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MARILYN MANSON ALBUM "THE GOLDEN AGE OF GROTESQUE" WILL BE RELEASED ON MAY 13, 2003

Collaboration between Marilyn Manson and Gottfried Helnwein
Marilyn Manson
Nothing/Interscope Records
13. May 2003


"This album is about expression. The imagination and personality of the individual cannot be trapped by small minds or defined by any one person. The genious of arts finds sanctuary among children and madmen to survive. That is who we are."
Marilyn Manson has collaborated with Gottfried helnwein for the album's artwork which is part of a greater series that will be published in a book and exhibited in museums across the world.




Gottfried Helnwein: The Golden Age 1 (Marilyn Manson)
The Golden Age 1 (Marilyn Manson) 2003
200 cm x 130 cm
photograph




Gottfried Helnwein: The Golden Age  2 (Marilyn Manson)
The Golden Age 2 (Marilyn Manson) 2003
200 cm x 130 cm
photograph












Gottfried Helnwein: The Golden Age
The Golden Age 2003
Marilyn Manson
Image by Gottfried Helnwein






Marilyn Manson will release "The Golden Age of Grotesque" on May 13, 2003 on Interscope Records.






For more info check www.marilynmanson.com

=> www.marilynmanson.com





MTV-news: Manson and modernist Viennese artist Gottfried Helnwein premiered two paintings

27. February 2003
MTV news
Corey Moss
MANSON WANTS TO PERFORM WITH SIAMESE TWINS FOR NUDE CROWDS
Outside the Osbournes' mansion last week, Manson and modernist Viennese artist Gottfried Helnwein premiered two paintings from a collection that will be used as The Golden Age of Grotesque's artwork and will travel with the singer. Inspired by the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, the grotesque of vaudeville and the erotic art movement in Weimar Berlin, the pieces are disturbing portraits of Manson wearing the classic Mickey Mouse ears hat.
"This is an image of innocence and an image of childish nightmares," Manson explained. "This is, to me, growing up in America, what I saw in entertainment and the contrasting extremes of beauty and ugliness.

=> Manson and modernist Viennese artist Gottfried Helnwein premiered two paintings



Billboard: Manson's 'Grotesque' Emerges In May

www.billboard.com
Edited by Jonathan Cohen / February 19, 2003, 4:15 PM
Manson collaborated on the album artwork with artist Gottfried Helnwein. Plans are afoot for their work to be exhibited in museums worldwide at some point in the future

=> www.billboard.com: Manson's 'Grotesque' Emerges In May









Gottfried Helnwein: The Golden Age of Grotesque (Marilyn Manson)
The Golden Age of Grotesque (Marilyn Manson) 2003
Album cover




Gottfried Helnwein: The Golden Age of Grotesque (Marilyn Manson)
The Golden Age of Grotesque (Marilyn Manson) 2003
backcover


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