Ari Marcopoulos: Not Yet
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (529 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847848884 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ari Marcopoulos is an artist whose photographs and films have been exhibited, collected, and published around the world. Robert Slifkin is an associate professor of fine arts at the Institute of Fine Arts at NYU. Neville Wakefield is a curator and writer on contemporary art and culture. . Catherine Taft is a writer and curator based in Los Angelese
Marcopoulos enlists some of his closest friends and family to curate chapters of his book, 'I wanted a point of view on my work to come from someone other than myself…I invited friends and peers of mine to select images, curating individuals chapters as if they were making a zine of my work like the ones I’ve been doing for decades'."—Musee Magazine "What ties the photos together is the Dutch artist’s skewed take on the world: 'I photograph abstract things,' he says in the book’s Q&A, 'but I also abstract the things I photograph.'"—Jack Crager, American Photo. "Some of Not Yet's images are windows into a New York of another era." —i-D Magazine"Dubbed Not Yet, the tome takes a look back at Marcopoulos’ four-plus decades of raw, convention-breaking work a
For nearly four decades, Ari Marcopoulos has broken conventions with his candid and raw style. His photographs documenting subcultures such as skateboarding, snowboarding, and hip-hop; his tendencies to photograph stark landscapes, portraits of artists, and celebrities; and his extremely quiet and intimate photos of his family and friends have all been hugely influential in helping to establish the visual rawness of youth culture, as well as the ephemeral aesthetic of contemporary photography. Ari Marcopoulos: Not Yet is an unprecedented journey through the artist’s celebrated career, from skateboarding and snowboarding to rural landscapes and cityscapes. Each chapter is edited by a different celebrated artist or family member—all close to Marcopoulos—and it is through these personal reflections on the artist’