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An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar | 
 enlarge | Creators: Elisabeth Sussman, Althea Wasow, Salman Rushdie, Taryn Simon
Publisher: Steidl
Category: Book
List Price: $80.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 70438
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 152
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 13.4 x 10.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 3865213804
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9783865213808
ASIN: 3865213804
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Product Description
In An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, Taryn Simon documents spaces that are integral to America's foundation, mythology and daily functioning, but remain inaccessible or unknown to a public audience. She has photographed rarely seen sites from domains including: science, government, medicine, entertainment, nature security and religion. This index examines subjects that, while provocative or controversial, are currently legal. The work responds to a desire to discover unknown territories, to see everything. Simon makes use of the annotated-photograph's capacity to engage and inform the public. Transforming that which is off-limits or under-the-radar into a visible and intelligible form, she confronts the divide between the privileged access of the few and the limited access of the public. Photographed with a large format view camera (except when prohibited), Simon's 70 color plates form a seductive collection that reflects and reveals a national identity. In addition to this monograph, there is also an exhibition of Simon's work opening at the Whitney Museum of American Art in March 2007.
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 Like having an art museum all to yourself October 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like the big white pages. To me, it feels like being in a gallery, without the background chatter and the one woman with too much perfume who talks too loud, you know who you are. All the white space lets you focus on just that photo, that moment. The detailed captions are a treat for the mind.
This isn't a book of snapshots. Each photo demands contemplation and admiration that she got consent to access this location. Except Disney, of course. Their letter of rejection and their reasoning at the end is droll, compared to what she was granted permission to capture. Several of these locations I knew of. Many I didn't. Some are upsetting, as they should be.
Bravo!
 Taryn Simon : Photo Book July 12, 2008
it wasn't as i expected, small pictures, as unique as they were very few were visually stunning.
beautifully presented February 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book creates its own space in a way only a few can do. Its images are (almost all) just right - including the right size. They aren't large but they invite intense observation and they look terrific.
 Interesting photos, but book is lacking January 26, 2008
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
This subject matter and the photos are interesting, but as a book it is lacking. The book is what I would call 'pretentious', in that there is alot of space wasted in the pages to make it look more 'arty'. Waste of paper is waht I call it. The photos are also too small for the available paper space. All in all, good intentions, but the publisher seems to have ruined it. Not recommended.
great debut November 20, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
For people who are interested in photo art Simons Book ist a must have. Her intelligently chosen situations - the hidden and unfamiliar - remind me in their cool and calm way of being photographed the work of Edward Hopper. Simon absolutely knows how to catch the right moment and the right light. You get a view deeply below the surface of our modern civilisation.
Beside of this, the book is of great heavy quality, it's worth its price.
Well done, Taryn!
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