Altered States

The Library of Julio Santo Domingo

Altered States
Peter Watts
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NZ$ 130.00
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NZ$ 104.00
Hardback
h328 x 246mm - 480pg
5 Dec 2017 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781944860158
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Julio Mario Santo Domingo (1957-2009) was a collector and visionary who filled his homes and warehouses with the world's greatest private collection related to the subjects of drugs, sex, magic, and rock and roll. A library of more than 50,000 items, it contained everything from rare manuscripts and photos to posters, bottles, letters, opium pipes, and pinball machines. Exploring the innumerable influences of mind-enhancing drugs on art, science, and politics over the centuries, Santo Domingo's collection contained work by diverse figures including Andy Warhol, Timothy Leary, Sigmund Freud, the Marquis de Sade, Charles Baudelaire, Allen Ginsberg, the Rolling Stones, Aleister Crowley, and many more.
"...Julio Mario Santo Domingo Jr. amassed hundreds of thousands of items in a private collection, all of which pay tribute to rebellion and altered states of mind." - Mental Floss "...Altered States: The Library of Julio Santo Domingo offer(s) an unprecedented insight into the effect of drugs on art, science, and politics over the centuries." - Hero "The collection is on an unimaginable scale, filling nearly three terraced houses and with Harvard recently showing only a small part of the vast collection. For fans of pop culture, this is not to be missed. " - Creative Boom "This is the ultimate book on Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll." - Garage "Julio was a rock star, he just didn't play an instrument." - Lenny Kravitz "A compulsive collector since the 1970s, Julio Mario Santo Domingo has accrued nearly three house's worth of literature, knick-knacks and paraphernalia - covering everything from cocaine to opium, black magick to beat poetry, erotica to romanticism." -Huck The collection is on an unimaginable scale, filling nearly three terraced houses and with Harvard recently showing only a small part of the vast collection. For fans of pop culture, this is not to be missed https: //www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/altered-states-the-greatest-collection-of-drugs-related-culture-uncovered/ This Is the Ultimate Book on Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll https: //garage.vice.com/en_us/article/ywng7k/julio-santo-domingo-lsd-library
Peter Watts has been a journalist since he was 17. He has written for The Sunday Times, The Times, The Guardian, Observer, New Statesman, Daily Telegraph, Uncut, Time Out and many more. His first book was Up in Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station, published by Paradise Road.

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