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Snowblind
Artist: Damien Hirst (British, born 1965)
Date: 1998
Dimensions:
book: 8 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (220 x 140mm)
slipcase: 8 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (226 x 145mm)
Medium: Artists' book with die-cut pages, $100 bill inserted, mirror binding, and metal credit card-bookmark attached
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number: 2001.29
DescriptionA limited-edition reissue of Robert Sabbag's 1976 cult-classic Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade with a new introduction by Howard Marks, design by Damien Hirst and published by Rebel Inc., Edinburgh, 1998; xii, 304 p.; 20 cm. The binding's front and back covers are mirrors and, as a bookmark, a sharp-edged stainless steel credit card has been attached, listing "Zachary Swan (the novel's hero), member since 1977." The text flows around a hole cut through the book, which conceals a rolled-up $100 bill. End papers and slipcase are covered with photomechanical reproductions of $100 bills.
A limited-edition reissue of Robert Sabbag's 1976 cult-classic Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade with a new introduction by Howard Marks, design by Damien Hirst and published by Rebel Inc., Edinburgh, 1998; xii, 304 p.; 20 cm. The binding's front and back covers are mirrors and, as a bookmark, a sharp-edged stainless steel credit card has been attached, listing "Zachary Swan (the novel's hero), member since 1977." The text flows around a hole cut through the book, which conceals a rolled-up $100 bill. End papers and slipcase are covered with photomechanical reproductions of $100 bills.
A limited-edition reissue of Robert Sabbag's 1976 cult-classic Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade with a new introduction by Howard Marks, design by Damien Hirst and published by Rebel Inc., Edinburgh, 1998; xii, 304 p.; 20 cm. The binding's front and back covers are mirrors and, as a bookmark, a sharp-edged stainless steel credit card has been attached, listing "Zachary Swan (the novel's hero), member since 1977." The text flows around a hole cut through the book, which conceals a rolled-up $100 bill. End papers and slipcase are covered with photomechanical reproductions of $100 bills.
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