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Wes Lang is an artist whose work bridges the worlds of cutting-edge
street culture and nostalgic Americana, invoking references as
varied as Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Hell's Angels, Francis Bacon
and the Grateful Dead. Oversized and with pull-out gatefold pages,
the book is testament to the scope and richness of Lang's work,
expansive in its iconography and deceptively intimate in its
detail. From drawings made on hotel stationery during his residency
at Chateau Marmont a decade ago, to richly layered oil paintings
exhibited in Paris this year, Lang's work juxtaposes a textured,
painterly style with a playful acceptance of the diversity of his
own influences. Edited by the artist himself and with an
exploratory essay by the critic Arty Nelson, the book draws on more
than 25 years of work, from stark paintings on wood that formed the
artist's first exhibition to new sculptures in bronze, unseen
series of ink drawings, and images made iconic by his enigmatic
commercial collaborations.
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Michael Muller. Sharks (Hardcover)
Philippe Cousteau, Jr., Dr Alison Kock, Arty Nelson; Photographs by Michael Muller
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Michael Muller has carved a career out of impressive encounters.
Famed for his portraits of the world's most elite actors,
musicians, and sports stars, he has in the last decade built up one
of the most spectacular portfolios of underwater shark photography.
Muller's quest is to document sharks with an unprecedented
proximity and precision, bringing the Hollywood portrait session to
the ocean predator. In ocean depths around the world, he approaches
the sharks with a patented seven-bulb, 1200-watt plexi-encased
strobe lighting rig, developed with NASA engineering, and no cage.
This collection of Muller's images, including the first-known
photograph of a great white breaching at night, is a catalog of
adrenalin and awe. Arranged geographically, it follows Muller's
ocean adventures from black tip and sand tiger sharks in South
Africa to great hammerheads in the Bahamas, with thrilling
narratives from each trip documenting the challenges and
near-misses along the way. To compliment Muller's work for advocacy
organizations such as WildAid and EarthEcho, the images are
contextualized with essays from Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and marine
biologist Alison Kock, who discuss exploration and conservation of
our oceanic kingdom. Culture writer Arty Nelson adds an overview of
Muller's work, while a technical section explains the precise
equipment behind these spectacular shots. Together, these
insightful texts and awesome images offer a record of breathtaking
photographic feats, a tribute to the beauty and might of the shark,
and a rallying cry for its fragile future. This book is also
available in a signed Collector's Edition and two Art Editions,
each including a signed and numbered print.
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