Yang Li and Antoine d’Agata: Too Much But Not Enough

Discover the revolutionary fashion publication, 'Too Much But Not Enough', crafted by visionary artists Yang Li and Antoine d’Agata. This avant-garde book merges art and narrative, featuring 23 meticulously designed LP album covers and poignant booklets that showcase visceral portraits of 23 diverse women encountered throughout the vibrant landscapes of China. With the launch of his label in 2012, Yang Li has continuously drawn inspiration from underground and subcultural references, embodying a darkly romantic aesthetic that challenges the norms of fashion photography.

In collaboration with acclaimed photographer Antoine d'Agata, Li transformed the generic fashion model approach by personally engaging with over 300 women from a multitude of backgrounds to capture their authentic stories. Each photograph resonates with a profound physicality, while the intimate texts—transcripts of the subjects' voices—delve into themes of self-knowledge, beauty, love, disillusionment, personal freedom, and social constraints.

Housed in a uniquely distressed slipcase, created by hand using tape, 'Too Much But Not Enough' reflects the individualistic and counter-culture spirit that defines this groundbreaking project. Ideal for collectors and lovers of contemporary fashion art books, this brand new publication embraces the raw and real aspects of life, making it a must-have for those who appreciate the intersection of fashion and social commentary.


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Those who shine through the darkness are the brightest stars. - Yang Li

Too Much But Not Enough is an avant-garde fashion publication by Yang Li and Antoine d'Agata, consisting of 23 LP album covers and booklets, visceral portraits of 23 women they encountered throughout China. Since launching his eponymous label in 2012, Li has drawn on underground and sub-cultural references to create a darkly romantic aesthetic. For his very first campaign he contacted photographer Antoine d'Agata, and together they shunned professional models, instead taking to the streets where they approached over 300 women from vastly different walks of life to capture their stories in image and word. "There were some really compelling moments," Li recalls, "and the tears and anguish you see in the images are totally real." The photographs vibrate with a confronting physicality; while the intimate texts, transcripts of the subjects' own voices, touch on themes of self-knowledge and beauty, love and disillusion, personal freedom and social constraint. The volumes are housed in a slipcase that has been distressed by hand with tape—a final expression of the individualist, counter-culture spirit of the project.