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(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari. Sydney, AUSTRALIA: Perks and Mini, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (38pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Australian Cultural purveyors Perks and Mini's 2004 title "What's Happening?" is artist/photographer supreme Ari Marcopoulos' back-to-back and upside-down dual tribute to the recently deceased snowboarder Craig Kelley and skate legend Justin Pierce. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon first - and only - edition issued as Perks and Mini PB009 additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in silver marker across the Craig Kelley cover. Inventory Number: 026660

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & New York: Nieves & Supreme, 2006. First Edition #131/200. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Slouching Towards Brooklyn" is "Zine Master of the World" Ari Marcopoulos' 2006 lo-fi artist's book of gritty black and white photographs of skateboarders, gang members, and the streets of New York. Supported by Supreme, it is printed offset from what looks like a maquette of photocopied reproductions, and is bound at the spine with two interlocking brass machine screws. A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 2006 first - and only - Nieves edition limited to two hundred NUMBERED (131/200) copies perfect for the Ari Marcopoulos or Supreme completeist. Inventory Number: 026411

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: Nieves & Someday Gallery, 2006. First Edition 1/200 Artist Proofs. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (160pp), 78 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "This is Ari Marcopoulos' ironically titled, compelling mix of new and old images - a collection of his works like you have never experienced before. The book is published by Nieves for the exhibition "Under Penalty of Perjury" at Someday Gallery in Melbourne, where Ari’s works are shown for the first time as large scale black and white photocopied prints on paper. Ari’s long-standing collaboration with Nieves and his choice of using xeroxed reproductions for the exhibition have made it a natural step to produce this new book together. It comes with two different covers and is published in an edition of two hundred copies". A most handsome example of what is arguably the most sought after of Mr. Marcopoulos' many fine books from the one hundred unnumbered copies with the image of skateboarder Frank Natiello on the front cover additionally BOLDLY SIGNED TWICE by the photographer in black ink across the title page. Inventory Number: 023068

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Nieves, 2007. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (22pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. "What's Happening?" is "Zine Master of the World" Ari Marcopoulos' slender little artist's book of black and white photographs of the natural world taken between late 2006 and early 2007 - though there is a single image of two skateboarders pictured here at the rear. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item published by Nieves in an edition of one hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (77/150) AND additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in black ink on the rear inside cover. Inventory Number: 022556

(MARCOPOULOS, ARI). Marcopoulos, Ari, Jeremy Sigler, Angelique Spaninks, Kate Fowle & Will Bradley. Eindhoven & Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Mu & Veenman Publishers, 2006. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 182pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Whether photographing his wife and two young sons - sometimes sleeping tenderly together in a sun-drenched bed, other times spacing out by the pool or in the car - the international snowboarding scene, from Japan to Iran; or his peers in the world of outsider creativity, Ari Marcopoulos brings us all the way to the inside of an insider's world. This tight collection of sexy documentary portraits bites off exactly as much as it wants to chew, and features original writing by Will Bradley, Jeremy Sigler and Angelique Spaninks." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2006 first edition with the "Jennifer, Sonoma, 2003" image cover variant ADDITIONALLY BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" in black ink across the title page. 90-8690-005-4 Inventory Number: 026663