David LaChapelle's Artists & Prostitutes

SpyNote · #1 08-24-2006, 11:54 AM

Did anyone have the courage to buy this book? I say courage because the price tag is $1700, reported to be one of those most expensive books ever made! Anyway, Stevie's 1993 photo session with him is supposed to be included in this compilation of his work, 698 friggin pages worth! There are only 2500 copies of this book in the world. I was at Borders last night where they had a display in the window. Apparently, there's only one copy of this book for sale in San Francisco.

SuzeQuze · #2 08-24-2006, 12:06 PM

What an insane price.

SortaSavageLike · #3 08-24-2006, 12:16 PM

Maybe we can get one of those 2,500 insane people who bought the book to scan those pictures for us.

Damn, and I though $200 was a lot of money for that "Kubrick Archives" book.

SpyNote · #4 08-24-2006, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

Maybe we can get one of those 2,500 insane people who bought the book to scan those pictures for us.

Damn, and I though $200 was a lot of money for that "Kubrick Archives" book.

One of the pictures is posted at his official website (under Portraits. The Dance cover is there, as well). But it would be nice to see the actual portrait in print. BTW, the book is 25 inches tall!

UnwindedDreams · #5 08-24-2006, 12:49 PM

Asking that price...he should be beaten over the head with the book

JazmenFlowers · #6 08-24-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SpyNote

One of the pictures is posted at his official website (under Portraits. The Dance cover is there, as well). But it would be nice to see the actual portrait in print. BTW, the book is 25 inches tall!

to be a photographer, etc. the pictures on his site look like ****. or maybe it's just my monitor, but the quality is crap.

but he has done some awesome work with some awesome artists.

strandinthewind · #7 08-24-2006, 01:29 PM

I LOVE that pic of Stevie. I think it smacks of some 20's circus fortune teller in repose.

amber · #8 08-24-2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I LOVE that pic of Stevie. I think it smacks of some 20's circus fortune teller in repose.

I love the one of these with the umbrella, where she's standing? Crazy.

Livia · #9 08-24-2006, 02:49 PM

Perez Hilton is reporting that the Courtney Love/Kurt Cobain pic is the cover.

MacMan · #10 08-24-2006, 04:06 PM

There is a book coming soon with Cortney Love and Kurt on the cover. That's the 3rd book in a trilogy he's putting out. The big book Daniel is talking about is a book that encompasses his whole career - so it likely includes all the photos and what not from the 3 smaller books, 2 of which have been published in '96 and '99.

I was looking around to see if those Stevie photos and FM were published in either of these, but found nothing. The only thing I found was that the FM Dance cover was shot in June, 1997 and the one pic where Stevie is lying down in the pillows was shot in November, 1993.

And you know that other photo of her with the umbrella? Is she standing on a pilar of some sort with one leg? It looks like it to me but I can't figure it out, it's like she's floating, but actually standing on something.