Autobiographie en photomatons

1968-1988, By Pierre & Gilles, Bazar Edition, Paris, 2012. First Edition, Text in French, 464 pages. 25,7 x 20,4 cm. Condition : Excellent.

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“The painted photographs of Pierre and Gilles, very colorful and sometimes described as “kitsch”, are famous. But an important part of their work was until now unknown to the general public: an exceptional set of photo booths, collected and put in order first by Gilles Blanchard alone then by Pierre and Gilles between 1968 and 1988. Autobiography in photo booths is a story told in the first person by Gilles Blanchard, in the form of captioned images, that of a shy teenager from Le Havre “gone” to Paris, who meets love in the person of Pierre Commoy. We meet everyone who matters in Paris in the 70s and 80s (Alain Pacadis, Edwige Belmore, Kenzo, Philippe Morillon, Maripol, Djemila Khelfa, Christian Louboutin, Eva Ionesco, Paquita Paquin…). The book ends when the “old” photo booth booths disappear at the same time as Paris changes and Pierre and Gilles find success. This autobiography in images, which constitutes the heart of the book, is preceded by a long interview with Pierre and Gilles, and followed by a gallery of portraits of the main actors in the film of the life of the famous duo.