Purported to "cultivate sleaze like a rare orchid", (Baltimore Sun), John Waters is indeed a rare breed of director. He has numerous magazine articles, three books, and 11 films--including Hairspray--to his credit, and his next film is scheduled for release in 1992. 35 photographs.
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While the publisher refers to these brief volumes as "biographies," they are better described as lengthy interviews (or "Artists in Dialogue") with some added material (padding is too harsh a word because much of it is interesting). Few biographical facts are included, especially in the Byrne and Anderson volumes. Each volume contains an essay by the interviewer on the artist in question, the interview itself, and then, depending on the volume, such items as a tour diary excerpt (Byrne), storyboards and sketches (Anderson), interviews with colleagues (Waters), plus filmographies and discographies. The stated intention of this series is to provide insight into the creative process of popular yet visionary artists. This goal is achieved in the dialogs. Ives succeeds most fully because Waters is the most forthcoming of the three artists. Also, Ives poses more direct questions than does Howell. One of the most interesting things about this series is its choice of subjects. Performance artist Anderson, musician-and-other-things Byrne, and filmmaker Waters are all in mid-career (formerly avant-garde, perhaps, or fringe main stream), and only time will tell if they achieve a permanent place in the American cultural pantheon. Recommended for popular culture collections of public libraries.-- Martin R. Kalfatovic, Natl. Museum of American Art/Natl. Portrait Gallery Lib., Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A must buy for any Waters' fan, Ives' book provides much in depth information heretofore unavailable. The author interviews Waters at the subject's residence covering John's entire life. This comprises about 3/4 of the book. The remainder is interviews with surviving Dreamlanders and later actors and actresses who appeared in Waters cinematic canon. Additionally, many rare and unusual letters, stills, illustrations and ephermera are provided throughout the book from both Mr. Waters own collection and from the Weselyan University collection of Mr. Waters papers. Great fun and a essential addition to your bookshelf beside Shock Value, Crackpot, The Trash Trilogy, not to mention Divine's biography and the "witings" of Cookie Mueller. Selah!
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