Artist's Book / Gay Interest / Kink
HC with acetate jacket, 11.5 x 10.5 inches, 108 pages,
122 four-color photographs and drawings
ISBN: 978-1-57687-382-3
$65.00
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Czanara: Drawings and Photographs
Photographs by: Raymond Carrance
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Czanara: Photographs & Drawings introduces the obscure art of Raymond Carrance (1921-1998), a talented photographer and book illustrator. Working in the 1950s and 60s, Carrance created a private catalog of homoerotic dreamscapes under the pseudonym “Czanara”. The book is a magnificent look at one of the greatest unknown erotic artists of the 20th century. His drawings and photographs were discovered by David Deiss, a collector, who purchased the contents of the artist’s atelier a few years ago from a bookseller in Lyons, France. Little is known about Carrance, other than what Marc Daniel wrote about him in Czanariana, his only monograph to date. Carrance had several exhibitions in Paris in the 1960s and 70s and illustrated probably half a dozen elaborate books, including an edition of Montherlant’s gay classic La Villedon’t Le Prince est un Enfant. He worked as a commercial artist in his early career, as there was evidence of some advertising work for Perrier among the works in the collection.
Czanara: Photographs & Drawings is the first book by Antinous Press, a new imprint from legendary Creative Director Sam Shahid. Dedicated to creating distinctive high-end publications, Antinous Press will explore sex and beauty through the visions of artists, photographers, writers, and popular culture.
Sam Shahid has been shaping the image and impact of advertising for over 25 years. First making an indelible mark as Vice President and Creative Director for CRK Advertising and Calvin Klein in the 1980s, Shahid’s résumé continues to expand its influence. Established in 1993, the clientele for his eponymous Shahid & Company, Inc. has encompassed the worlds of fashion, publishing, sports, and beauty, and their roster has included Abercrombie and Fitch, Versace, Interview Magazine, Banana Republic, and many more. Having served as Art Director for over 40 books, including powerHouse Books releases X-Ray, A.L.T. 365+, Zack Carr, Privet Lives, and Pictures I Had to Take, Antinous Press provides a new vehicle for Shahid’s legacy of refined design.
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