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(OLAF, ERWIN). Olaf, Erwin. Introduction by Theo Van Gogh. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Focus Cahier, 1990. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 24pp, 19 duotone illustrations. Text in Dutch. "Blacks" is the second monographic collection of photographs by the Dutch master of dislocation Erwin Olaf. Somewhere between the baroque mythology of Pierre et Gilles and the physical grotesquery of Joel-Peter Witkin, these seventeen dark (in every sense) portraits are lusciously reproduced here for your voyeuristic pleasure. "Blacks" also features an introduction by the noted Dutch filmmaker and social critic Theo van Gogh, who was assassinated by an Islamic extremist while riding his bicycle to work in Amsterdam in 2004. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 90-72216-51-2 Inventory Number: 023810