Sante D'Orazio, Barely Private

A decade after his sizzling debutA Private View,Sante drs"Orazioreturns with a second volume of photo-diary-scrapbook, covering 1997 to 2008.Uncensored and provocative,drs"Oraziors"s shots are mounted in collage-style entriesframed with candid, handwrittenobservations.All-night parties and day-long photo sessions provide the light and shade of drs"Oraziors"s jetset lifestyle-celebrities, models, musicians, actors and artistsall feature, in various states of dress and undress. Informal images contrast with posed shots, color with black and white, and outtakes are shown along published photos from the likes ofPlayboyandInterview.With a keen eye, drs"Orazio creates a dynamic tableau of moods and styles. Access to this demi-monde is rare; capturing its essence in words and pictures, rarer still. Sante drs"Orazio succeeds on both counts.