David Bailey: Flowers, Skulls, Contacts

FORMAT: Clth, 11.5 x 13 in. / 168 pgs / illustrated throughout.
LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00
LIST PRICE: CANADA $67.5
ISBN: 9783869301280
PUBLISHER: Steidl
AVAILABLE: 10/1/2010
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PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print
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David Bailey: Flowers, Skulls, Contacts

Published by Steidl.

This book combines David Bailey's recent color photographs of still-life flowers and skulls with black-and-white contacts of his iconic celebrity portraiture and fashion work from the 1960s. One might analyze Bailey's combination of these bodies of work in light of the vanitas tradition, seeing it as a commentary on mortality and the passing of time. Indeed such a reading is tempting when comparing images of wilting roses with contacts of Brian Jones and John Lennon, both of whom appear confident in the prime of youth, unaware of the fates that will befall them. But perhaps this is too much, and Bailey himself would probably tell you so. For him, the flowers, skulls and contacts are simply different projects that he was working on simultaneously and decided to combine because he likes the idea of eclectic collections. Enough said.

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