"Dewey Nicks' ebullient fashion photography reminds you that people have forgotten how to have fun in fashion." -The New York Times American photographer Dewey Nicks roared into the 1990s magazine world by filling his shoots with fascinating people and a vibe of boundless energy and nonstop fun. Publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W and Vanity Fair kept Nicks moving seamlessly between celebrity, fashion and advertising assignments, his portfolio amassing a who's who of iconic women, including Cindy Crawford, Natalie Portman, Sofia Coppola, Patricia Arquette, Shalom Harlow and Cher, to name only a few. Nicks recently found a forgotten box buried deep in his archive with thousands of Polaroids from his 1990s photo sessions. These one-of-a-kind favorites saved from hundreds of shoots, both private and assigned, offer an intimate portrait into Nicks' life, friends and work. The immediacy of Polaroids combined with the natural fading of the physical print after decades in a shoebox makes each of these images singularly unique and tangibly genuine. Nicks was so smitten with this time capsule of images that he immediately shared them with his frequent collaborator, book designer and publisher Tom Adler, and this beautifully produced book was born.

It is a truism of contemporary culture that you are what you wear. Or what you drive. Or where you live. Or how you decorate your body or style your hair. There are certain people, however, who know the importance of such a cultural condition, and who take it to a courageous and self-actualizing extreme. These individuals are shameless about self-expression; they are brave enough to paint on a canvas all their own, without precedent or proportion. They are style astronauts. They are the Kustomizers. Kustom is about people who live and breathe and maximize the concept of ownership. From customized hot rods to plastic surgery in extremis, stadium daredevils to fashion mavericks, photographer Dewey Nicks captures the art and poetry of obsession. The results are humorous, startling, grotesque, and glorious-sometimes all at once. Kustom provides a vivid insight into those who have the courage and abandon to go beyond the standards of mass production, beyond the inhibitions of tradition and conformity. Designed by lauded fashion imagemaker Douglas Lloyd, Kustom is a brilliant odyssey into the world of personal aesthetics.

This book is based on performances and transcriptions from the DCI music videos Herlin Riley: Ragtime & beyond, and Johnny Vidacovich: Street beats modern applications. Additional interviews and essays on: Baby Dodds, Vernel Fournier, Ed Blackwell, James Black and Freddie Kohlman, Smokey Johnson, David Lee, and bassist Bill Huntington.

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Accompanies an exhibition of Patrick Nagatani's photographs at the Albuquerque Museum, June 23 to October 7, 2018.

"This massive monograph celebrates Ray's centennial anniversary and the Eameses incredibly diverse interdisciplinary work in depth, including many never-before-published images. Additionally, the book is authored by three generations of the Eames family, including quotes and essays by: Charles and Ray, daughter Lucia Eames, and all five of her children. This very intimate and loving tribute to the Eameses includes personal letters, family photos, and images that document the poetic ephemera of their everyday life, making this book the definitive Eames monograph."--Publishers' description.