Karlheinz Weinberger: Photos, 1954-1995 [Hardcover]

Karlheinz Weinberger (Author), Andreas Zust Verlag (Author), Ulrich Binder (Author), Thomas Meyer (Author), Martin Jaeggi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2000

For decades the work of Swiss photographer Karlheinz Weinberger was shrouded in obscurity. In the 1950s he published numerous homoerotic photographs under the pseudonym "Jim" in Der Kreis (The Circle), the legendary international gay magazine that featured highly sophisticated photographs by, among others, George Platt Lynes and Herbert List. Weinberger was one of the first queer photographers to show his often working-class models posing in their everyday surroundings. For Weinberger, eroticism was always grounded in the quotidian-a revolutionary and courageous approach back in the 1950s.In the late 1950's Weinberger started to develop an obsessive interest in the nascent biker culture and its proud and self-confident celebration of the body, embarking on a longtime study of their lifestyle. In many ways, Weinberger's photographs will remind viewers of Kenneth Anger's cult classic Scorpio Rising. Weinberger's photographs are a unique document both of pre-Stonewall gay culture and postwar youth culture and its cycles. His erotic and provocative photographs are imbued with a mischievous sense of humor that makes them as vibrant and vital today as they were when they were first taken.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Scalo Publishers; illustrated edition edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3905328216
• ISBN-13: 978-3905328219
• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,625,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Swiss Photographer's History!, December 13, 2000

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Joseph J. Hanssen "Joe" (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Karlheinz Weinberger: Photos, 1954-1995 (Hardcover)

I was a little disappointed with this collection of Swiss photographer Karlheinz Weinberger's work because I expected more photos from the 1950's that he published under the pseudonym "Jim" for the gay magazine Der Kreis. There is only a small section of about 20 pages devoted to his gay photography for this magazine. However, what black & white photos there are of his gay models are very good. The rest of the book is broken down into sections showcasing his involvement with rebels-1960's Zurich youth that were rebelling (like the youth in America) against the established authority, and sections on Rockers and Bikers (Hell Angels, etc.). This book is filled with wonderful black & white, and many large color shots of the youth (male & female) from that era. It is a great look back into the history of the confused and turbulent 1960's. The introductions are a great asset and help in explaining the photos of Karlheinz.

Karlheinz had a unique way of capturing real people in natural surroundings, in provocative and sometimes humorous situations that will live on in history because of his special talent. I learned a lot about this Zurich photographer I didn't know already, so I can say I'm better off than I was before I bought this book. I just wish they would have included more of his work from the time he started in1948 at Der Kreis.