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Friedlander | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter Galassi, Richard Benson
Creator: Lee Friedlander
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Category: Book
Buy New: $89.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 653145
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 12 x 1.4
ISBN: 0870703447
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780870703447
ASIN: 0870703447
Publication Date: February 1, 2008
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Writing about The Museum of Modern Art's monumental and critically acclaimed 2005 Lee Friedlander retrospective, Richard Lacayo of Time magazine said: "If a sophisticated notion of what a picture can look like, the continuous construction of new avenues of feeling, and sheer, sustained inventiveness are the measures we go by, then Friedlander is one of the most important American artists of any kind since World War II Friedlander loves the muchness of the world. He loves the haphazard multitude of things that can pop up in every picture--street signs, sunbeams, bits of roofline, a jagged shadow--all colliding and contradicting one another. In his breezy but very acute introduction to the show's catalogue, Peter Galassi, MoMA's chief curator of photography, gets it just right when he says some of Friedlander's pictures give you the impression that 'the physical world had been broken into fragments and reconstituted under pressure at three times its original density.'"
Now available for the first time, the paperback edition of this definitive, comprehensive volume is being published to coincide with the traveling retrospective's stop in San Francisco at SFMOMA. At 480 pages, Friedlander includes more than 750 photographs--770 duotone and 33 color--grouped by series, as well as the incisive, aforementioned essay by Peter Galassi and an afterword by Richard Benson.
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This is The One November 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the most comprehensive look at the work of Lee Friedlander to date, ranging from the beginnings in American jazz photography to landscapes to a large body of self-portraits. It is accompanied by an inclusive essay that surveys Friedlander's entire career, written by Peter Galassi the Chief Curator in the Department of Photography at the MoMA.
This is not the average retrospective catalog. A broad range of work is presented in 764 plates spanning five decades and arranged in groups. Some organized by theme and style while others are dedicated to specific books (Friedlander has published over 25 to date.) The photographs were not maliciously narrowed down or traditionally arranged. The artist himself had a large part in the selection and sequencing processes. The photographs are organized so that we can look back and see what the artist may or may not have intended from the beginning.
One group in particular compares new and old photographs and investigates the large change and learning experience that comes with a new camera. Friedlander started with a 35mm Leica, a street photographer's best friend, and he perfected his craft with it. Later in his career he decided to make the change to medium format and he revisited all the same problems. This section demonstrates the similarities and differences of working with different formats such as composition with a square frame, but also shows a new understanding of the medium and a range of new possibilities.
Friedlander's sense of humor is apparent in much of his work. It is not coincidence, but a decisive moment that captures these juxtapositions and visual metaphors that communicate irony and humor. The large size and scale of the book is necessary to accommodate comparisons between several similar photographs on a single page. For Lee Friedlander the quantity becomes part of the quality. His best photographs are made better by sharing the page with an image from the same series.
One of America's Most Prolific Photographers November 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
At 8# and 480 pages, this book is an immense collection of Friedlander's portraits, self-portraits, nudes, landscapes, images of the streets and more. In 2005 the Museum of Modern Art held a traveling retrospective of Lee Friedlander showing 500 of the photographs in its collection.
This catalog, which accompanied the retrospect, gives us closer to 800 photographs. The work extends back to 1964 when John Szarkowski saw a bold originality in the photography of Lee Friedlander and began collecting his work for the Museum of Modern Art. Three years later in 1967 Friedlander, Garry Winogrand and Diane Arbus became the new face of documentary photography in the MOMA exhibition `New Documents.' Under Szarkowski's direction, and later that of Peter Galassi, the museum amassed Friedlander photographs for the next four decades.
The size of this collection provides a rare opportunity to see the span of an artists work. Unlike a concise selection of what is considered an artist's best images, this catalog is a detailed description of Friedlander's life's work. Its size suggests that Friedlander is one of America's greatest photographers because he is one of the most prolific.
Superb monograph May 4, 2008
This is an outstanding collection from a legend of the image Lee Friedlander, a massive, massive book that's quite affordable.
There is art, street imagery, nostaglia, a gusher of photos of sheer beauty from a glance that Friedlanders eye is drawn to.
Beginners, collectors or professionals will find this tomb a timeless collection that cannot be ignored.
Look into photographers William Eggleston, Helen Levitt, Saul Leiter, Robert Adams and Garry Winogrand just to mention a few for more visual classics.
Saul Leiter's new book is quite unique relative to style, really a beauty.
THIS IS A STUNNING BOOK July 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had never heard of Mr. Friedlander when I saw his exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. There is no way to describe his work in words; you just must experience it. Beyond his keen eye for black and white photography, he has a sly sense of humor that permeates his works. Many of these would be suitable for framing and placed in places where you might not normally hang a photo. This book is a great coffee-table book to be savored and enjoyed. Throw some pillows on the floor and flop down with this huge book and turn the pages slowly.
a major figure July 20, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
by its scope, this book, like the photographer who's work it represents, is unique. not just the amount of photos, but the richness of them, their cool intelligence. it is a major volume, by one of the most influential non-color artists of our time. many people either hate or love friedlander's work, and i love it. if you do, just looking at this book a few times will be a great joy. if you're lucky (and rich) enough to buy or own it - what a treat.
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