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RICHARD PRINCE: SPIRITUAL AMERICA
(PRINCE, RICHARD). Prince, Richard & J.G. Ballard. Preface by Corinne Diserens & Vicente Todoli. Valencia, SPAIN & New York: Institut Valencia D'art Modern & Aperture (A New Images Book), 1989. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Bethany Johns. Text in English. With an exhibition checklist, bibliography and exhibition history. "Spiritual America" is the stylishly designed Richard Prince catalogue cum artist's book issued in conjunction with a 1989 retrospective exhibition of paintings and photographs that traveled from the Institut Valencia D'art Modern to New York's Guggenheim Museum. It marked the first comprehensive publication on the artist and his work, and features Prince's own texts as well as a transcribed interview with J.G. Ballard. A most handsome example (artist's book entry 13 in "Bibliotheque d'un Amateur: Richard Prince's Publications 1981-2012") of this seminal Richard Prince exhibition document. 0-89381-395-8 Inventory Number: 020091