BLACK BOOK
TWICE

BLACK BOOK TWICE

XL size publication, risograph printed
41.4 x 32.7 cm (16.3 x 12.8 in)
40 pages, sewn bound
edition of 350 copies + 8 APs
NB: Bootleg variant of 1989 edition
(1) not a work by Christopher Wool in any manner (individually or in collaboration with Sebastien Girard), (2) not signed by Christopher Wool, and (3) not authorized by Christopher Wool
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Also available as a limited edition of 75 copies
which includes the book + a signed and numbered print
(see details below)
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BLACK BOOK TWICE  is a limited edition publication, with only 350 copies and 8 artist’s proofs available, published by Sebastien Girard. This book is a variant bootleg of Christopher Wool’s iconic ‘Black Book’ edition #75/350. In Girard’s version, each of the 17 paintings is printed twice (recto & verso), forming new double spread word combinations. The title ‘ Twice ’ also suggests a second edition of one of Wool’s most sought-after publications. The book is presented in a black bag, a nod to the black blank covers of Wool’s original BLACK BOOK,  published in 1989 by Thea Westreich (New York) and Gisella Capitain (Cologne)

« By double printing the paintings, I have created a new narrative, new double spreads, rendering Wool’s paintings unreadable. The copyright for this action (the double printing) is mine. It’s why I have added my credit on the title page and the colophon. To create confusion I have also numbered it 75. The subject of the book precisely questions notions of authorship and copyright. » Sébastien Girard

Quote from a book about roman sculpture:
The concept of artistic property as it has become familiar to us,  i noted at the head of the Greek Sculpture album, was foreign to the ancients, and when a work had once been created, no one had any qualms about taking it back, even if it meant improving its execution if possible. When Rome, through its conquests, came face to face with the masterpieces of the Greeks, it undoubtedly did not remain insensitive to them, but neither did it wish to compete with them, nor did it believe itself called upon to do so, assigning itself a different role.

The limited edition of 75 copies includes the book and a signed and numbered riso print, depicting a card from the show « majerus wool warhol…’cold beer’ the ‘smudge tool’ and other short stories » at the Michel Majerus estate in Berlin in 2020. An homage to Michel Majerus (COOL WOOL painting), certainly one of the first to bootleg Wool’s paintings in 1992. Printed on 285 grs heavy card, signed and numbered by Sebastien Girard. Print size 24 x 30 cm.
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