Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow
Zak Smith, Steve Erickson (introduction)Zak Smith was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1976. In addition to the Gravity’s Rainbow illustrations, which were shown in the 2004 Whitney Biennial & are now in the collection of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Smith’s recent projects include the multipanel painting 100 Girls & 100 Octopuses & an ongoing series of portraits of friends & acquaintances in the sex industry entitled Girls in the Naked Girl Business as well as a number of stand-alone paintings & drawings, abstract & otherwise. His work has appeared in numerous publications worldwide & is held in many public & private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art & the Whitney Museum. He is a frequent contributor to several independent comics & zines, including Papingand See How Pretty, See How Smart. His first monograph, Zak Smith: Pictures Of Girls, was published in 2005.