In 1991 Nirvana was made up of Krist Novoselic left Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl. But the latest development means its contemporary relevance has been revived with a new sense of irony. In 1991 Elden appeared as a fourth-month-old baby in the nude swimming in a pool on the now-iconic cover The Baby From Nirvanas Nevermind Cover Is All Grown Up And Suing The Band Over Alleged Child Pornography 1021 the Edge. Nevermind’s artwork has long been considered iconic in terms of 20th and 21st-century popular imagery. Sarah Cascone, SeptemSpencer Elden recreates his pose from the cover of Nirvana's album Nevermind, shot when he was a baby, 25 years later. The significance of the artwork is likely to be scrutinized further given that the baby in the image, now grown up, has decided to sue Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s estate on grounds of alleged child exploitation and pornography. Art World Nirvana’s Iconic ‘Nevermind’ Cover Baby Poses Again for Album’s 25th Anniversary The 'Nevermind' baby is all grown up. And the combination of title, cover image and the commercial context implies a self-conscious critique of the contradictions between artistic authenticity and global success. It’s the addition of the apathetic but sardonic title itself – Nevermind – that suggests some kind of awareness of the identity-based issues the band faced. The image of a baby swimming towards a dollar bill seems a blatant form of self-mockery while the band knowingly operate in the highly commercial context of the mainstream U.S. The man who appeared as a baby on the cover of Nirvanas 'Nevermind' is now suing the band on allegations that it constituted child pornography, but even if he wins the case, the image wont trip. This is an important point of contradiction. And musically speaking, the record incorporates several industry-standard production techniques and mainstream song-writing conventions that stand in stark contrast to the band’s DIY punk roots. The logo is printed for all to see on the back of the outer sleeve or CD booklet. Which had also put out Aerosmith, Whitesnake and Guns n’ Roses. Nevermind came out on a major label, David Geffen. The trouble with this interpretation is that it overlooks Nirvana’s participation in the same system that the cover seems to deride. Is the child tempted by materialistic fulfilment like a fish is baited by sustenance? The way the infant and dollar bill motifs replace the fish and bait suggests there’s a deeper meaning at play. One popular interpretation is that it’s a critique of corporate capitalist society and the principles of consumerism. Now aged 30, Elden is suing the band and others alleging that the photograph. The 1991 cover shows then 4-month-old Elden nude in a swimming pool with a dollar bill in front of him with a fishing line. This enigmatic and playful reworking of a fishing scene is clearly open to multiple readings. Nirvana band members are being sued by Spencer Elden, the now grown-up baby who appears nude on the band's 'Nevermind' album cover.
In terms of the ensemble, it was Fisher’s idea to doctor the image to include a type of bait – the famous dollar bill hooked to the fishing line. But what this implies is a degree of wit through an awareness of the record’s status as a marketable and palatable product. He got a huge Nevermind tattoo on his chest in cursive letters and recreated the album cover thrice: at the ages of 11, 17, and finally 25.There is an absurdist and shock-value element to Nirvana’s baby imagery, exposing the gap between realistic and socially sanctioned, or commercially acceptable, representations of nakedness. What happened to Spencer Elden, you ask? He became a news sensation when CNN and Time interviewed him about the album cover. Kurt Cobain was long gone and Dave Grohl started the present top rock band, Foo Fighters. Years passed and Nirvana's artists had started pursuing different career options. For them, it was just another freelance job, and after the shoot, they went on to have tacos.Įlden, now 28, and his parents never thought that their freelance gig could one day become the album of the decade, selling over 30 million copies globally, making $50 million.
The shoot happened in the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena, where Rick, a lifeguard, blew on his infant's face, dunking him in the pool. The entire shoot lasted for about a couple of minutes and Elden and his parents were paid only $200. Related: 20 Surprising Facts About Frances Bean, Kurt Cobain’s Daughter The naked baby chasing the dollar-bill bait on the cover of Nirvana's iconic 'Nevermind' album wants more than a buck from the band, and he's suing them on the grounds of child pornography to get.
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