A Humument (Hardcover)

Tom Phillips

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Language: English

Published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, London, 2016

050051903X / 9780500519035

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Hardcover. In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips set himself a task: to find a second-hand book for threepence and alter every page, by painting, collage or cut-up techniques, to create an entirely new version. He found his threepenny novel in a junk shop on Peckham Rye, south London. It was A Human Document (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W.H. Mallock.'I took a forgotten novel found by chance. I mined, and undermined its text to make it yield alternative stories, erotic incidents and surreal catastrophes, which lurked within its wall of words. I replaced with visual images the text I'd stripped away. 'A Humument' began to tell, amongst other memories, dreams and reflections, the sad story of Bill Toge, one of love's casualties.'First published in 1973, A Humument - as Phillips titled his altered book - quickly established itself as a cult classic. Since then, the artist has been working towards a complete revision of his original, adding new pages in successive editions. That process is now finished. This 50th anniversary edition presents, for the first time, an entirely new and complete version of A Humument. It also brings this half-century-long endeavour to a close. In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips discovered A Human Document (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W H Mallock, and set himself the task of altering every page, by painting, collage or cut-up techniques, to create an entirely new version. This 50th anniversary edition presents an entirely new and complete version of A Humument. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
A Humument (Hardcover)
Author
Tom Phillips
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd, London
Publication year
2016
Condition
new
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
050051903X
ISBN 13
9780500519035

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