The Golden Age of Neglect [SIGNED WITH ORIGINAL DRAWINGS ON FRONT COVER & INTERIOR]
Rome: Drago Arts & Communications, 2004. Second edition. Softcover. Quarto. 103 (1)pp. Original photo-illustrated wraps with black lettering on cover, red and white on spine. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece. Illustrated title page. Signed Ed Templeton on photo-illustrated endpaper, with doodle and text "Damage!," and with elaborate captioned drawing on front cover. The first few pages also have original drawings by Templeton. In creating one of the illustrations he damaged the page, and writes "damage!" and on the verso writes "A tear in the social fabric". A unique copy.
Photographs documenting youth culture in joyous, passionate and exuberant as well as desolate settings. Includes drawings by and an interview with Templeton by Jerome Sans; "Waiting for the earth to explode (French and English);" and text by Aurélie Voltz in English translation: forever young. Templeton "A fixture of the Los Angeles skateboarding scene, Ed Templeton has been producing photographs, documenting a real story of his life, international tours, and encounters in the skateboarding world for over 10 years. Fueled by incredible raw energy, irreverence, and spontaneity, his work is comprised of an extraordinary number of photographs and canvases, as well as a body of graphic work from drawings, sketch books and collages to montages and correspondence." (Roberts Projects). Minor wear at corners of wraps. Fine condition. Item #49569
ISBN: 8888493026
Price: $1,500.00