New lowbrow art book: Weirdo Deluxe

Coming on the heels my friend Kirsten Anderson's book Pop Surrealism, comes another lowbrow art book edited by my friend Alan Rapp: Weirdo Deluxe The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art, by Matt Dukes Jordan. Many of the same artists are covered in both books -- Williams, Biskup, Shag, etc -- but I don't think there's any overlap in the works of art showcased in each book.

The presentation Weirdo Deluxe is excellent. Each artist is briefly interviewed about his/her obsessions, collections, influences, and thoughts on lowbrow (most don't seem to like the term -- I like pop surrealism better, too).

Both books are worth having if you're a fan of this genre. Link

UPDATE: Mike Essl, the designer of Weirdo Deluxe, has a nice little write-up about the book. Link