With a candid intimacy uniquely her own, acclaimed photographer Mark partners with her subjects to make compassionate and complex portraits. By photographing her subjects in their environments, she creates powerful contextual images that make larger comments on the state of affairs in U.S. society. The images span the United States, ranging from Aryan Nations members in Idaho to rodeo workers in Texas, ballroom dancers in Florida, and shelter residents in New York. Also notable are the serial portraits done over years, as with those of Tiny from Seattle (1983-99) and the Damm family (1987-94). This quality collection is an exciting confirmation of Mark's contribution to contemporary photography and will serve both those familiar with her work, as well as newcomers. Mark's 12th book, this first broad survey of her American photographs from the beginnings of her career in 1963 to the present accompanies a major traveling retrospective organized by Aperture opening next month at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Highly recommended for large public and academic libraries, this is also an affordable overview of her work for small public libraries.

-Debora Miller, Minneapolis

Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .

The New York Times Book Review, Andrea Barnet

...Mark emotionally engages her subjects, and through this bond we, as viewers, are drawn in too. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .

Broché: 128 pages

Editeur : Phaidon Press (25 janvier 2007)

Collection : PHOTOGRAPHY

Langue : Français