/Imagine(Cowboys) – Limited Edition Monograph
By Tom Adair
This book is a mirror, held up to a fading myth. /Imagine(Cowboys) explores the cowboy not as a man, but as an idea - copied, stretched, and broken down through time and technology. Each painting is the result of a layered process: from Marlboro advertising to Richard Prince’s rephotographs, through AI hallucinations and finally, by hand, in paint. What emerges is a meditation on authorship, illusion and value in an age where everything can be reproduced.
In addition to the paintings, a limited-edition monograph has been produced as both an archive and extension of the exhibition. More than a book, this is a collector’s piece, printed and manufactured in Australia in an edition of just 100 copies, each hand signed and numbered by the artist.
The book includes every written piece in two forms: once by a human, once by AI, offering a direct and deliberate contrast in voice and authorship.
Product details:
– 130 pages on premium uncoated matte recycled paper
– 2x Four-page CMYK acetate artwork inserts
– High gloss gallery installation documentation
– Soft fold-out cover with matt laminate and spot UV finish
– Hand signed and numbered edition of 100
– Packaged in a custom aluminium foil bag
– Printed and manufactured in Australia
Release:
Available to collectors prior to launch, with remaining copies made available to the public at the exhibition opening on 31 July.
/Imagine(Cowboys) – Limited Edition Monograph
By Tom Adair
This book is a mirror, held up to a fading myth. /Imagine(Cowboys) explores the cowboy not as a man, but as an idea - copied, stretched, and broken down through time and technology. Each painting is the result of a layered process: from Marlboro advertising to Richard Prince’s rephotographs, through AI hallucinations and finally, by hand, in paint. What emerges is a meditation on authorship, illusion and value in an age where everything can be reproduced.
In addition to the paintings, a limited-edition monograph has been produced as both an archive and extension of the exhibition. More than a book, this is a collector’s piece, printed and manufactured in Australia in an edition of just 100 copies, each hand signed and numbered by the artist.
The book includes every written piece in two forms: once by a human, once by AI, offering a direct and deliberate contrast in voice and authorship.
Product details:
– 130 pages on premium uncoated matte recycled paper
– 2x Four-page CMYK acetate artwork inserts
– High gloss gallery installation documentation
– Soft fold-out cover with matt laminate and spot UV finish
– Hand signed and numbered edition of 100
– Packaged in a custom aluminium foil bag
– Printed and manufactured in Australia
Release:
Available to collectors prior to launch, with remaining copies made available to the public at the exhibition opening on 31 July.
Image 1 of 17
Image 2 of 17
Image 3 of 17
Image 4 of 17
Image 5 of 17
Image 6 of 17
Image 7 of 17
Image 8 of 17
Image 9 of 17
Image 10 of 17
Image 11 of 17
Image 12 of 17
Image 13 of 17
Image 14 of 17
Image 15 of 17
Image 16 of 17
Image 17 of 17