Publisher/Futuropolis

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"Les photographies de John Willie" is a collection of works by British artist John Willie (1902-1962). Known for publishing the magazine "Bizarre" and creating "Sweet Gwendoline," Willie established a unique visual world in postwar underground culture through his illustrations and satirical iconography. This book's distinctive feature is its focus on his photographs, despite his multifaceted activities. His monochrome images, taken in staged poses and settings, simultaneously evoke tension and stylized beauty, quietly revealing structures of desire, power, and the gaze. While Willie is often considered an illustrator and publisher, this editorial approach, which reconsiders representations of the body through the medium of photography, also evokes the context of reinterpretation in 1980s France. This book marks the intersection of iconographic culture and photobook culture.