Ganzeer’s Trouble Trunk
Ganzeer’s Trouble Trunk
Date
2015
Edition Size
10
Media
Collage, Digital print, Hand-painting, Letterpress, Risograph, Silkscreen, Xerox
Binding
Box set, Loose pages
Format
Box Set
Dimensions
32 × 24 × 2 in
Publisher
Booklyn, Inc.
Collection
Box Sets, Collection Development$ 10,000.00
1 in stock
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Grinnell College
Northwestern University
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
University of Delaware Library
University of Kansas, Spencer Museum of Art
GANZEER: BOX SET CONTENTS
An impressive survey of the acclaimed Egyptian artist, activist, educator, designer, and graphic novelist.
28 items in a decorated box.
1 Ganzeer zine, published by Booklyn for this set.
2. USB drive containing additional material including: 1. Production photos and videos, 2. PDFs of various zines, 3. Music video produced for Egyptian singer/songwriter Ramy Essam
3. 1 trade book with unique drawing on front end board:
Walls of Freedom: Street Art of the Egyptian Revolution
11.5” × 8.5” × 1.0” (trade book, occupy mask as a mummy)
268p, trade hardcover book
From Here to Fame Publishing, 2015
Edition of 10 with unique drawing on front pastedown
4. 18 prints listed as follows:
The Year of Dreaming Dangerously
17 × 11” (black tank on tan paper with white Arabic lettering)
2 color silkscreen print, cover design for Arabic edition of book by Slavoj Zizek
Printed June 2015, Out of Line Press, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 30
Pussy Revolt
17 × 11” (purple paper with Russian text & woman in green dress)
3 color silkscreen print, originally designed in August 2012 in solidarity with Russia’s Pussy Riot
Printed June 2015, Out of Line Press, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 30
February 11 Strike
17 × 11” (two men with red star pattern behind with Arabic text above & below)
4 color silkscreen print, originally produced in Cairo, February 2012 calling for a national general as
an action against Egypt’s military junta, a move that was opposed by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Reprinted June 2015, Out of Line Press, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 31
The Apartment in Bab El-Louk
17 × 11” (images and figures in black, green band down middle of page, light blue background)
Digital reproduction of a page from the book The Apartment in Bab
El Louk, written by Donia Maher with illustrations by Ganzeer and Ahmed Nady, published by Dar Merit (2013).
Printed June 2015 Edition of 10
Of course, Blue Bra Lady
25” × 19” (lady with closed, black eye & wearing a hijab & a blue bra)
2 color silkscreen print with hand-painted detail
Printed 2014, Bushwick Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 30
Of course, Emad
25” × 19” (smiling man)
2 color silkscreen print
Printed 2014, Bushwick Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 30
Of course, Mona
25” × 19” (woman smiling with two broken/casted wrists)
2 color silkscreen print
Printed 2014, Bushwick Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 30
Of course, Harara
25” × 19” (a man with both eyes covered with protectors with Arabic text written on them)
2 color silkscreen print
Printed 2014, Bushwick Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 30
Be Brutal
26.5” × 19.9” (Eric Gardner, NYY player in blue with title text on side; bottom text, “Join the NYPD”)
2 color silkscreen print
Printed 2015, Bushwick Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
EV of 7
Pink Bangin’ Liberty
28.8” × 20.8” (pink paper, yellow BLAM text vertical, statue of liberty lower, right-hand corner)
3 color silkscreen print
Printed 2015, Bushwick Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
EV of 2
Not Yours To Touch No Matter How Naked I Am
31.5 × 24.5” (blue paper, tan figure, black type in Arabic & English)
4 color silkscreen print
Printed 2015, Bushwick Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 13
Eyes of Freedom
17 × 11” (light blue paper, black printing, Arabic type & figures)
Photocopied reproduction of poster designed in 2013. Text translation: We will never forget the battle of the Eyes of Freedom, Mohammed Mahmoud, 19 November
Printed June 2015 Edition of 10
Balouta
17 × 11” (woman eating brain?, TV with military speech)
2 color risograph reproduction of poster designed in Cairo, 2012. Text reads ‘Balouta’ (translates as ‘blah’)
Printed 2015, Issue Press, Michigan Edition of 50
Dream Killers
17 × 11” (military men in black with pink/blue sticker in center)
Photocopy with sticker Printed June 2015 Edition of 10
Honest Money
7.1” × 3.5” (colorful letterpress money prints)
Set of 6 bills, 4 color double-sided letterpress
Printed January 2105, Wasp Print, Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 100 (not numbered or signed)
Almost / Dead Mau
3.8” × 3.5” (two stickers, blue cat & pink cat)
Reproductions of stickers originally produced in Egypt in 2012
Printed May 2015, Not editioned
Made possible in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Booklyn, Inc. Box Set program, 2016