Photography in the Modern Era: European Documents and Critical Writings, 1913-1940 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0893814075 ISBN 13: 9780893814076

Publisher: Aperture, 1989

Synopsis

A collection of European writings on photography, drawn from the first four decades of the 20th century. The selections highlight photography particularly in Italy, the Soviet Union, Germany, and France as a catalytic element in the avant-garde movements of the time, emblematic of a process of cultu

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Phillips is curator at the International Center if Photography in New York and is a widely published critic and photography historian. Previously senior editor at Art in America, Phillips has written many books, including The New Vision: Photography Between the World Wars (1989) and, with Wu Hang, Between Past and Future: new Photography and Video from China (2004).

Review:

"Christopher Phillip's anthology, "Photography in the Modern Era, "finally makes possible a more complex reading of European photographic history between the wars. The range of documents discovered and translated will surprise even the specialist. This book will help transform our understanding of that period while it contributes to the continuing discussion of the dialectic between high culture and mass culture." --Benjamin Buchloh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About this edition

• Publisher: Aperture
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0893814075
• ISBN 13: 9780893814076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Phillips Christopher