Dear Rick Astley Please Forgive Me

An Artist Book by Amanda Andersen
A short memoir of an awkward young girl sending hate mail to Rick Astley through apology letters as an adult. It was the 80’s; she was a pre-teen troll, pre-internet. 
The book includes five open letters to Rick Astley, over fifty drawings and a corner flip book. In addition to the charming narrative, the book tackles themes of collecting , ownership and authenticity through it’s graphic exploration of Rick Astley collectibles from the 80s and their the secondary market value.
The images in the book were hand drawn using actual collectibles for sale on the web as reference; a conceptual art project about long term collectible value and authenticity; the sticker price (17 euro) on the back of the book was the average price of a Rick Astley collectible at the time.

Published by Shot Put 2019
Edition of 200
17 x 24 cm (6.7 x 9.45 inches), 68 pages
ISBN 978-0-9836243-2-5