It started in the 1970s with a group of artists seeking to reengage the physical facts of photography, its materials and processes, by turning to the history of photography for metaphors, technical information, and visual inspiration. By the 1980s it had become a movement with a fervent following. And now, for the first time in book form, Photography's Antiquarian Avant-Garde charts this full-blown rebellion of contemporary photographers against the advent of digital technology and their reversion to photographic methods used in the nineteenth century. The photographers in this volume are from all over the world and use a wide array of processes. Among the artists and methods featured are Adam Fuss's Cibachrome photograms, Jayne Hinds Bidaut's tintypes, Jerry Spagnoli's daguerreotypes, Gabor Kerekes's carbon dichromates, and Laurent Millet's toned silver prints. An interview with Sally Mann about her collodion prints and a statement written by Chuck Close about his work with the daguerreotypes give the reader a clear sense of what has driven them to pursue these long-obsolete processes. The book is completed by a glossary of technical terms to enhance the reader's understanding of the technical aspects of each process.

Photography's Antiquarian Avant-Garde: The New Wave in Old Processes

Lyle Rexer

History

Harry N. Abrams

Featuring more than 240 photographs capturing the excitement and danger of exploration, a chronicle of the history of New York's famous museum recounts the expeditions and discoveries of its great anthropologists and geologists. BOMC Div. Natural Science Main.

American Museum of Natural History: 125 Years of Expedition and Discovery

Science & Math

Rachel Klein

Nature & Ecology

Self-Taught / Outsider / Art Brut: Masterpieces from the Robert M. Greenberg Collection

Arts & Photography

Ricco / Maresca Gallery

Viktor Hübner – The Americans I Met (French and English Edition)

Viktor Hübner

Photography & Video

Andre Frere Editions

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