Pierre et Gilles: Sailors & Sea (Icons Series)
Eric Troncy
ISBN 10: 3822838594 / ISBN 13: 9783822838594
Published by TASCHEN, 2005
Bibliographic Details
Title: Pierre et Gilles: Sailors & Sea (Icons ...
Publisher: TASCHEN
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
About this title
Synopsis:
An unbridled celebration of a life beyond guilt and expiation
As sweet as raspberry ripple, as tempting as popcorn. Welcome to the seductive pictures of Pierre et Gilles. Again and again they show people in kitschy
scenarios against a background of flowers and hearts. When they are not snapping portraits of the well-known - most of whom are close friends like Marc
Almond or Nina Hagen - and not-so-known, they photograph themselves.
Bizarre, and full of obscure significance, the photographs are reminiscent of stills from film melodramas.They are always colourful and presented with
beguiling polish. They plunder the repertoire of historical presentation as though they were leafing through a collection of fabrics, and assume identities
as though they were part of a mail-order catalogue.
Now the latest and most comprehensive collection of the works of these two photographers can be presented to the public - in a format designed by the
artists themselves. In matt skin-colour, with a golden edging, the embossed cover is reminiscent of a quilted counterpane and promises a cuddly
experience within. Once between the covers one can frolic at will in a soft, artificial world of pictures. This saccharine collection of kitsch encompasses
all aspects of homosexuality and offers them in an appetising form even to those who abhor them. A straight challenge is issued to all readers to
participate - at least with their eyes - in this unbridled celebration of a life beyond guilt and expiation.
Language Notes:
Text: French, German, English