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Mishka Henner's Less Américains is een hardback Engelse uitgave van 180 pagina's (19 × 21 cm), gepubliceerd in 2013 als een speciale eerste druk van 350 exemplaren, ongeopend.
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Unopened new in plastic!
First published as a print-on-demand book in 2012
Edition of 350.
extremely rare book, long time sold out.
much sought after book
Less Américains is a remake of Robert Frank’s classic photobook, The Americans. Eighty-three new images have been created by digitally erasing most of the visual content from Frank’s photographs, leaving only solitary details from the originals. The sequencing remains faithful to Frank’s 2008 Steidl edition of the book whilst the design of the covers and title pages are influenced by the first Delpire edition printed in France in 1958.
Hardback, 7.5x8.5 inches (19cmx21.5cm), 180 pages.
Edition of 350.
Publication date: 2013
As featured in Time Magazine, Huffington Post, and The Guardian .
I wanted to find something I liked in this book. However, Mishka Henner's exercise with Robert Frank's classic seems more like a copy-cat prank and publicity stunt, rather than a true work of art. The only original idea is the cheeky title shift from Les Américains to Less Américains.
As Henner describes it: "Less Américains is a remake of Robert Frank’s classic photobook, The Americans. Eighty-three new images have been created by digitally erasing most of the visual content from Frank’s photographs, leaving only solitary details from the originals. The sequencing remains faithful to Frank’s 2008 Steidl edition of the book whilst the design of the covers and title pages are influenced by the first Delpire edition printed in France in 1958."
I'm not sure it's meant to be seen as provocative or an outrage or an excuse to be mentioned in the same company as Robert Frank, but Henner's concept would be just as good (or just as lame) had he merely described it in words.
While this project echoes (perhaps) Robert Rauschenberg's idea and realization of his Erased de Kooning sketch — that was a one-of-a-kind destruction or alteration of a one-of-a-kind piece of original art, which made Rauschenberg's statement even more meaningful, and forced a contemplation on the value of an original piece of art, and the value of art, period. And it challenged the idea of unintended collaboration.
Henner's project is not enlightening, however. I honestly tried to find something new and fresh here. Perhaps Henner would have made me notice a detail that would have enriched my appreciation of one of Frank's photos. But no, it seems mechanical, glib and, in the final analysis, a waste of time. In this case, Less is not more.
De verkoper stelt zich voor
Wij zijn een kleine galerie en fotoboeken winkel in het centrum van Nederland.
Onze specialiteit zijn vintage foto's en de echte vintage héliogravures.
Ik ben opgeleid en gecertificeerd als expert in oude print technieken, wij verkopen alleen de echte vintage kwaliteit prints!
U kunt als u dat wilt altijd zelf uw kunstwerk bij ons ophalen, de meestal afgebeelde lijst kan dan tegen meerprijs erbij gekocht worden.
We are a small gallery and photo book store in the center of the Netherlands.
Our specialty is vintage photos and real vintage heliogravures.
I am trained and certified as an expert in old printing techniques, we only sell real vintage quality prints!
You can always pick up your work of art from us yourself; the frame usually shown can then be purchased at an additional cost.
Unopened new in plastic!
First published as a print-on-demand book in 2012
Edition of 350.
extremely rare book, long time sold out.
much sought after book
Less Américains is a remake of Robert Frank’s classic photobook, The Americans. Eighty-three new images have been created by digitally erasing most of the visual content from Frank’s photographs, leaving only solitary details from the originals. The sequencing remains faithful to Frank’s 2008 Steidl edition of the book whilst the design of the covers and title pages are influenced by the first Delpire edition printed in France in 1958.
Hardback, 7.5x8.5 inches (19cmx21.5cm), 180 pages.
Edition of 350.
Publication date: 2013
As featured in Time Magazine, Huffington Post, and The Guardian .
I wanted to find something I liked in this book. However, Mishka Henner's exercise with Robert Frank's classic seems more like a copy-cat prank and publicity stunt, rather than a true work of art. The only original idea is the cheeky title shift from Les Américains to Less Américains.
As Henner describes it: "Less Américains is a remake of Robert Frank’s classic photobook, The Americans. Eighty-three new images have been created by digitally erasing most of the visual content from Frank’s photographs, leaving only solitary details from the originals. The sequencing remains faithful to Frank’s 2008 Steidl edition of the book whilst the design of the covers and title pages are influenced by the first Delpire edition printed in France in 1958."
I'm not sure it's meant to be seen as provocative or an outrage or an excuse to be mentioned in the same company as Robert Frank, but Henner's concept would be just as good (or just as lame) had he merely described it in words.
While this project echoes (perhaps) Robert Rauschenberg's idea and realization of his Erased de Kooning sketch — that was a one-of-a-kind destruction or alteration of a one-of-a-kind piece of original art, which made Rauschenberg's statement even more meaningful, and forced a contemplation on the value of an original piece of art, and the value of art, period. And it challenged the idea of unintended collaboration.
Henner's project is not enlightening, however. I honestly tried to find something new and fresh here. Perhaps Henner would have made me notice a detail that would have enriched my appreciation of one of Frank's photos. But no, it seems mechanical, glib and, in the final analysis, a waste of time. In this case, Less is not more.
De verkoper stelt zich voor
Wij zijn een kleine galerie en fotoboeken winkel in het centrum van Nederland.
Onze specialiteit zijn vintage foto's en de echte vintage héliogravures.
Ik ben opgeleid en gecertificeerd als expert in oude print technieken, wij verkopen alleen de echte vintage kwaliteit prints!
U kunt als u dat wilt altijd zelf uw kunstwerk bij ons ophalen, de meestal afgebeelde lijst kan dan tegen meerprijs erbij gekocht worden.
We are a small gallery and photo book store in the center of the Netherlands.
Our specialty is vintage photos and real vintage heliogravures.
I am trained and certified as an expert in old printing techniques, we only sell real vintage quality prints!
You can always pick up your work of art from us yourself; the frame usually shown can then be purchased at an additional cost.
Details
Aantal boeken
1
Onderwerp
Fotografie
Boektitel
Less Américains
Auteur/ Illustrator
Mishka Henner
Staat
Zo goed als nieuw
Publicatiejaar oudste item
2013
Hoogte
19 cm
Editie
Bijzondere uitgave, Eerste druk, Speciale editie
Breedte
21 cm
Taal
Engels
Oorspronkelijke taal
Nee
Band
Harde kaft
Aantal pagina‘s.
180
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