Lee Scratch Perry - Black Ark book

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Has anyone picked up this book? — Black Ark, Lee “Scratch” Perry (Edition Patrick Frey / Les Presses du Réel)

Really nice book with great photos, both from the original Black Ark and the new one.
I wasn’t really aware of Perry’s visual art in Switzerland (?) and there’s a lot of great art in there ; some of it honestly close to Basquiat quality in my opinion. Though that’s the kind of thing you really need to see in front of you, not on a page. It would absolutely deserve a proper exhibition somewhere.

600 pages, 500 colour photos, hardcover — €68. First edition sold out, second one due April 2026

From the artbook link :

The photographic documentation of the studio in the spring of 2021 was supplemented by efforts to secure and preserve Perry’s works, objects and recordings as part of a joint project with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Black Ark reflects the rhythm and layering effects of collage both in its content and the materials used to craft the book. Perry was involved in the development of this publication until his death in August 2021. The book closes with memorial essays from Ishion Hutchinson, David Katz, Kodwo Eshun and John Corbett.

Definetely worth if you are a black ark addict (… I am)