Raymond Pettibon: A Reader

by Susanne Ghez, Ann Temkin, Anne d'Harnoncourt

Raymond Pettibon is famed for the breadth and depth of his his art draws on it (excuse pun) at every turn. This anthology of Pettibon's favorite authors assembles an eclectic mix, from Charles Baudelaire to Borges, and Charles Manson to Mickey Spillane. Pettibon's choice of literary resources opens up interesting angles on his work, and his transformation of those resources is fascinating. "There is something in my storyteller's art that wants to put the reader and the writer on equal footing in the role of the creator," Pettibon says; the Pettibon Reader assists his fans in that endeavor.

Genres: Art

352 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 1998

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of illustrations and essays from a wide selection of artists, thinkers and writers: Blake, John Ruskin, Rilke, Mary Baker Eddy, Beckett, Proust, Spillane . . . this is one of my favorite kind of books to own because I dip in and out of it over the years. So happy I found it at every reader's Shangri-La: Powells!!!

[Mike]

Oof, this one's a toughie. I didn't know what I was getting into.

[Andrew Bourne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Click me.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

great hodgepodge of literary influences on the infamous SST album illustrator.