Sleeping by the Mississippi
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3865210074 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Evolving from a series of road trips along the Mississippi River, Alec Soth's Sleeping by the Mississippi captures America's iconic yet oft-neglected "third coast." Soth's richly descriptive, large-format color photographs present an eclectic mix of individuals, landscapes, and interiors. The Mississippi is less the subject of the book than its organizing structure. "In the book's 46 ruthlessly edited pictures," writes Anne Wilkes Tucker, "Soth alludes to illness, procreation, race, crime, learning, art, music, death, religion, redemption, politics, and cheap sex." Like Robert Frank's classic The Americans, Sleeping by the Mississippi merges a documentary style with a poetic sensibility. Sensuous in detail and raw in subject, Sleeping by the Mississippi elicits a consistent mood of loneliness, longing, and reverie. Not bound by
"Spiritual-humanistic-atemporal book" according to Raul CHARLIN Fernandez. Following the path of Sternfeld and Eggleston, Alec Soth achieves originality, honesty and identity. If you associate this great photography with a superb printing quality (remember it's a Steidl edition), you get a marvelous art object.[]. Spectacular!!!! K. Rosier Alec Soth builds on the tradition established by William Eggleston, Stephen Shore and Joel Sternfeld. But Soth dramatically moves beyond these masters by presenting a more eccentric cast of characters, a stronger thematic melody and a more personal insight.Soth's photographic journey down the Mississippi evokes a boyish sense of adventure. Dreams, flight, r. A Classic There's absolutely no doubt that this book is a classic and Alec Soth is a master of color photography. Looking through the book everything works together as a whole and individually the images are beautiful. The book production is top quality in this 3rd edition and comes with my highest recommendation. If you like Stephen Shore and William Eggleston then
About the Author Alec Soth was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1969, where he still lives, works and teaches at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His photographs are in major public and private collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Walker Art Center. . He has received fellowships from the McKnight and Jerome Foundations and was the recipient of the 2003 Santa Fe Prize for Photography
His photographs are in major public and private collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Walker Art Center. Alec Soth was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1969, where he still lives, works and teaches at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.