The Perfect Childhood - Hardcover

Clark, Larry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3931141128 ISBN 13: 9783931141127

Publisher: Scalo, 1995

Synopsis

Larry Clark in known for both his raw and contentious photographs and his controversial films focusing on teen sexuality, violence, and drug use. This is the first comprehensive study of Larry Clark's work and tells his life story through a mixture of pictures and text. The book highlights the rawness, vulnerability, and uncertainty of adolescence, a key strain that runs throughout his work. Included are a series of unpublished black and white photographs taken from the time of the Tulsa Series, his collages and his writings while in rehabilitation.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is the life story of Larry Clark, the author of "Tulsa", "Teenage Lust" and "1992", told in words and pictures. It deals with true and false images of adolescence and the awakening of sexuality, examining curiosity, first experiences, self-destructiveness, lust, violence and tenderness. He shows the light and dark sides of young adults. The pictures attempt to give an honest image of this idealized time of life, its dreams, tensions and disappointments. The book is also the first comprehensive study of his work to date, including an unpublished series of black and white photographs taken at the time of the Tulsa series, his writings while in a rehabilitation hospital, his latest video works, and his acclaimed collages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scalo
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 3931141128
• ISBN 13: 9783931141127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192