TERRY ALLEN | Juarez

Hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 108 pages, 12 duotone plates You got to open your life to some better things You got to open your soul like a door  Terry Allen’s landmark concept album, released on vinyl in 1975, was a multimedia production that combined an epic Western narrative with finely detailed, fantastical lithographs to create a “better thing” that still remains fresh 47 years later. The Juarez lyrics, published here for the first time in narrative form, are paired with a series of new etchings by the artist created specifically for this project. The etchings reflect Allen’s intensely creative imagination and are a superb counterpoint to the strange and compelling storyline of his Juarez song cycle.  In a 2019 interview with the LA Louver Gallery, Allen recalls asking himself, “How can I put music and drawing together? How can I make it be one thing?” This longing to combine art forms into “one thing” has informed a body of work that includes 13 albums of original songs, radio and