MARK KOSTAB1 - OMAGGIO A TRENTO (Homage To Trento), 2004 Italian/English catalog from October-November exhibition at Studio d'Arte Raffaelli (Trento, Italy), 6.3 x 5.51-inch well-bound PB with stiff card stock covers, 64 pp. printed on semi-thick white glossy stock; including a B&W photo of Kostabi at the front, 25 numbered color plates presented with title and dimensions on the left facing page, also a B&W self-portrait and a section at the back listing all his exhibitions and biographical info; clean and tightly bound, unbroken spine, taped bend at upper front corner, nub at tip of lower front corer, some small surface impressions at lower front edge near corner; interior pages are bright and clean with only a hint of at edges of whites pp. with text at bottom, not those with plates).
PLEASE NOTE: The artist inscribed, signed, and dated in black ink on the pre-title photo page ("FOR DIANA, MARK KOSTABI 2004").
*I acquired this at the West Hollywood estate sale of veteran actor Michael Forest. He was married to actress Diana Hale. They were both born in 1929 and she died in 2022. She appeared in 2 films - IT'S ALIVE and PLANET OF THE APES, and more than 20 episodes of THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES, STAR TREK, THE ROCKFORD FILES, TRAPPER JOHN, M.D., and other popular series.
Mark Kostabi was born in L.A. in 1960 to parents who were Estonian immigrants. He grew up in Whittier and studied drawing and painting at Cal State University - Fullerton. After graduating in 1982, he moved to Manhattan. By 1984 he was a prominent member of the East Village Art Scene. His style is rooted in the style of 2 elite European artists - Italy's Giorgio de Chirico and Spain's Fernand Leger. His typically bold, semi-Cubist images feature faceless figures in often ancient settings whose situations comment on aspects of contemporary politics and values. It's a quality book and flat-out rare.
There are no other copies on eBay and none on any of the myriad of Google linked book sites. Google has many articles about the artist and this exhibition, plus Kostabli has a substantial Wikipedia entry.
The Buy-It-Now price of $16.99 includes shipping with stiff cardboard backing via media mail, which takes around 7 days with tracking.