Filthy Lucre
Joanna Kambourian & Darren Bryant
Two colour serigraph on Arches 88 (cards) & Rives BFK (box)
Each deck (box & cards) are hand, printed, cut and assembled.
9.0 x 6.7 x 1.8 cm
Signed and dated. Edition of 30 + 3 A/P
2012
Made for the exhibition, ‘lessons in history vol. ii – democracy’ at grahame galleries+editions, Brisbane & a selected work exhibited in the 2012 Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award
Artist book in the form of a deck of playing cards made up entirely of Jokers. A house of cards game as cynical metaphor for the obvious problems democracy faces in a capitalist system.
“A wise man once told me ‘…there’s no such thing as a free lunch.’
Unfortunately for him someone bought me lunch; I emailed that wise man and let him know.
Then he beat me at online backgammon.
You win some, you lose some, right?”