Peter Beard’s Ass Menagerie

The work of playboy-cum-photographer Peter Beard has always been a curious combination of nature documentary, celebrity worship, and international supermodel boobage—and there's probably no better resource to explore his ouevre than in the massive new Taschen compilation coming out later this month. At $1900, it might best be described is a "collector's item" (for very rich collectors), but there's a generous free preview of the contents at Men's Vogue to give you an idea of what's inside if you're not already familiar with his work. Beard being Beard, you'll have to contend with images of things like dead wildlife, decapitated Peace Corps workers, and a strung out Keith RIchards in your persuit of the T&A that peppers his collages, but rest assured that there's still plenty of live sexy flesh in there as well—otherwise, why do you think we'd be telling you about it here?

· Peter Beard Collages (gallery @ mensvogue.com - thanks EV)
· "Peter Beard: Art Edition" (Amazon)