Victor Bockris

El affaire de Burroughs y Warhol tiene como núcleo una serie reuniones celebradas entre ambos artistas en 1980 en Nueva York, a los cuales se les unen ocasionalmente otros intervinientes, figuras de primera linea del pop como Mick Jagger, Blondie o Lou Reed. Las conversaciones fueron organizadas y conducidas por Victor Bockris, colaborador de Andy Warhol en su revista Interview y biografo, entre otros, del propio Warhol y de William Burroughs. Con un planteamiento muy informal, que consigue mostrar la humanidad de ambos personajes, y repleto de humor, El affaire de Burroughs y Warhol es una lectura divertida y reflexiva a partes iguales, combinando la poderosa personalidad de las mentes pensantes mas influyentes del arte en el siglo XX.

The infinite subtlety of the female formA photographer once said that beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. [...] I love photographing women and could say that the form of the female body is absolute and perfect. —Ralph Gibson Master photographer Ralph Gibson returns with an exquisite collection of nudes, combining the best of his work with an in-depth interview by Eric Fischl. Strikingly graphic, meticulously composed, and loaded with subtle provocations, Gibson's mysterious, dreamlike images pay homage to greats such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while continually pursuing new frontiers.

El objetivo de esta publicación es reflejar un tipo de conversación intelectual entrelazada con liberales dosis de humor que proporcione un retrato franco, casi familiar, de un personaje a menudo prisionero de su propio mito. William Burroughs hace un repaso a los temas que le preocupan, que van desde la literatura a la politica, de los hombres a las mujeres, de los sueños a las drogas o al sexo paranormal. Se trata de unas conversaciones informales sin cuestionarios prefijados.Victor Bockris, autor de Con William Burroughs, ha escrito numerosas biografias de destacadas figuras del mundo del arte como Andy Warhol, Patti Smith y Lou Reed, entre otros. Desde 1974 hasta 1991, Burroughs abrio su casa y su intimidad al biografo Victor Bockris, tanto en privado como en presencia de otras celebridades como Allen Ginsberg , Tennessee Williams o Mick Jagger. Estas conversaciones pueden considerarse una biografia del escritor. Encuadernacion: Rustica.

In 1992, Victor Bockris's celebrated biography was the first to recognize Richards's pivotal role in the Stones' legend. Now that book on rock's most incredible survivor has been expanded to accommodate ten more years of his storied life.

The Velvet Underground is arguably one of the most influential American rock bands ever. Based on interviews with former members Lou Reed, John Cale, and Sterling Morrison, as well as others from Andy Warhols circle of artistic collaborators, Up-Tight is the definitive oral and visual history of the band and its revolutionary, often avant-garde music. Bockris and Malangas intelligent and entertaining approach-which does not shy away from the drugs, sleaze, and controversy that enveloped the band seemingly from its inception-provides compulsive reading.

A triumph Time Out Transformer is the only complete and comprehensive telling of the Lou Reed story. Legendary songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed passed away on the 27th October 2013, but his musical influence is assured. Now discover the true story of the Velvet Underground pioneer in this update of Bockriss classic biography. Transformer: The Complete Lou Reed Story follows the great songwriter and singer through the series of transformations that define each period of his fifty year career. It opens with the teenage electroshock treatments that dominated his memories of childhood and never stops revealing layer after layer of this complex and often anguished artist and man. Transformer is based on Lous collaborations with the hardest and most romantic artists of his times, from John Cale, Andy Warhol, and Nico, through David Bowie, Robert Wilson, Laurie Anderson and the ghost of Edgar Alan Poe. Rippling underneath everything he did are Lous relationships with his various muses, from his college sweetheart to his three wives (and one drag queen). Leading Lou Reed biographer, Victor Bockris who knew Lou throughout the Rachel Years, from Rock n Roll Animal to the Bells updates his original biography in the wake of Lous death. Through new interviews and photos, he reveals the many transformations of this larger-than-life character, including his final shift from Rock Monster to the Prince Charming he had always wanted to be in the twenty years he spent with the love of his life, Laurie Anderson . Except with Lou, you could never really know what might happen next Including previously unseen photographs and contributions from Lous innermost circle and collaborators that include similarly esteemed artists such as Andy Warhol and David Bowie, Transformer is as captivating and vivid a read as befits an American master.

A triumph Time Out Transformer is the only complete and comprehensive telling of the Lou Reed story. Legendary songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed passed away on the 27th October 2013, but his musical influence is assured. Now discover the true story of the Velvet Underground pioneer in this update of Bockriss classic biography. Transformer: The Complete Lou Reed Story follows the great songwriter and singer through the series of transformations that define each period of his fifty year career. It opens with the teenage electroshock treatments that dominated his memories of childhood and never stops revealing layer after layer of this complex and often anguished artist and man. Transformer is based on Lous collaborations with the hardest and most romantic artists of his times, from John Cale, Andy Warhol, and Nico, through David Bowie, Robert Wilson, Laurie Anderson and the ghost of Edgar Alan Poe. Rippling underneath everything he did are Lous relationships with his various muses, from his college sweetheart to his three wives (and one drag queen). Leading Lou Reed biographer, Victor Bockris who knew Lou throughout the Rachel Years, from Rock n Roll Animal to the Bells updates his original biography in the wake of Lous death. Through new interviews and photos, he reveals the many transformations of this larger-than-life character, including his final shift from Rock Monster to the Prince Charming he had always wanted to be in the twenty years he spent with the love of his life, Laurie Anderson . Except with Lou, you could never really know what might happen next Including previously unseen photographs and contributions from Lous innermost circle and collaborators that include similarly esteemed artists such as Andy Warhol and David Bowie, Transformer is as captivating and vivid a read as befits an American master.

1973. Mohammed Ali s’est retranché dans son camp d’entraînement en Pennsylvanie­ pour préparer ce qui va devenir le combat du siècle.Dans deux ans, il affrontera George Foreman à Kinshasa lors du cha

The man who has no imagination Stands on earth He has no wings He cannot fly Muhammad Ali Just off Highway 61 in northern Pennsylvania, up the dirt drive of a wooded hill lay a place called Fighters Heaven. This was once the training camp of the greatest of all times. From early 73 through the summer of 74 Victor Bockris visited Muhammad Ali, while Ali was preparing for his epic battle in Zaire to regain the World Heavyweight crown from the fearsome George Foreman. Bockris, who was later to write about people like William Burroughs, Andy Warhol and Lou Reed was less interested in his subjects boxing career and ambitions than in his extraordinary gifts as a poet, preacher and performer. As Muhammad Ali said himself of this book, These are some of the things I dont reveal to the public too much.