Chaos (Hardcover)

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Product Description

For the past 12 years, Koudelka has made photographs using a panoramic format camera, exploring its formal possibilities with rigour and originality, and "Chaos" is the fulfilment of Koudelka's panoramic vision. "Paradoxically, the images in "Chaos" viciously expose the anarchy which man imposes on nature and on himself" writes Robert Delpire in his foreword, "beyond all controversy, they denounce the absurdity of a world turned into a scene of dereliction. Josef Koudelka recreates a dream space, an elsewhere beyond time, beyond location, within which he organizes the shapeless and the chaotic". "Chaos" is dramatic, provocative and beautiful. Koudelka's next publishing landmark, it will have a powerful impact within the art and photography world.

From the Publisher

Published to coincide with an exhibition of Josef Koudelka's work, this volume presents the photographs he has taken using a panoramic format camera over a 12 year period.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press (October 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714839000
• ISBN-13: 978-0714839004
• Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 11.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #655,771 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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49 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different . . . heart-stopping, December 16, 1999

By	Margot Otway (Menlo Park, USA) - See all my reviews

I like Koudelka's work very much. I saw this new book listed here in Amazon, but who wants to buy a photography book without looking at it? Even if you trust the photographer, what if the reproduction's no good? So I found it in a bookstore and looked. It's more abstract than his earlier work. There are few people; there are roads, rubbly sidwalks, a broken concrete statue of Lenin on a barge. The cropping and grouping of the images are intense and strange. It is awesomely beautiful. The reproduction is fine by me. If you like Koudelka and you buy this book, I think you will be very glad you did. If you don't know Koudelka, you might want to find the book and look.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars homage to JK, August 8, 2003

By	James F Leisy (Wilsonville, ORegon) - See all my reviews

JK is a street photographer who transcends the boundaries. Eye of the artist and soul of the novelist. This book represents the closest thing to recent work. Unfortunately he has withdrawn his photographs from circulation. He is concentrating on photographing and not doing any printing.
The large format is perfect for these panoramic images. A statue of Lenin on a barge is my favorite pic. Worth the price of the book. However, there are many others to fall in love with.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars merci monsieur, September 5, 2007

By	Dietrich-gillet "gaspar" (in transit) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

troublant regard
excellent ouvrage, aussi bien pour le choix des images, la qualite des reproductions ou encore l edition
une lecon