Michal Macku: Gellage, 1989 - 1999 by Macku, Michal - nd [2000]

New York: John Stevenson Gallery, nd [2000]. Pamphlet. First edition. Fine/As New pamphlet. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The catalogue for a 10-year retrospective exhibition of the "gellage" photographs by the Czechoslavakian artist Michal Macku, held at the John Stevenson Gallery, NYC, March 15 - April 28, 2000. The "gellage" process involves dissolving and floating-off the gelatin silver layer from the paper backing of a print and then using the wet skin as a collage element. His subject is the male body. In two parts: 2 loose sheets folded to produce 8 pages with a 6-page biographical essay and 1 b&w illustration, 5.5 x 8.5 inches; double-parallel-fold card stock gallery exhibition announcement/catalogue, 8 pages, 8 b&w illustrations (6 full-page), 5.5 x 8.75 inches. Also, LAID-IN is a 4-page gallery exhibition announcement for a 2004 exhibition of this work at the same gallery with 4 works reproduced and a 2-page essay laid-in.