Weegee: Society of the Spectacle - Couverture rigide

Chéroux, Clément; Young, Cynthia; Bonnet, Isabelle; Campany, David

 
9780500029121: Weegee: Society of the Spectacle
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0500029121 ISBN 13 : 9780500029121
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

Offering a new perspective on Weegee’s oeuvre, The Society of the Spectacle presents the photographer’s iconic images beside lesser-known works.

There’s a mystery to Weegee. The American photographer’s career seems to be split in two. One side includes his sensational photography printed in North American tabloids: corpses of gangsters lying in pools of their own blood, bodies trapped in battered vehicles, kingpins looking sinister behind the bars of prison wagons, dilapidated slums consumed by fire, an

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À propos des auteurs

Clément Chéroux is a French photography historian and curator. He was recently named director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris; he was previously chief curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Isabelle Bonnet is an independent curator, currently completing a thesis in history/visual culture devoted to the crime scene in contemporary photography.

David Campany is a renowned writer and curator with particular expertise in American photography. His many books include William Klein: Yes, The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip, and Walker Evans: the Magazine Work. He is curator at large for the International Center of Photography, New York.

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Offering a new perspective on Weegee’s oeuvre, The Society of the Spectacle presents the photographer’s iconic images beside lesser-known works.

There’s a mystery to Weegee. The American photographer’s career seems to be split in two. One side includes his sensational photography printed in North American tabloids: corpses of gangsters lying in pools of their own blood, bodies trapped in battered vehicles, kingpins looking sinister behind the bars of prison wagons, dilapidated slums consumed by fire, an

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Éditeur
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0500029121
ISBN 13 
9780500029121
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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