Photography Changes Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597111996 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 263 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Curator and writer Marvin Heiferman has focused on the influence of photographic images on culture and history in projects such as Fame After Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1999) and Image World: Art and Media Culture at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1989). Foresta, was the founding director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiativ
excellent book Benita As an instructor of documentary photography, I found this book to be easy to read with a great wealth of information. As we move through this next century, we do need to examine what it means to read a photograph, to understand how photographs change the way we behave, look at the world, and most importantly, treat other human beings. Hurray for Aperture and the Smithsonian- two of my favorite publishers - for coming together and making . Sylvia Hottinger said One of the most original and useful books on photography I have encountered since I started. One of the most original and useful books on photography I have encountered since I started working on photograph interpretation in 1998. It explains how photographs have changed our view on matters through photography specifically and in a huge variety of areas. I came across it by accident, like one often does, when doing a Coursera course just to brush up my skills. i think I've failed the course but I've discovered this book.. A very unusual take. Even the well informed will learn much new. Rene This well edited selection surprises. One would expect lengthy explanations about art and photography. Yet non of this. The practical and the artsy, the documentary, the historical and the mundane. How photography changed much in our life, in science, in discovery in learning is very well covered here and has many corners and twists that surprises even "the well informed". The only criticism I'd have is the stale print quality of the pho
A contributing editor to Art in America, he serves on the faculty of both the International Center of Photography/Bard College and the School of Visual Art’s MFA programs in photography. Prior to that, she was senior curator for photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Foresta, was the founding director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative from 2000 to 2010. About the Author Curator and writer Marvin Heiferman has focused on the influence of photographic images on culture and history in projects such as Fame After Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1999) and Image World: Art and Media Culture at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1989). He
Together they engage readers in a timely exploration of the extent to which our lives have been transformed through our interactions with photographic imagery. The volume draws on the extraordinary visual assets of the Smithsonian Institution's museums, science centers and archives to launch an unprecedented interdisciplinary dialogue on photography's capacity to shape and change our experience of the world. Photography Changes Everything features over 300 images and nearly 100 engaging short texts commissioned from experts, writers, inventors, public figures and others—from Hugh Hefner to John Baldessari, John Waters, Robert Adams, Sandra Phillips and many others. Photography Changes Everything offers a provocative rethinking of photography's impact on our culture and our daily lives. Compiling hundreds of images and responses from leading authorities on photography, it offers a brilliant, reader-friendly exploration of the many ways in which photographs package information and values, demand and hold attention, and shape our knowledge of and experience in the world. Each story responds to images selected by project contributors. Edited by leading photography curator and author Marvin Heiferman, Photography Changes Everything provides a unique opportunity to better understand the history, practice and power of photography at this transitional moment in visual culture.