SIGNED; Raymond Depardon (MAGNUM) - Villes / Cities / Städte - 2007

An exceptionally inscribed and signed copy on the half-title page by Raymond Depardon (born 1942), unique and unavailable as a signed copy and very rare as an unsigned copy. 286 pages and 278 full-page colour photographs, text by Raymond Depardon in French, English and German, semi-rigid plastic cover. In excellent condition, practically like new.

The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art initiated this project, and 12 cities were chosen, starting with Tokyo, the largest city in the world with 32 million inhabitants, and ending with the smallest, Addis Ababa. Raymond Depardon began in Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and finished in Paris. These cities are Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo, Berlin, Moscow, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Buenos Aires, New York, Johannesburg, Dubai and Paris.

Seven cities were the subject of an installation in Paris at the Cartier Foundation, but it was in Berlin, at the Museum für Fotografie, that the complete set of 12 cities was shown for the first time in February 2007. Raymond Depardon writes: "I loved losing myself in these foreign cities, I strove to blend into the flow of passersby on the busy streets of these great metropolises... Three days in each city, trying to keep that first gaze before leaving the city like a thief of images... Sidewalks and pedestrians, rivers and bridges, coastlines and ports, rain and sun increasingly resemble one another across the continents... My companions were a small Aaton camera with Kodak A-Minima rolls, a Bronica 645, and color film.

Copy in excellent condition, practically like new. A personal collection item kept with the greatest care. Shipped protected with reinforced packaging and international tracking guaranteed. For multiple purchases there is the possibility of grouped shipping with reimbursement of any postage overpayments via Paypal.

0.9 kg excluding packaging