{"product_id":"erwin-olaf-stages-9781636811529","title":"Erwin Olaf: Stages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA memorial exhibition catalog highlighting the performance-inspired and staged works of one of the Netherlands' most acclaimed photographers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDutch photographer Erwin Olaf emerged onto the Amsterdam photography scene in his early 20s. His first formal self-portrait shows influence from New York artists such as Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe, while also signaling the signatures of his aesthetic throughout his career: layering props and details in open-ended narrative relationships, leading viewers to fantasize about what story is being told. Throughout the 1980s, Olaf became a well-known and well-loved artist and gay rights activist in the Netherlands, photographing drag queens, bodybuilders, fetishists and celebrities at discotheques and other performances. Olaf's artwork illuminated and celebrated underground scenes, claiming a spotlight for LGBTQ+ identities that expanded everyday possibilities for gay people throughout the Netherlands.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume includes a selection of key series centered on the concept of performance, a recurring theme in the artist's four-decade career. In particular, it delves into Olaf's intimate and formal relationship with dance. The artist discussed ballet as a major source of inspiration for his personal work, in particular the precision and tension between beauty and gritty strength the genre requires. Olaf's final completed series, \u003ci\u003eDance in Close Up\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), represents a collaboration between the artist and choreographer Hans van Manen, celebrating their shared vision of evocative gesture and the gifts of the stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErwin Olaf\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the Netherlands in 1959, and died there in 2023. His work is held in permanent collections such as the Rijksmuseum; the Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris; and the Museum Ludwig, Cologne; and also circulates on the Dutch Euro coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edwynn Houk Gallery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636811529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48","brand":"Erwin Olaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723223232693,"sku":"9781636811529","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5767b5df-7e45-451c-a84a-43592374ceaf.jpg?v=1729007122","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/erwin-olaf-stages-9781636811529","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}