{"product_id":"mel-odom-gorgeous","title":"Mel Odom: Gorgeous!","description":"\u003cp class=\"center medium\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apartamentomagazine.com\/stories\/mel-odom-gorgeous-signing-bookmarc-new-york-city\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMel Odom – Gorgeous!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Signing in New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘You can immediately identify a Mel Odom artwork. His vision is as sharp as a plastic surgeon’s scalpel, mixing bold, sensual figures with extremely delicate details’.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Luis Venegas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMel Odom — Gorgeous!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epresents a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eselection of paintings and drawings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshaped by the American artist’s desire, a pageantry of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebold, sensual figures and pop superstars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecast in Odom’s trademark precision. ‘I drew who I wished I was’, he says, a transplant from the rural South enamoured with the shirtless ‘clones’ of New York’s Christopher Street.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Luis Venegas in collaboration with Odom\u003c\/strong\u003e, this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emonograph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espans the entirety of Odom’s career to date, charting the evolution from his early commissions for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto his most recent works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOdom’s sensual images are accompanied by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereflections from the artist himself\u003c\/strong\u003e, taken from an interview between Odom and Venegas, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclose conversation between friends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat reads as a series of tender epiphanies. Memories of first love and acid-soaked discos are weighted by the loss of the AIDS crisis at its peak, a backdrop for Odom’s life in New York and a notable influence on his creations: ‘I thought I was … somehow living on borrowed time… That tends to make what you do with your time very important. I would do these drawings … and know that these were going to remain once I was gone. Once I was dead, this would be what people thought of me’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMel Odom — Gorgeous!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efaces this legacy with the artist’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003einsistence on pleasure\u003c\/strong\u003e, indulging in a lover’s touch, a porcelain brow, a celebrity’s glittery appeal. This\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emonograph\u003c\/strong\u003e, which pairs the hardback design of a traditional artist’s book with the flair and attitude of a fanzine, is the first in a new series edited by the Spanish publisher Luis Venegas, originally featured in issue #18 of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApartamento\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Apartamento Publishing S.L.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst edition: September 12, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 210 x 290 mm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Central Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54081563525457,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0433\/9574\/3906\/files\/MEL_ODOM_COVER.webp?v=1782228041","url":"https:\/\/very-special.com\/products\/mel-odom-gorgeous","provider":"VERY SPECIAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}