Ralph Gibson - Secret of Light (MINT CONDITION) - 2023

FANTASTIC BOOK WITH THE BEST PHOTOS by celebrated American photographer Ralph Gibson, including his best nude photos (which i can not show all here, but which are in the book a lot), including photos of "The Somnambulist" and of all other famous series.

New, mint, unread - still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foil.
COLLECTOR'S COPY.

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"Ralph Gibson, born 1939, is one of the most interesting and versatile photographers of our time. His great international reputation is based on his exceptional work, which is exhibited and collected by leading museums around the world, including the MoMA in New York, the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris and the Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland.
The publication accompanying the exhibition "Ralph Gibson. Secret of Light" brings together key series from the F. C. Gundlach Collection, Hamburg, as well as the photographer’s collection and describes his artistic development from the 1960s to the present. Gibson tirelessly explores and breaks new ground in photography. The playful use and design with light are an essential part of his unmistakable signature, which is reflected in his multi-layered and complex oeuvre."
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Kehrer, Heidelberg, 2023. First edition, first printing.

Photo-illustrated hardcover (as issued). 240 x 320 mm. 240 pages. Photos: Ralph Gibsson. Edited by Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg and Sabine Schnakenberg. Text: Matthias Harder, Dirk Luckow, Gilles Mora. Text in English and German.

Brilliant photobook by Ralph Gibson, showing all his famous series - in perfect condition.

The photographer
Ralph Gibson began taking pictures while in the U.S. Navy in the 1950s, and later assisted Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank before establishing his own studio in New York. The recipient of NEA and Guggenheim grants, Gibson was made a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 2002.