Book Signing
Harmony Korine
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 5–6pm
Gagosian Shop, New York
www.gagosianshop.com
Gagosian is pleased to announce a book signing with Harmony Korine to celebrate Harmony Korine, recently published by Rizzoli in association with Gagosian and Centre Pompidou, Paris. The event will coincide with the exhibition Harmony Korine: BLOCKBUSTER. This is the first comprehensive monograph on the cinema, art, writing, and creative world of Korine, the boundary-breaking auteur of Kids (1995), Gummo (1997), Mister Lonely (2007), and Spring Breakers (2012). This monograph not only reflects on Korine’s work to date, but also examines his influence over the past twenty years, exploring the artist’s process and experimentation, as well as his expansive use of editing techniques. To attend the event, RSVP to korinebooksigning@gagosian.com.
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Harmony Korine (New York: Rizzoli Electa; New York: Gagosian; Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2018)
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