Alexander Rodtschenko - Rodtchenko (FIRST FRENCH PRINTING, MINT CONDITION, SHRINK-WRAPPED) - 2011

WONDERFUL BOOK by Alexander (also: Alexandr or Alexandre) Rodtchenko (also: Rodtschenko or Rodchenko), one of the LEADING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE, who has influenced numerous subsequent photographers worldwide.
His experimental approach to photography had a significant influence on the art form.

Alexander Rodtchenko used unusual perspectives, diagonal compositions, and dynamic cropping to create a new visual language that stood out from traditional viewing habits. His works, such as 'Girl with Leica' or 'Portrait of Mother' are iconic examples of his avant-garde visual language.
The avant-garde movement, to which Rodtchenko belonged, sought new forms of expression and broke with established conventions in art, literature, and music. Rodtchenko's photography was an important part of this movement and helped establish photography as an independent art form.

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'For many years respected gallerists Peter MacGill, Rudolf Kicken and Edwynn Houk have been collecting Aleksander Rodtchenko's photographs. This book is a curated selection of these images, mostly reproduced at their original sizes. The hallmarks of Rodtchenko's inimitable Constructivist-influenced vision are here to see, regardless of whether he is photographing people, architecture or machinery: bold diagonals, abstract shapes and moving objects cutting through space.'
(from the publisher)

The term avant-garde is used when an artist takes an innovative and experimental approach to one aspect of their art. The avant-garde in photography takes a critical stance towards existing aesthetic views.
It is important to understand that avant-garde refers to an artistic movement that challenges existing aesthetic norms and seeks new forms of expression.

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Steidl, Göttingen. Pace McGill Gallery, London. 2011. First French edition, first printing.

Hardcover with dust jacket. 250 x 335 mm. 110 pages. Photos: Alexander Rodtchenko. Edited by: Gerhard Steidl and Peter MacGill. Text in French.

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'Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) was one of the driving forces behind the Russian avant-garde. He painted, constructed and designed billboards, packaging and books. His photographs became an engine of the visual art of the 20th century: Rodtchenko captured the attitude towards life in the years after the October Revolution from radically new perspectives - departure, desire to experiment, enthusiasm for technical progress. The Rodtchenko collection of the Sepherot Foundation presented in this volume brings together famous, style-defining, but also little-known photographs and photo collages by the Soviet avant-garde artist as well as a unique collection of pins and cufflinks that he designed for a Soviet airline in the 1920s.'