Escape 3: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, an artist’s book

Posted March 15, 2012 by Tom Virgin

cover of Escape 3, 2008, Tom Virgin — Plain brown wrapper around white denim covered boards, with kettle sewn book block

title of Escape 3 on plain brown wrapper over beige denim covered boards — Escape 3, title on plain brown wrapper

end sheets, plain brown wrapper — end sheets and plain brown wrapper around Escape 3: Sex, Drugs and Rock&Roll

exterior of book opened, cover, end sheets, pages — Escape 3, opened and fanned out

title page, Escape # — title page for Escape 3: Sex, Drugs, and Rock&Roll, by Tom Virgin

contents, definition, opening — contents and opening of Escape 3

definition, opening — Definitions, opening of Escape 3

detail of opening text — opening text for Escape 3

Custom House Museum, map, pop up

"Dancing Girls", police briefs — pages 5-6, “Dancing Girls”, police briefs, text

Bull and Whistle, pop-up, map of Key West — pages 7-8, Bull and Whistle pop-up and map of location

"Devil Girl", digital imaging — pages 9-10, “Devil Girl” at the Bull and Whistle, Key West

Sloppy Joe's, pop-up, map of Key West, Duval Street — pages 11-12, pop-up of Sloppy Joe’s Bar, map of Key West, Duval Street

"Smoker", police briefs, text — pages 13-14, “Smoker” walking by Sloppy Joe’s Bar, Key West

Hard Rock Cafe, pop-up, map of Key West — pages 15-16, map of Hard Rock Cafe, Duval Street, Key West, FL

"Flasher" across from Hard Rock Cafe — pages 17-18, “Flasher” across from Hard Rock Cafe, Key West, FL

Quest nightclub, pop-up, map of Quest in Key West, FL — pages 19-20, map of Quest on Duval Street, Key West, FL

"Voyeurs", digital imaging — pages 21-22, “Voyeurs” outside Quest, Key West, FL, digital imaging, ephemera

Green Parrot Bar, pop-up, map of Key West, FL — pop up and map of Green Parrot Bar, Key West, FL

"Flame Girl", police briefs, text — pages 25-26, “Flame Girl” at the Green Parrot, Key West, FL

Fast Buck Freddies, pop-up, map, Key West — pages 27-28, map and pop-up of Fast Buck Freddies, Key West, FL

"Drummer", drumsticks, beads girls, Fast Buck Freddies — “Drummer” outside Fast Buck Freddies, Key West, FL

Key West facts and figures, Dedication, Rick Reasin — pages, 31-32, with charts and tables showing notable Key West Facts, police briefs

end sheets, plain brown wrapper — end sheets and plain brown wrapper around Escape 3, by Tom Virgin

Escape 3: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll 11 inches x 15 inches x .5 inc 2008

In this third and final volume of the Escape Series, the artist lands on Duval Street in Key West during a charming festival called Fantasy Fest. It is a cautionary tale with seven maps, seven pop ups, seven prints and accompanying stories from the Key West Citizen’s Police Briefs. Hard to believe, but I assure you, it is all true. I have seen it.

Book block is sewn with a kettle stitch using plywood covers wrapped in white denim with a plain brown wrapper. The endsheets are katazome paper. The edition size is 20.

This book is dedicated to a long time friend, Rick Reasin.