Robert Overby

Robert Overby is an artist whose work went largely unseen for years, and this book is the first full-length study devoted to him. Titled "Parallel, 1978-1969," it aims to bring his output from the 1970s before the public and to place it within a historical framework for the first time.

The volume gathers roughly 68 objects that show how deliberately varied Overby's practice was. Some are latex casts of walls, doors, staircases and building facades, while others are paintings of recognizable subjects that stir up debate about how art and design relate to each other. Throughout, the book examines the aesthetic, ideological and material questions these works raise, and it is accompanied by extensive illustrations.

Critic and curator Terry Myers writes an essay for the catalogue, and graphic designer Marty Neumeier contributes a memoir.