Books: Ed Templeton “Teenage Kissers” From Seems Books
With his exhibition “Teenage Kissers” opening tonight at Half Gallery in New York City, Ed Templeton has just released a book of the same name. Currently available from Seems Books, and clocking in at 84 pages, “Teenage Kissers” is chock full of locked-lipped teenagers, the book shows the awkward love of youngsters as seen through the lens of Templeton.
Aaron Rose, who contributes some words to the book, had this to say “As we look at these photographs of young people exchanging awkward kisses we are reminded again of that wonderful uncomfortability that comes with the discovery of young sexuality. Not only do we all remember the feeling of that first clumsy teenage kiss, as mature viewers we can now look at the photos from afar and understand exactly where it’s all going. Like its predecessor, Teenage Kissers is a perfect documentation of this feeling. The photographs are, in many ways, beyond innocence. They brim with humanity in its most raw form and remind us that although some of us have now grown up, we’re still never so far from that first kiss.”
Get more information, see more photos, and purchase the book here.
