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A roster of prominent artists, curators, and scholars offers a new approach to our understanding of photography and media
The first in-depth treatment in fifteen years, this handsome and important book examines Morell’s career to the present day, including his earlier works in black-and-white and never before published color photographs from the past decade.
From 1948 through 1952, Yasuhiro Ishimoto studied photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago. Because of a continuing attachment to Chicago, however, Ishimoto has often revisited the city, most notably on a photographic fellowship in 1959–61.
The first comprehensive study of these rare, influential objects, documenting a formative moment in the noted photographer’s early career
An updated selection of extraordinary paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring works from around the globe and dating from ancient Egypt to the present day.
A beautifully illustrated introduction to Bisa Butler’s innovative portrait quilts
This exceptional book offers a fresh and extensive examination of the work of pioneering artist László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946). The first major American survey of his oeuvre in nearly a half century.
An exploration of the captivating work and mystical outlook of the modern artist Remedios Varo, focusing on her years in Mexico City
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