{"product_id":"kolkata-the-juergen-teller-purple-fashion-book","title":"Kolkata: The Juergen Teller Purple Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Juergen Teller Purple Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"WE ARE INVITED TO AN INDIAN WEDDING in the final days of 2013. It's the wedding of Brinda — a beautiful young lady who works at Sadie's gallery — and a delightful man called Shubhodeep, both from Kolkata.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAveek Sen, the Indian writer who recently returned to Kolkata atter years lıvıng abroad, warned me that the city is a trap for photographers because it is so pictur-esque. It is true: the colors, the Kali sculptures, the powerful Ganges, the filth, the romance of a city lagging behind the brash Indian economic boom due to 34 years of communist government, the South Kensingston feel of the colonial buldings, the weave of secular cultures in a dense and tolerant city, the drama of lives being lived with no sense of privacy, and the dramatic divide between White Town and Black Town... All of it is seductive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWalking around the city every morning at 8 a.m., I had Aveek's words in my head, and my intention to avoid emotional images of poverty and decay that would short-change this place, was a constant thought. A city as complex as Kolkata is a feast of light, color, and detail, and its tender spirit intoxicated every moment of our adventure there. My eyes — my camera — were dizzy trying to suck it all in.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced as a supplement alongside Purple Fashion Magazine issue 21, Spring\/Summer 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Fashion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52361114026266,"sku":"purple-rare-jeurgenteller-kolkata","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/3793\/files\/tellerpurple.jpg?v=1781616208","url":"https:\/\/villagebooks.co\/products\/kolkata-the-juergen-teller-purple-fashion-book","provider":"Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}