In this, our second volume of Witkin's photographs, the work is as controversial as ever. In often torturous or eroticized still lifes and tableaux, cadavers, physical anomalies, transsexuals and animals are carefully arranged to create a mythology that could originate only in the imagination of this singular artist. In Gods of Earth and Heaven, Witkin advances an aesthetic point of view in a manner that raises his artistic output to a new level of sophistication. As often praised as he is derided by critics, his work has ...
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In this, our second volume of Witkin's photographs, the work is as controversial as ever. In often torturous or eroticized still lifes and tableaux, cadavers, physical anomalies, transsexuals and animals are carefully arranged to create a mythology that could originate only in the imagination of this singular artist. In Gods of Earth and Heaven, Witkin advances an aesthetic point of view in a manner that raises his artistic output to a new level of sophistication. As often praised as he is derided by critics, his work has become a basis for serious debate on issues of life and death, love and sexuality. At the very least Witkin's work challenges traditional canons of beauty and the spiritual in art. An updated bibliography and exhibition history are included.
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Very good in Good jacket. The jacket is scratched and shelf worn with the bottom corner edges being slightly bumped. The cover is in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book First edition. Near fine/near fine condition, slight over all wear to book and dustjacket, two small abrasions to front cover of dustjacket.
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Very good. Plastic coating of dust jacket shows heavy raised ripping and scuffs on back cover. Front cover of dust jacket has a few small scuffs and edges show some light wear.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Audience: General/trade. Generally better than VG. Slight corner bumps to front boards. Text edges clean but not pristine. First page has some black staining along bottom edge, which appears to have been transferred from black page opposite. DJ in Brodart-type mylar sleeve, has some modest wear and a small tear front. Overall, quite nice.
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Joel-Peter Witkin. Fine in near fine jacket. Color frontispiece, and illustrated throughout with Witkin's disturbing b/w photographs. Tall slim 4to, silver-lettered black cloth, d.w. Santa Fe: Twelvetrees Press, 1994. Third Edition, limited to 5000 casebound copies. A fine copy in near fine dust wrapper-boldly signed and dated by Witkin on dedication page.