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Terryworld Hardcover – April 1, 2008
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageGerman, English, French
- PublisherTaschen America Llc
- Publication dateApril 1, 2008
- Dimensions10 x 1 x 12.75 inches
- ISBN-103836501910
- ISBN-13978-3836501910
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- Publisher : Taschen America Llc; Revised edition (April 1, 2008)
- Language : German, English, French
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 3836501910
- ISBN-13 : 978-3836501910
- Item Weight : 4.9 pounds
- Dimensions : 10 x 1 x 12.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #640,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #592 in Portrait Photography
- #938 in Erotic Photography (Books)
- #1,314 in Photograpy Equipment & Techniques
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Dian Hanson was born in Seattle, Washington, November 2, 1951. A hippie and high school drop out, she moved east at age 20, first to Oxford, Mississippi, then Allentown, Pennsylvania, finally settling in New York City in 1976 to work on the sex magazine Puritan. Over the next 25 years she edited magazines including Partner, Oui, Adult Cinema Review, Harvey, Hooker, Juggs and Leg Show. She founded the magazines Outlaw Biker, Hawgs, Big Butt, Bust Out and Tight. In 1993 Hanson became friends with Benedikt Taschen, and in 2001 she finally agreed to leave sex magazines and take over the Sexy Book division of TASCHEN Publishing. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist Geoff Nicholson.
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A man, laying half-passed-out on a bed, is seen puking, Terry (who appears in many of his own photos) pulls a tampon string out of a woman's vagina with his teeth, a guy pisses into his own mouth--you get the picture. It's a garbage-world where all the turn-ons are trashy. It is strangely arousing inspite of the yuck factor, but whether that's because it's sexy or because I'm just so jaded I'm happy for anything that can jolt and shock my deadened nerves, is up for debate!
Jolts and shocks are what Terryworld is all about. Terryworld is to erotica what Hustler was to Playboy. It's flat-out raunch,but with a fashion photographer's sensibility, which is to say that it does have some artistic merit beyond its novelty value, calling to mind the "provacateur" advertising campaigns of recent years, of which Terry himself has often played a part. His situation-heavy portraits are Tarantino-like movie stills from a movie I'm not sure I want to see.
Which brings me to my point; In the end, after all the money's come in, all the heads have turned and all the word-of-mouth has been exhausted, what is the final value of shock?
Remember when you were fourteen and looking at your stolen copy of Hustler, you felt kind of sick at the end of the ride. Your heart rate increased as you turned each page, your curiosity peaked to see the next lurid spectacle, you flipped faster and faster until finally it was over, you'd seen the whole thing--More, in fact, than your mind was capable of processing in one sitting. You were late for dinner, had a pressure headache, and a faint desire to go to church.
Welcome to Terryworld.
Terry Richardson is one of the more risque and gritty fashion photographers of the last decade or so, with his signature glasses and plaid shirts, an this book is a fun, brief foray into some of his work. It is definitely risque, NOT safe for work or children - and some of the photos may be a bit uncomfortable for some readers / viewers.
But, this is a great volume to add to your Taschen series, or any photo book collection.
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Das Besondere ist, dass die Bilder auf den ersten Blick aussehen wie billige Schnappschüsse. Aber jedes einzelne Foto hat einfach Leben in sich und bringt Faszination.
In der heutigen Zeit kauft sich jeder zweite eine Digitalkamera, lädt Snapseed herunter und schimpft sich Fotograf. Aber jede von Terrys' Fotografien birgt mehr Faszination als alle sterilen Penthouse Bilder etc zusammen.
Auf einigen Bildern sieht man Terry bei der Arbeit, wobei man erkennt, dass er meist billige Automatikkameras benutzt. Seine Bilder haben eine umwerfende Kraft, die durch die Schnappschuss-Ästhetik iVm mit seinen verrückten, absurden Bildideen erst so wahnsinnig faszinierend wirkt.
Ganz klar fünf Sterne.
Assolutamente e sconsigliato ai minori o a chi non apprezza il genere (che sfiora il pornografico).
Assolutamente sconsigliato come regalo, a meno che non siate sicuri della passione del destinatario per questo talentuosissimo e folle fotografo.
A tutti gli amanti di Terry: comprate questo libro!
Don't leave this book around if you have sensitive family members visiting. There are a lot of private parts and dirty things going on in here.
If you're a Terry fan, this book is for you!





