| Matthew Pillsbury: City Stages Contributor(s): Pillsbury, Matthew (Photographer), Kingwell, Mark (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 1597112372 ISBN-13: 9781597112376 Publisher: Aperture OUR PRICE: $58.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Individual Photographers - Monographs - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Street Photography |
| Dewey: 770.92 |
| LCCN: 2013936820 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 12.7" W x 10.7" (3.65 lbs) 125 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "City Stages" offers a paean to the visionary potential of large-format, black-and-white photography as well as to the vibrancy of the cultural landscape at a transitional moment--a moment in which our very relationship to that landscape is increasingly mediated by omnipresent screens. Over the past decade, Pillsbury has built three extensive bodies of work--"Screen Lives," "Hours" and "City Stages"--that deal with contemporary metropolitan life and the passage of time. Working with black-and-white 8 x 10 film and long exposures, Pillsbury captures a range of psychologically charged experiences in the urban environment, from the isolationism of personal technology to crowded museums, parades, cathedrals and even protests. Shot in New York, Paris, London and other major cities, the rendering of iconic landmarks and interior spaces in his images provides a stage-like setting for the performance of human activity. This monograph gathers for the first time selections from all three bodies of work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kingwell, Mark: - Mark Kingwell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.Pillsbury, Matthew: - Matthew Pillsbury received his BA in fine art from Yale University in 1995 and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2004. His work has been exhibited internationally and is widely held in private and museum collections, including the Sir Elton John Photography Collection, Museum of Modern Art, and Guggenheim Museum, all in New York; Musee du Louvre, Paris; and Tate Modern, London. In 2007, Pillsbury won the prestigious Fondation HSBC pour la Photographie award. His work is represented by Bonni Benrubi, New York; Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta; and Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver. |