English artist John Stezaker (born 1949) reexamines various relationships to the photographic image--as documentation of truth, purveyor of memory and symbol of modern culture. In his collages, Stezaker appropriates images found in books, magazines and postcards, and uses them as "readymades." Through his elegant juxtapositions, Stezaker adopts the content and contexts of the original images to convey his own witty and poignant meanings. In this new volume, Stezaker started with found images from Hollywood's golden era. ...
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English artist John Stezaker (born 1949) reexamines various relationships to the photographic image--as documentation of truth, purveyor of memory and symbol of modern culture. In his collages, Stezaker appropriates images found in books, magazines and postcards, and uses them as "readymades." Through his elegant juxtapositions, Stezaker adopts the content and contexts of the original images to convey his own witty and poignant meanings. In this new volume, Stezaker started with found images from Hollywood's golden era. Using publicity shots of classic film icons, the artist splices and overlaps famous faces, creating hybrid stars that dissociate the familiar and take on an uncanny quality, destabilizing our idealization of celebrity through work both surreal and grotesque. The volume includes an essay by writer, curator and artist David Campany.
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Good Condition. 9783037644492. Styles: Conceptual Art. Good+ 1st ed 2016 Ringier hardback, impressive high quality production. Dents and bumps to spine ends with surface splits to these areas. minor surface splits and wear to lower corners of boards, internally bright and unmarked. Size: 245\nx 345\nx 17.78mm. 144 pages. Text is in English, German. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; Styles: Conceptual Art; English, German Language; ISBN: 3037644494. ISBN/EAN: 9783037644492. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 083592.
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