Well, it took me 4 quick months to make it through T J Clark’s Farewell to an Idea, but I made it…
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Caleb Jenkins – ‘American Eclipse’
Dateline August 21, 2017: a rare-ish, total eclipse sweeps the United States. For a few brief minutes, we focus less on our schisms and fancies, and unite under a darkening sky. Jenkins grabbed a roll of film* and went for a walk. ‘American Eclipse’ is the result.
‘A/fixed’ vol. 1
A/fixed was a platform for bringing Japanese Photography to western audiences, and, for me, it was welcome. The first issue of their journal (A/fixed Journal vol. 1, Spring 2017), subtitled “Provoke Generation: Japanese Photography ’60’s-’70’s”, focused on what, for me, is the first thing I think of when I think of Japanese Photography, probably the first …
‘Arbus Friedlander Winogrand: New Documents, 1967’
Arbus Friedlander Winogrand: New Documents, 1967 is the long-awaited catalog from the (in)famous MoMA show, “New Documents” of 1967, which ushered in, or, rather, legitimized the era of straight photography, the casual snapshot of the ordinary subject, and the classic portrait of the outsider.
Stephen Shore – ‘Factory: Andy Warhol’
Factory: Andy Warhol was Stephen Shore’s High School and BFA all rolled into one, more or less.
‘Fred Herzog: Modern Color’
Fred Herzog: Modern Color, has been sitting in my “to review” pile for nearly a year (or more?), since I jumped on a pre-order of it (if I recall). I don’t know what I’ve been waiting for… time to look more closely at it, probably, and the work deserves more time than I’ve given it. …
‘Photobook Phenomenon’
I got hip to Photobook Phenomenon many months ago, thanks to Jorg Colberg and Conscientious. It’s less a photobook than a collection of zines, featuring theoretical and historical essays, a survey of great book(cover)s from Martin Parr’s collection, and a poster, all held together in a sealed slipcase with a pull-tab that you need “Remove only …
