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PublisherSteidl Gmbh & Co. Ohg

ISBN-103958291600

ISBN-139783958291607

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Book TitleMitch Epstein: Rocks and Clouds

Number of Pages162 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicIndividual Photographers / Monographs, American / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Photography

AuthorMitch Epstein

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight73.8 Oz

Item Length14.6 in

Item Width12.1 in

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ReviewsMitch Epstein is one of the most prominent American photographers of his generation...[returning] with a potent trilogy to be exhibited in France for the first time: New York Trees, Rocks & Clouds., Mitch Epstein extracts indexical material from the silence of the sky and organic bodies. His trilogy constitutes an exceptional documentary study, not only of New York landscapes but also of the history driven by human desires to appropriate nature., While it seems impossible to make a fresh picture of New York, Epstein gives us a surprising portrait of it.

SynopsisIn his newest series, Mitch Epstein investigates permanence and impermanence by photographing rocks that last millions of years and clouds that evaporate before our eyes. These large-format black-and-white pictures, taken in New York City, examine society s complex relationship to nature, a theme Epstein has explored in previous work, such as his acclaimed tree pictures. While laid up with a ruptured Achilles tendon, I wrestled with the passage of time, which suddenly felt palpable; read Robert Smithson; and reconsidered the inextricability of nature and human society, Epstein notes. All this led me to photograph rocks and clouds in the city. The way the sky and ground can mirror one another intrigued ancient Chinese painters, as well as Smithson and the Surrealists, all of whom inspired this project. Here, Epstein draws attention to the sculptural quality of New York City s clouds, bedrock and architecture--which, at its most elemental, is made from rock. Cloud wedges engulf a cargo ship, buildings recall Constructivist paintings and boulders are imposing elders in the middle of a park or sidewalk. Rocks and Clouds suggests society s inability to control time and tame nature. While it seems impossible to make a fresh picture of New York, Epstein gives us a surprising portrait of it. A pioneer of 1970s color photography, Mitch Epstein has photographed the human engagement with the landscape for the past 40 years. Epstein has won numerous awards including the Prix Pictet, the Berlin Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He has recorded the cultural and physical evolution of the United States from 1973 to the present in his Steidl books Family Business (2003), Recreation (2005) and American Power (2011)., In his newest series, Mitch Epstein investigates permanence and impermanence by photographing rocks that last millions of years and clouds that evaporate before our eyes. These large-format black-and-white pictures, taken in New York City, examine society's complex relationship to nature, a theme Epstein has explored in previous work, such as his acclaimed tree pictures. "While laid up with a ruptured Achilles tendon, I wrestled with the passage of time, which suddenly felt palpable; read Robert Smithson; and reconsidered the inextricability of nature and human society," Epstein notes. "All this led me to photograph rocks and clouds in the city." The way the sky and ground can mirror one another intrigued ancient Chinese painters, as well as Smithson and the Surrealists, all of whom inspired this project. Here, Epstein draws attention to the sculptural quality of New York City's clouds, bedrock and architecture--which, at its most elemental, is made from rock. Cloud wedges engulf a cargo ship, buildings recall Constructivist paintings and boulders are imposing elders in the middle of a park or sidewalk. Rocks and Clouds suggests society's inability to control time and tame nature. While it seems impossible to make a fresh picture of New York, Epstein gives us a surprising portrait of it. A pioneer of 1970s color photography, Mitch Epstein has photographed the human engagement with the landscape for the past 40 years. Epstein has won numerous awards including the Prix Pictet, the Berlin Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He has recorded the cultural and physical evolution of the United States from 1973 to the present in his Steidl books Family Business (2003), Recreation (2005) and American Power (2011).

Text byBell, Susan