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A landmark in the history of modern art, People of the 20th Century
presents the fullest expression of the German photographer August
Sander's lifelong work: a monumental endeavor to amass an archive
of twentieth-century humanity through a cross section of German
culture. Sander photographed subjects from all walks of life,
capturing bankers and boxers, soldiers and circus performers,
farmers and families, to create a catalog of the German people,
arranged by their profession, gender, and social status. First
imagined in the 1920s, he pursued the project for more than fifty
years during a politically charged and rapidly changing time,
fraught by two world wars and the devastating repercussions of
Nazism. Sander never finished the seven-volume, forty-nine
portfolio magnum opus, continually refining and shaping it to
convey an understanding of the world in which he lived. The
photographs, remarkable for their unflinching realism and deft
analysis of character, provide a powerful social mirror of Germany
between the wars and form one of the most influential achievements
of the twentieth century. Now made available again, People of the
20th Century brings together the exquisite reproductions and
principal texts of the long out-of-print, seven-volume edition, as
well as the main scholarship from the accompanying study edition.
This all-in-one edition, with 619 photographs, offers the most
comprehensive iteration of Sander's still-essential vision.
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Bernd & Hilla Becher (Hardcover)
Jeff L. Rosenheim; Contributions by Gabriele Conrath-Scholl, Virginia Heckert, Lucy Sante, Max Becher
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R1,581
Discovery Miles 15 810
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The first comprehensive, posthumous monograph and retrospective on
Bernd and Hilla Becher, best known for their photographs of
industrial structures in Europe and North America For more than
five decades, Bernd (1931-2007) and Hilla (1934-2015) Becher
collaborated on photographs of industrial architecture in Germany,
France, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, and the United States.
This sweeping monograph features the Bechers' quintessential
pictures, which present water towers, gas tanks, blast furnaces,
and more as sculptural objects. Beyond the Bechers' iconic
Typologies, the book includes Bernd's early drawings, Hilla's
independent photographs, and excerpts from their notes,
sketchbooks, and journals. The book's authors offer new insights
into the development of the artists' process, their work's
conceptual underpinnings, the photographers' relationship to
deindustrialization, and the artists' legacy. An essay by
award-winning cultural historian Lucy Sante and an interview with
Max Becher, the artists' son, make this volume an unrivaled look
into the Bechers' art, life, and career. Published by The
Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (July
11-October 30, 2022) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (December
17, 2022-April 2, 2023)
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