Banque de putes #[nn]

A sharp satirical jab at the banking world from Thibaut Soulcié, this 2010 release from 12 Bis sets the tone immediately with its cover: a visibly anxious everyman seated at a bank counter, pen in hand over a document, while a circle of predatory-looking bank employees loom over him with unsettling grins. The caricatured faces and cramped teller-office setting say everything about the power imbalance between ordinary customers and financial institutions. If you enjoy biting social commentary delivered through expressive, exaggerated art, this one announces its point of view loud and clear before you even open the cover.