William Eggleston - William Eggleston - 2002

This copy as new in original shrinkwrap.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition William Eggleston, organized by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, from November 20, 2001 to February 24, 2002] curator Chandès Hervé.

The book serves as a definitive overview of William Eggleston's career up to that point. It tracks his evolution from his earliest, rare black-and-white prints from the late 1950s and 1960s to his groundbreaking, highly saturated color photography that forever changed the art world. In accordance with Eggleston’s personal philosophy, the book contains virtually no analytical text or commentary alongside the photos. Eggleston notoriously preferred that viewers approach his images without preconceptions, which is why the vast majority of the photos are left entirely untitled. The imagery highlights his masterly documentation of the "banal" and everyday life—primarily focusing on his home region of the American South (including eerie landscapes around Plains, Georgia, the hometown of Jimmy Carter). It captures everyday subjects like diners, supermarkets, local residents, and vibrant, saturated street signs.