Paris: Purple Prose, 1994. 93pp. Saddle-stapled in illustrated wraps. Very good or better, with light wear at spine ends and corners.
Single issue of this epochal periodical of art and literature; the first organ of what would become Elein Fleiss and Olivier Zahm's multifaceted Purple empire. This issue on the somewhat amorphous theme "Violet Violence," including a photo-spread by Wolfgang Tillmans and interviews with Richard Kern, James O'Baar, Shirin Neshat, Viktor & Rolf, Gregory Green, Claude Closky, Bruce McDonald, Chuck Nanney, Sarah Schwartz, et al. Contents also include columns by Jean-Michel Fradkin, Dike Blair, Anne Frémy, and additional contributions from Jeff Rian, Bernard Joisten, William Scheferine, et al. Text a mix of French and English, with copious illustrations throughout.
