Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946–2004
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Photography & Video
Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946–2004 Details
In August 2007 Denmark's renowned Louisiana Museum of Modern Art presented Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946–2004, the first major retrospective devoted to Avedon's work since his death in 2004. This beautifully produced catalogue, designed by the renowned Danish graphic designer Michael Jensen, features deluxe tritone printing and varnish on premium paper. It includes 125 reproductions of Avedon's greatest work from the entire range of his oeuvre―including fashion photographs, reportage and portraits―and spans from his early Italian subjects of the 1940s to his 2004 portrait of the Icelandic pop star Björk. It also features a small number of color images, including what must be one of the most famous photographic portraits of the twentieth century, "Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent" (1981). Texts by Jeffrey Fraenkel, Judith Thurman, Geoff Dyer, Christoph Ribbat, Rune Gade and curator Helle Crenzien offer a sophisticated and thorough composite view of Avedon's career.
Reviews
I have been enamored with the work of Richard Avedon since my days in art school, pursuing a degree in photography. I own several of his most important books that focus on his creativity. I was anxiously awaiting my copy of "1946-2004" which chronicled his life. I was starkly disappointed that on page 23, which pictured one of his most iconic photographs, Natassja Kinski and the Serpent — there on the face of the print was a production error. A large splotch of what appears to be printers ink. I was so disappointed that I returned the book. I read another reviewers write-up highlighting a similar concern. And I supposed this was an isolated incidence. It's not. And until the the entire production batch of this iteration is deleted, or corrected, I cannot repurchase this book. Other than that, this is an amazing collection of photographs of one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century . . . . bgs.
