The Fug: Richard Prince

Richard Prince – The Fug
Artist Book | First Edition, 2011 | Almine Rech Editions

The Fug is a rare and visually explosive artist book by Richard Prince, published in 2011 on the occasion of his solo exhibition at Almine Rech Gallery in Paris. This limited-edition volume is a chaotic, punk-inflected montage of imagery, collage, rephotographed media, and stream-of-consciousness text—Prince at his most irreverent, self-aware, and subversively funny.

Designed in the spirit of a Xeroxed zine but elevated to the status of an art object, The Fug pulls from pulp novels, biker magazines, pornography, tabloid trash, and Prince’s own mythos to create an overwhelming visual rhythm that challenges ideas of authorship, originality, and cultural memory. It’s not just a book—it’s a visual mind-flood.

Features:

• 152 pages of full-bleed imagery, layered text, and cultural détournement

• Aesthetic rooted in appropriation, photocopy art, and underground publishing

• Released in conjunction with Prince’s exhibition at Almine Rech Gallery, Paris

• Rare documentation of Prince’s artist book practice outside of mainstream publishing

Edition Notes:

• Softcover with printed wraps

• First edition, 2011

• Published by Almine Rech Editions

• Dimensions: approx. 8.5 x 11 inches

• Limited print run; out of print and highly collectible

The Fug stands as one of Richard Prince’s most raw and experimental print works—a tactile collision of high and low, irony and sincerity, authorship and theft. Essential for collectors of conceptual art, artist books, and the ever-evolving legacy of appropriation.