Limited Edition Book

Helmut Lang retrospective book set. This two volume photographic archive biography provides an insight into Helmut Lang, exploring his designs between 1986 to 2005. This is a set of two books that captures some of the worlds best Helmut Lang collections and pieces, provided by fans of the Austrian born designer. Each piece was meticulously styled and photographed over several months to showcase the archive pieces at their best. Pieces from Helmut Langs archive are often difficult to find, after the legendary designer destroyed over 6,000 items in 2011. Since the 1980s, Helmut Lang has been known for his simple, pared-down aesthetic and deconstructivist approach to clothing design, through which he has taken sharp silhouettes and cutting edge fabrics to a new level of refined minimalism. Cummerbunds morph into ties, which in turn melt into elbow-length gloves; shirts and tank tops are reduced to their pure, skeletal forms; skirts are stripped bare to single bands of fabric. Each category of clothing is represented and then reduced, to its architectural core. Image after image a narrative emerges, one in which forms become more sophisticated by a process of reduction. As Helmut Lang once said in an interview, it is simplicity as complexity distilleda revelation of a basic architecture beneath every garment, and a common, core vocabulary behind a vast collection of clothing. The item “Helmut Lang Archive 1986-2005 Two Volume Book Set Retrospective” is in sale since Tuesday, May 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “jak.ten” and is located in Leesburg, Virginia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

• Topic: Photography: Monographs
• Author: Helmut Lang
• Subject: Art & Photography
• Publisher: Printings.jp
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition