New Releases IdeNtICal- poRtRaIts of twINs
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New Releases
IdeNtICalpoRtRaIts of twINs by Martin Schoeller
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARTIN SCHOELLER PUBLISHED BY TENEUES 132 PAGES-110 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS Review by Janet Alexander
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You’ll be seeing more than just double with Martin Schoeller’s photographs of twins and multiples. Who better to focus on the minute physical differences and fine details distinguishing identical twins than the symmetry obsessed master of close-up portraiture himself? With his ever analytical eye, Schoeller’s images show us what usually remains unseen to the naked eye. These images of biological anomalies are meant to be examined as such; so for once, you don’t have to feel bad for staring. Available now Price: $75.00 | www.teneues.com
photoGRaphs fRom the ameRICaN southwest
by Dan MartenSen PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAN MARTENSEN PUBLISHED BY DAMIANI DISTRIBUTED BY D.A.P 112-PAGES-60 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS Review by Raquel Gil New York acclaimed art, fashion and editorial photographer Dan Martensen started photographing images portraying isolation in towns across the southwest, on a drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2001. This 112-page book features sixty images that eerily convey a sense of loss, nostalgia, and occasional visual humor. They invoke a population come and long gone, and the destitution and ruin resulting from the economic recession of 2008. Art writer Jason Farago praised, “the political message of Martensen’s photographs, one that touches upon economic policy and immigration as well as the sense that the nation has lost some of its promise after the Bush years.” Yet the book doesn’t intend to stir polemics as much as to offer a candid reflection on loss and absence. Available now Price: $50.00 | www.artbook.com
lIfe’s a BeaCh
by Martin Parr PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARTIN PARR PUBLISHED BY APERTURE 80 PAGES-98 FOUR COLOR IMAGES Review by Janet Alexander The island life featured in the aptly titled, Life’s a Beach, is the first compilation of photographer Martin Parr devoted to his life-long obsession with beaches. With individual prints inserted into each page, the book more closely resembles a family album, and documents the seaside of such international destinations as Argentina, Brazil, China, Spain, Italy, Latvia, and Japan. This collection is the result of decades photographing life as it exists between sand and surf, and if nothing else, will bring a sun-kissed warmth to your winter coffee table. Limited Editon (1000 copies) available now | Mini-Edition will be released in spring 2013 Price: $200.00/$25.00 | www.aperture.org
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a New ameRICaN pICtuRe by Doug rickarD PHOTOGRAPHS BY DOUG RICKARD PUBLISHED BY APERTURE FOUNDATION 144 PAGES-79 FOUR COLOR IMAGES Review by Janet Alexander
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A New American Picture is a street photography monograph fit for the digital age, and so, indeed, lives up to its name by offering a new kind of picture of America. Rickard spent two years re-photographing images from Google Maps, Earth, and Street View, as they had appeared on his computer screen. More specifically, Rickard points a critical lens to forgotten, abandoned, and declining places—both rural and urban—in America. The notion of image as re-presentation is manifested literally, and Rickard’s effort is unique in relating virtual to actual reality. Available now Price: $60.00 | www.aperture.org
stoRY telleR
by Marc aSnin PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARC ASNIN PUBLISHED BY CONTRASTO BOOKS 408 PAGES-220 BLACK & WHITE IMAGES Review by Raquel Gil New York-based photographer Mark Asnin began to informally document his uncle in the early ‘80s. He used his camera to get to know this complex and melancholic character. “People often ask me what Uncle Charlie is about... This book is life… It’s about broken dreams, disappointment, and having the resiliency to find slivers of happiness in an oppressed existence,” said Asnin. The deeply personal and intimate images capture a remarkable portrait of a man and his strugggles. Available now Price: $49.00 | www.contrastobooks.com
ARTS: BOOK CLUB-”New Releases” Page 163
New Releases
IdeNtICalpoRtRaIts of twINs by Martin Schoeller
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARTIN SCHOELLER PUBLISHED BY TENEUES 132 PAGES-110 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS Review by Janet Alexander
RESOURCEMAGONLINE.com
You’ll be seeing more than just double with Martin Schoeller’s photographs of twins and multiples. Who better to focus on the minute physical differences and fine details distinguishing identical twins than the symmetry obsessed master of close-up portraiture himself? With his ever analytical eye, Schoeller’s images show us what usually remains unseen to the naked eye. These images of biological anomalies are meant to be examined as such; so for once, you don’t have to feel bad for staring. Available now Price: $75.00 | www.teneues.com
photoGRaphs fRom the ameRICaN southwest
by Dan MartenSen PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAN MARTENSEN PUBLISHED BY DAMIANI DISTRIBUTED BY D.A.P 112-PAGES-60 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS Review by Raquel Gil New York acclaimed art, fashion and editorial photographer Dan Martensen started photographing images portraying isolation in towns across the southwest, on a drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2001. This 112-page book features sixty images that eerily convey a sense of loss, nostalgia, and occasional visual humor. They invoke a population come and long gone, and the destitution and ruin resulting from the economic recession of 2008. Art writer Jason Farago praised, “the political message of Martensen’s photographs, one that touches upon economic policy and immigration as well as the sense that the nation has lost some of its promise after the Bush years.” Yet the book doesn’t intend to stir polemics as much as to offer a candid reflection on loss and absence. Available now Price: $50.00 | www.artbook.com
lIfe’s a BeaCh
by Martin Parr PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARTIN PARR PUBLISHED BY APERTURE 80 PAGES-98 FOUR COLOR IMAGES Review by Janet Alexander The island life featured in the aptly titled, Life’s a Beach, is the first compilation of photographer Martin Parr devoted to his life-long obsession with beaches. With individual prints inserted into each page, the book more closely resembles a family album, and documents the seaside of such international destinations as Argentina, Brazil, China, Spain, Italy, Latvia, and Japan. This collection is the result of decades photographing life as it exists between sand and surf, and if nothing else, will bring a sun-kissed warmth to your winter coffee table. Limited Editon (1000 copies) available now | Mini-Edition will be released in spring 2013 Price: $200.00/$25.00 | www.aperture.org
ARTS: BOOK CLUB-”New Releases” Page 161
a New ameRICaN pICtuRe by Doug rickarD PHOTOGRAPHS BY DOUG RICKARD PUBLISHED BY APERTURE FOUNDATION 144 PAGES-79 FOUR COLOR IMAGES Review by Janet Alexander
RESOURCEMAGONLINE.com
A New American Picture is a street photography monograph fit for the digital age, and so, indeed, lives up to its name by offering a new kind of picture of America. Rickard spent two years re-photographing images from Google Maps, Earth, and Street View, as they had appeared on his computer screen. More specifically, Rickard points a critical lens to forgotten, abandoned, and declining places—both rural and urban—in America. The notion of image as re-presentation is manifested literally, and Rickard’s effort is unique in relating virtual to actual reality. Available now Price: $60.00 | www.aperture.org
stoRY telleR
by Marc aSnin PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARC ASNIN PUBLISHED BY CONTRASTO BOOKS 408 PAGES-220 BLACK & WHITE IMAGES Review by Raquel Gil New York-based photographer Mark Asnin began to informally document his uncle in the early ‘80s. He used his camera to get to know this complex and melancholic character. “People often ask me what Uncle Charlie is about... This book is life… It’s about broken dreams, disappointment, and having the resiliency to find slivers of happiness in an oppressed existence,” said Asnin. The deeply personal and intimate images capture a remarkable portrait of a man and his strugggles. Available now Price: $49.00 | www.contrastobooks.com
ARTS: BOOK CLUB-”New Releases” Page 163
