Mitch Epstein - State of the Union - 2010

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FANTASTIC PHOTOBOOK by Mitch Epstein ('Family Business', 'American Power', 'Berlin') -
in VERY FRESH CONDITION.

'Mitch Epstein, born 1952 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, numbers among America’s outstanding contemporary photographers. This publication examines the development of his oeuvre on the basis of two very different series of photographs.'
(from the publisher)

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"Mitch Epstein is among America's finest contemporary photographers. Two of the most powerful series upon which his reputation rests are Recreation (1973-1988) and American Power (2003), sequences that attempt to make fundamental statements about the U.S. by scrutinizing how its citizens spend their leisure and how its energy industry operates. This publication examines the development of Epstein's work through the example of these two very different series. Recreation exemplifies traditional American street photography in its sometimes ironized depiction of everyday circumstances, where American Power critiques the energy industry and its interventions in nature in much bolder gestures--cooling towers and oil refineries dominate the picture frame, riding roughshod over all rules of proportion and dwarfing anything in their vicinity. Here, in 80 color images selected from these series, Epstein's development is traced, from major protagonist of the American color photography boom to leading commentator on the state of the nation."

Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern. 2010. First edition, first printing.

Hardcover (as issued). 253 x 376 mm. 120 pages. 59 colour Photos: Mitch Epstein. Text: Christoph Schreier, Giesela Parak, Stephan Berg. Text: German, English.

Condition:
Inside excellent, fresh and flawless, clean with no previous owner marks and with no foxing. Outside with very fresh covers and spine, little trace of use; neat flaws at the bottom of the spine; stamp at the bottom edge. Overall fine condition.

Great photobook by Mitch Epstein, published on the occassion of the exhibition at 'Kunstmuseum Bonn' (11th of november 2010 till 23rd of january 2011), in very fresh condition.