Don't wait for the 12 strokes of midnight to find the ideal gift for lovers of beautiful books, it's time, now, to take a look at six works that offer six visions of the world and its creators. Everyone will find something to enjoy there, without a doubt.
Oriol Maspons, Ibiza
Promised land of beatniks, Ibiza became a hallucinatory paradise during the 1960s. It was at this precise moment that the Spanish photographer Oriol Maspons arrives on the island to document a new phenomenon for three decades : that of an international jet set transforming the hippie sanctuary into a gigantic nightclub. Under the sun and the disco balls, bodies are exposed in this collection as nostalgic as it is hedonistic.
Published by Idea.
Philippe Margotin, Marvin Gaye, the Motown dandy
During his short but dazzling career Marvin Gaye was the most famous artist from the Motown stable in Detroit. The one who broke the shackles of formatted soul to throw himself into the deep end of “adult” albums that have become timeless (What’s going on, Here my Dear…) nevertheless had a very tormented life. Undermined by excesses, breakups and depression, his pastor father killed the singer in 1984. This rich work returns with passion and erudition to the musical genius of this prince of music.
Published by de la Martinière.
Diane Keaton, Fashion First
It was thanks to Annie Hall, produced in 1978 by her then companion Woody Allen, that the Diane Keaton style impressed the general public: wide chinos, black vest over white shirt, tie and matador hat pulled over the head. , she's this sweetly neurotic and sincerely eccentric New Yorker who makes Manhattan's heart beat to the rhythm of his steps. Under her mischievous pen, the star returns in this wonderfully illustrated book on the passionate relationship she has with fashion, never hesitating to ridicule her missteps.
Published by Rizzoli.
The Flowers of Yves Saint Laurent
It was while traveling the countryside, gardens and parks that Yves Saint Laurent found an infinite source of inspiration both in terms of the development of his patterns, the construction of his models and the finesse and perfection of his technique. Rose buds, sprigs of lily of the valley, bouquets of lilies, bougainvillea or poppies served the great style of this fashion giant who lived in Paris, Marrakech or Normandy among flowers. A poetic (and floral) vision of the creator's work.
Published by Flammarion.
Ian Schrager, Studio 54
For a staggering decade, Studio 54 was the epicenter of a revolution like no other where black lights, artificial paradises and disco replaced sunshine, cereal and the morning news in the lives of beautiful people. Self-proclaimed “largest discotheque in the world”the 54 New Yorker was thus, between the end of the Vietnam War and the arrival of AIDS, the theater of all decadence in an incredible audience of stars (Truman Capote, Andy Warhol, Mick and Bianca Jagger etc…). Its co-founder Ian Schrager opens his incredible and rare archives to us here.
Published by Rizzoli.
Helmut Newton, Berlin, Berlin
If Helmut Newton had to flee his hometown because of the Nazis at the age of 18, throughout his fruitful career he never stopped returning to Berlin to seek out what made his photographic art so special: a taste for provocation and paradoxessocial irony and the celebration of the female nude in all its forms. From chic brasseries to shady bars, from the remains of the wall to the Brandburg Gate, Newton's eye here captures the spirit of a city that will never cease to fascinate and inspire him.
Aux éditions Taschen.
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