The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Review by Brian Arnold · “Her art was mischievously unruly and luxuriously disruptive; she was interested in confronting the idea of ‘experience’ to directly address issues around feminism, sexuality, classicism and austerity, death, disease, and beauty.” Laura Smith The first work I experienced by Helen Chadwick was The Oval Court, and I only saw... Continue Reading →
Review by Brian Arnold · The first photograph in Ruth Lauer Manenti’s new book, 4 Sides of the Table, shows two rulers placed side by side. Both enter the picture from the right, their full-length cut off by the edge of the frame. They look as though they’ve been around for decades and are chipped... Continue Reading →
Review by Olga Bubich · What if another highly advanced species doesn't arrive on Earth from outer space, but is already here, among us, challenging humanity’s status as the pinnacle of civilization? After years of studying, photographing, and enjoying the company of pet rats, Belarusian photographer Mariya Karneyenka has come to the conclusion that this... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · New photobooks of unpublished early work from well-established (read: saleable) photographers can be hit or miss, some justifying the hoopla surrounding their publication and others not. Martin Parr’s The Non-Conformists, a detailed, well-crafted exploration of an English village, is a thumbs up. Fresh out of university as a young photographer,... Continue Reading →
Review by Beatta M Tuominen · The textured soft pink cover of Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits is as inviting as is the image of Princess Elizabeth with Prince Charles at Clarence House printed on it. Holding the heavy book and feeling the cover gives the reader a glimpse of the intimate nature of the portraits that... Continue Reading →
Interview by Hans Hickerson · Blake Andrews is a photographer, long-time blogger, and book reviewer. He reviews for Collector Daily as well as on Instagram. PhotoBook Journal recently reviewed his debut photobook, asa nisi masa. (This interview has been edited for clarity and length.) HH: You’re an interesting guy. For me, you are a prototypical... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Thomas Hoepker’s DDR / East Germany – Colour Works 1972–1990 is a remarkable photobook, not because it reveals shocking new truths about the German Democratic Republic, but because it insists on looking carefully, patiently, and in color at a place that was more often described than seen. The photographs, so... Continue Reading →
Review by Olga Bubich · Photobooks have long offered artists a field of expanded possibilities, allowing them to move beyond a single, linear narrative and challenge conventional expectations of what a book could look like. The history of the medium, with examples ranging from the canonical works such as Robert Frank’s The Americans (1958) and... Continue Reading →
Review by Lee Halvorsen • As I paged through this book it was as if I’d wrapped myself in a flannel blanket of memories…soft colors, warm textures, familiarity, and comfort. Well, not my memories, but the memories of Tilton whose work often takes her to Paris. Over several trips she’s captured the emotions and feel... Continue Reading →
Review by Brian Arnold · With Love, from an Invader – Rhododendrons, Empire, China and Me by Yan Wang Preston is a complex, layered book that explores the intersections of colonialism, botany, and personal identity. It is beautifully designed, a sort of guidebook structured around the seasonal changes in the hills just outside Burnley in... Continue Reading →
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