Koln, Taschen, 1997 Bound, illustrated cardboard and dito dustjacket, 235 x 305mm., 356pp., profound colour illustration. fine condition ISBN 3822880957.
The highly stylized portraits by the French photographers known simply by their first names, Pierre et Gilles, function unapologetically in the grand tradition of glamour photography. The subjects - whether they are stars of film, music, or fashion or just friends of the photographers- are both idealized and irrelevant when standing amid complex fantasy sets under layers of makeup in photographs that have been heavily retouched. This contradiction, which we know to have been most fully realized in the Hollywood star system of the Forties, is perhaps the only irony in the artists' body of work. These are simply beautiful images of beautiful people, produced as a sincere homage to the beauty of the human form. Trilingual edition, in good condition.
TASCHEN. 1997. Couverture cartonnée sous jaquette illustrée. Conception graphique PIERRE & GILLES et B. Marcadé. Ouvrage illustré de photographies reproduites en couleur. Dim: 30,5 x 25 cm. 356 pages. Dessin pleine page en couleur par Pierre & Gilles sur la page de titre.
The Complete Works – L'Œuvre Complet – Sämtliche Werke 1976-1996. Très nombreuses photos. Taschen, 1997. Fort in-4 (31,5x25cm) cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée, tranches dorées. 354pp. Texte en anglais, en allemand et français.
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