This author gained notoriety for a distinct approach to literature marked by raw honesty and an exploration of life's darker currents. His works frequently draw from personal experience, reflecting a search for meaning amidst urban chaos. He enriches his prose with a unique style, referencing a "twisted French aestheticism" that sets him apart.
The collection features Richard Hell's new poetry accompanied by striking images from Christopher Wool. It includes Hell's reflective essay "Falling Asleep," exploring his contemplative views on reality, alongside "Chronicle," a compilation derived from his recent notebooks. This blend of visual art and introspective writing creates a unique exploration of perception and existence.
Peter Schuyff is a fascinating little bastard and he presents a good opportunity for thinking about painting.0Painting is personal. There are no ultimate truths about it. Much of the most perceptive writing about painting, especially new painting, in the last 200 years has been produced by poets?Baudelaire, Rilke, Apollinaire, Ashbery, Ricard?rather than trained?experts? because what there is that?s interesting to say about it is best accessible via the language skills and sophistication and sensitivity to subtleties of perception and consciousness cultivated by poets. I am not a poet, but I almost am, and I claim legitimacy as an art writer by the same token: nobody knows what is interesting in art except the person who can persuade you they do.?? Richard Hell
Richard Hell war einer der wichtigsten Figuren in der New Yorker Punk- und Kunstszene Anfang der Siebziger. Mit seiner Band „The Voidoids“ traf er mit dem Song „Blank Generation“ den Nerv einer ganzen Generation. Richard Hell beschreibt seine Begegnungen u. a. mit Susan Sontag, Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious, Patty Smith, und es gelingen ihm großartige Porträts.