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THE PREVAILING NOTHING BY ED TEMPLETON - SIGNED WITH A DRAWING BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. Costa Mesa, CA & Cincinnati, OH: RVCA & Iconoclast Productions, 2003. First Edition 1/2000. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. np (24pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Ed Templeton. "A fixture of Los Angeles' skateboarding scene, Ed Templeton has been producing photographs and paintings documenting his life, tours, and encounters in the skateboarding world for ten years". Published in conjunction with his recent 2003 one-man Los Angeles gallery show, this artist's book cum exhibition catalogue is in the format of a slender, oversized tabloid newspaper, and is another colorful, tour-de-force examination of skateboard culture, wayward youth, and teenage sexuality. "The Prevailing Nothing" interweaves Ed's paintings and drawings with his photographs; all connected by his handwritten captions to form a seamless, collaged diary/narrative. A most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally SIGNED WITH A DRAWING of the one-eyed Toy Machine mascot by Ed Templeton in black ink on the first page showing just a bit of creasing along the extremities. Inventory Number: 022671