Blink. (Photography) [Hardcover]

Editors of Phaidon Press (Author)

Book Description

Series: Photography | Publication Date: May 31, 2002

"Blink" presents the work of 100 contemporary photographers, selected by ten international critics, curators and creative directors. As an exhibition in a book, this work showcases up-and-coming talent from around the world, enabling the reader to stay one step ahead of emerging trends in the fast-changing world of photography. Each curator was commissioned to choose ten photographers who have broken new ground on the international contemporary photography scene. Photographers such as Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Vik Muniz and Rineke Dijkstra, whom the selectors believe are set to become household names, are included, along with Tomoko Isoda, Shirana Shahbazi and Marc Asnin, who are gaining recognition for their innovative work and are about to emerge internationally. The photographers' pages are listed in A-Z order, featuring two double-page spreads of recent exemplary images, a short explanatory text from the curator, and biographical information. In a series of ten essays, the curators describe their decision-making process and reflect on the nature of contemporary photographic practice. In addition to the photographers, each curator has chosen an extract written since 1995 which they feel best illustrates the cultural context surrounding contemporary photography. The ten works produced in the book range from cultural studies to fiction, from criticism to journalism.

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About the Author

Shahidul Alam is a photographer and the Director of Drik agency, Dhaka, Bangladesh Marcelo Brodsky is a photographer and the President of Latin Stock, Buenos Aires, Argentina Joan Fontcuberta is a photographer and the Editor of Photovision, Utrera, Spain Alasdair Foster is the Director of the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia Dennis Freedman is the Creative Director of W and Details magazines, New York, USA Christine Frisinghelli is the Editor of Camera Austria, Graz, Austria Shino Kuraishi is the Curator of Photography at the Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan Simon Njami is the Editor of Revue Noire and Artistic Director of the Rencontres de la Photographie Africaine, Bamako, Mali Wendy Watriss is a photographer and Co-Founder and Artistic Director of FotoFest, Houston, USA Paul Wombell is the Director of The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 440 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press (May 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714841994
• ISBN-13: 978-0714841991
• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 9.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and immaculate, August 12, 2002

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Nettlewine "Nettlewine" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blink. (Photography) (Hardcover)

I'm just bowled over by the coverage in this book, it gives the complete range of contemporary photography from toe-curlingly throwaway fashion shots to grimy and harrowingly intimate documentary and breathtaking concept snaps.

Easy-reading commentaries from the Curators are useful (but to be taken or left according to taste), and most dangerous of all are the select bibliographies and reference materials for each artist. 100 new book purchases become very tempting. Curse this ...ordering.

Immaculate presentation and beautiful idea. I'd buy a new coffee table for this one.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Stunning Tome of Contemporary Photography, August 10, 2002

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Paul Lister (Bethlehem, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blink. (Photography) (Hardcover)

Blink proves to be an indispensible overview of contemporary world photography as organized by ten curators. They defend their rationale for selection and the 100 photographers clearly serve to define where this art form currently exists. This is not a retrospective but an introspective look at how and why. The images are exciting and the dialogue is cogent. This is the best photographic book in recent memory.