(P/B) THE PHOTOGRAPH AS CONTEMPORARY ART

Παρουσίαση

Almost two centuries after photography was first invented, the art world has fully embraced photography as a legitimate medium, equal in status to painting and sculpture. In light of these exciting developments, this book provides an introduction to contemporary art photography, identifying its most important features and themes and celebrating its exciting pluralism through an overview of its most important and innovative practitioners.
The nearly 250 photographers whose work is reproduced in the book range from established artists such as Isa Genzken, Jeff Wall, Sophie Calle, Thomas Demand, Nan Goldin and Sherrie Levine to emerging talents such as Walead Beshty, Jason Evans, Lucas Blalock, Sara VanDerBeek and Viviane Sassen.
This new edition brings the story of contemporary art photography up to date with a revised introduction outlining the evolution of photography from documentary tool to art form, and an updated final chapter focusing on the younger generation of artists who emphasize the technical and material properties of photography, employ it as part of a wider pan-media practice, or respond to evolving new modes of dissemination in the digital age. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Introduction
Chapter 1. If This Is Art
Chapter 2. Once Upon a Time
Chapter 3. Deadpan
Chapter 4. Something and Nothing
Chapter 5. Intimate Life
Chapter 6. Moments in History
Chapter 7. Revived and Remade
Chapter 8. Physical and Material
Further Reading
Illustration List
Index