Today, we remember David Bowie on his birthday and reflect on what it meant to us at Genesis Publications to have worked with him during his lifetime.
Bowie collaborated with Genesis on three books, the final instalment being his career-spanning retrospective, Speed of Life. It remains a great honour to have published with him and to continue stewarding those books for collectors around the world.
To mark the occasion, Genesis subscribers are invited to purchase one of just 4 signed Collector copies of Speed of Life – Bowie’s long sold-out official signed limited edition, created in close partnership with his friend and photographer, Masayoshi Sukita. These copies are mint, boxed, and available now by clicking here.

Speed of Life was born from over 40 years of creative work between Bowie and Sukita that produced some of the most iconic visual and cultural moments of Bowie’s career.
In this beautifully produced limited edition, the authors open Sukita’s archive to assemble a 300-page visual essay, richly captioned with their own recollections and reflections, tracing Bowie’s artistic evolution from 1972 onward.
Since 1974 Genesis has created signed limited edition books on behalf of authors and artists ranging from the Beatles to Buckingham Palace.
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