Lee Friedlander's surreal sensibility is on full display in this set of photograph originally published in 1970. Here Friedlander focuses on the role of his own physical presence in his images. He writes: B"At first, my presence in my photos was fascinating and disturbing. But as time passed and I was more a part of other ideas in my photos, I was able to add a giggle to those feelings.B" Here readers can witness this progression as Friedlander appears in the form of his shadow or reflected in windows and mirrors, and only ...
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Lee Friedlander's surreal sensibility is on full display in this set of photograph originally published in 1970. Here Friedlander focuses on the role of his own physical presence in his images. He writes: B"At first, my presence in my photos was fascinating and disturbing. But as time passed and I was more a part of other ideas in my photos, I was able to add a giggle to those feelings.B" Here readers can witness this progression as Friedlander appears in the form of his shadow or reflected in windows and mirrors, and only occasionally fully visibly through his own camera. In some photos he visibly struggles with the notion of self-portraiture, desultorily shooting himself in household mirrors and other reflective surfaces. Soon, though, he begins to toy with the pictures, almost teasingly inserting his shadow into them to amusing and provocative effect--elongated and trailing a group of women seen only from the knees down; cast and bent over a chair as if seated in it; mirroring the silhouette of someone walking down the street ahead of him; or falling on the desert ground, a large bush standing in for hair. These uncanny self-portraits evoke a surprisingly full landscape of the artist's life and mind. This reprint edition of
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Add this copy of Jasper Johns: a Retrospective to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Ridge Road Sight & Sound rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Arlington, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Museum of Modern Art.
Add this copy of Jasper Johns: a Retrospective to cart. $40.00, good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Museum of Modern Art.
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Good in Good jacket. The jacket is shelf worn and rubbed with a few small bumps on the front jacket cover. The top and bottom edges of the jackets spine is bumped and slightly creased. the top and bottom edges of the spine are bumped with the top edge having a few small stains. Spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.
