Synopses & Reviews
Over a three-year period, James Mollison attended pop concerts across Europe and the United States with a mobile photography studio, inviting fans of each music star or band to pose for a portrait on their way into the concert. The result is
The Disciples, an original and highly entertaining series of fifty-seven panoramic images, each featuring eight to ten music fans mimicking the manners and dress of their particular heroes. Featuring fans of Dolly Parton, Iggy Pop, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Snoop Dogg, and Motorhead, among many others,
The Disciples is a surprising, sharp, and hilarious take on popular culture.
The Disciplesis launched in an oversize collectors'edition, exquisitely produced and designed, with each image presented on a large scale.
With an introduction by Desmond Morris, popular ethnographer and author of The Naked Ape (1967).
James Mollison was born in Kenya in 1973 and grew up in England. After studying art and design at Oxford Brookes University, and later film and photography at Newport School of Art, Media and Design, he moved to Italy to work at Benetton's creative lab, Fabrica. His work has been widely featured in publications throughout the world, including Colors, The New York Times Magazine, the Guardian magazine, The Paris Review, The New Yorker, and Le Monde, and his previous books include The Memory of Pablo Escobar (2007) and James and Other Apes(2004). Mollison has lived in Venice since 2003.
Synopsis
James Mollison's stunning panoramic portraits of pop concert fans emulating their idols are collected in this addictive volume. Represented bands and stars include Madonna, Marilyn Manson, P. Diddy, the Sex Pistols and Rod Stewart. Beautifully designed, with an introduction by Desmond Morris and more than 500 individual portraits combined into 58 panoramic images, The Disciples is an original, sharp and highly entertaining take on contemporary music culture and the tribalisms inspired by popular music stars.
About the Author
Born in 1973 in Kenya, James Mollison studied Art and Design at Oxford Brookes University and Documentary Photography at Newport School of Art and Design in the UK. He now lives in Venice, Italy. Part of the radical and influential Italian art and design workshop 'Fabrica', his work has been widely seen in publications