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(VAN SANT, GUS). Essay by Dennis Congdon. Paris, FRANCE: Blue Moon Press, 2026. First Edition. Hardcover. Cinema Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 144 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm 9791098093401

This first ever published monograph on Van Sant's paintings gathers together a wide overview of his practice. Sequenced in an achronological and associative manner, the book presents different series in surprising rhythms, focusing on recurring motifs and themes throughout widely varied modes accumulated during decades of work.

Bound inside out, this hardcover publication has a unique objecthood that imparts the suggestion of having been intimately handled by its makers. The outside covers feature two test screen-prints and is signed and stamped on the back, alluding to Van Sant's painting practice as literally the flipside of his storied career in filmmaking.

Paintings is the inaugural title from Blue Moon Press, the new artist-book imprint founded by Leah Gudmundson as a cousin to the Paris-based subcultural arts magazine Blue Moon she has helmed since 2015.

Inventory Number: I00260301