First edition ofThe Meaning of Gravity by Ken Graves (2023)
First impression
Large format hardback in new condition
In a limited edition of 800 copies
Published by Luhz Press
About
Ken Graves created hundreds of collages from the mid-1970s until his passing in 2016, using medical journals, technical manuals, advertisements, and found objects. Highly influenced by Surrealism’s aim to reveal the subconscious through dream-like scenes, he reconfigured the material of popular culture to unveil the social undercurrents embedded in commercial imagery. Graves’ collages examine the tension of societal roles-from intimate relationships, to duty, to one’s sex or station-and masterfully reveals the hidden rituals that have been erected to create and maintain a set of social orders. Yet, each scene resists finality, presenting work that is fluid, contingent, and inquisitive.
