

Sensual sculptures include Allan Switzer's Torso Totem Peter Millet's Weeping Woman and Shattered Sphere by Brent Comber, reminiscent of a Japanese bondage ball.

There's Ed Ruscha's Brother, Sister and the giant Picture Without Words ("borrowed from the Getty Centre" no doubt) John Baldessari's National City and even a panda by Rob Pruitt. Make what you will of Michael Joo's Improved Rack (Moose #3) (above), the Chapman Brothers' Idiotyll VII, Harland Miller's Plan B, Rodney Graham's Pine Tree Spanish Banks, Flowers by Georgie Hopton, plus pieces by Gary Aylward ( Inside the Reef) and Gerda Lattey and Farik Aldin.Īrtwork at his office is where the marquee names really light up. We’ve put all the editions of both series in the space below.Christian follows the first tenet of art collecting: buy what moves you.Īnd what moves him? Womanly figures and wisps of S&M, like the subtly entrapping floral vines of Gary Hume's Water Painting, or the clasped hands in black gloves of his Begging For It. Now, the original series is being re-released with a new cover to celebrate its decade-long success. Frankly, they were better than the first trilogy as Christian was always the stronger character. The success of the trilogy prompted a spin-off series (Grey, Darker, and Freed) rehashing the same events told from Christian’s perspective. Insatiable readers clamored for their copies and rushed to the theaters to see the adaptation. Jamesįifty Shades of Grey and its follow-ups, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, became THE book to discuss when they were initially released 10 years ago. Special Edition Fifty Shades Books by E.L.

