Ed van der Elsken by David Campany
Known for his unconventional technique and gritty, evocative images of people and places, Ed van der Elsken was a self- taught photographer whose work documented his own life and travels. This book offers a definitive overview of van der Elsken's entire oeuvre, including his groundbreaking photo novel, Love on the Left Bank and his paean to 1950s Amsterdam, Once Upon a Time. On display at Amsterdam's famed Stedelijk Museum, the exhibition at the center of this book focuses on the museum's extensive collection of van der Elsken's prints, and on the renowned installations he mounted there during his lifetime. Essays reveal the photographer's early influences, including Weegee, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Robert Capa, while also showing how his confident, unorthodox, and self-expressionist style paved the way for late 20th-century photographers, including Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, and Wolfgang Tillmans.
DAVID CAMPANY is a writer, curator and artist, working mainly with photography. He contributed to the book Constructing Worlds (Prestel/Barbican).HRIPSIME VISSER is Curator for photography at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. She studied art history, with a specialization in photography, at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783791383255 |
| ISBN 10 | 3791383256 |
| Title | Ed van der Elsken |
| Author | David Campany |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Prestel |
| Year published | 2017-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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