Edition: Spanish.
Year: 2025.
ISBN: 9786319090802.
Binding: Hardcover with greaseproof paper cover.
Measurements: 21 cm x 14 cm.
Pages: 128.
Special features: printed in lithography, limited edition of 180 copies signed and numbered by the artist.
Authors: Carlos Amorales and Pablo Soler Frost.
Edited by Sigismond de Vajay.
In October 2024, KBB began a new dialogue with the renowned Mexican artist Carlos Amorales to develop Riots on the Moon, a signed, limited edition artist’s book. This delicate project was carried out in collaboration with the Mexican production company TORSCHLUSSPANIK and will be presented during Art Week in the editorial section of Zona Maco, from February 5 to 9.
Riots on the Moon is an exclusive work, printed in high-quality lithography, with a print run of only 180 copies, all numbered and signed by Carlos Amorales. This artisanal process ensures the excellence of each copy.
The book explores the interaction between graphics and text, a constant in the artist’s work. The content of the book is based on the use of words to generate visual images using artificial intelligence programs. The images were created from the request to the program to draw scenes of street riots, using the calligraphy of the French poet Henri Michaux as a base. In parallel, the text of the book arises from a poem about street riots, written by the computer in English. Then, a real-life translator made a Spanish version, which was again transformed by artificial intelligence into a play, which was corrected by a real-life writer.
Over the last decade, Amorales has developed an abstract visual alphabet, based on silhouettes and figures, which he uses to communicate graphic ideas and appeal to the viewer’s interpretation. In Riots on the Moon, this approach reaches a new level, where chaos and order coexist, generating a visual symphony unleashed by artificial intelligence. This project stands out not only for its technique and artistic quality, but also for its production method in lithography, instead of offset printing. The book-object celebrates Amorales’ ability to challenge the boundaries between contemporary art and traditional graphics, offering a piece of great artistic and collectible value.
KBB has worked with Amorales on seven occasions between 2005 and 2011 on exhibition and editorial projects. This new project not only marks a reunion with an artist with whom we collaborated 20 years ago, but also celebrates an exciting first partnership with TORSCHLUSSPANIK, strengthening the cultural ties between Mexico and Argentina.
