Tom Sachs - TOO DARN HOT

Medium: Screen print on Somerset paper

Edition number: 1337

Size: 77.5 x 60.9 cm

This is a 13 color screen print with a semi-gloss varnish on heavy weight 600gsm Somerset Tub Sized Satin paper. Numbered of a limited edition of 1337 copies.

Each print on this edition includes a group of mechanisms conceived by the artist to guarantee its authenticity, and as integral parts of the artwork.

A debossed design includes information from the launch of Sachs' physical Too Darn Hot rocket at LACMA in 2021.

A rubber stamp in its centre denotes the prints' specific number within the overall edition.

On the print’s reverse is a tamper-proof holographic sticker, placed alongside a QR code sticker that links to a unique token an NFT which serves as a certificate of authenticity for the print it connects with.

This work is the first limited screen printed edition based on his Rocket Factory project, a digital platform that allows users to build, buy and sell virtual rocket components each featuring branding from different companies. Too Darn Hot is a so-called Frankenrocket. A Frankenrocket is a rocket made up of three different branded components rather than a “Perfect Rocket”, which is made up of pieces featuring the same brand.