Man Ray was one of this century's great experimenters; his photographs, Rayographs and solarizations form many of the most original images to be produced in the first half of the 20th century. A notable chronicler of the international avant-garde, Man Ray's portraits included those of Nancy Cunard, Lee Miller, Yves Tanguy and Marcel Duchamp. Many of his nude studies and still lives have now become iconic images in their own right. This monograph reveals some previously unpublished photographs, including various erotic compositions. It shows not only finished photographs but also Man Ray's working processes - crops, background manipulation and together methods. The text, which features essays by a team of international specialists, focuses on Man Ray's career as a photographer, his methods of invention and his unique treatment of Surrealism.

Man Ray: Photography Inside Out

Arts & Photography

Alain Sayag

Emmanuelle de L'Ecotais

Photography & Video

Laurence King Publishing

The Japanese photographers in this volume are the undiscovered Cartier-Bresson, Brassai, or Doiseneau. From the 1945 bombing of Japan to the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, photography blossomed in the rapidly evolving country. Documentary photography that captured the horrors of war shifted to focus on the human strength for survival and solidarity. By the mid-1950s, Japan was at a crossroads between tradition and modernization, a contradiction immortalized by the most talented photographers of the time. Chosen for aesthetic merit and content, these 150 photographs are accompanied by essays from renowned Japanese experts, covering historical, social, and photographic perspectives. Three chapters reflect the different periods of this societal transformation and the evolution of Japanese photography from social realism to a subjective and increasingly personal style. Photographers: Ken Domon, Hiroshi Hamaya, Tadahiko Hayashi, Eikoh Hosoe, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Kikuji Kawada, Ihee Kimura, Shigeichi Nagano, Ikko Narahara, Takeyoshi Tanuma, Shomei Tomatsu

Japan: A Self-Portrait: Photographs 1945 - 1964

Osam Hiraki

Keeichi Takeuchi

Flammarion

Droit commercial. Fonds de commerce, Baux commerciaux, Propriétés industrielles (marques, brevets, dessins et modèles), Redressement et liquidation judiciaires, Edition 2000

The Surrealists' fascination with dolls and machines that resembled humans is especially evident in the work of Hans Bellmer (1902-1975), the subject of this comprehensive monograph. Rejecting the Nazis' Aryan ideals, the artist spent the years after 1933 creating disturbing dolls out of wax, wood, flax, plaster and glue--equipped with wigs and glass eyes. Photographs of these fetishistic simulacra were published in Minotaure, the Surrealists' magazine, and eagerly supported by members of Andre Breton's circle. After immigrating to Paris, Bellmer continued to develop his erotic obsessions through his art, now influenced by the writings of the Marquis de Sade and Georges Bataille, and began to collaborate with his companion, the German artist Unica Zurn. Deeply involved in Freudian discourse, his drawings, lithographs and photographs investigate psychoanalytic theories around hysteria and transference and reveal a singular exploration into the relationship between language and the body.

Hans Bellmer

AGNÈS DE LA BEAUMELLE

WIELAND SCHMIED

Individual Artists

Hatje Cantz Publishers

152 pages; color and b&amp;w images throughout; 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Text in English, French and Japanese. Exhibition catalogue. Includes work by: Christian Boltanski, Sophie Calle, Barbara Ess, Jeff Koons, Louise Lawler, Annette Messager, Yasumasa Morimu, Thomas Struth, the Starn Twins, and others.

Images in Transition: Photographic Representation in the Eighties (Japanese and English Edition)

Reference

Shinji Kohmoto

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Kyoto: National Museum of Modern Art

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