Dennis Hopper was only 19 when his friend and Rebel Without a Cause co-star James Dean died in 1955. Deeply affected by this loss, the young actor became insolent, refusing to play by Hollywood’s rules, and was soon blacklisted from the industry.
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But Hopper didn’t need to be on the silver screen to express himself; he soon found solace in photography, using the camera to engage with the world. Eschewing a careerist approach, Hopper made photographs to hone his eye, finding pleasure in the act of looking at the world as it unfolded in ways big and small throughout the 1960s.
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In the new book, Dennis Hopper: In Dreams, editor Michael Schmelling presents more than 100 photographs, most never published before, that present Hopper’s evolution as an artist. Working across genres including documentary, fashion, music, fine art, and abstract photography, Hopper’s work provides poignant insight into his daily life between 1961 and 1967.
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