Alan Kitching: A Life in Letter Press - Out April 7th
Released by Laurence King Publishers on 7th April, Alan Kitching: A Life in Letterpress is a celebration of a powerful and unique body of work created by the twenty century design pioneer, Alan Kitching, a truly authentic and uncompromising artist.
Kitching’s distinctive prints and powerful artwork are instantly recognisable and have been commissioned by The Guardian, Tate Modern, Dazed & Confused Magazine, The National Theatre, British Library, Penguin Books and Royal Mail amongst many others. When design turned digital in the 1980s, Kitching changed direction. He bought a printing press, printed by hand and breathed life into the arcane world of letterpress, and became an inspirational teacher for a new generation. In a digital world, his artwork and design is more relevant than ever.
Alan Kitching: A Life in Letterpress, includes over 400 prints, a photo essay by Philip Sayer and a biographical monograph and will be published by Laurence King Publishers on 7th April, with an exhibition of Alan’s prints on show at Somerset House opening on April 21st as part of the Pick Me Up Graphic Design Festival. The first edition of the book will be a collector’s edition, featuring a book jacket that has been hand printed by Alan himself and wrapped around the book as a removable dust jacket/print. Only 200 copies of the Collector’s edition have been made and will only be available from Laurence King’s online shop priced £200. A separate special edition will also be available priced £75.
Alan Kitching A Life in Letterpress will be published in three editions. The Collector’s Edition, is a limited edition, including a hand printed letterpress signed print, numbered and wrapped round the book to form the jacket. Only 200 limited editions of the Collector’s Edition will be printed, priced at £200. The second edition will be the Special Edition with a 3-piece binding, priced at £75. Both the Collector’s Edition and the Special Edition will be released on 7th April and will only be available from laurenceking.com.
Finally a Bookshop Edition priced at £40 will be released to bookshops nationwide in 2017. A small number of the bookshop edition will be available to buy from the Somerset House shop to tie in with an exhibition running from 21st April – 6th May.
Collector’s Edition, priced at £200, available from April 7th at laurenceking.com
Special Edition, priced at £75, available from April 7th at laurenceking.com
Bookshop Edition, priced at £40, available in bookshops from March 2017
