{"product_id":"richard-prince-the-hippie-drawings-purple-institute-2005","title":"THE HIPPIE DRAWINGS: THE RICHARD PRINCE PURPLE BOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"214\"\u003ePublished by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple Institute, 2005\u003cbr data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"260\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"273\"\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"276\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"290\"\u003e20 × 16 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"293\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"305\"\u003e88 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"308\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"321\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"332\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good. Light handling wear; interior clean and well-preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"752\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"436\"\u003eThe Hippie Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e gathers a selection of Richard Prince’s iconic drawings produced in his distinctive appropriation based style. Published in 2005 by Purple Institute as \u003cem data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"614\"\u003ePurple Supplement No. 3\u003c\/em\u003e, the book forms part of the collectible series of artist-focused publications associated with the influential \u003cem data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"733\"\u003ePurple\u003c\/em\u003e cultural platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"1144\"\u003eIn these works, Prince revisits the visual mythology of the American counterculture hippies, road imagery, psychedelic motifs, and fragments of popular iconography reframed through his loose, deliberately naïve drawing style. As with much of Prince’s practice, the images blur authorship, nostalgia, and cultural recycling, transforming familiar symbols into ambiguous and ironic artifacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1456\"\u003eThe publication reflects Prince’s broader engagement with American visual memory, where subcultural imagery and mass-media references intersect. Presented in an intimate format, the book functions less as a conventional monograph and more as a compact artist’s notebook direct, playful, and conceptually sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003eAs part of the Purple Institute series, \u003cem data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eThe Hippie Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e has become a sought-after collectible among followers of contemporary art publishing and Richard Prince’s work, representing a small but significant piece of early-2000s independent art-book culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"richard prince","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346831442208,"sku":"LI-RP-0000003","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/0202\/0128\/files\/richard-prince-hippie-drawings-front-cover-intermission.png?v=1773608832","url":"https:\/\/intermissionbooks.com\/products\/richard-prince-the-hippie-drawings-purple-institute-2005","provider":"intermission books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}