"In the early 1950s, Robert Frank pioneered an original and sophisticated way of looking at the world--with uncompromising clarity and honesty--that has dominated the art of photography ever since. This beautifully designed and printed monograph is being published in association with Frank's major retrospective at the National Gallery of Art. 145 tritones. 15 color plates. 12 duotone illustrations."
"This book presents the many facets of Swiss photographer Balthasar Burkhard (1944–2010). Burkhard’s work combines a sensitive understanding of the body as sculpture and the photographic image as a canvas, making him one of the pioneers in translating photography as a monumental “tableau” into contemporary art. This comprehensive book coalesces Burkhard’s early role as a chronicler of the contemporary art of his time, especially as the m ..."
"Das wichtigste Festival für zeitgenössische Kunst Österreichs feiert Jubiläum.0Im September 2017 findet der?steirische herbst?, eines der ältesten interdisziplinären Festivals für neue Kunst in Europa, zum 50. Mal statt."
"Poète de l’image, sensible à l’anodin – même dans un domaine comme l’usine, le photographe suisse Jakob Tuggener reste peu connu. Pourtant, la cohérence de son expression personnelle peut être comparée à celle du grand photographe américano-suisse Robert Frank.Le vaste ensemble présenté au Pavillon Populaire de la ville de Montpellier à partir du 30 juin 2015 offre une perspective unique sur l’univers industriel des années 1930 aux an ..."
"Wer über ausreichend finanzielle oder - wahlweise - zeitliche Ressourcen verfügt, verlässt Haus und Familie, um sich mit dem Verkehrsmittel seiner Wahl in die Ferne zu begeben. Und egal ob es sich dabei um den knallroten Autobus, die deutlich weniger luxuriöse dritte Wagenklasse der transsibirischen
Eisenbahn oder unseren redaktionseigenen Lamborghini Gallardo handelt, gereist wurde damals und heute auf Teufel komm raus. Wir hingegen ve ..."
"Catalogo di mostra, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. 3 ottobre - 31 Dicembre 1994. Testi e cura di Sarah Greenough e Philip Brookman. Saggi di W.S. Di Piero, Martin Gasser e John Hanhardt. Fotografie in bianco e nero e a colori. Cronologia e lista delle opere. Edizione in tedesco . 4to pp. 336 Brossura (wrappers) Ottimo (Fine)"
"First published in France in 1958, then in the United States in 1959, Robert Frank's The Americans changed the course of twentieth-century photography. In 83 photographs, Frank looked beneath the surface of American life to reveal a people plagued by racism, ill-served by their politicians and rendered numb by a rapidly expanding culture of consumption. Yet he also found novel areas of beauty in simple, overlooked corners of American li ..."