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There is more to explore with visionary artist Lauren Marx in Sacred Decay

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Dive deep into a gallery of texture and intensity in Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx—Second Edition, from Dark Horse Books in partnership with celebrated artist Lauren Marx. Hailing from Saint Louis, Missouri, Marx showcases a timeless and thought-provoking art style full of birds, beasts, fish, and plants, which are intertwined and blended into a deeper exploration of the cycle of birth and destruction. After multiple printings, a new edition will arrive in 2025, featuring additional materials to celebrate the unique art of Lauren Marx!

Marx utilizes an impressive eye for detail to depict fruiting fungus, halos of moths around macabre animals, and darkly exquisite designs of life and death. This second edition of the celebrated collection features new cover art, an expanded sketchbook section, and an all-new introduction by Lauren Marx herself.

Ensure the second edition of Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx has a prominent spot in your art library by pre-ordering the hardcover volume now for $44.99. The 144-page (9.5” x 12”) hardcover art book will be available in bookstores on July 22, 2025, and comic shops on July 24, 2025. Pre-order now from TFAW, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx

Discover Lauren Marx’s First Art Collection Presented by Dark Horse Books

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Fungus blooms and dies, bones weather, and moths form halos around dismembered animals in this darkly exquisite collection from acclaimed artist Lauren Marx. In Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx, Marx brings her uncanny subjects to life–or death–with awe-inspiring texture and intensity. Birds, beasts, fish, plants, and more blossom radiantly on the page in their cycle of birth and destruction.

The new oversized collection features the striking work from Lauren Marx’s latest gallery exhibition, “Chimera,” and more, featuring over 120 pages of full-color art. Don’t miss this stunning hardcover for $29.99!

Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx goes on sale July 22, 2020, and is available for pre-order. And for fans in the Los Angeles area this holiday season, be sure to check out Lauren Marx’s latest art show, opening December 14th at the Corey Helford Gallery!