#21yearsinhell

'Marilyn Manson by Perou: 21 Years in Hell' is easily our favorite 2020 book for the pagan holiday meant to celebrate the dead and ward off ghosts. A collection of 325 color photographs (many of which have never been published before) by Manson's foremost portrait photographer of the past two decades, this is, in every way, a cult object. Clearly, Manson loves the camera and the camera loves Manson. The book also contains a running interview, in which Manson comments back and forth with Perou on the photographs and the moods, ideas and experiences that came with them. In one exchange about the power of the image, Manson says, "There’s a big difference between someone who is a photographer as an artist and someone who happens to just have a camera you know? And granted, good luck to aspiring photographers, but just because you have a fucking Instagram page does not make you Perou. That’s your quote." And so it is.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Published by @reelartpress⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ @mrperou @marilynmanson #marilynmanson #mansonbyperou #21yearsinhell @21yearsinhellbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CHA6ir3J0Ig/?igshid=z0k6l1q6m7zl

Stirring up some trouble with #21yearsinhell . Thanks @mrperou @reelartpress and @marilynmanson #marilynmanson #21yearsinhellbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CGYLrF9l8j4/?igshid=1pime9cie1p8n

Congrats @reelartpress on this big @gq feature on 'Marilyn Manson by Perou: 21 Years in Hell' !!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ "Marilyn Manson is pretty much a hard rock and metal photographer’s dream subject and so Perou, the artist who has photographed him consistently on tour, in public and for the press over the last 20 years, ought to be pretty happy with himself. Over the years, the pair have built up something of a rapport, which is documented this month in the cheerily titled 'Marilyn Manson By Perou: 21 Years In Hell.' Perou shares annotated captions for some of the most compelling images of Manson, including stories of accidental drug-addiction rumors, near-crushings by elephants in the desert and LAPD helicopters tracking them after they let off explosives for a shoot.⁠⠀ And as for what Manson himself has to say? “Just because you have a fucking Instagram page does not make you Perou.” A ringing endorsement if ever there was one." Read the full feature via linkinbio! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ @mansonxperou @reelartpress @marilynmanson @mrperou #marilynmanson #perou #mansonxperou #21yearsinhell⁠⠀ https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5xPR3pdtP/?igshid=wusvi67fmehu

'Marilyn Manson by Perou: 21 Years in Hell' — new from @reelartpress — featured today @guardian⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Cover image, 2007: "We had a terrible shoot together. In fact, it was so bad, we didn’t speak to each other for a few years after it. These were shot in a gallery space Manson had for a while in East Hollywood and he hated the pictures at the time. Subsequently, he says these are some of his favourite pictures we have done. Their reception at the time was more to do with his state of mind."⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 2. "This was from the album artwork shoot for Heaven Upside Down. I broke my knee skiing in France a few days before I flew to LA to shoot this and I was injecting anti-clotting drugs into my stomach. I left a needle in the studio toilets and rumour went round that Manson was doing drugs in there. I had to let it be known it was me."⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 3. "2017. How many times can I be accused of being a member of the illuminati? It’s not my fault people like Dame Helen Mirren, Jay-Z, Ian Brown and Marilyn Manson keep throwing triangles or covering one eye in photos. This was shot in Manson’s self-decorated bathroom, on the first of a three-day press shoot."⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 4. "Berlin, 2017: this was for a Christmas feature for Kerrang! magazine. Very Zone Blanche."⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 5. "On the set of the 2003 video for mOBSCENE) in the California desert, just before Manson narrowly avoided death by elephant. I am wearing a flight suit with a patch that reads 'I like to watch.' I used to wear that suit a lot, until I was sitting in the reception of Flaunt magazine and the UPS delivery courier moved in a little too close, and whispered: 'I like to BE watched.'"⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Please order from your local independent #bookstorehero — many are still shipping or offering curbside pickup! You can also order from local independents via @bookshop_org or #indiebound⁠⁠⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ Or order directly from @artbookps1 @artbookhwla or artbook.com⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ See the full feature via linkinbio⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ @mansonxperou @mrperou #mansonxperou #marilynmanson #21yearsinhell ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ https://www.instagram.com/p/CAfXfPGpHvL/?igshid=1iwru8a20vry1

“I often get asked, ‘Who was your favourite person to photograph?’ or ‘Who is the best person you’ve photographed?’” says photographer @mrperou . “It’s always ‘Marilyn Manson.’ . Which is just as well, considering how many times I’ve photographed him.” Perou has been photographing Marilyn Manson since a 1998 magazine cover shoot. . Twenty-one years of collaborating have resulted in this unique book, featuring over 350 photographs including previously unpublished work, conceptual portraits, onstage and informal behind-the-scenes images, giving a rare insight into Manson’s world. @mansonxperou @reelartpress #mansonxperou #marilynmanson #21yearsinhell https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYSua4pBkT/?igshid=rtueibvk7yev