Midnight by Alrene Gottfried

Midnight by Alrene Gottfried

In 1984, Gottfried met Midnight, a handsome and charming companion who danced and performed at nightclubs. A paranoid schizophrenic, Midnight soon fell victim to auditory hallucinations, self-mutilations and extreme behaviours. This two-decade visual journey of simple yet gripping portraits reveals the ravages -and redemption - of time, exposing Midnight in his many modes, vast enough to find an echo in each of us. Going beyond the superficial stigma of mental illness, these photos take us into the personal life of a man whose illness did not destroy their friendship.

Arlene Gottfried, born in Brooklyn, graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and worked as a photographer at an ad agency before freelancing for top publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Life, and The Independent in London. Gottfried has exhibited at the Leica Gallery in New York and in Tokyo, and at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., among others. Her photographs can be found in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, The New York Public Library, and the Maison Europü¾Ž–”¼enne de la Photographie in Paris. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Berenice Abbott International Competition of Women's Documentary Photography. Gottfried is the author of Mommie (powerHouse Books, 2015), Bacalaitos & Fireworks (powerHouse Books, 2011), Sometimes Overwhelming (powerHouse Books, 2008), Midnight (powerHouse Books, 2003) and The Eternal Light (Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1999). A lecturer and a teacher, Gottfried lived and worked in New York City. She passed away August 8, 2017.

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ISBN 13	9781576871669
ISBN 10	1576871665
Title	Midnight
Author	Arlene Gottfried
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	powerHouse Books,U.S.
Year published	2003-05-01
Number of pages	132
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