ARTIST’S BOOKS: This catalogue includes only those artist’s books which are still available for sale from M.K. Publishers OBERIU BOX — publishing projects of M.K. Publishers, that involves artists’ books of artists form St Petersburg and Moscow, their literature basis including the works of Russian writers-absurdists, members of OBERIU (The Society of Real Art, Leningrad). The Box unites 7 artists’ books who used texts of 7 writers: Daniil Kharms; Igor Bakhterev, Alexandr Vvedensky, Nikolai Zabolotsky, Konstantin Vaginov, Nikolai Oleinikov, Leonid Lipavsky. Though each book has got its own format, design, material and way of printing but all of them carry the same massage, the one of tragic fate of OBERIU of the late 20s – early 30s of the 20th century. OBERIU BOX St Petersburg: M.K.& Charmsizdat, 2002 The idea and foreword: Mikhail Karasik 7 artist’s books by V. Goppe, M. Karasik, B. Konstriktor, J. Shtapakov, P. Shvetzov. J.Zaretskaya, S.Yakunin in the same Box: 37.0 x 27.5 x 5.8, cardboard with lithograph In Russian In an edition of 21 numbered and signed copies Appendix: interrogatory minutes of OBERIU Mikhail Karasik ECCLESIASTES 2000 This is the literature improvisation on the subject of the biblical text of The Book of Ecclesiastes or the Preacher. Both the contents and illustrations are of the autobiographical character. The book is a kind of the artist’s self-portrait; its a dialog with the biblical story itself, the artist being our contemporary trying to comprehend and interpret once again eternal issues of conflict between man and society, time and creative activity, man’s efforts and their fruitlessness. Mikhail Karasik ECCLESIASTES 2000 Lithographs by Mikhail Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 2002 44,0 x 29,5. 24 pages In an edition of 15 numbered and signed copies Unstitched. Text in Russian is lithograph; in English – silkscreen printed. 6 single page compositions: colour lithographs. Cover: colour lithograph. 2 cases: Plexiglas and card slip case covered by black paper Mikhail Karasik PASSPORT Design by M. Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 2001 36,0 x 25.0. 24 pages. In Russian and in English. In an edition of 30 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Text and illustrations – silkscreen printed, Indian ink, pen, stamping by rubber clichés. Card cover covered with leatherette: zincography, gold foil. Slip case of coloured card, handset letterpress Mikhail Karasik THE LABOUR BOOK, or an Autobiography with an Industrial Inclination Design by M. Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 2001 31,7 x 23,7. 16 pages. In Russian In an edition of 30 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Text and illustrations – silkscreen printed, Indian ink, pen, stamping by rubber clichés. Card cover covered with leatherette: handset letterpress. Card slip case: handset letterpress. Appendix: English translation of the text Mikhail Karasik THE MITTEN. Essay Design by Viktor Remishewski St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 2001 14,0 x 25,0. 24 pages. In Russian In an edition of 30 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Handset letterpress text. Cover: felt, silkscreen printed. Fly - leaf: plastic. Card slip case covered with blue paper, handset letterpress. Appendix: German translation of the text Mikhail Karasik THE SUITCASE.Drama (after the motifs of Daniil Kharms” short story The Old Woman) Lithographs by M. Karasik St Petersburg: M.K.-Kharmsizdat, 2001 46,0 x 36,5. In Russian In an edition of 11 numbered and signed copies Stitched. 12 pages of handset letterpress text + 14 pages (illustrations and text) – lithographs on the priming canvas painted with acrylic. Plywood slip case. Appendix: English translation of the text Daniil Kharms ON THE DEATH OF KAZIMIR MALEVICH Lithographs by M.Karasik St Petersburg: M.K.-Kharmsizdat, 2000 33.5 x 35.5. 14 pages. In Russian. In an edition of 27 numbered and signed copies. Stitched. 9 copies - lithographs on the priming canvas. 18 copies - lithographs on the paper “Hahnemühle” 250g. Cover: priming canvas, colour lithograph. Card slip case (35.5 x 36.5) covered with paper, with colour lithograph. Commentaries by Mikhail Karasik, in Russian, printed on a safety card slip case: lithograph. Appendix: English and German translation of the text; German translation of the commentaries. Dmitri Shostakovich JEWISH SONGS Album Lithographs by Mikhail Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1999 56.5x41.3 In an edition of 13 numbered and signed copies Unstitched. 7 illustrations – colour lithographs inserted into a folder. 1 title-page in English; 4 pages – sheet music; card folder – lithograph. Appendix: English translation of the text and sheet music Mikhail Karasik MINARET Lithographs by Mikhail Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1999 59.0x21.0. 20 pages. In English In an edition of 15 numbered and signed copies Unstitched. Text and drawings are colour lithographs. 8 double page and one single page compositions. Cover: collage. Card slip case: lithograph SHULAMITE The Song of Solomon Album Lithographs by Mikhail Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1998 59.5x37.5 In an edition of 15 numbered and signed copies Unstitched. 9 illustrations – colour lithographs inserted into a folder. 2 title-pages in English; card folder – colour lithograph Mikhail Karasik ARABIAN EROS Lithographs by Mikhail Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1998 48.0x30.0. 24 pages. In English In an edition of 21 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Text and drawings are colour lithographs. 7 single-page and 2 double-page compositions. Dust-cover of green paper, with lithograph. Fly-leaf and cover: coloured card. Card slip case covered with paper, with colour lithograph Diploma – 5th International Biennial of Easel Graphic Art “Kaliningrad-Königsberg 98”. Kaliningrad, 1998 Mikhail Karasik SELF-PORTRAIT Lithographs by Mikhail Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1997 40,0 x 24,5. 20 pages. In Russian In an edition of 21 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Lithographed text, one illustration – colour lithography, 8 collages – black paper, 5 collages – original photographs. Cover: coloured card. Card slip case: collages – photographs, black paper. Appendix: English translation of the text DAVID AND URIAH Lithographs by M. Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1996 40,5 x 35,5. 20 pages. In English In an edition of 27 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Text offset printed on white paper. Colour lithographs: 3 single-page and 2 double-page compositions. Fly-leaf and cover of dark blue paper with lithograph. Card slip case covered with dark blue paper, with lithograph How Saint Francis Turned to God the Wild Wolf of Guibby From the Book of Flowers of Francis of Assisi Lithographs by M. Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1996 44,0 x 26,5. 28 pages. In Russian In an edition of 17 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Text and drawings are coloured lithographs. The text printed using bronze paint. Cover: colour lithograph. Case: coloured card. Appendix: Original Italian text and German translation Daniil Kharms La Vieille Lithographs by M.Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1994 33,8 x 18,7. 20 pages. In French In an edition of 33 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Text offset printed on white paper, 10 lithographs with collage on grey paper Translation of the text and appendix in French by Jean-Philippe Jaccard. Black card case with collage THE Lamentations of Jeremiah Lithographs by M.Karasik St Petersburg: M.K. Publishers, 1994 39,5 x 28,0. 24 pages. In English In an edition of 27 numbered and signed copies Stitched. Colour lithographs: title-page double opening, 5 single-page and one double-page compositions. Text offset printed on grey paper. Cover of black and brown card. Card slip case with