Anthony and the Johnsons Swanlights
Editor: Tamar Brazis, Art Director: Anthony, Designer: Garrick Gott, Design Assistant: Eric Nylund, Production Manager: Ankur Ghosh
Abrams Image, New York 2010, 136 pages + CD, 24x26,8 cm, ISBN 978-0-8109-9 680-9
Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song , Antony of Antony and the Johnsons presents his debut collection of visual art, thought-provoking dreamscapes composed of paintings, drawings, photography, collage, song lyrics, and writings. Often fragmentary images, these pieces capture liminal states and elements of the unconscious. Some images are reclaimed and reconfigured in order to transcend their previous form. The intersecting mediums inform each other and create an interesting dialogue with Antony’s music, his creative muse, and personal mythology.
Fans and collectors will relish this lavishly produced volume, which includes Antony’s newest full-length CD Swanlights, and reveals the creative process of one of the world’s most gifted artists.
Swanlights è il quarto album del gruppo Anthony and the Johnsons, pubblicato il 12 ottobre 2010. L'uscita dell'album è accompagnata, in edizione speciale, ad un volume omonimo che raccoglie disegni, collages e dipinti di Antony. All'album partecipano Nico Muhly e Björk (che canta in Flétta). Infine, ricompare un pezzo dal titolo The Great White Ocean, già utilizzato come spot della campagna di Prada 2005/2006. La canzone The Spirit Was Gone è dedicata alla defunta figura del danzatore butoh Kazuao Ohno.