Sean O'Hagan Livres

This official book contains superb photographs of Freddie Mercury in all aspects of his life. There are photographs from the private collections of his parents, Mr and Mrs Bulsara, from Brian May, as well as portraits by many famous contemporary photographers.

THE SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEARFaith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life. Created from over forty hours of intimate conversations with Seán O'Hagan, it is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave's own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The book examines questions of faith, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave's life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years. From a place of considered reflection, Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true creative visionary.

Published in 2006 following Damien Hirst’s first major print exhibition at the Paul Stolper Gallery in London in 2005, New Religion explores Hirst’s central themes: “I was thinking that there are four important things in life: religion, love, art and science… Of them all, science seems to be the right one now. Like religion, it provides the glimmer of hope that maybe it will be all right in the end.” With full colour reproductions of this entire series of Hirst silkscreen prints produced for the ‘New Religion’ exhibition, such as ‘The Apostles’, ‘The Wound of Christ’, ‘The Last Supper’ and ‘The Stations of the Cross’, as well as editioned sculptures and multiples such as ‘The Fate of Man’ and the ‘box/cabinet’ called ‘New Religion’, this hardback publication is a modern day biblical picture-book exploring combinations between science and religion. And the ideas about Hirst’s science/religion dichotomy are further explored through an intriguing interview with Sean O’Hagan that moves effortlessly from the macro to the micro, and back again, “I just can’t help thinking that science is the new religion for many people. It’s as simple and as complicated as that really.” Hardback with 6 gatefolds.

Farbenprächtig und autorisiert: Ein imposantes Buch über das Leben eines der größten Popstars Freddie Mercury liebte die Kameras, und die Kameras liebten ihn. Der große Auftritt in schrillen Kostümen, das war sein Ding, und seine Ansage "Ich werde kein Rockstar sein, sondern ein Legende" sein Programm. Dieser herrliche Bildband - das offizielle Buch - erzählt mit vielen seltenen, teils exklusiven Fotos das Leben eines der größten Popstars. Das erste Foto von Freddie zeigt ihn im Alter von sechs Monaten mit seiner Mutter Jer Bulsara auf der Insel Sansibar, wo er auch aufwuchs. Dort erhielt er als Jugendlicher an der St. Peter's School zahlreiche Auszeichnungen und war bereits sehr kreativ. Viele Inspirationen, etwa für das Queen-Emblem oder den Klassiker "Bicycle", sammelte er schon in seiner Schulzeit. Seine Porträts von Jimi Hendrix oder Rock Hudson sowie Skizzen aus seiner späteren Zeit am Londoner Buch wieder. Dazu handschriftliche Notizen für Songtexte. Das Zentrum des Bandes bilden zahlreiche farbenprächtige Fotos aus allen Schaffensphasen dieser schillernden Ikone der Popgeschichte, flankiert von ausführlichen Texten und vielen Zitaten Freddies. Als Heranwachsender auf Sansibar, als Frontmann von Queen und als Solokünstler: Dieses liebevoll gestaltete, großformatige Buch lässt die Erinnerung an Freddie Mercury wieder lebendig werden.