All Beauty Must Die

All Beauty Must Die
Author: Patrícia Almeida
Publisher: Ghost
Language: -
Pages: 84
Size: 19,5 x 24,5 cm
Weight: 115 g
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: -
Price: €18.00
Product Description

ALL BEAUTY MUST DIE is a reference to the lyrics of Nick Cave’s Where the Wild Roses Grow, a duet with Kylie Minogue released with Nick Cave’s 1996 record Murder Ballads, but also to John Keats’ Ode on Melancholy: “She dwells with Beauty – Beauty that must die”.

This book collects multilingual comments left by anonymous visitors of Patrícia Almeida's show "All Beauty Must Die" presented in 2010 at Museu Colecção Berardo, as part of the BESphoto award. The exhibition included photographs, a video and posters with pop song lyrics and poetry of the English Romantic period, aiming to evoke an idyllic atmosphere inspired by the ideals of youth and nature.

The underlying intention was to create an indie book of sorts, referencing the world of fanzines, by using a set of highly contrasted black and white images that establish a dialogue with anonymous phrases, be they love messages, political slogans, testimonies, random thoughts, quotes or simple creative acts.

Silkscreen cover. 2nd Edition. November 2011.