
Since 1839
Eleven Essays on Photography
Clement Cheroux(Author)
MIT Press
Published on 9. November 2021
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-262-04577-3 (ISBN)
Description
"This volume offers a selection of essays by the renowned photography historian Clâement Châeroux. Châeroux, appointed chief curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 2020, takes on a variety of topics, from the history of vernacular photography to the influence of documentary photography on Surrealism. The texts, published together in one volume for the first time and newly translated into English, reflect the breadth of Châeroux's thinking, the rigor of his approach, and his endless curiosity about photographs. In this strikingly designed and generously illustrated volume, Châeroux presents unique case studies and untold stories. He discusses ways of sharing images, from the nineteenth century to the digital age; considers the utopian ideals of early photography; and analyzes the duality of amateur photography. Among other things, he describes the appeal of photographs snapped from a speeding train and explains historical value of first-generation prints of photographs. Through an analysis of key photographs taken on 9/11, Châeroux shows that the same six images were seen again and again in the press. Widely ranging, erudite, and engaging, these essays present Châeroux's innovative investigations of the histories of photography"--Ryerson Image Center WWW site
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
100 figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-04577-3 (9780262045773)
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Person
Clément Chéroux is Joel and Anne Ehrenkranz Chief Curator of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. A photography historian, he has curated approximately thirty exhibitions and has published more than forty books and catalogs.