DAVID HOCKNEY PHOTOGRAPHS 1st Edition 1982 Alain Sayag
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DAVID HOCKNEY PHOTOGRAPHS, Hockney, David; Sayag, Alain First published collection of Hockney's photographic work, issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou. The included photographs were selected from approximately 100 albums assembled over a twenty-year period beginning in the 1960s, offering a "perfect recounting of [Hockney's] day to day observations with their complicated connection to his creativity." With an illuminating introductory essay by the artist on the subjects of his portraits - himself, Christopher Isherwood, Ossie Clark, Cecil Beaton, Rudolf Nureyev, Andy Warhol, his own mother and father; his travels to Luxor, Beyreuth, New York, Los Angeles - and his approach to photography. People "believe that a camera cannot lie, and what is there is there. They don't seem to realize that unless YOU see it, the camera won't see it." 11.75'' x 8.25''. Original burgundy cloth. Pale grey endpapers. In original unclipped (no price) dust jacket. 30 pages, followed by 96 plates, most in color. Published by Petersburg Press, London & New York, 1982 Language: English ISBN 10: 0902825151 / ISBN 13: 9780902825154
- Publisher: Petersburg Press
- Year: 1982
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780902825154
- Condition: Fine
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