Books

Sixteen hardcover books painted over, cover to spine, with new pictures and new titles.

When: 2008
Medium: Paint on hardcover books

Graham painted over hardcover books, front, spine and back, and gave each a new picture and a new title: Adequate, Come Back, The Devil’s Bird, Genius, Good Luck, Half a Stone, Innocent, Look Up, Monkey Heart, Night Grazers, Robot Baby, Robot Fetus, The Lonely Sasquatch, Sheep, Smile and You Love Me Too Much.

A black book painted with a red creature and the words Adequate is the new exemplary — Adequate

A red and yellow book with two figures on the cover and the title Come Back — Come Back

A magpie in flight over red tartan, titled The Devil’s Bird — The Devil’s Bird

A black bird in silhouette over white and brown, with the words Good Luck — Good Luck

A pale blue book: a figure sits on a block on a red platform — Innocent

Clouds over green, a white figure pointing up, the title Look Up — Look Up

A monkey reaching for a yellow heart, titled Monkey Heart — Monkey Heart

A row of black book spines painted with white sheep grazing on green — Night Grazers

A blue book: a small robot over two gray claws, titled Robot Baby — Robot Baby

A brown sasquatch beside blue water, titled The Lonely Sasquatch — The Lonely Sasquatch

Cartoon sheep under a black sky, a few words of text above them — Sheep

A shelf of books, their spines painted with black and white striped faces — Smile