• The Ferryman William Monk. The cover has an image of a work by William Monk and the font is white.
  • The book is open to two pages. The background is white and there is a yellow Monk work on the right page.
  • The book is open to two pages. There is one Monk work across both pages.
  • The book is open to two pages. There is one photograph across both pages. It is of the gallery installation of the Monk exhibition.
  • The Ferryman William Monk. The cover has an image of a work by William Monk and the font is white.
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William Monk: The Ferryman

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Published on the occasion of William Monk’s three-venue exhibition in New York, The Ferryman guides the reader through each installation to mirror the artist’s exploration of the journey from this life into the next.

William Monk is known for his atmospheric, vibrant paintings that feature mysterious and otherworldly forms. Engaged with notions of the afterlife, Monk’s enigmatic new series The Ferryman is comprised of large-scale paintings and smaller compositions that draw from a range of visual and literary sources, from Yellow Submarine to Greek mythology.⁠

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Designed by Gary Fogelson of Other Means, this paperback volume presents this entire body of work in a visual narrative, utilizing cinematic proportions and text treatment to replicate the experience of Monk’s careful spatial arrangements. A conversation between the artist and poet John Yau provides new insight into the artist’s practice, while text by art historian and critic Suzanne Hudson explores the nuances of the ferryman figure and his psychedelic environment.
Publication details

Contributors: Suzanne Hudson. Interview with John Yau.
Publisher: Pace Publishing
Publication date: 2023
Softcover
160 pages: 82 color illustrations
10 ½ × 8 inches
ISBN: 9781948701525
The Ferryman William Monk. The cover has an image of a work by William Monk and the font is white.
The book is open to two pages. The background is white and there is a yellow Monk work on the right page.
The book is open to two pages. There is one Monk work across both pages.
The book is open to two pages. There is one photograph across both pages. It is of the gallery installation of the Monk exhibition.
The Ferryman William Monk. The cover has an image of a work by William Monk and the font is white.

William Monk

William Monk’s scenographic works tap into the rich tradition of painting. Monk paints enigmatic and vibrant works, using starkly divisional compositions and often works in extensive series that gradually evolve over time. The canvases carry irregular intensities of detail, line, foreground and background, a sense of repetition breaks down the figuration, creating visual mantras. This rhythm happens throughout Monk’s work, surrendering figurative logic to arrive at something stranger and more powerful.

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