Mike Slack: OK OK OK

by Mike Slack (Artist)

Originally published in 2002 by J&L Books, OK OK OK quickly sold out. It was described by Printed Matter as "a series of beautifully composed Polaroids. Sequenced like a dream, the nameless places and close-up abstractions...belong together but to a different time, or maybe a different world."

Genres: Photography

80 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jeff Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Subtle and playful, intuitively sequenced, alert to unexpected compositions and color combinations, Mike Slack has created major work in this small format. He nods to Walker Evans' polaroids and Eggelston's blank stare, but offers up his own mysterious definition of beauty.

[cantread26 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some cool polaroids. Nice book, but wasn’t like WOOOOOOOW.

[Meg Cain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its such a wonderful description of pure nostalgic joy. The absolute embodyment of the renegade youth, beauty, and freedom of a T.Rex song in picture form.

[Babak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned J&L books, and Jason Fulford are masters of book-making.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love his photography. I actually met Mike Slack in Portland, while working at PICA, and he is such a down-to-earth guy.