Portraits, Singular Plural 1980–1990. - Lot 241

Portraits, Singular Plural 1980–1990. The Photographer and His Model. Paris, Hazan / Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1998. Large quarto, illustrated hardcover by the publisher. Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, dedicated to the revival of the photographic portrait during the 1980s and 1990s. The book brings together the works of the leading photographers who revitalized this genre at the end of the 20th century, including Jean Rault, Marc Trivier, Dirk Braeckman, Florence Chevallier, Philippe Bazin, Deborah Hammond, Olivier Christinat, and many other international artists. The essays analyze the new relationships between the photographer and the subject, the question of identity, self-portraiture, staging, and the erasure of the subject, while the color and black-and-white reproductions offer a particularly representative overview of contemporary photography from that decade. A beautiful copy. Condition: interior in very good condition; hardcover showing slight signs of wear and some scuffing on the back cover.