John in sixteen parts Author:Gary Schneider Artist Book. The artist/photographer's breakthrough debut work. Limited Edition of 210 numbered and signed copies. An austerely elegant production: Black cloth boards with silver embossed titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Gary Schneider. There is no text. Without DJ, as issued. Presents extreme close-ups of the model John Erdm... more »an's various body parts, lovingly, probingly and "scientifically" photographed (Erdman is the photographer's longtime companion). The sheer technical mastery of the photographer's work is unrivalled while his striking imagery is completely original. This is conceptual photography that is imagined rather than conceived, the work of a great artist who has given us a rare glimpse into the human soul in all its beauty, pain and sadness. Gary Schneider has a cult following and is regarded by his admirers as destined for artistic greatness. Recognition of his work by serious photography-book collectors is long overdue. One of the most brilliant artist/photographers of the 20th century.« less