Publications

Raymond Pettibon

"Thinking of You"

Thinking of You is a scrapbook, a diary, perhaps even a pillow book, of intimate meditations on the many moods of that particularly sensitive motif-the phallus. This beautifully printed and bound book was produced in conjunction with California-based artist Raymond Pettibon's premiere North American museum exhibition at the Renaissance Society in 1998. His show featured over 500 drawings stylistically derived from cartoons, West Coast punk, B movies and tabloid melodramas. Captioned with quips and adages inspired by an amalgam of literary sources-William Blake, Gumby, Charles Manson, Batman, the Bible, etc.-the drawings are always exquisite, street-dealing a Viagra for the soul. Sometimes provocative, comical, even poetic, Thinking of You is available in a limited edition of 2,000.

A special edition of this catalogue is available featuring original ink and watercolor drawings by the artist on the fly leaves, as well as the occasional overdrawing and additional scrawled message from Pettibonia on the inside pages. Price on request.