Merry Meetings.
D3 Editions, 2005. Item #3925
Blue goatskin over boards in a blue slipcase, with title and author’s name gold-stamped to cover and spine. With an introduction by the artist and a preface by Norman Rosenthal. A book containing facsimile reproductions of drawings created by Phillips on administrative documents, such as meeting agendas or memos, from organizations with which he was involved, especially the Royal Academy of Arts and the Derby Playhouse Meeting Room.
Per the artist: “Preparation for drawing can be easily disguised. Nothing is more natural than to sift through the current documents. Most board members are on the lookout for matters of special interest to themselves or areas where their expertise may be called upon. I however am seeking space to draw, enticingly bare expanses of usable surface. Yet more often than not I am attracted to the agendas since these set the scene, give it a local habitation and a name and a dramatis personae. Even a certain kind of light can be inferred from the given information: 'The General Assembly Room at the Royal Academy, 3pm' conjures up during the winter daylight greying in the South facing window as the meeting proceeds. Thus people, topography, light and matters of debate (though the latter have little to do with what I might draw) are all noted including the ghostly figures whose apologies for absence are part of the initial liturgy.”
This is no. “TP” from a special edition of 10 copies bound in goatskin, each containing an original drawing signed by the artist. There is also a trade edition. Fine in a fine box with drawing, fine, housed in matching blue leather slipcase.
Price: $2,000.00