New Publication /// "Trucks" - Wesley Willis Zine

Willis, W 2016, Trucks, Nieves, Zurich & Rollo Press, Zurich. Courtesy Delmes & Zander

New Publication /// Trucks - Wesley Willis Zine

Trucks is the latest Wesley Willis zine from Nieves & Rollo Press. The publication focuses on Willis' detailed depictions of trucks and trailers, a recurring image in his work. The zine marks the third Wesley Willis publication from Nieves, an independent publishing house based in Zurich. Previously, they released 2001 and North Lake Shore Drive. Trucks is the first Wesley Willis zine to be co-published with Rollo Press, also based in Zurich.


"For two decades until his death in 2003, keyboard rock star Wesley Willis (*1963) rendered Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway and geometric skyline with ballpoint pen and felt-tip-marker lines. Known primarily to an alternative public for the uniquely singular sounds from his Technics KN 2000 and surreal texts which explored the themes of daily life such as fast food, bus lines, cultural trends or violent confrontations with super heroes, Wesley Willis's drawings testify to the years he spent sitting in on drawing classes at the Illinois Institute of Technology, manifest in drafting techniques Willis never abandoned but, to singular effect, refused to master. A series of small untitled drawings in blue ink from the early 80s depict big rigs, tractor trailers, rolling stock, and transit-authority buses in side and isometric views. His sketches, often in color, explore almost obsessively the congested freeway which connects Chicago’s South Side with the city’s downtown – a metaphor for his wish to bridge the two worlds." (...)

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Find out more about Trucks on Nieves' website, where you can also look through the publication.