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WINNER - CONTEMPORARY AUTHOR BOOK AWARD 2008 - LES RENCONTRES D'ARLES PHOTOGRAPHIE - This first book by Michael Abrams is an album in which the artist’s image make’s only a fleeting appearance, yet whose hand touches every page. A journey informed by a quote form Michel Foucault… “a readiness to find strange and singular what surrounds us; a certain relentlessness to break up our familiarities and to regard otherwise the same things; a fervor to grasp what is happening and what passes; a casualness in regard to the traditional hierarchies of the important and the essential”. Abrams sifts through the trove of discarded images that define our past and re-edits them for a new purpose. He finds the small truths imbedded in these nearly forgotten images. His goal -to provoke, question or demand reconsideration of our established assumptions. If not initiated by our curiosity, if not what surrounds us everyday, if not that which we might turn on its head, then what? ONLY A FEW COPIES LEFT
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A Readiness to find strange and singular
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Strange and Singular
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Michael Abrams: Strange & Singular [SIGNED]
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed in black ink on the first page by Abrams, with text in blue ink "Be Good. Pay attention. Enjoy the journey." Hardcover. Black cloth-covered boards with the artist's name embossed against a green rectangular stamp on cover, with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Found photographs and quotes assembled by Michael Abrams. Designed by John Gossage for "The Co.of." 144 pp., with 33 four-color plates, 117 duotone plates and 3 laid-in photographs, beautifully printed in China by OGP, Hong Kong. 9-1/8 x 8-1/8 inches. This first edition was limited to 1,000 copies. Fine in Fine dust jacket. A mint copy. From the publisher: "This first book by Michael Abrams is an album in which the artist's image makes only a fleeting appearance, yet whose hand touches every page. A journey informed by a quote from Michel Foucault. 'a readiness to find strange and singular what surrounds us; a certain relentlessness to break up our familiarities and to regard otherwise the same things; a fervor to grasp what is happening and what passes; a casualness in regard to the traditional hierarchies of the important and the essential'. Abrams sifts through the trove of discarded images that define our past and re-edits them for a new purpose. His goal - to provoke, question or demand reconsideration of our established assumptions. If not initiated by our curiosity, if not what surrounds us everyday, if not that which we might turn on its head, then what?" Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 113684
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Strange and Singular
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Loosestrife, 2007. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in green. Signed by author, Michael Abrams, on title page. Inscription reads, "Be good, pay attention, enjoy the journey!" (Not inscribed to anyone). Book is like new with no writing. Sharp corners and spine straight. Dust jacket is like new with a small tear to top left corner. Scarce signed copy of this nostalgic award winning collection. ISBN: 0975312014. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. Seller Inventory # 92539