{"product_id":"taschen-mick-rock-the-rise-of-david-bowie-1972-1973","title":"Mick Rock. The Rise of David Bowie. 1972–1973","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tribute to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from the artist’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eofficial photographer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Mick Rock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompiled in 2015 with Bowie’s blessing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this collection includes stage shots, backstage candids, and more, charting the musical, theatrical, and sexual revolution of the 1972–73 Ziggy Stardust world tour, and celebrating the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeternal inspiration of a transformative artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ziggy Stardust Years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMick Rock’s legendary portraits of the iconic artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA unique tribute from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e’s official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie’s blessing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1972,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereleased his groundbreaking album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars\u003c\/em\u003e. With it landed Bowie’s Stardust alter ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually ambiguous persona who\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ekicked down the boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003einto one shifting and sparkling phenomenon of ’70s self-expression. Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world’s biggest stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer’s inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eworked as the singer’s photographer and videographer\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection brings together spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate backstage portraits. With a lenticular cover of different headshots, it\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecelebrates Bowie’s fearless experimentation and reinvention,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewhile offering privileged access to the many facets of his personality and fame. Through the aloof and approachable, the playful and serious, the candid and the contrived, the result is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe photographer\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMick Rock\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1948–2021), was born in London and is known as “The Man who shot the seventies.” As well as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e, he has photographed Lou Reed, Queen, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music and Blondie. He also produced and directed music videos for the classic Bowie songs: “John, I’m Only Dancing”, “The Jean Genie”, “Space Oddity” and “Life On Mars?”. Rock has had major exhibitions in London, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Las Vegas.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe authors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarney Hoskyns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born in London in 1959. He is the editorial director of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock’s Backpages\u003c\/em\u003e, the online library of pop writing and journalism, and a former staff writer at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Musical Express\u003c\/em\u003e, contributing editor to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, and U.S. correspondent for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOJO\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of the Tom Waits biography\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLowside of the Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2009) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrampled Under Foot\u003c\/em\u003e, the oral history of Led Zeppelin (2012).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Bracewell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born in London in 1958 and has written widely on modern and contemporary art and culture. His more recent publications include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard Hamilton: Late Works\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDamien Hirst: The Complete Psalm Paintings\u003c\/em\u003e. He has contributed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Faber Book of Pop\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion Writing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eMick Rock. 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