Frankyboots, Romantic Instinct, Le Dernier Cri, Marseille, France, 2023, ed. 100

front cover

Not an accordion, but the fold is the central feature of this funky silkscreen folio of four folded works containing handrawn images of sex workers taken from their calling cards. The retro-porno graphic style of these works coupled with the mix of Asian and Caucasian women, lends the publication a nostalgic feel as if its a naughty relic from the past.

An added bonus is the fun double-sided 8 page folded cover which holds the prints. I really have no idea who the author(s) are, but certainly there is a strong connection to the Le Dernier Cri crew, indeed this publication continues Le Dernier Cri's tradition of pushing the boundaries of what things can and might be. 

Single pages 8.5" x 6".

the cover and the four folded silkscreen prints

the cover and its interior

back cover

Roger Omar (editor), 6dreams, #48 (2024) and #52 (2024), Valencia, Spain

Another two publications in Roger Omar's longstanding and wonderful project of pairing children's accounts of their dreams with an international coterie of illustrators who then bring their stories to life. Both sides are designed by the artist with the back side printing the dreams in both English and Spanish. A quick search of this blog will reveal quite a number of other accordions in the 6dreams series that Omar started in 2002.

Katone Utsunomiya, #52: Girl Why Do You Let Them Eat Your Brain?, dreams from Oaxacan children from 2016, 6dreams, Valencia, 2024

reverse side

10 double-sided pages, individually 8.25" x 8", and unfolded 5ft 4inches.

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Katya Vatel, #48: Padre Father, dreams from Spanish children 2022, 

6dreams, Valencia, 2024

reverse side

10 double-sided pages, individually 8.25" x 8", and unfolded 

5ft 4inches.

Stephen Perkins, New Works: #168-187, Madison, 2025

All works: 6 pages single-sided, individual pages 5" x 5" and unfolded with covers 3ft 4"