Evidence by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel at #2, followed by Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. Other titles on the list include Sol Lewitt's Autobiography, Self Portrait by Lee Friedlander, Larry Clark's Tulsa, Common Sense by Martin Parr, Untitled Film Stills by Cindy Sherman and Ed Ruscha's Every Building on the Sunset Strip.

See the complete list here:

http://www.source.ie/photobook/greatest.html

Larry Clark | Skateboard

Larry Clark
Skateboard
San Francisco, USA: Venture Trucks, 1992
21.6 x 80.6 cm.
Edition of 8 signed, dated and numbered copies

A wooden skateboard with 45 mm wheels and black grip tape with a black and white photography silkscreened on bottom.

The work often appears at auction with an estimate of between $8,000 and $12,000 US, but fails to attract any bidders.

Larry Clark | Overzichtstentoonstelling/Retrospective invitation

Larry Clark
Overzichtstentoonstelling/retrospective invite
Groningen, The Netherlands: Groningen Museum, 1999
4 pp., 21 x 14 cm., folded card
Edition size unknown

Larry Clark turns 71 today

Larry Clark notebook

Larry Clark
(Notebook)
New York, USA: Self-published, 2013
[32] pp., 12.7 x 8.8 cm., staplebound
Edition size unknown

Not sure what to make of this blank page notebook which appears to be a promotional item for Larry Clark's website, but it was only $2 and it's signed. Unfortunately Printed Matter sold out in a matter of days. The cover portrait of Clark is by photographer Tobin Yelland, whose work is clearly influenced by Clark.

Nieves

Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Nieves is a publishing house dedicated to Artists' books and zines. Founded in 2001, they have published works by Mike Mills, Leah Singer, Tucker Nichols, David Shrigley, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Marcel Dzama, Larry Clark, Michael Dumontier, Daniel Johnston, Harmony Korine, Olaf Nicolai, Miranda July, Spike Jonze, Mark Gonzales and many others. The zines are generally small runs, and sell out quickly. For more information, visit their site, here.