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THE PREVAILING NOTHING BY ED TEMPLETON - SIGNED 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. 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 brand new, pristine example in the gallery's plastic sleeve additionally SIGNED "Ed Templeton" in black ink on the first page. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. Inventory Number: 023867