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Rene Burri Photographs (Hardcover)
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Rene Burri Photographs (Hardcover)
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Known the world over, especially for his iconic images of Che
Guevara, Swiss-born Rene Burri (1933-2014) was one of the greatest
humanist photographers. Now, for the first time ever and featuring
countless previously unpublished images, Burri's remarkable and
adventurous work is brought together in this career retrospective
of over 400 duotone photographs. Edited and compiled by the
distinguished writer Hans-Michael Koetzle, in close collaboration
with Burri, this unprecedented retrospective is a historic book of
the major political events and key personalities of the twentieth
century - as seen through the eyes of one photographer. Nothing
like this book on Burri has ever been published before, and it is a
real coup for Phaidon to be the first to publish his entire
career's work. A member of the prestigious Magnum photo agency,
Burri is a photographer whose curiosity and humanity as a
photographer have afforded him almost unrestricted access to the
major events and personalities of the last 50 years. In this way,
Rene Burri Photographs is a fascinating personal account of the
major artists, politicians and personalities that Burri has made a
part of his life. First achieving international recognition with
the seminal photography book on post-World War II Germany Die
Deutschen in 1962, Burri has since become one of the most important
figures in the history of photography: he is universally revered by
his peers for his sympathetic eye and his capacity to capture
larger-than-life personalities on film. Rene Burri Photographs
comprises the culmination of years of scholarly research by
distinguished writer Hans Michael Koetzle into Burri's important
contribution to reportage photography, resulting in an incisive
introduction, a series of in-depth essays at the beginning of each
chapter and in extended captions that accompany each image. The
book is designed by prominent Swiss graphic designer Werner Jeker
of ADN Design, Lausanne. In 21 thematically-organized chapters, we
accompany Burri across Europe to the Middle East, Vietnam, Brazil,
Cuba and beyond; we visit Picasso, Le Corbusier, Yves Klein and
Giacometti in their studios; we witness political figures such as
Che Guevara in repose, and Fidel Castro at the helm. A work of epic
scope in its own right, this book is a magnificent tour de force.
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