"It was time--the election was stolen, robbed by middle-men on top. Folks who though the past was the future because they owned the present. Entitlement didn't come from being lazy; it came from cunning, aggrandizing connivance. The leader was a twice entitles frat boy, a thick-headed intellectual goon, with charisma informed by homily and stubborn gotcha comfort." --Larry Fink Originally conceived as a scathing comment on the 2000 presidential election, "The Forbidden Pictures" by Larry Fink were set to run in "The New ...
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"It was time--the election was stolen, robbed by middle-men on top. Folks who though the past was the future because they owned the present. Entitlement didn't come from being lazy; it came from cunning, aggrandizing connivance. The leader was a twice entitles frat boy, a thick-headed intellectual goon, with charisma informed by homily and stubborn gotcha comfort." --Larry Fink Originally conceived as a scathing comment on the 2000 presidential election, "The Forbidden Pictures" by Larry Fink were set to run in "The New York Times Magazine" in the fall of 2001. Then, after the tragic events of September 11 and the ensuing reluctance for criticism found in the media and general public, these images remained largely unseen until their exhibition, first at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania in the spring of 2004, then the following summer at The powerHouse Gallery, New York, timed with the Republican National Convention. Published for the first time in "The Forbidden Pictures," Fink's tableaux set Bush administration look-alikes in the opulent world of Weimar-era painting, referencing the decadent depictions of painters Max Beckmann, George Grosz, and Otto Dix. Included in the catalog is a selction of outraged emails by hostile conservatives in response to the Lehigh exhibition. Equating the images with the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, one writer declared, ..".this is not art! It is DISGUSTING..." Standing in sharp contrast to the populist opinion, Graydon Carter's essay declares that Fink's photographs, ..".remind us that after a war based on deception, the tearing away of our civil rights, and the atmosphere of unprecedented secrecy surrounding the White House, it's no longer liberal hysteria to say that we're living under the governace of what can reasonably said to be an imperial presidency." Presenting both sides of the political spectrum, "The Forbidden Pictures" is a document of--and in fact a response to--the extremities of rhetoric and partisanship that continue to characterize American politics.
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Very Good. Size: 10x0x10; Signed by Fink on the title page. Light shelf rubbing to wrapper and tips. Text and images unmarked. Large square 8vo. Unpaginated.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by powerHouse Books, 2004. Quarto. Pictorial wraps in dust jacket. Signed by Larry Fink on title page (flat). Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A lovely copy of this signed book of photography captured by Larry Fink. Unnumbered pages. ISBN: 9781576872444. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Fair. Used book-May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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