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Title: Mick Rock. The Rise of David Bowie. 1972–1973
Condition: New
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 383659403X
EAN: 9783836594035
ISBN: 9783836594035
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Release Date: 22/11/2023
Description:

A unique tribute from David Bowie’s official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie’s blessing.In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it landed Bowie’s Stardust alter ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one shifting and sparkling phenomenon of ’70s self-expression. Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world’s biggest stars.A key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer’s inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as the singer’s photographer and videographer.This collection brings together spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate backstage portraits. It celebrates Bowie’s fearless experimentation and reinvention, while offering privileged access to the many facets of his personality and fame. Through the aloof and approachable, the playful and serious, the candid and the contrived, the result is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.


Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: DE
Item Height: 195mm
Item Length: 140mm
Item Weight: 411g
Author: Barney Hoskyns, Michael Bracewell
Contributor: Mick Rock (Photographs by)
Genre: Arts & Photography
Release Year: 2023

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