Henri Cartier-Bresson: Here and Now - Rilegato

Cheroux, Clement

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ISBN 10: 0500544301 ISBN 13: 9780500544303

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2014

Riassunto

Henri Cartier-Bresson’s work embraced art, politics, revolution, and war. But more powerful than any of these overarching themes was his evident concern for the human individual at every social level.This lavishly illustrated monograph—published to accompany France’s first major retrospective since the photographer’s death in 2004—traces Cartier-Bresson’s development as a photographer, activist, journalist, and artist. In addition to some of Cartier-Bresson’s best-known photographs, included here are many seldom seen or unpublished images and some rarities in color as well as black-and-white.From his earliest photographs in Paris in the 1920s and Africa in the 1930s, Cartier-Bresson’s capacity to conjure coherence and harmony out of a chaotic world appears effortless and innate—a deep-centered attitude rather than a merely learned technique. His observations of the effects of poverty and revolution around the world led directly to his pioneering photojournalism and to his co-founding of Magnum Photos. He became renowned for his penetrating portraits of the most prominent figures of his time, becoming, in the words of his biographer Pierre Assouline, “the eye of the century.”

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A must for lovers of photography. --The Mail on Sunday

Brings together greatest hits and unpublished novelties to offer a new vision of an established master. --Spectator

Our view of the legendary lensman is refreshed by combining classic images with the unfamiliar. --The Independent

Deeply informative. --British Journal of Photography

One of the most comprehensive studies of the man and his work ... informative and completely captivating. The text offers up useful background directives and opens up a further understanding of the photographs, their context and their place in time ... this is not just a biography and exploration of the work of a profoundly great photographer but also a social history, a revelation of humanity through politics, war, work and play. --Black & White Photography

Magnificent ... a marvellous book in which you can literally lose yourself. --The Good Book Guide

Lavishly illustrated ... the composition is always stunning and there are images you know well and images you don't know at all. For anybody seriously interested in Cartier-Bresson, it is must. --Mature Times

A treasure trove of iconic imagery ... [the] twentieth century's finest photo album. --ProperMag.com

Amazing. --The Observer

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0500544301
• ISBN 13: 9780500544303
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 399