From Here to There: Alec Soth's America - Couverture rigide

Engberg, Siri; Dyer, Geoff; Salvesen, Britt; Collectif

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3775727507 ISBN 13 : 9783775727501

Editeur : Hatje Cantz, 2010

Synopsis

The first catalogue to feature the full spectrum of the work of Alec Soth one of the most interesting voices in contemporary photography whose compelling images of everyday America form powerful narrative vignettes. Edited by Siri Engberg Walker Art Center texts by Geoff Dyer Siri Engberg August Kleinzahler Bartholomew Ryan Britt Salvesen Barry Schwabsky interview with the artist by Bartholomew Ryan graphic design by Emmet Byrne.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

One of the most interesting voices in contemporary photography, Alec Soth makes compelling images of everyday America that form powerful narrative vignettes. Featuring more than 200 of the artist's photographs made over the past 15 years. the catalogue From Here to There : Alec Soth's America includes new critical essays by exhibition curator Siri Engberg. curator and art historian Britt Salvesen, and critic Barry Schwabsky that offer context on the artist's process, the photo-historical tradition behind his practice. and reflections on his latest works. Novelist Geoff Dyer's "Riverrun"- a meditation on Soth s series Sleeping by the Mississippi - and August Kleinzahler's poem "Sleeping It Off in Rapid City" contribute to the thoughtful exploration of this body of work. Also included in the catalogue is a 48-page artist's book by Soth entitled The Loneliest Man ln Missouri. a photographic essay with short. diaristic texts capturing the banality of middle America's suburban office parks, strip clubs. and chain restaurants. The full-color publication includes a complete exhibition history. bibliography. and an interview with the artist by Bartholomew Ryan.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From Here to There: Alec Soth s Americ a is the first catalogue to feature the full spectrum of the work of Alec Soth (*1969 in Minneapolis), one of the most interesting voices in contemporary photography, whose compelling images of everyday America form powerful narrative vignettes. Featuring more than one hundred of the artist s photographs made over the past fifteen years, the book includes new critical essays, which offer context on the artist s working process, the photo-historical tradition behind his practice, and reflections on his latest series of works. Also included in the publication is a forty-eight-page artist s book by Soth entitled The Loneliest Man in Missouri, a photographic essay with short, diaristic texts capturing the banality and ennui of middle America s suburban fringes, with its corporate office parks, strip clubs, and chain restaurants.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hatje Cantz
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3775727507
• ISBN 13: 9783775727501
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256