{"product_id":"copy-of-raymond-pettibon-american-lynch-law","title":"RAYMOND PETTIBON \/ Like Death Valley","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Pettibon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike Death Valley  \u003c\/em\u003e1985\u003cbr\u003eOffset print of ink on paper, 28 pages\u003cbr\u003e22 x 14cm, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSST Pubs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"283\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e#165 of 500. Approximately 400 copies from the edition were later destroyed. Hand-numbered by Raymond Pettibon in red ink on the front cover.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCondition: Very good. Mild toning consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"612\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePublished by SST Publications in 1985, \u003cstrong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eLike Death Valley\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Raymond Pettibon's scarce early artist's books, produced during his formative years within the Southern California punk scene. Originally distributed through SST, the publication reflects the raw, self-published ethos that defined Pettibon's earliest work.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003eLike many of his zines from this period, \u003cstrong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eLike Death Valley\u003c\/strong\u003e combines fragmented text with stark ink drawings to construct a restless portrait of America. Violence, desire, religion, popular culture and psychological unease collide across its pages, refusing coherent narrative in favour of abrupt shifts in tone and meaning. These early publications established the visual language that would come to define Pettibon's practice and remain among the most sought-after examples of artist publishing from the American punk underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1300\"\u003eThis copy is hand-numbered \u003cstrong data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003e165\/500\u003c\/strong\u003e by Pettibon in red ink. With the majority of the edition destroyed, surviving copies are exceptionally scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RAYMOND PETTIBON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45959014220057,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5024\/2841\/files\/IMG_0126_8e03107e-af6f-4941-a9d1-0a013fb10a5d.jpg?v=1784243580","url":"https:\/\/landslidebooksandobjects.com\/products\/copy-of-raymond-pettibon-american-lynch-law","provider":"Landslide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}