ICONS

By Gus Van Sant
Published by Actes Sud / Cinémathèque Française | 2016
Softcover | 256 pages | 20.3 x 2 x 30.5 cm
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Condition: Brand New

A rare and immersive retrospective of Gus Van Sant’s multidisciplinary work, Icons was published on the occasion of his major exhibition at the Cinémathèque Française. Known for films like My Own Private Idaho, Elephant, and Milk, Van Sant's influence extends far beyond cinema into photography, painting, music, and visual storytelling.

This expansive volume presents an intimate look at the iconography and emotional undercurrents that shape his universe blending storyboards, film stills, Polaroids, drawings, and handwritten notes. It captures Van Sant’s singular ability to portray youth, queerness, isolation, and longing with poetic restraint and radical tenderness.

More than a catalogue, Icons is a personal archive of a visionary whose sensitivity and aesthetic have deeply marked contemporary culture. An essential piece for cinephiles, art book collectors, and anyone drawn to the soft edge between film and fine art.