Lee Friedlander: Chain Link
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3958292593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sometimes the steel mesh seems as delicate as lace; at others it appears as tough as snakeskin. In this book’s 97 pictures, drawn from over four decades of work, it recurs as versatile, utilitarian and ubiquitousnot unlike the photographer himself.. And few things have attracted his attentionor been more unpredictable in their effectthan the humble chain link fence.Erected to delineate space, form protective barriers and bring order to chaos, the fences in Friedlander’s pictures catch filaments of light, throw disconcerting shadows and visually interrupt scenes without fully
In 1948 he began to photograph seriously and by the 1960s had become widely recognized for his all-encompassing portrayals of the American social landscapea term he coined. . Lee Friedlander was born in 1934 in Aberdeen, Washington. Friedlander’s influential work has been the subject of many seminal exhibitions, including New Documents and Mirrors and
. In 1948 he began to photograph seriously and by the 1960s had become widely recognized for his all-encompassing portrayals of the American social landscapea term he coined. Friedlander’s influential work has been the subject of many seminal exhibitions, including New Documents and Mirrors and Windows, both organized by John Szarkowski at The Museum of Modern Art, and more than 50 books, including Self Portrait (1970), The American Monument (1976), Factory Valleys (1982), Sticks and Stones (2004) and America By Car (2010). About the AuthorLee Friedlander was born in 1934 in Aberdeen, Washington