William Eggleston : democratic camera, photographs, and video, 1961-2008
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William Eggleston : democratic camera, photographs, and video, 1961-2008
Whitney Museum of American Art , Haus der Kunst , Distributed by Yale University Press, c2008
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Exhibition catalogue
Catalogue of an exhibition held at Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, November 7, 2008-January 25, 2009; Haus der Kunst, Munich, February 20-May 17, 2009
Biography: p. 269-277
Includes bibliographical reference (p. 289-291) and index
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Description
Elvis' Graceland, a freezer stuffed with food, a Gulf gasoline sign standing in a deserted rural landscape - these are only a few of the iconic images captured by the "democratic camera" of photographer William Eggleston. Not only has he drawn upon images so telling of American culture, he has produced them with an intensity and balance of colour that have helped elevate this entire field of photography to a fine art, especially since his 1976 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.Drawing together Eggleston's famous and lesser-known works, this lavishly illustrated catalogue is the first to examine both his photography and videos. Of particular relevance are his black-and-white images from the late 1950s and 1960s, which helped shape his colour photography, as well as the relationship between his provocative video recordings of 1970s Memphis nightlife and his later work. Included are reproductions of newly restored prints, executed specifically for the exhibition.Filled with new and challenging contributions to scholarship and accompanying the first major U.S. survey of his work, this catalogue will prove the standard reference for Eggleston's photographs for years to come.
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