1980, ISBN: 0976139677

Taschenbuch

[EAN: 9780976139676], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Geneva, Switzerland: Bernard Letu Editeur], 1st Printing. 79 pages. Published in 1980. Landmark collection of male nudes. One of Arthu… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780976139676], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Geneva, Switzerland: Bernard Letu Editeur], 1st Printing. 79 pages. Published in 1980. Landmark collection of male nudes. One of Arthur Tress' finest achievements. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, including the St. Martin's Press Facsimile Edition. Published in a very small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now very scarce. An austerely elegant production by Arthur Tress and Stuart M. Goldstein: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with white titles on the cover and spine and large flaps, as issued. Photographs by Arthur Tress. Essay by Yves Navarre in the French original and felicitous English translation. Biography and Selected Bibliography appended at the end. Printed in gravure on thick coated stock paper in Geneva, Switzerland to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents the work for which Arthur Tress will be remembered in large measure, "male erotic fantasy centering around the phallus as source of imagery". Many of these images have become iconic (as it were) . At the time of their publication, the subject matter was considered too controversial. More than thirty years later, it still is, if not more so. One of the very first male-nude art photography books issued by a Swiss and then American publisher, "Facing Up" dealt with the New York sexual underground of the pre-AIDS era. The elegantly, wittily, and sometimes sadistically explicit imagery of Arthur Tress anticipates the work of someone like Robert Mapplethorpe, indisputably the AIDS-era photographer. The crucial difference between the two is telling about the radical changes and subtle nuances between two successive artistic generations: Tress' Surrealist sensibility and aesthetics are about the dream world, in all its playful and unabashed eroticism (SM is about role-play after all) . Mapplethorpe's "sex" pictures start with SM but are ultimately about psychosexual drama and angst, a Theater of Cruelty complete with masks, props, drugs, and the willingness to receive or inflict physical pain in order to attain the highest level of pleasure imaginable. One of the 20th century's most important visionary erotic works, "Facing Up" vibrates with beauty and energy. A "must-have" title for Arthur Tress collectors. This title is now highly collectible. This is one of very few copies of the Bernard Letu Editeur true First Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Many copies available online have serious flaws. A very scarce copy thus. 60 plates. One of the greatest living artist/photographers. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ARTHUR TRESS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0976139677.<

1980, ISBN: 0976139677

Taschenbuch

[EAN: 9780976139676], Fine, [PU: Geneva, Switzerland: Bernard Letu Editeur], 1st Printing. 79 pages. Published in 1980. Landmark collection of male nudes. One of Arthur Tress' finest achi… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780976139676], Fine, [PU: Geneva, Switzerland: Bernard Letu Editeur], 1st Printing. 79 pages. Published in 1980. Landmark collection of male nudes. One of Arthur Tress' finest achievements. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, including the St. Martin's Press Facsimile Edition. Published in a very small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now very scarce. An austerely elegant production by Arthur Tress and Stuart M. Goldstein: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with white titles on the cover and spine and large flaps, as issued. Photographs by Arthur Tress. Essay by Yves Navarre in the French original and felicitous English translation. Biography and Selected Bibliography appended at the end. Printed in gravure on thick coated stock paper in Geneva, Switzerland to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents the work for which Arthur Tress will be remembered in large measure, "male erotic fantasy centering around the phallus as source of imagery". Many of these images have become iconic (as it were) . At the time of their publication, the subject matter was considered too controversial. More than thirty years later, it still is, if not more so. One of the very first male-nude art photography books issued by a Swiss and then American publisher, "Facing Up" dealt with the New York sexual underground of the pre-AIDS era. The elegantly, wittily, and sometimes sadistically explicit imagery of Arthur Tress anticipates the work of someone like Robert Mapplethorpe, indisputably the AIDS-era photographer. The crucial difference between the two is telling about the radical changes and subtle nuances between two successive artistic generations: Tress' Surrealist sensibility and aesthetics are about the dream world, in all its playful and unabashed eroticism (SM is about role-play after all) . Mapplethorpe's "sex" pictures start with SM but are ultimately about psychosexual drama and angst, a Theater of Cruelty complete with masks, props, drugs, and the willingness to receive or inflict physical pain in order to attain the highest level of pleasure imaginable. One of the 20th century's most important visionary erotic works, "Facing Up" vibrates with beauty and energy. A "must-have" title for Arthur Tress collectors. This title is now highly collectible. This is one of very few copies of the Bernard Letu Editeur true First Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Many copies available online have serious flaws. A very scarce copy thus. 60 plates. One of the greatest living artist/photographers. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ARTHUR TRESS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0976139677.<

2005, ISBN: 0976139677

Gebundene Ausgabe

[SR: 7051868], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780976139676], Top Choice Press, LLC, Top Choice Press, LLC, Book, [PU: Top Choice Press, LLC], Top Choice Press, LLC, 25th-Anniversary Commemorative Edit… Mehr…

[SR: 7051868], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780976139676], Top Choice Press, LLC, Top Choice Press, LLC, Book, [PU: Top Choice Press, LLC], Top Choice Press, LLC, 25th-Anniversary Commemorative Edition of the artist/photographer's collection of male nudes. Now considered a late-modern erotic photography classic. Limited Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. A stunningly beautiful production by Arthur Tress and Top Choice Press: Oversize-volume format. Handsome black linen cloth boards with original silver-gelatin print pasted on the center of the front board, as issued. Photographs by Arthur Tress. Matching linen cloth folio that opens up to two full-size original prints laid-in on the left and right sides. Without DJ, as issued. Presents in the most stupendous edition imaginable Arthur Tress' groundbreaking work. One of the first male-nude fine art publications produced by a mainstream publisher, "Facing Up" dealt with the New York sexual underground of the pre-AIDS era. Many of the images have become classics and have inspired a generation of artists and photographers. © 2005, ModernRare.com, 2029, Erotic Photography, 2020, Photography & Video, 1, Arts & Photography, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 0976139677

[SR: 8365853], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780976139676], Top Choice Press, LLC, Boston, MA, Top Choice Press, LLC, Boston, MA, Book, [PU: Top Choice Press, LLC, Boston, MA], Top Choice Press, LLC,… Mehr…

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