119 pages Edited by Matt Borruso Text(s) by Experimental Jetset Designed by Visible Publications 22.4 x 16.5 cm Language: English Paperback Publisher: Colpa Press in association with San Francisco Centre for the Book First edition of 1000 copies 2024
This first comprehensive survey of David King’s book projects and graphic design work spans over four decades of an unparalleled career. Best known for creating the iconic Crass symbol, King was also an artist, musician, and experimental publisher, active in New York’s no wave scene and San Francisco’s post-punk underground.
From flyers, logos, and nightclub posters to Xeroxed zines, offset publications, and small-run books, King’s work traverses drawing, photography, sculpture, film, video, and radio plays. His projects reveal a restless creative mind, blending radical DIY aesthetics with meticulous graphic design.
Accompanying a major retrospective exhibition, David King Publications 1977–2019 presents a rich archive of zines, ephemera, illustrations, and self-published books, offering a rare glimpse into the breadth of King’s visionary output and his lasting influence on contemporary visual culture.
