About this title: Much has been written about Surrealist painting and sculpture, but most of the erotic, disorienting and exquisite Surrealist photographs of Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Andre Breton, Brassai, Salvador Dali, Andre Kertesz and Hans Bellmer have remained all but unknown - until now. Traditional criticism has viewed Surrealist photography as a pale imitiation of authentic Surrealist work. The assumption has been that photography, a "realistic" medium, is fundamentally incomptatible with a cause devoted to the wildly subjective, the world of dreams and the unconscious. As a consequence, ...
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Binding: S Softcover
Publisher: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780896595798ISBN:089659579X
Description: Good. Folio-over 12"-15" tall 243 PGS., HEAVILY CREASED AT SPINE, RUBBED EDGES, ONE LONG CREASE TO REAR CORNER, A LARGE, HEAVY, OVERSIZED BOOK; ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED. read more
Description: Good; Collectible. **PLEASE NOTE**.....DIFFERENT TITLE: This is the Rare 10 Page Fold-out brochure from the 1985 Corcoran Gallery of Art Exhibition. INCLUDES A CHECKLIST OF THE EXHIBITION and lengthy article by Rosalind Krauss. Cover page and title are same. Slight spotting else very good overall condition. No marking, etc., NOT EX-LIBRARY. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780896595798ISBN:089659579X
Description: Very Good + No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. First Printing, 1985; in conjunction with an exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art; 241pp; 9"x12"; black/grey covers w/photos on front & back, white lettering on front cover & spine; last 4 pgs. + back cover have a 6" crease from top downward, minor chipping at edges. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Abbeville Press/Corcoran Gallery of Art, New York
Date Published: 1985
Description: This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. Very clean inside and out. This was the first comprehensive study of the role of photography in Surrealist art. Essays by Rosalind Krauss, Jane Livingston and Dawn Ades. Artist biographies and bibliographies compiled by Winifred Schiffman. 236 photographic illustrations, including a number in color. 12" high X 9" wide, 243 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Abbeville Press, for the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Date Published: 1985
Description: Very fine in very fine jacket. Superb copy of a significant volume. 1st ed. with no subsequent printings indicated. Quarto. 244 pages. Erotic and fantastical photographs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Corcoran Gallery of Art; Abbeville Press, Washington D.C. and New York
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780896595767ISBN:0896595765
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Exhibition Catalogue. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Cloth, 243 pp., illus. (some col., some folded), biblios, index; 31 cm. Issued in conjuntion with an exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Sept. -Nov., 1985. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. This exhibition redirected attention to the practice of photography in Surrealist art (& marked Krauss' full-blown conversion to ... read more
Description: Washington and New York: The Corcoran Gallery of Art and Abbeville. 1985. First edition. Burgundy cloth. Top edge is faintly dusted else fine in fine dustjacket. A beautiful copy of the first and best book on the subject. Uncommon. read more
Description: With an essay by Dawn Ades. 236 illustration, 243pp, tall 8vo, stiff printed wrappers. New York: Abbeville Press, 1985. Very good. Published in conjunction with with the exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Sept. -Nov., 1985. read more
Binding: PAPER BACK BLACK/GRAY
Publisher: ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAI
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780728704657ISBN:072870465X
Description: GOOD. 9 X 12. Essay by Dawn Ades. Hayward Gallery, London. July to September 1986. Arts Council of Great Britain. Covers: mild wear, rubs, edge wear, corner bumps, clear lamination peeling slightly on the front cover with more peeling on the back cover. Interior: ink gift inscription from the previous owner on the title page, a PIG Cafe/Diner (photo copy) sheet laid in. _PAB_ read more
Description: Good. 0896595765 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Concoran Gallery of Art / Abbeville Press
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780896595767ISBN:0896595765
Description: 4to hardback with dust jacket, pp243, colour frontis, illus throughout in b/w. VG/VG. (SHELF 14) ISBN: 0896595765 NOTE: Heavy Book, [1.7 kg+] might require special shipping arrangements. read more
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Abbeville/Corcoran, Washington
Date Published: 1985
Description: Folio, card covers, Near Fine. The best book on the subject, uncommon. Many reporductions of surrealist and experimental photography. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Abbeville Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780896595767ISBN:0896595765
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. A FINE FIRST IN FINE DJ. BEAUTIFUL COPY. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Date Published: 1985-10-25
ISBN-13:9780896595767ISBN:0896595765
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Abbeville Press/The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780896595767ISBN:0896595765
Description: Fine in Fine DJ. Photography and Surrealism. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Red cloth boards, in blind lettering, silver gilt lettering, plum endpages. 4to. 243pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Notes. Bibliography. Index. With an essay by Dawn Ades, "Photography and the Surrealist Text. " Exhibition catalogue that supported the first major exhibition devoted to the impact of photography in the Surrealist movement. Contents include: "Photography in the Service of Surrealism" ... read more
"Yeah, the cover looks sexy. Rosalind Krauss does not write sexy. Don't be fooled. It's an interesting dissertation on the relationship of photography to surrealism (you don't say, right?). She's a genius."
"I read lots and lots of Krauss on the way to writing my thesis. This one is pretty twisted. Women as photographic objects/subjects. The photograph as sexual dominance/possession of the female form. Objective reality/surrealist vision. Good times."
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