After releasing two critically acclaimed documents on youth culture Glen E. Friedman delivers a collection of intense and vital visions from 20 years behind the camera. The Idealist- 20 Years In My Eyes transcends the typical artbook as a visual testimony to Friedman's own personal search for his "ideal". Impossibly concerned and environmentally oriented, Friedman's realization that processing one roll of 3mm film produces gallons of chemically tainted fluid encourages him to consider each and every photo opportunity carefully, the common question- 'Does this shot really need to exist?' Absolutely , according to many, including Aperture which finds in Friedman's photography "a sense of being a participant in the pictures action... it's this clear sens of participation that makes these pictures work, and gives them theiur edge." The 100+ photographs further the concentrated emotion of his two previous works displaying the development of the Idealist character- one who makes a difference. The book also contains written contributions on Idealisim by Ian MacKaye and Ian Svenonious and critical analysis by C.R. Steyck III and Rita Luchetti-Bartoli.
Glen E. Friedman, (Born 1962) considered one of the most important photographers of his generation, became well known for working with such rebellious artists as Fugazi, Black Flag, Ice-T, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Misfits, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C, KRS-1, and Public Enemy, as well as old school skateboarders like: Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Alan "Ollie" Gelfand, Duane Peters, and Stacy Peralta, among others. Many of his photographs are recognized as the subjects' definitive portraits. His graphic documents of the movement in culture reveal the science of defiance upon which all are based. Friedman's photos reflect the spirit of progression and angst that defined an era. Not only was he in the right places at an extraordinary number of appropriate times, Friedman has helped define the moment and movements he was caught up in. His process was much more incendiary than it was documentary. According to Henry Rollins "The bottom line is that he was there at the beginning of so much cool stuff in so many different areas it's not funny."
"Inspiring people, with integrity and rebelliousness."
For the past quarter century, Friedman has been doing just that.
- Los Angeles Times
"One of the greats of his generation."
- Washington Post
"The most prolific photographer of his generation."
- American Institute of Graphic Arts
"The esoteric political and aesthetic conscience of his generation..."
- Juxtapoz magazine
Glen E. Friedman's captivating images demonstrate his remarkable eye for raw reality, talent and aesthetic beauty. He is, without doubt, one of this generation's most discerning and important photographers, Friedman has documented like no one else.
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