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Herbert List (Paperback)
Dario Cimorelli, Alessandra Olivari
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With this book we invite the reader to discover List's
multi-faceted work, by exploring many masterpieces and some lesser
known work side by side. The elusive oeuvre of the German
photographer Herbert List is hard to categorise. He worked in
almost every genre that photography has to offer: architecture,
still life, street-photography, portraiture, documentation and
cataloguing. Yet he also blurred the demarcation between those
fields: architectural shots seem like composed still lifes or
surreal compositions, documentation of the Greek sculpture or
African artefacts borders on portraiture, and when capturing the
classical beauty of the male physique, one does not quite know if
we look at painstakingly composed arrangements or a private
photo-diary, shot spontaneously. With this book we invite the
reader to discover List's multifaceted work, by exploring many
masterpieces and some lesser known work side by side. The result is
a visual journey leading from enigmatic night shots, surreal and
dark compositions, to the Mediterranean sunlight on the bodies of
young men and the ruins of ancient Greece. Text in English, Italian
and French.
Elliott Erwitt (Paris, 1928) is one of the most important and most
brilliant photographers of the 20th century. He has been a member
of Magnum Photos since 1953. This volume retraces the work of
Elliott Erwitt through 136 black & white photographs he has
personally selected. His is a sharp and original gaze capable of
gently bringing out the humorous, unusual or even ridiculous side
of certain aspects of life, especially through street snapshots:
"It is a matter of reacting to what you see, without
preconceptions; you can find subjects to photograph everywhere, all
it takes is simply to notice things, take an interest in what
surrounds us, and be concerned with people." Text in English,
Italian and French.
Monograph commemorating German photojournalist Werner Bischof
(1916-1954), who reported on devastation in Germany, France and the
Netherlands after World War II. Featuring over 100 black-and-white
photographs, this collection of Bischof's images conveys his sense
of empathy and humanity. Text in English, Italian and French.
Cofounder of the Magnum agency with Henri Cartier-Bresson and
Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour (1911-1956) was one of the most
acclaimed photojournalists of the twentieth century, and a man who
documented his times with a keen social conscience, always
determined to be "in the middle of the action." Working for leading
magazines such as "Life" and "Regards," Seymour covered the most
significant events of the postwar era: the Spanish Civil War; the
places and faces of a Europe ravaged by World War II; the hopes
placed in the new State of Israel. He also documented a postwar
Italy filled with contradictions--the rising stars of the Cinecitta
Studios, the Vatican palaces and Venice, along with religious
processions and the small rural schools scattered through southern
Italy. This volume traces the career of this extraordinary
photographer through over 120 black-and-white images.
Eve Arnold (1912-2012) was not only the first woman to become
associated with Magnum Photos, but also one of the major
photographers of the twentieth century. This book coincides with a
related exhibition presented at Palazzo Madama, Museo Civico d'Arte
Antica, Turin, but does not specifically document the show.
Throughout her long career, Eve Arnold photographed celebrities and
Hollywood stars at the height of glamour - such as Marilyn Monroe
(a close friend of Arnold's), Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor and
Marlene Dietrich - as well as the poor and dispossessed. Her work
was sought out by presidents, royalty and political activists:
Malcolm X personally asked Eve Arnold to document his fight against
racism. For her international work, which took her from Afghanistan
to Mongolia and was often commissioned by leading magazines, she
received numerous honours and awards, culminating in her election
as Master Photographer, the world's most prestigious photographic
honour. Eve Arnold includes a biography of the artist, a foreword
by Angela Madesani and text by Arnold's close friend Simonetta
Agnello Hornby. Text in English, Italian and French.
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