"Payson's photographs of the NBA playoffs, I soon realized, are deeply woven into this paranoid, paranormal, paramedia web. From April through June 2001, Payson watched every game in the playoffs, camera glued to his eye, through the final triumph of the Lakers over the Sixers. He shot about two hundred rolls of color film, which amounts to over 3,200 frames. A selection of about ninety is reproduced here. Mostly photographed off an eighty-inch projection-screen TV, they are indelible impressions of the ghost in the machine ...
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"Payson's photographs of the NBA playoffs, I soon realized, are deeply woven into this paranoid, paranormal, paramedia web. From April through June 2001, Payson watched every game in the playoffs, camera glued to his eye, through the final triumph of the Lakers over the Sixers. He shot about two hundred rolls of color film, which amounts to over 3,200 frames. A selection of about ninety is reproduced here. Mostly photographed off an eighty-inch projection-screen TV, they are indelible impressions of the ghost in the machine of American image culture." --Mia Fineman A riveting journey deep into the dark heart of the American Dream, Eric Payson's "Gladiators" are photographs of the 2001 NBA playoffs shot off a wide-screen television. These pictures are about more than mere basketball--they explore our obsession with entertainment and voyeurism, expose our lust for the controlled violence and stylized pageantry of spectator sports, investigate the innate themes of racial politics and male bonding, and examine the electronic medium that transmits it all. Payson, a child of the American media, turned his living room TV screen into a virtual box seat at the Roman Colosseum to create "Gladiators," a compelling examination of our fixation with professional sports.
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Very good. Bumped edges. Creased Dust Jacket. Slight Scratches on Dust Jacket. Appears unread, may have minor damage from transit/storage. Next working day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Hardcover. 8vo OBLONG. Signed by Artist ISBN-1576872211. SIGNED BY ARTIST ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. 1st EDITION, 8vo OBLONG HARDCOVER. THE BOOK AND DUST JACKET ARE IN FINE CONDITION WITH VERY MINIMAL SHELF WEAR / BUMPING TO THE EDGES. ILLUSTRATED BOARD COVER AND DUST JACKET BLACK/WHITE/YELLOW. (PLEASE NOTE: THIS OVERSIZED ITEM WILL NOT BE SHIPPED INTERNATIONALLY IF PURCHASED VIA AMAZON).
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1576872211. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; Heavy/oversize item-additional shipping charges may apply depending on speed/destination requested.; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1576872211. 128 pages. Edited by Mark Holborn. Essay by Mia Fineman. Tight binding, clean and crisp text. A faint hint of shelf wear to dustjacket, otherwise very fine. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. Protected in a new Mylar cover. Collectible.; 4to-over 9 3/4"-12" wide.
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Used-Very Good. 'Payson's photographs of the NBA playoffs, I soon realized, are deeply woven into this paranoid, paranormal, paramedia web. From April through June 2001, Payson watched every game in the playoffs, camera glued to his eye, through the final triumph of the Lakers over the Sixers. He shot about two hundred rolls of color film, which amounts to over 3, 200 frames. A selection of about ninety is reproduced here. Mostly photographed off an eighty-inch projection-screen TV, they are indelible impressions of the ghost in the machine of American image culture. '--Mia Fineman A riveting journey deep into the dark heart of the American Dream, Eric Payson's 'Gladiators' are photographs of the 2001 NBA playoffs shot off a wide-screen television. These pictures are about more than mere basketball--they explore our obsession with entertainment and voyeurism, expose our lust for the controlled violence and stylized pageantry of spectator sports, investigate the innate themes of racial politics and male bonding, and examine the electronic medium that transmits it all. Payson, a child of the American media, turned his living room TV screen into a virtual box seat at the Roman Colosseum to create 'Gladiators, ' a compelling examination of our fixation with professional sports.
