The Whiteness of the Whale brings together Paul Graham's three bodies of American photographs: American Night, a shimmer of possibility and The Present, made from 1998 to 2011. These 3 remarkable photographic series reflect upon the social fabric of contemporary America, whilst trying to find something closer to the experience of being and seeing in the world today. American Night (2003) examines the social fracture of America - the great divide between have and have-not rendered through the dichotomy of light and darkness, ...
Read More
The Whiteness of the Whale brings together Paul Graham's three bodies of American photographs: American Night, a shimmer of possibility and The Present, made from 1998 to 2011. These 3 remarkable photographic series reflect upon the social fabric of contemporary America, whilst trying to find something closer to the experience of being and seeing in the world today. American Night (2003) examines the social fracture of America - the great divide between have and have-not rendered through the dichotomy of light and darkness, presence and absence. The images oscillate between high-key near invisible photographs in bright light, and the antithesis - deeply saturated colour images of freshly minted homes glowing under California's blue skies. a shimmer of possibility (2007), is an American epic of the small and incidental. Originally published as twelve photographic visions of everyday life, the stuttering sequences form a kind of 'filmic haiku', revealing the flow of life found in quotidian America, where we share moments with people waiting for a bus, cutting the grass, or smoking a cigarette. a shimmer of possibility was winner of the 2011 Paris Photo Book Prize for the most significant Photobook of the past 15 years. The Present (2011) taken in the streets of New York, and unfolds two images of the same scene separated only by the briefest fraction of time. Here the present is revealed to be a fleeting and provisional alignment, glimpsed as part of an ever flowing continuum of life: before/after, coming/going, either/or. The luxurious catalogue is printed in wide gamut inks on natural white paper, and coincides with the first solo exhibition at Pier 24, San Francisco. It includes newly commissioned texts by David Chandler and Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Whiteness of the Whale to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by A Cappella Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlanta, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by MACK BOOKS.
Add this copy of The Whiteness of the Whale By Paul Graham (2015-09-01) to cart. $128.42, like new condition, Sold by Book Alley rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1757 by Mack.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
First Edition. A very nice first printing of the hardcover edition which appears to be unread. The book is in its original publisher's box--the box has some minor wear and some scraping on the back. The book itself is fine. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.
Add this copy of The Whiteness of the Whale to cart. $152.99, new condition, Sold by Big River Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Powder Springs, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by MACK BOOKS.
Add this copy of The Whiteness of the Whale to cart. $175.00, new condition, Sold by Keeper Reineau Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hamilton, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Mack.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Signed by author. Signed by Acclaimed Fine Art and Documentary Photographer Paul Graham, in person. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) tight, copy, which was bought new and never read, issued without a dust jacket; the book is housed in a presentation box, which is also New (Pristine Condition). U.K. First Edition-First Printing with First Edition spelled out on the Title page. Signed and dated, on the Title page, by Acclaimed Fine Art Documentary Photographer Paul Graham, in person, during a photography panel event in New York City on October 15, 2019. A photo of Paul during the event will be included. "The Whiteness of the Whale" (a reference to Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" 1851) brings together three bodies of the work which Photographer Paul Graham made in the United States between 1998 and 2011. Through the combination of nearly invisible, overexposed images and full-color photographs, the work presents contrasting views that suggest contemporary America's unspoken but omnipresent class divide. This luxurious catalogue coincides with Paul Graham's solo Photography exhibition. Rest assured, this highly collectible copy, housed in a presentation box will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
Add this copy of The Whiteness of the Whale to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Mack.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. 1910164321. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened---with a bonus offer--
