Harmony Korine

by Harmony Korine, Alicia Knock, Emmanuel Burdeau

The first comprehensive monograph on the cinema, art, and creative world of Harmony Korine, the boundary-breaking auteur of  Mister Lonely, Kids, Gummo , and  Spring Breakers .

Harmony Korine’s talent as a writer and filmmaker has earned the approval of a wide range of audiences. His first major monograph gathers together many of his most significant projects, spanning film, writing, and art.

Korine rose to prominence after penning Larry Clark’s infamous  Kids  (1995) at the age of nineteen. In the years since, he has created critically acclaimed cult classics, including  Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Mister Lonely, Trash Humpers , and  Spring Breakers , as well as the lauded street-art documentary  Beautiful Losers . Korine’s creative practice extends to photography, drawing, and figurative and abstract painting.

This book is the first to reflect on Korine’s career to date, and will mark his massive influence on indie culture over the past twenty years. This project aims to explore the importance of process and experimentation as well as the artist’s wide variety of creative tools such as collage and editing that help shape his ever-changing practice. An interview by film critic Emmanuel Burdeau and an essay by curator Alicia Knock trace common themes through his films and art works, exploring Korine’s interests in the surreal quality of contemporary life.

Genres: Film

192 pages, Paperback

Published July 31, 2018

About the author

Best known both as the writer of films "Kids" (1995) and "Ken Park" (2002) and as the director of films "Gummo" (1997), "julien donkey-boy" (1999), and "Mister Lonely" (2007), Harmony Korine has been deemed as the "enfant terrible" of modern independent dramatic film. Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of PBS cinematographer Sol Korine spent many of his days at revival theaters, drawing vast inspiration from a wide variety of envelop-pushing filmmakers. After reaching a break-through opportunity as a screenwriter for Larry Clark's first highly controversial film "Kids" in 1995, Korine quickly became viewed as one of America's most bizarre and inventive creative entities, especially with the release of his directorial debut "Gummo" in 1997 and the publication of his first novel, "A Crackup at the Race Riots," the following year. He has earned the recognition and respect of Werner Herzog, Gus Van Sant, Jean-Luc Godard, and others.

Since his rise to fame (or infamy), Korine has expanded his horizons in film, literature, art, music, and tap-dancing. He has directed several music videos, commercials, and David Blaine television specials; Korine has also hosted numerous exhibits of his art and photography. Currently, the man continues to release published screenplays and fanzines while caring for his wife Rachel and his son Lefty.

Reviews

[Nicolas Batman · Rating 4 out of 5]

An awesome collection of everything from my hero, I get so much inspiration flipping through these pages and reading the tidbits given inside. Great read for any fellow Trash Humper.

[Khanh · Rating 3 out of 5]

why is it always the freaks whose art i'm into