Paul Thek: Notebook #41, 1977 Books and elaborate transcriptions of texts

and elaborate transcriptions of texts by philosophers or theologians

Most notably

An essay by Dore Ashton explores the artist’s influences—from the iconography of tantric paintings and Christian images to alphabets and daily newspapers—that have contributed to his pictorial approach to thinking and creating

Covering the past three decades of Friedrich Kunath’s practice

Paul Thek: Notebook #41, 1977 Books and elaborate transcriptions of textsAmerican artist Paul Thek, an influential figure in the post 1960s generation, left behind more than 100 notebooks containing drawings, diary entries, poetry, correspondences, ideas for artworks, and elaborate transcriptions of texts by philosophers or theologians. Considered by Thek to be artworks unto themselves, his notebooks provide unparalleled insight into his imagination, which he translated into sculpture, painting, and installation. This