Literary Asses: A Prologue (Lucius, Lucian, Lucius)
&
Literary Asses: Lucius from Apulieus' The Golden Ass or the Metamorphoses
Both 2012
UV inkjet print on aluminum /
Gold foil stamp on paper
47 x 35" /
10.25 x 7.8"
Literary Asses is an ongoing series of interlinked works referencing donkeys as found in various texts by Aesop, Lucian, Apuleius, Cervantes, Orwell, Stevenson (and others).
A motif consistent throughout literary history, from classical Greek texts to contemporary fiction, the 'literary ass' could be seen to convey themes not unfamiliar within the sphere of artistic production, such as amateurism, knowledge, ignorance, wisdom, labor, laziness, transformation and mimicry.
To date, Literary Asses consists of paperback-sized drawings copied by the artist from illustrations found in his own library of books and executed in gold foil stamping; a theatrical production of the same name, featuring many of the same characters and a prologue introducing the three main characters in the play, printed on aluminum.
Literary Asses: Lucius from Apuleius' The Golden Ass or The Metamorphoses
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Prologue of Literary Asses
Read the prologue of Literary Asses on Triple Canopy's website
Literary Asses: Dramatis Personae
Installation view at TORRI, Paris
Installation views at TORRI, Paris
Literary Asses: A Prologue (Lucius, Lucian, Lucius)
2012
UV inkjet print on aluminum
47 x 35"
Gareth Long & Kate O'Connor
Literary Asses: Parados - (Philostratus, Aesop & Asses)
2012
Acrylic ink on paper, pencil on paper
Dimensions variable
Gareth Long & Kate O'Connor
Literary Asses: Parados - (Philostratus, Aesop & Asses) - Details
Gareth Long & Kate O'Connor
Literary Asses: Parados - (Philostratus, Aesop & Asses) - Details
Gareth Long & Kate O'Connor
Literary Asses: Parados - (Philostratus, Aesop & Asses) - Details
Gareth Long & Kate O'Connor
Literary Asses: Parados - (Philostratus, Aesop & Asses) - Details
Gareth Long & Kate O'Connor
Literary Asses: Parados - (Philostratus, Aesop & Asses) - Details
Gareth Long & Kate O'Connor
Literary Asses: Parados - (Philostratus, Aesop & Asses) - Details
Literary Asses: Agon - (Munari & Midas)
2012
Six aluminum leaves, nylon, spray paint
Dimensions variable
Literary Asses: Parabasis
2012
Found poster, set of books
Dimensions variable
Literary Asses: Parabasis - Details
Literary Asses: Exodos (Screen/Periaktos)
2012
Plywood, paint, casters, hinges
68 x 48 x 10"
Literary Asses: Dionysus' Donkey from Aristophanes' The Frogs
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: The Ass in The Ass and the Lyre from Phaedrus' Fables
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: Bottom from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: Dapple from Cervantes' Don Quixote
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: The Ass in The Old Man and the Ass from La Fontaine's Fables
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: Peau d'Âne from Perrault's Peau d'Âne
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: Pinocchio from Collodi's Pinocchio
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: Modestine (and Stevenson) from Stevenson's Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper
Literary Asses: Benjamin from Orwell's Animal Farm
2012
10.25 × 7.8"
Gold foil stamp on paper