PORTRAIT OF A PERFORMER: COURTNEY LOVE - BY HEDI SLIMANE

PORTRAIT OF A PERFORMER: COURTNEY LOVE - BY HEDI SLIMANE

Published by: Visionaire Publishing, LLC, 2007

Softcover, 32 pages

18,5 x 26 cm

Language: English

Condition: Excellent

Published by Visionaire Publishing in 2007, Portrait of a Performer is an intimate and raw photographic study of Courtney Love, captured through the lens of renowned designer and photographer Hedi Slimane. Known for his androgynous aesthetic and deep ties to rock culture, Slimane turns his signature black-and-white style toward one of music’s most provocative icons.
Shot in New York in August 2006, just before the release of Love’s latest album, this book presents a series of striking, semi-nude portraits that reveal the artist in a state of defiance, vulnerability, and reinvention. The images, infused with both fragility and chaos, document a moment of transition in Love’s tumultuous career—her return to the Billboard charts after years of personal and professional turbulence.
A collaboration between Slimane and the editors of Visionaire and V Magazine, this book stands as a powerful intersection of rock, fashion, and art, capturing an electrifying encounter between two creative forces who have shaped their respective worlds on their own uncompromising terms. A rare and essential collectible for fans of Slimane’s photography, Courtney Love, and the raw energy of underground music culture.