The Rise Of David Bowie 1972–1973

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An exceptional tribute from the official photographer and artistic partner of David Bowie, Mick Rock, conceived in 2015 with Bowie's blessing. In 1972, David Bowie released his revolutionary album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Here we discover Ziggy Stardust, Bowie's alter ego, adorned with rhinestones and glitter, eyes lined with mascara, a strange character with ambiguous sexuality, who challenges all boundaries between male and female, heterosexual and gay, fact and fiction, to create one of the most astonishing and dazzling musical phenomena of the 1970s. The album and the Ziggy tour propel Bowie from the status of a nice London musician to one of the biggest global stars. One of the key passengers on this glam stratospheric journey is a photographer friend, also from London: Mick Rock. Artistically and in friendship, Rock and Bowie are closely linked. Mick immerses himself in Bowie's inner circle and is his official photographer and director from 1972 to 1973. This book brings together both his spectacular stage photos and iconic shots as well as his intimate backstage portraits. It pays tribute to Bowie's spirit of experimentation and constant reinvention, providing new insights into his career and many facets. Both distant and close, playful and serious, sincere and artificial, this tribute overflows with energy and boldness, much like the artist himself, and celebrates a flamboyant and inspiring artist whose creative power we will never forget.