Robert E. Rubin,Marie Minssieux-Chamonard,John McWhinnie,Gagosian Gallery
A look into Richard Princeâ€™s private library and his influences, published on the occasion of an exhibition of the artistâ€™s work at the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris.Â  Artist Richard Prince is renowned for appropriating icons that capture the American cultural zeitgeist, such as Marlboro cowboys, femme-fatale nurses, and muscle cars. Prince is also a bibliophile, collecting rare volumes published from 1949 to 1984 which include Naked Lunch, Jack Kerouacâ€™s rolled manuscript for Big Sur, and editions of Vladimir Nabokovâ€™s Lolita in several languages. An exhibition at the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris, presents rare books selected by the artist from its collection alongside Princeâ€™s artwork.,Richard Prince: American Prayer, is an accompanying volume that offers a rare glimpse into Princeâ€™s intellectual explorations, revealing the source material for many of his well-known series through the pairing of literary excerpts and complementary illustrations of artwork.Â Â Â Â Â Â ,Â 
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Richard Prince: American Prayer