Larry Clark’s opus punk Picasso – whose title references David Denby’s review of Bully: “…as the camera wanders-grazes-among naked thighs and tattooed torsos, this punk Picasso combines the multiple desires of lover, artist and voyeur…” – displays in scrapbook format a loose chronological overview of the celebrated artist’s provocative career.

The material presented ranges from family snapshots (his American Indian great grandfather, his father playing golf, a portrait of his mother as a professional photographer with Rollei and flash in hand, Clark with his son’s soccer team); unpublished images from Tulsa and 42nd St.; photographs from the set of his first film Kids and his new film Ken Park; clippings from reviews of exhibitions and films; correspondence; transcribed stories; Roger Maris ephemera; portraits of skateboarders; River Phoenix (images appropriated from Teen Magazines); Clark’s lover Tiffany and their dog Snappy; Page Six from the New York Post headlining: Larry Clark stands up for U.S.; and reproductions of phonograph records that act as soundtrack to the visual narrative.

Clothbound hard cover book with illustrated wrappers, added ephemera, a unique black and white unpublished photograph from the early Tulsa years, a CD containing music from the records illustrated in the book; housed in a specially made wooden box.

496 pages
color & b/w
8-1/2 x 11 inches
Edition of 10