
Taking Shots
The Photography of William S. Burroughs
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 14. January 2014
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-3-7913-4879-7 (ISBN)
Description
Renowned and highly regarded for his experiments with literature, painting, film and music, William S. Burroughs's photographic work, consisting of several thousand photographs, has so far received little critical attention or sustained public exposure. This book, reproducing many previously unseen images, offers fascinating insights into Burroughs's photographic practices, as well as convincing evidence that his photographic work should be considered a significant aspect of his entire oeuvre. It includes portraits and self-portraits, location shots from his travels in Europe, the Americas, and North Africa, photographs of construction and demolition sites, and his individual and collaborative experiments with photomontage, assemblage, and collage. Essays by internationally acclaimed scholars of photography and Burroughs's work in general offer a variety of critical perspectives on his photographic oeuvre, examining its sources, methodologies, biographical contexts, influences, and purposes. Certain to appeal to Burroughs's many devoted fans, this publication also coincides with a recent revival of critical and cultural interest in the 1960s art scene and the Beat Generation's writers and artists. Published in association with The Photographers' Gallery.
Reviews / Votes
"A worthwhile addition to libraries with collections in photographic history or the cultural and social history of the 1960s and 1970s."--Choice "A worthwhile addition to libraries with collections in photographic history or the cultural and social history of the 1960s and 1970s." --Choice
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
987 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-4879-7 (9783791348797)
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Persons
Patricia Allmer is a Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. John Sears is an independent scholar working on modern and contemporary literature.