NEW TITLES/JULY 1997

This book is a combination of six prose poem/narratives about young menās encounters with bodies of water. At different intervals, these narratives are obscured by shifting swathes of blue thread sewn into the pages of the book, bringing to mind sensations of covering and uncovering, freedom and constraint, of voices appearing and disappearing, and of the shifting concepts of time lived in an age where the risks of intimacy seem to have dangerously moved out of control. In the words of the artist, There is an Ocean portrays ćthe high stakes of letting oneself go, of the inherent tension and displaced youth of the young (especially young gay men). With AIDS, there is a stuttering of youth and youthful actions, and these days the sense of freeness and invulnerability of the young has been replaced by trapped and closeted desires. Silkscreen and sewn, accordion format. 7" x 9 1/2", 18 pages. Edition 100, signed and numbered. $200

The following books were produced during our residency at the University of Southern Maine:

Pistol/Pistil - Botanical Ballistics
by KAKE Art

This book examines the use of ordinary words in both botanical and military context. These definitions are juxtaposed with stories and statistics relating to farming and violence. Images are silkscreen printed, accordion format with additional pages and enclosures sewn in. Bound in wooden covers with leather straps held with bullet casings. 8 3/4" x 6 3/4", 24 pages. Edition 100, signed and numbered. $175


Shoot to Kill
by KAKE Art

Images of targets found at a police firing range are paired with words which record/question/critique the use of guns in our society. Silkscreen printed and spiral bound. 17 1/2" x 11 1/2", 20 pages. Edition 50, signed and numbered $50


Presidential Quiz
by KAKE Art

Match the hairdo to the president and test your knowledge of American's political history. This funny book, inspired by a student's info ruler tests your visual memory. Silkscreen printed. 17 1/4" x 4", 6 pages. Edition75 signed and numbered. $20


Lexicographer's View
by KAKE Art

Who decides what we learn? Another look at the selection in the 1994 edition of American Dictionary. The book lists all and illustrates some of the images of people depicted in this dictionary. The selections and pairings represent the lexicographer's view. Silkscreen and photocopy. 4 1/2"x 5 1/2", 16 pages. Edition 100 $20