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Retrospective Two

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Retrospective collection of photographs. Destined to be another Michael Kenna collectible. A handsomely elegant production by Chris Pichler and Hideyuki Taguchi: Oversize-volume format in square shape. A very tall and thick book. Peach silk cloth boards with embossed titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Michael Kenna. Essay, "Inventing Peace", by Anne Wilkes Tucker in the English original and Japanese translation. As difficult as it may be to imagine, Kenna's following in Japan is larger than in the United States. Extensive Biography and List of Plates appended at the end. In pictorial DJ with white and gray titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Published as a companion book to the artist's first retrospective, the new collection presents an overview of Kenna's landscape photographs made between 1994 and 2004, at the height of his fame. "Michael Kenna is arguably the most influential landscape photographer of his generation. The subject of over 20 books and hundreds of solo exhibitions throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States, Michael Kenna often works at dawn or during the night. He concentrates primarily on the interaction between the ephemeral atmospheric conditions of the natural landscape, human-made structures and sculptural mass. Kenna's exquisitely crafted prints are included in such Permanent Museum Collections as The National Gallery Washington, DC, The Museum of Decorative Arts Prague and The Victoria and Albert Museum London. In 2001, Michael Kenna was made a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture in France. Born in Widnes, England in 1953, he currently lives in Portland, Oregon" (Publisher's blurb). Anne Wilkes Tucker's illuminating essay examines Kenna's influence and impact on contemporary photography. One of the best single introductions to the art of an important photographer. © 2006, ModernRare.com

Sublime images, beautiful binding and printing, I've been a fan and a collector of his work for 10 years now.

I've been a Kenna fan for over 15 years. I have sorted through stacks of his images in galleries. I've never seen an image of his that I truly disliked, and have seen hundreds that I would love to have. This book is a continuation of his uncanny work in landscape photography. I don't have anything negative to say about this book.

This is a wonderful book of some of his most stunning photographs. If you like the super simple lines and very minimal Kenna photos of trees, snow, fences, etc., this is the book for you. Beautifully bound and organized book.

Also as I told about 20 Years Retrospective Michael Kenna's, this is a book that every photographer should own and consult. It is printed with paper and exceptional quality. The images are both peace and hard to beat stress. Positivists in black and white are of exceptional quality. Highly recommended.

After purchasing first Retrospective by Michael Kenna, I decided to buy this one too. This book has more recent work. It's printed with the same top quality we are coming to expect from Kenna books. The photographs themselves - I found them more interesting than the first Retrospective. Maybe because they're more recent, maybe it's just my taste.

My no doubt a great addition to my photography library.