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A book with a vibrant turquoise cover, titled Reading the News by Stefan Marx, is displayed at an angle on a white background. The cover features a simple, cartoonish illustration of a red apple with arms and legs, sitting down and reading a newspaper.
A whimsical black ink drawing in an open sketchbook shows two surreal, dog-like creatures joined at the head. They sit back-to-back, sharing and reading a single open book, while their long bodies splay out symmetrically on a square surface.
A black and white line drawing of a cartoon pumpkin with a face and arms. The pumpkin has a surprised expression as it sits and reads a newspaper. The drawing is on a page of a sketchbook set against a white background.
A black-and-white line drawing in an open notebook showing two cartoon characters reading newspapers. One is a tall, spotted character wearing a newspaper as a hat, and the other is an onion-like character sitting on a pile of newspapers, both looking intently at the papers they are holding.
A black-and-white line drawing inside an open book. On the left page, an anthropomorphic garlic bulb reads a newspaper. On the right page, an anthropomorphic bunch of grapes reads a book with large black polka dots.
The back cover of a book by Stefan Marx, featuring a cartoon illustration on a bright blue background. A round, orange character with skinny arms and legs holds a piece of paper with a green leaf over its head to shelter from falling raindrops while standing in a puddle. Publishing information from Hatje Cantz is at the bottom.
Stefan Marx
Reading the News
€ 20.00
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Author: Stefan Marx
By (artist): Stefan Marx
June 2023, 16 Pages
Boardbook
240mm x 320mm
ISBN: 978-3-7757-5553-5

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de


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| Drawing and Reading
In 2019, Berlin-based contemporary artist Stefan Marx created a series of drawings for a daily column in The New York Times. Now, he has turned his Reading the News series into quite a unique board book. Whether you think of it as an artist's book, a coloring book, or an inspiring children's book, it opens up unusual spaces for our imaginations. With just a few concise lines, Stefan Marx cheerful fruit and veg will change your frame of mind about reading the news.

Over the past 20 years, STEFAN MARX (*1979 Schwalmstadt, Germany) has lent his unique handwriting to a variety of media: paper, canvas, porcelain and textiles. He publishes artists' books and zines, designs record covers for various labels, and shows his work in international exhibitions, at art book fairs and galleries. Marx lives and works in Berlin.
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