In 1997, Sugimoto began a series of photographs of significant works of modernist architecture, intending "to trace the beginnings of our age via architecture." One of the hallmarks of Sugimoto's work is his technical mastery of the medium. He makes photographs exclusively with an 8" x 10" view camera, and his silver gelatin prints are renowned for their tonal range, total lack of grain, wealth of detail, and overall optical precision.
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In 1997, Sugimoto began a series of photographs of significant works of modernist architecture, intending "to trace the beginnings of our age via architecture." One of the hallmarks of Sugimoto's work is his technical mastery of the medium. He makes photographs exclusively with an 8" x 10" view camera, and his silver gelatin prints are renowned for their tonal range, total lack of grain, wealth of detail, and overall optical precision.
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Fair. Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well answers may be filled in. May be missing DVDs, CDs, Access code, etc. 100%Money-Back Guarantee! Ship within 24 hours! ! The dust jacket is missing.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by World Renowned Photographer, Acclaimed Architect, and Author Hiroshi Sugimoto in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 160 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a Fine, as New, dust jacket; a tight copy that has not been read. First Edition-First Printing. Signed on the front end paper (Hiroshi's preference) and dated on the front board, by Acclaimed Architect, World Renowned and Award-Winning Photographer, and Author Hiroshi Sugimoto, in person, at his book promotion event for this Title on November 1, 2019, in New York City. A photo of Hiroshi during the event, and an event notice will be included. In "Architecture" Hiroshi creates a series of photographs of significant works of modernist architecture, intending "to trace the beginnings of our age via architecture." By the virtue of the photo's blurriness and lack of color, the images strip down buildings to their essence, what we imagine is the architect's first, pure vision of form. Included in this volume are 19 previously unpublished images, and the language of architectural modernism is distilled in a number of photos of world known structures. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in a clear, archival Mylar cover; and 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 ultimate respect.
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New in New jacket. First edition, first printing. Signed in silver marker on the front free end paper by Sugimoto. Hardcover. Fine cloth-covered boards, with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Photographs and text by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Creative direction and design by Takaaki Matsumoto, Matsumoto Incorporated, New York. Editorial coordination, copy editing and production management by Amy Wilkins, Matsumoto Incorporated, New York. Color separations, printing and binding by Grafiche Damiani, Italy. Printed on Phoenix Motion Xantur 170 gsm paper. 160 pp., with 90 duotone plates. 11-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches. New in publisher's shrink-wrap (shrink-wrapped after signing). From the publisher: "In 1997, Hiroshi Sugimoto began a series of photographs of significant works of modernist architecture, intending "to trace the beginnings of our age via architecture." One of the hallmarks of Sugimoto's work is his technical mastery of the medium. He makes photographs exclusively with an 8 x 10" view camera, and his silver gelatin prints are renowned for their tonal range, total lack of grain, wealth of detail and overall optical precision. In making the Architecture photographs, however, he inverted his usual process: "Pushing out my old large-format camera's focal length to twice-infinity...I discovered that superlative architecture survives the onslaught of blurred photography. Thus I began erosion-testing architecture for durability, completely melting away many of the buildings in the process." The language of architectural modernism is distilled in photographs of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building, and Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao. By virtue of their blurriness and lack of color, the images strip down buildings to their essence, what we might imagine was the architect's first, pure vision of form. The details of construction and imperfections that are a natural result of a massive, collaborative human undertaking, are absent, and instead light and shadow define the forms of these buildings. The Architecture photographs continue the artist's longstanding investigations of the passage of time and of history. Are these monuments to human ingenuity and the power of the industrial age as eternal as they seem? 'Architecture' contains 90 photographs, 19 of which are previously unpublished." Signed by Author.
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Collectible; Fair. No dust jacket. Association copy. Large personalized inscription by Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, La (MOCA) and of Art Center Richard Koshalek across both pages of the foreword. It seems to be to written a member of the Kovler Foundation, a sponsor of the project. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no other markings found. Silk wrapped boards bright and shiny with a touch of handling soil, some small light scuffs and dents. Boards lift a bit. Extremities lightly bumped with small rubs. No expedited or international shipping, oversize.