New & Used BLAB!
New & Used BLAB! by Mark Mothersbaugh is a unique compendium published by Chronicle Books on May 8, 2002. This edition, spanning 192 pages, presents a dual exploration of illustration and comics, showcasing both new and previously published works from a diverse array of contemporary illustrators. The book serves as an annual forum for artistic expression, reflecting a commitment to graphic innovation.
Readers will find a rich collection that includes contributions from notable artists such as Gary Baseman and Peter Kuper, alongside fresh pieces created specifically for this volume. The format features a “new” side with never-before-seen illustrations and a “used” side that compiles the finest selections from past editions. This back-to-back presentation offers multiple entry points into the world of progressive illustration, making it a significant resource for those interested in the evolution of visual art forms.
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“Like the New Yorker – for mutants.” –Los Angeles Reader
New BLAB!, meet Used BLAB! Together they make the most impressive and expressive illustration and comics compendium around. BLAB! is the annual forum for a diverse roster of the finest illustrators of our day to do essentially as they please, a publication that carries the proud tradition of unfettered graphic innovation into the future. The “used” side of this book brings together the finest of BLAB!, including the work of such luminaries as Gary Baseman, Peter Kuper, Blanquet, Christian Northeast, the Clayton Brothers, and more. The “new” side features never-before-seen work specially created for this book, with contributors including Haley Johnson, Sue Coe, Jonathon Rosen, Spain, and an introduction by neo-Dada pop star Mark Mothersbaugh. The many faces and voices of BLAB! are reproduced in a resplendent back-to-back package that provides multiple points of entry. A best-of collection, an art and design manifesto, and a new kind of visual art form in itself, New & Used BLAB! is the best survey of progressive illustration today.
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