The Body

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THEBODY Photoworks of the Humán Form William A. Ewing
'The Body navigates the shoals and rapids of an aesthetically andpolitically loaded topic, and manages not only to survive the journey but abo to shed substantial light on how photographers have used the humán figure for a variety ofpictorialpurposes through more than 150 years'— New York Times Book Review
Published to extraordinary worldwide acclaim, William A. Ewing's superb anthology was hailed as 'one of the most unique and powerful photographic books in recent memory' (Camera andDarkroom)¦ From it)th-century erotica to the sexual politics of the 199OS, his collection of over 365 photographic images provides a rich archive of bodily forms, both male and female, featuring the outstanding work of somé of the world's most talented photographers: Nadar, Muybridge and Roger Fenton from the early days of the médium; Alfréd Stieglitz and Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Man Ray, Hoyningen-Huene, Frantisek Drtikol, Germaine... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THEBODY Photoworks of the Humán Form William A. Ewing
'The Body navigates the shoals and rapids of an aesthetically andpolitically loaded topic, and manages not only to survive the journey but abo to shed substantial light on how photographers have used the humán figure for a variety ofpictorialpurposes through more than 150 years'— New York Times Book Review
Published to extraordinary worldwide acclaim, William A. Ewing's superb anthology was hailed as 'one of the most unique and powerful photographic books in recent memory' (Camera andDarkroom)¦ From it)th-century erotica to the sexual politics of the 199OS, his collection of over 365 photographic images provides a rich archive of bodily forms, both male and female, featuring the outstanding work of somé of the world's most talented photographers: Nadar, Muybridge and Roger Fenton from the early days of the médium; Alfréd Stieglitz and Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Man Ray, Hoyningen-Huene, Frantisek Drtikol, Germaine Krull; from our own time, John Coplans, Róbert Mapplethorpe, Richárd Hamilton, Sally Mann, Helen Chadwick, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Pierre Radisic, Dieter Appelt and many others. Alsó included are works by artists who have used the body itself as their médium and means of expression, such as Carolee Schneemann, Bruce Nauman, Arnulf Rainer and Róbert Morris.
Images of the humán body have always intrigued, attracted and obsessed us, but photography has intensified our obsessions for at least 150 years. The body has inspired a long tradition of photographing the nude. It has alsó been scrutinized by medical and anatomical photographers; celebrated by photographers of sport, dance and fashion; and depicted in phantasmagoric terms, in the realms of dream imagery and the imagination.
Today, in the age of the supermodel and the super-athlete, consciousness of both the priváté and the public body has achieved a new immediacy. That the 1988 Mapplethorpe exhibition became an international cause célébre and, ultimately, the focus of an obscenity trial is just one example of how deeply photographs of the body continue to stir passions, cause controversy and compel interest at all levels of society. The Body is a true reflection of this fascination - and an exciting and provocative record of the camera's infatuation with the humán figure.
With 366 illustrations, 35 in colour, 331 in duotone
On the cover: photographs by Róbert Davies, 1993 Vissza