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HR Giger. Art Edition No. 101–200 ‘Relief’

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Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Enter a world of haunting power and dark psychedelia. From atom bomb anxiety to Ridley Scott’s Alien, this SUMO-sized Art Edition pays tribute to the biomechanic vision of HR Giger in painting, sculpture, film work, iconic album covers, and his unique artist’s museum. The volume comes with the ready-to-hang relief Untitled (1964).

Art Edition (No. 101–200), with the relief Untitled (1964), authenticated by Carmen Giger / HR Giger Estate
Edition of 100Hardcover volume with fold-outs, 36.7 x 50 cm, 400 pages, with polyester cast relief “Untitled” (1964), 50 x 50 cm, in a box
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HR Giger. Art Edition No. 101–200 ‘Relief’

HR Giger. Art Edition No. 101–200 ‘Relief’

2500

Mythologies for the Future

The magnum opus of HR Giger

Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger’s biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia. The visions drew on demons of the past, as well as evoking mythologies for the future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of the atom, of pollution and wasted resources, and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival.

Begun shortly before the artist’s unexpected death, this SUMO-sized Art Edition pays homage to Giger’s unique vision. It shows the complete story of Giger’s life and art, his sculptures, film works, and iconic album covers as well as the heritage left in his own artist’s museum and self-designed bar in the Swiss Alps. In an in-depth essay, Giger scholar Andreas J. Hirsch plunges into the themes of Giger’s oeuvre and world, while an extensive artist biography draws on contemporary quotes and Giger’s own writings.

The volume is presented with Untitled, a ready-to-hang relief cast from an original polyester sculpture created by Giger in 1964. The piece combines two of the big interests of the artist’s early career: tachist painting (the European version of Abstract Expressionism, often characterized by calligraphic brushstrokes) and interior design. His abstract painting and design models in polyester come together in this fascinating piece, where skeletal forms already show promise of the gruesome creations of his later oeuvre.

Art Edition (No. 101–200), each signed by Carmen Giger / HR Giger Estate. With the cast relief Untitled (1964), authenticated by Carmen Giger / HR Giger Estate.

Also available as an additional Art Edition (No. 1–101) combining the relief Untitled (1964) with a photogravure Gebärmaschine (Second State) (1965/2016), and as a signed Collector's Edition (No. 201–1,200).
HR Giger. Art Edition No. 101–200 ‘Relief’
Edition of 100Hardcover volume with fold-outs, 36.7 x 50 cm, 400 pages, with polyester cast relief “Untitled” (1964), 50 x 50 cm, in a box

ISBN 978-3-8365-6334-5

Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)
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Großartige Übersicht eines brillanten Künstlers

René,October 28, 2021
Das Buch überzeugt einerseits von seiner Größe, Schwere und Haptik, andererseits von dem Umfang des Inhaltes. Sehr schöne Aufstellung seiner Werke und Informationen seines Schaffens. Für den Fan ein Muss! Der Reliefabguss der Skulptur wird einen Ehrenplatz finden :).

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