Lynne Cohen - Cover
2009, Publisher - Le Point Du Jour
Price £30 - £35 from - The Photographers Gallery, London.
This is Lynne Cohen’s first book that shows her colour work, a dramatic shift from her earlier black & white photography. The book is titled ‘Cover’ which may literally make the viewer link both the covered and the un-covered possible themes with in the pages.
Cohen’s rendition removes all human presence and concentrates the image of the interior environment. We are never given knowledge of the usage of the spaces although we are offered a peek clandestine look into the aesthetics of the places. A sense of covert secrecy is inherent through-out the project. The interiors often feel like transient places, spaces that change when occupied by the human. We get a deep sense that maybe these spaces seem less friendly when man has left and maybe it is a comment about the reason’s why we make these spaces so banal and equally sterile, in it's reflection on the way we live and places we occupy.
Her work lends itself to large format prints that the book sometimes feels restrictive. Her work can be seen in all its splendor at the James Hyman Gallery on Saville Row until 23rd December.
The book ‘cover’ can be purchased from The Photographers Gallery Bookshop, London.
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Lee Friedlander - MOMA.
2009, Publisher - The Museum of Modern Art
Price £35 from - 125 Gallery Bookshop, London, 51 Great Eastern St.
This book has to be the most value for money object I have purchased in the last decade. A hefty 6kg of 480 pages, celebrating one of the most seminal American photographers since the beginning of the media itself, for the price of a mere £35.
You can buy this bargain book and others at the 125 Gallery on Great Eastern Street until January 31st.
The space also hosts a whole series of images that the magazine has collected since its creation which also have a poignant reflection on the year 2009.
You can view more information here:
www.125world.com/?p_id=300&pg=390
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THANKING ALL THE CONTRIBUTORS TO PHOTOGRAPHY & MASH THAT UPLOADED THEIR HEROIC AND BEAUTIFUL WORK IN 2009
MOVING INTO 2010, WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THE LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE TALENT WITHIN YOURSELFS.
LOVE AND ART WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND MASH. X
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