Description: A must-have for collectors and art enthusiasts alike. This beautifully crafted edition, published on the occasion of the 1989 exhibition "Joel-Peter Witkin," is a testament to the artist's extraordinary visual sensibility and controversial yet compelling body of work. Book in written in French. Features:Cover & Binding: Rich burgundy silk-moiré cloth-covered boards, featuring a debossed cross design and title stamped in black on the front cover and spine. The book includes a woven black page marker ribbon sewn in, adding a touch of elegance.Condition: This book is in excellent condition with no dust jacket, as issued. The binding is tight, and the pages are pristine. Small water spot on the front cover with minor wear/scuffs on edges, both hardly visible. (See video)Pages & Content: Fine paper stock with vellum-like translucent pages overlaying most of the plates. The book includes photographs, drawings (studies), and collages by Joel-Peter Witkin.Exhibition Details: Includes an illustrated exhibition checklist, a list of collections, a selected exhibition history, and a bibliography (all in French). Designed by d.C. Diseño. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. About the Artist: Joel-Peter Witkin is renowned for his ability to find beauty in the grotesque, the different, and the unusual. His work references and continues the tradition of great Western artists like Bosch, Goya, Velazquez, and the Symbolists. Witkin's photographs feature a unique blend of historical and mythological figures, circus performers, and macabre still-lifes that challenge our perceptions of the human condition.
Price: 135 USD
Location: Long Beach, California
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: French
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Signed: No
Region: Europe
Author: Joel-Peter Witkin
Publisher: Ministerio de Cultura Madrid
Topic: Photography
Subject: Art & Photography
Year Printed: 1989
Original/Facsimile: Original