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Snowblind

Artist Damien Hirst (British, born 1965)

Publisher Rebel Inc., Edinburgh

Author Robert Sabbag (British, born 1950s)

Date1998

Dimensionsbook: 8 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (220 x 140mm)
slipcase: 8 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (226 x 145mm)

MediumArtists' book with die-cut pages, $100 bill inserted, mirror binding, and metal credit card-bookmark attached

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineMrs. George W. Stevens Fund

Object number

2001.29

Not on View

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.

Published Referencescf. Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings (New York, NY : Gagosian Gallery, 2000) cf. The Beautiful Afterlife / Damien Hirst (Zurich : Gallery Bruno Bischofberger, 1997) cf. Damien Hirst, No Sense of Absolute Corruption (New York, NY: Gagosian Gallery, 1996) cf. Jacques Demarcq, "Damien Hirst in the Academy of Lagado," Art Press, no. 268 (May 2001): 18-23 cf. Lilly Wei, "Damien Hirst: Gagosian," Art News v. 99, no. 11 (Dec. 2000): 153.