William Eggleston, The Democratic Forest: Selected Works, photography, art book,

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Nonfiction
ISBN
9781941701423
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Publisher
Zwirner Books, David
ISBN-10
1941701426
ISBN-13
9781941701423
eBay Product ID (ePID)
227745833

Product Key Features

Book Title
William Eggleston: the Democratic Forest : Selected Works
Number of Pages
120 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
History / Contemporary (1945-), Individual Artists / Monographs, General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Techniques / Color
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Photography
Author
William Eggleston, Alexander Nemerov
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
48.3 Oz
Item Length
12.2 in
Item Width
11.8 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-420743
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
More than any other project by Eggleston, these photographs deliver his aesthetic, which, as the title gives away, is also a philosophy of democracy: the power of the ordinary, the beauty of contingency, the aim of a universalist view., ...for all the changes to the working class, Eggleston's unbiased and unencumbered photographic vision of the country has stayed so fixedly relevant, and few others have come close to touching him., Pioneering an approach to the photograph as meticulous as it is seemingly effortless, Eggleston's work has charted a path and progression through both his own chosen craft and the American landscape.
Dewey Decimal
779.092
Synopsis
Over the course of nearly six decades, William Eggleston--often referred to as the "father of color photography"--has established a singular pictorial style that deftly combines vernacular subject matter with an innate and sophisticated understanding of color, form, and composition. Eggleston has said, "I am at war with the obvious." His photographs transform the ordinary into distinctive, poetic images that eschew fixed meaning. Though criticized at the time, his now legendary 1976 solo exhibition, organized by the visionary curator John Szarkowski at The Museum of Modern Art, New York--the first presentation of color photography at the museum--heralded an important moment in the medium's acceptance within the art-historical canon and solidified Eggleston's position in the pantheon of the greats alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, and Walker Evans. Published on the occasion of David Zwirner's New York exhibition of selections from The Democratic Forest in the fall of 2016, this new catalogue highlights over sixty exceptional images from Eggleston's epic project. His photography is "democratic" in its resistance to hierarchy where, as noted by the artist, "no particular subject is more or less important than another." Featuring original scholarship by Alexander Nemerov, this notable presentation of The Democratic Forest provides historical context for a monumental body of work, while offering newcomers a foothold in Eggleston's photographic practice.
LC Classification Number
TR647.W5434 2016

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