Christopher Wool - East Broadway Breakdown - 2003
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Christopher Wool's East Broadway Breakdown is a first edition English-language artist's photobook of 320 pages (28 × 22 cm) with a softback binding and dust jacket, published in 2003 by Holzwarth Publications, in very good condition.
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First edition of East Broadway Breakdown, an important artist’s photobook by American artist Christopher Wool.
Between 1994 and 1995, Wool photographed the streets surrounding East Broadway on New York’s Lower East Side, where he lived and worked. Taken at night with a 35mm camera, the 160 black-and-white photographs depict deserted streets, deteriorating storefronts, staircases, fences and littered pavements.
The grainy images and extreme contrasts often make the subjects difficult to identify, allowing the photographs to shift between urban documentation and abstraction. This raw visual language closely relates to Wool’s celebrated paintings, in which existing images and marks are repeatedly obscured, fragmented and transformed.
The book was designed by Christopher Wool and Hans Werner Holzwarth and is now out of print. It is cited in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger’s The Photobook: A History, Volume III, p.167.
CONDITION
There is slight rubbing to the bottom edge of the book. Otherwise in very good condition.
SHIPPING
Shipped via EMS or DHL. Delivery is available within one week, with a tracking number provided.
Seller's Story
Totodo is a curated antiquarian bookstore based in Japan, dedicated to art books, photography, exhibition catalogues, artist publications, and rare out-of-print titles.
Rather than operating as a volume-driven reseller, we approach bookselling as a form of editorial practice. Each work is carefully selected for its artistic significance, historical context, and lasting relevance, with an emphasis on titles that have shaped visual culture and contemporary thought.
Drawing from decades of experience in the Japanese art book ecosystem, as well as relationships with collectors, estates, and specialized distributors, we are able to present material that is both culturally important and increasingly scarce in the international market.
We maintain rigorous standards for condition assessment and bibliographic accuracy, and every item is securely packaged for international shipment. Our aim is to provide collectors and institutions with thoughtfully chosen works, professional service, and complete transparency.
First edition of East Broadway Breakdown, an important artist’s photobook by American artist Christopher Wool.
Between 1994 and 1995, Wool photographed the streets surrounding East Broadway on New York’s Lower East Side, where he lived and worked. Taken at night with a 35mm camera, the 160 black-and-white photographs depict deserted streets, deteriorating storefronts, staircases, fences and littered pavements.
The grainy images and extreme contrasts often make the subjects difficult to identify, allowing the photographs to shift between urban documentation and abstraction. This raw visual language closely relates to Wool’s celebrated paintings, in which existing images and marks are repeatedly obscured, fragmented and transformed.
The book was designed by Christopher Wool and Hans Werner Holzwarth and is now out of print. It is cited in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger’s The Photobook: A History, Volume III, p.167.
CONDITION
There is slight rubbing to the bottom edge of the book. Otherwise in very good condition.
SHIPPING
Shipped via EMS or DHL. Delivery is available within one week, with a tracking number provided.
Seller's Story
Totodo is a curated antiquarian bookstore based in Japan, dedicated to art books, photography, exhibition catalogues, artist publications, and rare out-of-print titles.
Rather than operating as a volume-driven reseller, we approach bookselling as a form of editorial practice. Each work is carefully selected for its artistic significance, historical context, and lasting relevance, with an emphasis on titles that have shaped visual culture and contemporary thought.
Drawing from decades of experience in the Japanese art book ecosystem, as well as relationships with collectors, estates, and specialized distributors, we are able to present material that is both culturally important and increasingly scarce in the international market.
We maintain rigorous standards for condition assessment and bibliographic accuracy, and every item is securely packaged for international shipment. Our aim is to provide collectors and institutions with thoughtfully chosen works, professional service, and complete transparency.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
East Broadway Breakdown
Author/ Illustrator
Christopher Wool
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2003
Height
28 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
22 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Holzwarth Publications
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
320
