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"There's something for everyone in Richard Kern's latest publication, Action, in the sense that there's something to offend pretty much everyone." British Journal of Photography, London
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Simply sexy: Richard Kern's gloriously natural girls. This is "TASCHEN 25" - special edition! Richard Kern likes real women: unpretentious, unadorned, and definitely undressed. Those who love Kern know each book is an invitation to join him in his privileged world where natural young women share their most intimate moments. Richard has never lost his boyish curiosity with girls and their secrets, so instead of posing them in sterile sets he follows them through the house - or rather his New York apartment - from backyard to kitchen to bathroom to bedroom, capturing every sexy and embarrassing moment. "Action" is his most revealing book yet. For 280 pages we careen through the life of Kern, accompanied by dozens of energetic, fun-loving, clothes-dropping exhibitionists. 'Young women want to show the world they're not like their man-hating women's lib mothers', a Kern model once told me, and these girls certainly get the point across. To further assist the young ladies in their rebellion, the book includes an hour-long DVD of original Kern film with an exclusive musical score by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. 'Way to stick it to the Mom, ladies! And thank you, Richard, you lucky dog' - Dian Hanson.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Not quite sure about this, simply because it did so little for me. On reflection I connect to images and pictures that are gateways to other worlds. This however is a depiction of the real one, albeit spiced up with some girl on girl action. It reminds me of the rolls of porno books I used to find on the local golf course in the 1970's. The ones where women in various states of undressed adornment are penetrated by studs with various contours of burgery grips, hairy chests and bouncing with medallions. Wow, at the time, but in retrospect not something I would cross the road to see nowadays. I am not sure what the market is for this book, because you can get so much porn on the internet. This is't really art, like his previous books. It's just pictures of young women naked in bland sterile motels and apartments.
These are the girls next door, the Fiesta babes as opposed to the glitz of Men Only and Penthouse. I flicked through it and put it to one side and then returned to make my mind up. If my daughter saw it I would be embarrased, as it would be difficult to argue it is art, because clearly it isn't. It doesn't light my fire. The pictures are well composed, but if the spark is not ignited, it comes over as all too damp and small.
These are the girls next door, the Fiesta babes as opposed to the glitz of Men Only and Penthouse. I flicked through it and put it to one side and then returned to make my mind up. If my daughter saw it I would be embarrased, as it would be difficult to argue it is art, because clearly it isn't. It doesn't light my fire. The pictures are well composed, but if the spark is not ignited, it comes over as all too damp and small.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The evolution of Richard Kern continues. His new book, Action possesses that quintessential pizzazz that runs throughout all of his work, but it nonetheless has its own unique and wonderful flavor too. Kern has always been attracted to the atypical model - he was photographing girls from the "suicide" genre long before it became fashionable - and his affinity for sexy, young ladies continues.
Within the 280 pages of Action there is a subtle yet piercing element of fetishistic sexuality. Panty clad young sirens drop their bottoms, there's toe-sucking, spread shots, and other forms of tainted affection. All presented in that infamous Richard Kern style. Fan's of Kern's work will find numerous reasons to fall in love with his breathtaking vision all over again. And there's an hour-long DVD too. Action is a can't miss!
Within the 280 pages of Action there is a subtle yet piercing element of fetishistic sexuality. Panty clad young sirens drop their bottoms, there's toe-sucking, spread shots, and other forms of tainted affection. All presented in that infamous Richard Kern style. Fan's of Kern's work will find numerous reasons to fall in love with his breathtaking vision all over again. And there's an hour-long DVD too. Action is a can't miss!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Taschen is an outstanding publishing house,continuously bringing works of popular culture to its readers.
Opening up new worlds to its admirers.
Richard Kern is a photographer - a photographer that shoots stills - makes movies.
Some might say that in this part of his life he is an artist - some may say a pornographer.
I will say that to me he is neither - he is just an ordinary guy intrigued by the private lives and intimate deeds and desires of his women and then takes the extra-ordinary action of trying to capture their private lives on film.
A voyuer who wants to share his work with the world (or at least with like-minded individuals).
He is a mature adolescent - retaining his boy-like fascination in the opposite sex - a real curiousity.
He likes to record his women - his girls - exploring their sexuality - discovering their preferences - teasing out their otherwise private responses.
Whether he is teasing out his subject's own honest action or just their reaction to the camera - only he and they know for sure - either way it looks pretty good to me.
This book shows a progression from his original (somewhat contrived) hipness, recorded in other publications elsewhere, to a purer, truer more honest simplicity - an honesty I find sometimes lacking in other photographer's work of a similar genre.
And this book is further enhanced by the surprize inclusion of a DVD compilation of his women in action (hence the publication's title, I guess)- with a soundtrack by another of eternal youth persuasion - Thurston Moore.
Now I am led to believe Mr. Kern wanted this edition to be a little closer to the edge and published under the title 'Hard' but his publisher talked him out of it - so this book may not be exactly what he originally envisaged - but it sure hits the right spot for me.
Opening up new worlds to its admirers.
Richard Kern is a photographer - a photographer that shoots stills - makes movies.
Some might say that in this part of his life he is an artist - some may say a pornographer.
I will say that to me he is neither - he is just an ordinary guy intrigued by the private lives and intimate deeds and desires of his women and then takes the extra-ordinary action of trying to capture their private lives on film.
A voyuer who wants to share his work with the world (or at least with like-minded individuals).
He is a mature adolescent - retaining his boy-like fascination in the opposite sex - a real curiousity.
He likes to record his women - his girls - exploring their sexuality - discovering their preferences - teasing out their otherwise private responses.
Whether he is teasing out his subject's own honest action or just their reaction to the camera - only he and they know for sure - either way it looks pretty good to me.
This book shows a progression from his original (somewhat contrived) hipness, recorded in other publications elsewhere, to a purer, truer more honest simplicity - an honesty I find sometimes lacking in other photographer's work of a similar genre.
And this book is further enhanced by the surprize inclusion of a DVD compilation of his women in action (hence the publication's title, I guess)- with a soundtrack by another of eternal youth persuasion - Thurston Moore.
Now I am led to believe Mr. Kern wanted this edition to be a little closer to the edge and published under the title 'Hard' but his publisher talked him out of it - so this book may not be exactly what he originally envisaged - but it sure hits the right spot for me.
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Alas, alas, alas... Disappointing!
Alas, alas, alas... I have to agree with the other criticisms of this book. It is porn, plain and simple, and rather poor at that. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Foto Lover
Not amazing.
To be honnest, it really is more porn than art. If your objective is a book that you can look at again and again and enjoy the way the pictures are shot as well as the beauty of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Will
Great pictures with a DVD thrown in
The photographs of the sexy girls are great, but it is the DVD that I watch more often. Each girl gets about 20 seconds stripping off, then later another 20 seconds using her... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2009 by John Meanwood
Watered down action...
As a follow up purchase to Richard Kern's 'Model Release', I was really looking forward to getting my mitts on this book. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2007 by N. Martin
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