Male / Female : 105 Photographs

Aletti, Vince (introduction); Madonna (interview); Wayne Koestenbaum (essay by)

ISBN 10: 089381881X / ISBN 13: 9780893818814

Editore: Aperture, 1999

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First Edition. 11.75 x 10 inches. b/w and color photographic illustrations. Grey paper boards lettered in silver at spine. Illustrated jacket. Fine in Fine dust jacket. In mylar sleeve. Codice articolo 4474

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Titolo: Male / Female : 105 Photographs

Casa editrice: Aperture

Data di pubblicazione: 1999

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine

Edizione: 1st Edition

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Riassunto:

No age has explored the spectrum of gender with its infinite nuances and variety as ours has.

Humankind's first and most essential dichotomy-that we are created in two natures, male and female-has fascinated artists since the Willendorf sculptor shaped his Venus as unmistakably female. Each sex has connoted different powers and lures over the ages.

Male/Female combines portraits, snapshots, collages, and everything in between to generate a visual conversation that moves fluidly throughout the history of photography. The images utilize intensive self-reflection, humor, and iconic forms to articulate countless expressions of gender. Male/Female features an extensive interview with Madonna and an essay by Wayne Koestenbaum, as well as excerpts from the work of many of today's foremost thinkers. Among the artists included are Claude Cahun, Robert Mapplethorpe, Luigi Ontani, Lucas Samaras, Cindy Sherman, and Laurie Simmons.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Vince Aletti, formerly a music critic at Rolling Stone and elsewhere, is now the photography critic at The Village Voice. He lives in New York City.