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Dawoud Bey

Picturing People

 
 

2013, Hardcover, 9 x 8 inches, 115 pages, 40 color images, 25 b/w images
ISBN 0-941548-59-7
$35.00
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  Julie Bernson, Arthur Danto, Hamza Walker and Dawoud Bey

Since 1975, photographer Dawoud Bey has developed a body of work distinguished for its commitment to portraiture as a means for reflecting social circumstances. Ranging from street encounters to studio portraits, Bey has investigated numerous photographic methods to find increased engagement with his subjects. The Renaissance Society exhibition this catalogue accompanies included selections from Bey's work spanning the thirty years from 1982 to the present. The exhibition offered a comprehensive look at Bey's oeuvre, and provided an opportunity to explore related subjects in art history and social discourse, such as the presentation of self, race, site, and the relationship between artist and subject.

Includes essays by Arthur Danto and Julie Bernson as well as an interview between Bey and Renaissance Society Associate Curator and Director of Education, Hamza Walker.


   
   
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