Altered Secession Catalogues is a series of artist’s books begun in 2011 by Brian Kennon that are altered reproductions of the Secession catalogues/artist’s books by Christopher Wool (originally published in 2001) and Michael Krebber (originally published in 2005).
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids 3) v-1 Combines the Wool and Krebber Altered Secession series by including some of Krebber’s polaroids at the end pages of the book, along with other polaroids found online, forming a triad. (2024-25)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids 3) v-2 Is a slightly different iteration of the altered book described above, adding a triad of ménages à trois. (2024-25)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids 2) Essentially a repeat of Polaroids 1, Polaroids 2 used the same basic Google image searches one year later to collect a new batch of found polaroids (2012)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Josh Smith) layers a collection of Josh Smith paintings on top of Wool’s polaroids. (2011)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids) takes the 2001 Wool catalog, which reproduces a series of polaroids Wool took of his own paintings, and swaps a selection of them for polaroids (mostly nudes) found online. (2011)
All versions:
11.75 × 8" 48 pages
published in an undefined edition
Altered Secession Catalogues is a series of artist’s books begun in 2011 by Brian Kennon that are altered reproductions of the Secession catalogues/artist’s books by Christopher Wool (originally published in 2001) and Michael Krebber (originally published in 2005).
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids 3) v-1 Combines the Wool and Krebber Altered Secession series by including some of Krebber’s polaroids at the end pages of the book, along with other polaroids found online, forming a triad. (2024-25)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids 3) v-2 Is a slightly different iteration of the altered book described above, adding a triad of ménages à trois. (2024-25)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids 2) Essentially a repeat of Polaroids 1, Polaroids 2 used the same basic Google image searches one year later to collect a new batch of found polaroids (2012)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Josh Smith) layers a collection of Josh Smith paintings on top of Wool’s polaroids. (2011)
Altered Secession Catalogue — Christopher Wool (Polaroids) takes the 2001 Wool catalog, which reproduces a series of polaroids Wool took of his own paintings, and swaps a selection of them for polaroids (mostly nudes) found online. (2011)
All versions:
11.75 × 8" 48 pages
published in an undefined edition
