X'Mas [Hardcover]

Bettina Rheims (Photographer)

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From the Publisher

Published for the first time in book form, the photographs in 'X'mas' display the full range of Bettina Rheims' unique and daring style and promise to appeal to her many fans. Rheims' previous books include 'Chambre Close', 'A Room in the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt' (both Kehayoff), 'Female Trouble', and 'I.N.R.I.'

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Kehayoff Verlag (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 393429605X
• ISBN-13: 978-3934296053
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,202,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For fans of David Hamilton, Richard Kern..., March 2, 2001

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"dustbird" (Ellicott City, Md USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X'Mas (Hardcover)

Without sexualizing her subjects (ala Richard Kern*), Ms. Rheims still presents sexually powerful photographs of beautiful young women. The wife of photographer Jeanloup Sieff certainly has a different style than her husband, but they are two of the foremost photographers of feminine beauty to ever pick up a camera. A wonder to behold, this book. You flip the pages and view the photos horizontally. Every page contains another breathtakingly beautiful girl in, most of the time, humorous but powerful poses, and mostly undressed. I've always likened Bettina to be halfway between a Juergen Teller and a David LaChapelle. The faces and poses are fresh and natural, but there's always a hint of wackiness. You get the feeling there is a lot of laughter at her shoots. (I wonder if it's more comforting to be a woman posing for a woman?). If you like Ellen Unwerth, Jock Sturges, Fabio Cabral, Teller, Kern, Hamilton or Roversi, this should be up your alley.

*- (not that I'm complaining)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Female body, February 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: X'Mas (Hardcover)

This book explores the representation of the female body across fifty-five beautiful and surprising photographies of naked young women in three parts. The first part, across decorated rooms. The second part, across thrown images. And the third, in emptyness. The images show the full body in a clear, well illuminated and unexpectedly composed way.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Colour Extravagansa, June 20, 2001

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Michael A. Lane (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X'Mas (Hardcover)

The first thing that struck me about this book was the incredible use of colour. It could be suggested that the use of colour is almost too extreme in some of the photo's, but I think perhaps that was the desired affect... and it worked really well. I bought A Room in the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt (a previous Bettina Rheims release), and although I enjoyed it, it left me craving for a little more. X'mas provided that with several really nice shots. Interestingly, the photos played a lot on what was in the background, with the model seemingly "stuck on", as if they were playing the part in some kind of production. All in all, I found it a most enjoyable book, and a good account of some of what Bettina Rheims has to offer.