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Gregory Crewdson Hardcover – November 15, 2005

by Stephan Berg (Author), Martin Hochleitner (Author), Urs Stahel (Author),

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Gregory Crewdson's photographic series capture a particularly American state of normalcy--in dissolution. The viewer, at first seduced by what appears to be an idyllic scene, soon discovers subtle off-kilter elements more akin to Film Noir than an NBC comedy. In a work from his Twilight series, yellow school buses are parked outside white wooden houses, and students stand and lounge around in seeming passivity. Something is happening--what, we don't know. The vision is familiar yet unfamiliar, seemingly benign yet threatening. Crewdson goes to great lengths in dramatizing his disturbing suburban scenes, employing elaborate lighting, cranes, props and extras, espousing a level of behind-the-scenes preparation more akin to the making of a Hollywood movie than the making of a still image. Here perhaps is one place to locate the eerie unreality and narrativity of his pictures, the creepy attention to detail so out of place, in the ordinary settings he evokes. Middle-class reality meets the other side of the normal here--by way of Sigmund Freud.

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242 pages
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English
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Hatje Cantz
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November 15, 2005
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11.81 x 1.06 x 10.24 inches
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9783775716222
ISBN-13

978-3775716222
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 377571622X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hatje Cantz; Bilingual edition (November 15, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9783775716222
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3775716222
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.22 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.81 x 1.06 x 10.24 inches

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L Meinhardt

What looks like a simple photograph, but it is not...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 16, 2012

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You start to look at his photos, and imagine - he has lucky to capture such a special moment. Then you read his book, or watch his movie to understand what really happens during his photography shooting sessions. If you want to take photography serious, you need to read this book... Nothing in his photos is not calculated! Great book!

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Scott O. Snure

Gregory Crewdson book, used.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2010

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My purchase experience was only ok. It took a little while for it to get to me, the condition was stated as 'used, like new' it was really 'used, like used' a few tears in the cover, the book was slightly warped. if i had known this before hand, i would not have saved myself the measly 3 dollars and bought the New one. it should have been significantly cheaper than the new price because it was significantly not new.
But honestly, im not upset because i love Gregory Crewson and the images in the book, not its condition, is what i really care about.

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DO NOT BUY FINE ART BOOKS FROM AMAZON!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2008

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The book is fantastic! However to my horror it was packed very badly and the book arrived scratched and a damaged. Amazon expects me to pay for all shipping costs to get a refund of the book value only. Since I live in Australia the return shipping would surpass the value of the books sent. I emailed Amazon with this issue 2 weeks ago and NO REPLY!

DO NOT BUY FINE ART BOOKS FROM AMAZON!!

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Spencer Anderson

Vibrent and Full of life

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 14, 2012

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Gregory Crewdson is an amazing photographer and this book is full of his eye candy pictures. I bought this book for a quick refrence guide to his photography and found that it is a book worth hanging onto. If you enjoy photography you will love his work.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 31, 2013

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I have loved Crewdson's photos ever since I first saw prints from his "Beneath the Roses" book. Studying one of his photos is like writing a novel in your mind.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2016

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Item came as described. A nice addition to my photography book collection.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 20, 2016

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Simple overview of some of his work at a good price

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 1, 2015

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Great product. Received item quickly and safely.

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Elleppi

A must-have on your shelf

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 4, 2015

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A must-have on your shelf. Crewdson takes Hopper approach and mixes it with Lynch's style, mood and setting. It's like a bridge between those two. And he creates a unique way of making photography: staging a set like it's a cinematographic and not a photographic one.
Here's my main reasons why I think he's one of the fewest contemporary artists to be seriously taken into consideration

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sunflowerteeth

beautiful and interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 30, 2011

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lots of colour and detail, high resolution amazing photography plus huge amounts of writing from interviews, Crewdson's summaries of his own work and much more.
This book is jam packed with his startling, other worldy photos and information about him, his inspirations, how he creates a series and general information about his art and creative process. Perfect Birthday present for a photographer/artist who is interested in Gregory Crewdson.

ushie_p

Beautiful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 10, 2013

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I knew about his art from 1998 onwards (2nd half of his career) so it's great to see art from before that too. Beautiful images. I enjoy looking at the images and don't really want to read about them therefore this book is great for me; lots of big images, little writing.

K Watson

Gregory Crewdson: 1985-2005Stephan Berg

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 7, 2012

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Excellent photography, many unusual viewpoint and thought provoking work.
Well documented in the book and definately will follow his other titles.

Dimitri Romano

Possibly the best Gregory Crewdson book out there right now!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 14, 2016

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Beautiful images accompanied by well written essays. I come back to this book time and time again!