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(BLAKE, JEREMY). Schwarzer, Mitchell, Benjamin Weil & Jeremy Blake. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2005. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 72pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by James Williams. "Published on the occasion of the U.S. premiere of Jeremy Blake's Winchester trilogy, this lush and strikingly designed catalogue presents three of the artist's short films: "Winchester", "1906", and "Century 21" - inspired by the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. The Winchester mansion was built over the course of nearly twenty years by Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester Rifles fortune, who, after the deaths of her daughter and husband, became fascinated with spiritualism and convinced that she was cursed by the ghosts of people killed by Winchester firearms. According to her spiritual advisors, the noise of ongoing construction would help ward off evil ghosts, so she began building what would become a one hundred and sixty room Victorian, full of bizarre architectural features, which was still unfinished when she died in 1922. "Winchester" presents a turning point in Blake's work, as the films include not only his well-known digital compositions, but also ink drawings and recognizable footage of the Winchester mansion and its environs. The films call into question traditional cinematic modes of storytelling: cultural mythologies surrounding guns; violence, and the American West; and the relationship between physical and simulated reality in the digital age". A brand new, most handsome example. 0-918471-77-X Inventory Number: 012896