Discouraging Words
[Berkeley]: [Editions Koch], 2007. Peter Koch. Signed Printing. Single Sheet. Broadside printed in black measures 17 x 24 inches; a small colophon is printed verso. Slight along right margin, now mellowed. Withal, a bright copy. Signed by Koch in pencil at lower right and dated 07/27/07. Near Fine. Item #6898 In 2007 a car bomb exploded on Bagdad's al-Mutanabbi Street, killing more than 30 people and wounding three or more times that. The historic center of Baghdad bookselling community, the street attracted literary and intellectual activity. Following the barbarous attack, viewed as not just a physical act but an assault on freedom of thought, a call for a response in book form was answered by the fine press and book arts community worldwide. The image at hand, exquisite in its restraint and profound in its statement, is one of the more successful examples we've seen. Scarce, with no copies available online as of this spring, 2023 listing.
Koch printed the broadside as a member of the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition. Another run of the same broadside was done in two-color.
Price: $350.00