Monday, 5 August 2013

Walter Pfeiffer - Fotos 1970-1980


Very scarce. Walter Pfeiffer's first book. A groundbreaking subculture classic. "In his earliest work Pfeiffer can be seen in relation to Larry Clark, as a photographer who not only captures but implicates himself in the restless ’70s, and yet Pfeiffer’s irreverent sense of humor sets him apart [ ... ] Walter Pfeiffer’s work both anticipated and paralleled that of the ’80s photographers and, in so doing, looked ahead to much of what followed. So it would be possible to see his pictures laid end to end as a secret thread to the present." Amazing.

Bruce Weber - O Rio de Janeiro


Weber's fragile masterpiece almost never seen in such good condition. A carefully planned act of seduction' (Vince Aletti, The Book of 101 Books). The Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century pp.254-5; 802 photo books from the Auer collection p.668. Absolutely stunning. 

Larry Clark - 1992


Larry Clark's best book, and one of his toughest to find, especially in a good condition. No text. Intense portraits and scenarios of violence, masculinity, male sexuality, youth and slacker culture, managing to be both beautiful and extreme in equal measure. Highly recommended.