| Bruce Davidson: Subway Contributor(s): Davidson, Bruce (Photographer), Davidson, Bruce (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Brathwaite, Fred (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1597111945 ISBN-13: 9781597111942 Publisher: Aperture OUR PRICE: $58.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Lifestyles - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 779.997 |
| LCCN: 2011904077 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 11.83" W x 11.59" (3.16 lbs) 135 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bruce Davidson's groundbreaking Subway, first published by Aperture in 1986, has garnered critical acclaim both as a documentation of a unique moment in the cultural fabric of New York City and for its phenomenal use of extremes of color and shadow set against flash-lit skin. In Davidson's own words, the people in the subway, their flesh juxtaposed against the graffiti, the penetrating effect of the strobe light itself, and even the hollow darkness of the tunnels, inspired an aesthetic that goes unnoticed by passengers who are trapped underground, hiding behind masks and closed off from each other. In this third edition of what is now a classic of photographic literature, a sequence of 118 (including 25 previously unpublished) images transport the viewer through a landscape at times menacing, and at other times lyrical and soulful. The images present the full gamut of New Yorkers, from weary straphangers and languorous ladies in summer dresses to stalking predators and homeless persons. Davidson's accompanying text tells the story behind the images, clarifying his method and dramatizing his obsession with the subway, its rhythms and its particular madness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davidson, Bruce: - Bruce Davidson is an award-winning photographer whose career spans nearly sixty years. He became a member of Magnum Photos in 1958, and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1962, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1967 and 1980, the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Photography in 2004, and a Gold Medal of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Arts Club in 2007. His work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; and Aperture Foundation, New York.Brathwaite, Fred: - Fred Braithwaite a.k.a Fab 5 Freddy is a visual artist, filmmaker, and rapper.Geldzahler, Henry: - Henry Geldzahler was a curator of contemporary art in the late 20th century, as well as a modern art historian and art critic. He is best known for his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and as New York City Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. |