limited edition of antony and the johnsons' latest release. 'swanlights' is antony and the johnsons' newest record and is here packaged with lead singer antony hegarty's first collection of art. while hegarty's prowess as a modern torch singer and songwriter is beyond doubt few know him as a visual artist. his visual art takes the form of painting, drawing, photography and collage and provides an interesting commentary on his music, his own personal mythology and exploration of gender. with 'swanlights' he brings together both passions to create a singular and inspirational text, with both the images and songs dancing around each other in an intertextual waltz.
limited edition of antony and the johnsons' latest release. 'swanlights' is antony and the johnsons' newest record and is here packaged with lead singer antony hegarty's first collection of art. while hegarty's prowess as a modern torch singer and songwriter is beyond doubt few know him as a visual artist. his visual art takes the form of painting, drawing, photography and collage and provides an interesting commentary on his music, his own personal mythology and exploration of gender. with 'swanlights' he brings together both passions to create a singular and inspirational text, with both the images and songs dancing around each other in an intertextual waltz.