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  • Published: 19 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506749372
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $89.99

Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx (Second Edition)

  • Lauren Marx



A stunning depiction of visceral truth: This second edition of the celebrated art book by Lauren Marx includes a new cover, an expanded sketchbook section, and a new introduction by the artist.

A stunning depiction of visceral truth: This second edition of the celebrated art book by Lauren Marx includes a new cover, an expanded sketchbook section, and a new introduction by the artist.

Fungus blooms and dies, bones weather, and moths form halos around dismembered animals in this darkly exquisite collection from acclaimed artist Lauren Marx, now celebrated in a second edition! With an impressive eye for detail, Marx brings her uncanny subjects to life—or death—with awe-inspiring texture and intensity. Birds, beasts, fish, plants, and more unfurl radiantly on the page in their cycle of birth and destruction.

This second edition of the celebrated collection features new cover art, an expanded sketchbook section, and an all-new introduction from the artist herself.

  • Published: 19 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506749372
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $89.99

Praise for Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx (Second Edition)

“The potent emotional charge imbedded within an artwork by Lauren Marx comes from her wonderful ability and willingness to tap into her personal fount of vulnerability.”—wow x wow

“This strange universe made of decaying animals is in a constant state of flux, where degeneration gives way to a grotesque kind of growth.”—Juxtapoz

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