Civilization: The Way We Live Now - Rilegato

Ewing, William A.; Roussell, Holly

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ISBN 10: 0500021708 ISBN 13: 9780500021705

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2018

Riassunto

Every day and every hour, human civilization expands, evolves, and mutates. These universal movements are chronicled by prestigious curator William A. Ewing in this stunning photographic exploration, Civilization. Ewing illuminates how contemporary photography, notably art photography, is fascinated by, and attempts to decode, the way we live today. This landmark publication is accompanied by an internationally touring exhibition produced by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography—a global cultural event for a global subject.Eight thematic chapters are led by breathtaking imagery accompanied by essays, commentaries, and captions that illuminate the theme.The chapters, including "Hive", "Flow", "Rupture" and "Escape", explore the many faces of our shared civilization. From how we move goods and peoples to the complex relations of close-knit living, Civilization looks beyond the surface to the workings of the world, at the ways we live, work and play and at what happens when it all breaks down.Visually epic and ambitiously popular in approach, Civilization will reach beyond the boundaries of the photography world to engage and connect with audiences worldwide.

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Part a Who s Who handbook for the photographically astute, part documentary of everything ... The 352 pages zing with 500 photographs, many previously unpublished, from 140 leading photographers. A global family photo album, a memory book of personal stories that patchwork to form a rounded impression of humanity --Wallpaper.com

What makes the project so fascinating and what gives it its depth and breadth is the multiplicity of international voices, approaches, perspectives and motivations that feature -- Port

An admirable and ambitious undertaking ... a compelling collection of photographs --Geographical Magazine

The most ambitious stock-taking of our world since Edward Steichen's Family of Man in the 1950s --World of Interiors

Through the work of top photographers, split into themed chapters (hive, flow, control), the editors have created a fascinating, amusing, disturbing picture of the world we have created --The Times, Photography Books of the Year 2018

A comprehensive menu of all that is outstanding in contemporary photography ... Recommended --State Magazine

Thought-provoking and insightful... The pages are peppered with quotes from the photographers - a great example of words and pictures complementing each other ... a complex, absorbing and superbly curated book that is well worth reading --Amateur Photographer

L'autore:

William A. Ewing has been an author, lecturer, curator of photography and museum director for more than forty years. His many publications on photography include The Body, Landmark and Edward Burtynsky: Essential Elements, all published by Thames & Hudson. Holly Roussell is a curator and art historian specializing in photography and contemporary art from Asia.

Holly Roussell is a curator and art historian specializing in photography and contemporary art from Asia.

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0500021708
• ISBN 13: 9780500021705
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 352