This volume offers a compelling examination of the surprising conceptual and visual correspondences between the works of these two pivotal artists known for their innovative practices. Klein (1928-1962) was a major figure in postwar art who opened up new possibilities for material, conceptual and performative expression, often touching on the metaphysical. Hammons (born 1943) is a conceptual artist whose works in performance, installation, sculpture, printmaking and other media confront contemporary realities with an often hard-hitting wit. This publication aims not to draw out any notion of influence or direct correlation between these bodies of work, but rather to elucidate a resonance between two artists who both engage transformative processes to invest the humblest of everyday materials with deep aesthetic significance.

This book features cartoons that wallow in the surreal. They are the quirky ruminations from the deep recesses of the author's mind. The ordinary and mundane are twisted into the strange and fanciful. Please, you need not worry. This is good, clean fun for the whole family. These cartoons are light on the art and concentrate on the comical. Proceed no further, if you are expecting sophisticated cartoon art. However, if you are looking for the unusual and eccentric, then welcome to the bizarre and funny world of The Bean Straw.