The Lomokome Papers (1968)

I found this book at the Sunnyside free book exchange back in July and was really drawn to the illustrations.

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11/11/23

Marina Abramovic Drawings 1963 - 2017

Bought this book in Los Angeles at a bookshop I can’t remember. It was discounted because the cover is pretty banged up. Marina is no illustrator, but her drawings are emotionally intense and psychologically compelling. I especially love the “unrealized projects” section. So inspiring.

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11/11/23

One Hundred Favorite Folktales (1975)

I bought this book at Dog Ears Books in Hoosick NY. Really awesome illustrations and such bizarre and inspiring old folktales!!

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11/13/23

Nothing But The Girl (1996)

I also got this book at Dog Ears. A really beautiful collection of lesbian erotic photography that includes interviews with the photographers about family, politics, coming out, photography, sex, and more.

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11/14/23

Poetica Erotica Volumes One & Two (1927)

Found these two volumes along with a pile of other books left in the lobby of my apartment building.

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11/14/23

Death in Her Hands (2020)

Started reading this in a bookstore in West Virginia, got hooked but didn’t buy it, thought about it for ages then finally made the purchase months later and read it in one sitting. So epic.

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11/15/23

Louise Borgeois (2008)

Actually one of my most important books. One of the few “coffee table” books that I’m actually reading cover to cover and taking notes.

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11/16/23

Miranda July (2020)

Up there with miss Louise for me. Miranda July is my Leonardo da Vinci. I’ve never related to or aspired to another artist’s work and range more than I do with Miranda. She revealed to me that it was in fact possible to do and be everything without compromising.

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11/17/23

The Michael Caine is Boring! Illustrated (1974)

A truly epic and random piece of ephemera I found at a charity shop in London in 2016 for a single pound. There’s not too much about John Dowie out there honestly, and zero mention of this zine he published in the 70s but there’s some real surrealist comedy gold & illustrations in this handful of pages.

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11/17/23

Jimmie Durham & A Stick in the Forest by the Side of the Road (2022)

A really neat collection of writing and artwork made for the Documenta 15 in 2022 in Kassel, Germany.

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1/11/24

More to come

Stay tuned for additions from my archive.

All scans are made with my phone using the AdobeScan app and are really not meant to be perfect. Updates to this archive are made on a whim, in no particular order, with no real organization. Maybe down the line I’ll create some kind of system of tagging or categorizing but for now just scroll through the titles until something grabs you. I seriously encourage you to reach out if you want to borrow a book! Let’s talk about it!