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Ruhr Views: New German Photography

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Ruhr Views presents portraits of the Ruhr valley region in West Germany by 11 internationally renowned cross-generation photographers: Bernd and Hilla Becher, Laurenz Berges, Joachim Brohm, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Andreas Gursky, Jitka Hanzlov�, Candida H�fer, Matthias Koch, Elisabeth Neud�rfl, J�rg Sasse and Thomas Struth. All of these photographers had made work in the Ruhr previously, and selected their own subjects to photograph for this volume ; all of the photography is published here for the first time, and offers new perspectives on today's Ruhr metropolis. Sigrid Schneider's essay "Retrospectives: The Ruhr in Photographs" offers insights into the myths and character of the Ruhr, and Thomas Weski provides a detailed introduction to the participating artists and their work and describes their various working methods.

Pages: 219

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Walther Konig Verlag

Release: August 31, 2010

ISBN: 3865607411

ISBN 13: 9783865607416

Ruhr Views: New German Photography

4/5 ( ratings)

Ruhr Views presents portraits of the Ruhr valley region in West Germany by 11 internationally renowned cross-generation photographers: Bernd and Hilla Becher, Laurenz Berges, Joachim Brohm, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Andreas Gursky, Jitka Hanzlov�, Candida H�fer, Matthias Koch, Elisabeth Neud�rfl, J�rg Sasse and Thomas Struth. All of these photographers had made work in the Ruhr previously, and selected their own subjects to photograph for this volume ; all of the photography is published here for the first time, and offers new perspectives on today's Ruhr metropolis. Sigrid Schneider's essay "Retrospectives: The Ruhr in Photographs" offers insights into the myths and character of the Ruhr, and Thomas Weski provides a detailed introduction to the participating artists and their work and describes their various working methods.

Pages: 219

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Walther Konig Verlag

Release: August 31, 2010

ISBN: 3865607411

ISBN 13: 9783865607416

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