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Synopsis: Eugene Richards – Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue
Title Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue Author Eugene Richards Publisher Aperture, 1994 (Hardback) Aperture, 1994 (Paperback) Overview Writing in the afterword to ʻCocaine True, Cocaine Blue,ʼ Dr. Stephen W....
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Controversy: ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’
It is fair to say that upon it’s release, Eugene Richards’ ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’ had a mixed reception from both the public and critics. Richards’ depiction of a predominantly black, poor,...
View ArticleEugene Richards on Intimacy
The following is a nice little video from Paul Lowe who asked Eugene Richards about intimacy with his subjects, something that is particularly relevant when looking at ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’...
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John Edwin Mason on ‘Coke and Controversy’
The following is John Edwin Mason’s response to the post ‘Controversy: Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’ I’m generally sympathetic to Brent Staple’s critique of “Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue” (now, as I was in...
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Stan Banos on ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’
Stan Banos of the fantastic Reciprocity Failure blog submitted the following piece on Richard’s ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’. When published in 1994, Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue was perhaps the last...
View ArticleEugene Richards: Books
We are coming to then end of May and ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’ by Eugene Richards, i know many have been in touch for recommendations of other books by Richards to check out. So here is a...
View ArticleCocaine True, Cocaine Blue: A Summary
Thanks to all who have contributed to the discussion on Eugen Richards’ ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’. We have compiled an archive of the posts below for future reference and will also be listed under...
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Technical proficiency in Cafe Lehmitz – Stan Banos
Thanks to Stans Banos of ‘Reciprocity Failure‘ who commented this week on the technical proficiency Petersen demonstrates with the 35mm images in Cafe Lehmitz. Banos pointed to several other artists...
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May’s book is… Eugene Richard’s ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’
Were still looking Richard Avedon’s ‘Observations’ throughout April but a heads up: Next month for the first user suggested month, we will be looking at Eugene Richards ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’ put...
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Jags Parbha – Why I Chose ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’
Note: Jags, amongst others, have been suggesting books for us to look at. We aim to choose one at least every 3rd month. If you would like to suggest a book, please email mail@photobookclub.org “I was...
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