Spiritual America (Unique Copy with 6 Original Joke Drawings)

Valencia: IVAM, 1989. Near fine in illustrated wrappers with French flaps. A remarkable volume; Prince, in a nutshell.. Artist's catalogue designed by Richard Prince for his early retrospective at the modern art museum in Valencia; a thrilling remix of his rephotographs, jokes, hoods, and birdtalk—as well as the debut of his fictious 1967 interview with J. G. Ballard—all under the Spiritual America banner that he'd appropriated from Stieglitz's castrated horse. This unique copy having been reworked by Prince with 6 original joke drawings executed in black marker—the final one SIGNED—paired with collage elements to facing pages, which especially reflect (truncated) his passion for publicity photos. One final intervention to the front cover, with pink lozenges applied to the Trix cereal bunny. (Inventory #: 31165)