{"product_id":"hr-giger-debbie-harry-metamorphosis-creating-the-visual-concept-for-kookoo-9781803362410","title":"H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for Kookoo","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful coffee table art book chronicling the extraordinary collaboration between Debbie Harry and H.R. Giger for Harry's 1981 solo album \u003ci\u003eKooKoo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the visual artist H.R. Giger, best known for his biomechanical creature and set design for seminal 1979 sci-fi-horror film \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e, encountered Debbie Harry, the punk icon and lead singer of globally successful new wave band Blondie, the results were sublime. The artwork for Harry's 1981 debut solo \u003ci\u003eKooKoo\u003c\/i\u003e album cover was deemed so frightening it was originally banned on the London Underground. The fantastical videos for two of the tracks on the album, 'Backfired' and 'Now I Know you Know, ' featured Giger himself piercing an Egyptian sarcophagus and a newly brunette Harry reimagined as a xenomorphic Giger creature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith photographs and words by Chris Stein, Harry's long-term collaborator, artefacts and sketches from the Giger archive, and an introduction by Debbie Harry, this is an essential behind-the-scenes insight into the processes of an incredible creative partnership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803362410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Chris Stein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389505015989,"sku":"9781803362410","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_86abecdd-8a6a-449e-879c-97d9c8047635.jpg?v=1663681546","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hr-giger-debbie-harry-metamorphosis-creating-the-visual-concept-for-kookoo-9781803362410","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}