Man Ray: Liberating Photography
$61.30
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2024
Summary
Published in connection with an exhibition opening at Photo Elysée in spring 2024, this book presents more than 150 of Man Ray’s portraits, primarily from the 1920s and 30s.
Man Ray (1890-1976) was a man both of and ahead of his time. With his conceptual approach and innovative techniques, he liberated photography from previous constraints and opened the floodgates to new ways of thinking about the medium.
A close friend of Marcel Duchamp and André Breton, he …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500028117 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500028117 |
| Author: | Nathalie Herschdorfer, Wendy Grossman |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 940g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 240mm |
Critics Review
An all-encompassing look at Man Ray’s different photographic abilities, from his work as a fashion photographer with Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar all the way to his now iconic experimental work.– “Musée” (8/22/2024 12:00:00 AM)
Nathalie Herschdorfer
Nathalie Herschorfer is the Director of Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her previous books include Deborah Turbeville: Photocollage, Body and Coming into Fashion. Wendy A. Grossman is an independent scholar and curator. She is the author of Man Ray, African Art, and the Modernist Lens.
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