Dreamland [Hardcover]

Dave Hickey (Author), Jeff Burton (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2000

An expert and precisely selective journey through the sunshine noir of greater Los Angeles, Jeff Burton's first American publication documents a well-worn but little-known trail from the Hollywood sign to the San Fernando Valley: that of the porn industry in which he works. Burton's images, veritable picnics of fragmented flesh, feature figures assembled in oblique repose, lounging around poolsides, or drifting through the rococo Valley vernacular of rooms for hire. In amongst the fountains and foliage of L.A. are the pussies, pets, and hairless cushions of human flesh that stud Burton's suburban sets. Photographed in voluptuous and lingering detail, Burton's bizarre but serene compositions proffer an exquisitely refracted take on action in dreamland. A book to be savored for repeated viewing pleasure.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: powerHouse Books (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576870766
• ISBN-13: 978-1576870761
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,358,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thought-Provoking Treasure and Feast for the Eye, July 29, 2001

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S. Loretta - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreamland (Hardcover)

I find Dreamland a beautiful, disturbing, heartachingly sensitive "story" of human desire. For those looking for yet another cheesy peep show, this book is bound to be a disappointment. For anyone interested in exploring the borderlines where lust and virtue, gratification and despair, dreams and reality, generosity and commerce blur, this book is a thought-provoking treasure and a feast for the eye.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, June 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dreamland (Hardcover)

I expected the book to be filled with photos in the style of the one shown on the book cover.

After 4 months of delays waiting for it to be published, what arrived on my doorstop was a book with nearly half of its pages that have various shots of the "Hollywood" sign under different lighting conditions.

BORING!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dreamland, April 24, 2002

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kim swift (Olathe KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamland (Hardcover)

Jeff Burton is an amazing photographer. His book covers and uncovers it all! It is sexy, funny, shocking, and beautiful. I find it difficult to choose favorites. I love the man with tattoo and the woman's nylons. The cat and the shredded draperies made me smile.
Burton's work can be so subtle and then pow! When will we see book 3?