A RESPECT FOR LIGHT: THE LATIN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS: 1974-2008 - Rare Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing: Signed by Mario Algaze - ONLY SIGNED COPY ONLINE

Algaze, Mario (Artist/Photographer) & Aletti, Vince (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 0991341961 / ISBN 13: 9780991341962

Edité par New York City, NY: Glitterati Incorporated, 2014, 2014

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1st Printing. Signed. 192 pages. Published in 2014. Retrospective collection of black-and-white photographs. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Mario Algaze and Glitterati: Oversize-volume format. Pale gray cloth boards with titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by Mario Algaze. Essay by Vince Aletti, the brilliant Resident Photography Critic of The New Yorker Magazine. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. The reproduction quality must be seen to be believed in its clarity, tonal range, and warmth. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Mario Algaze's "A Respect For Light: the Latin-American Photographs: 1974-2008". Images to take your breath away. "Showcases the unique genius of photographer Mario Algaze, whose deep appreciation and understanding of the nuances of light - sunlight pouring in through church windows, illuminating a pair of teacups on a cafe table, casting late-afternoon shadows on a cobblestoned street - is both legendary and rare. An exquisite and comprehensive collection of work by the Cuban-American photographer who, after being exiled from his homeland at the age of thirteen, traveled extensively in Central and South America, capturing the spirit of Latin America through his lens and seeking a connection with his cultural roots. Represents the full breadth of the artist's work, culled from over three decades of travel in sixteen different countries. Algaze has steadily built a sum-view of Spanish-speaking countries that no other photographer has done before or since" (Publisher's blurb). "There is a sense of something else, of something more: A world evolving, a lover scorned, a crime of passion about to be committed, in Mario Algaze's black-and-white photographs. Considered one of the masters of the art, he manages to capture evocative scenes that live beyond the images frozen by his camera" (Miami Herald). An absolute "must-have" title for Mario Algaze collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in pencil on the front free endpaper by Mario Algaze. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Algaze did NOT sign most copies of the book. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white plates. One of the finest Latin-American photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARIO ALGAZE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0991341961.

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• Titre: A RESPECT FOR LIGHT: THE LATIN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS: 1974-2008 - Rare Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing: Signed by Mario Algaze - ONLY SIGNED COPY ONLINE
• Éditeur: New York City, NY: Glitterati Incorporated, 2014
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0991341961
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780991341962
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author

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Synopsis

A Respect for Light showcases the unique genius of Latin American photographer (by birth and subject matter) Mario Algaze, whose deep appreciation and understanding of the nuances of light - sunlight pouring in through church windows, illuminating a pair of teacups on a café table, casting late-afternoon shadows on a cobblestoned street - is both legendary and rare. This compilation is an exquisite and comprehensive collection of work by the Cuban-American photographer who, after being exiled from his homeland at the age of thirteen, travelled extensively in Central and South America, capturing the spirit of Latin America through his lens and seeking a connection with his cultural roots.

This book represents the full breadth of the artist's work, culled from over three decades of travel in sixteen different countries. As Carol McCusker, Curator of Photography at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) in San Diego, writes, Algaze "has steadily built a sum view of Spanish-speaking countries that no other photographer has done before or since."

Contents: Foreword Vince Aletti; A Photographer's Identity: A Conversation with Nadira Husain; Portfolio; Appendices; Biography; Group Exhibitions; Public and Corporate Collections; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgements.

À propos de l'auteur

Born in Cuba in 1947, Mario Algaze moved to Miami with his family at the age of thirteen, one year after the Cuban Revolution. In 1971, at the age of 24, Algaze began his career as a self-taught photographer. He has travelled extensively in Central and South America, photographing sixteen Latin American countries, reflecting on his exile and exploring his Latin American roots. Algaze has received fellowships from The Florida Arts Council, the United Nations, and the National Endowment for the Arts. His work has been featured in over fifty solo and group exhibitions across the United States and has been collected by such institutions as the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, among many others. When Algaze is not travelling, he resides in Miami with his wife. Vince Aletti is one of the foremost photography critics of our time. He has spent the last forty years writing, curating, and reporting on culture. He regularly reviews photography exhibitions for The New Yorker and photography books for Photograph magazine. He is a regular contributor to Aperture, Artforum and W. Aletti was the art editor of the Village Voice from 1994 to 2005 and the paper's photography critic for twenty years. In 2005, he won the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award for writing. He lives in New York City.