Do or Die

ISBN 10: 377743261X / ISBN 13: 9783777432618

Published by Hirmer Verlag, DE, 2010

About this Item

The glamour and misery of mankind are at the heart of this book, but it also addresses the tradition and the renewal of the human image. Significant photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries engage in a sometimes surprising dialogue with Masters of European painting from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Do or Die
• Publisher: Hirmer Verlag, DE
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 377743261X
• ISBN 13: 9783777432618
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 900 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Accompanying an exhibition at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum celebrating the long history of the human image in art, this beautiful book places significant photographs of the twentieth and twenty-first century in dialogue with some of the great masters of European art from the late Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The paintings and photographs reflect happiness and suffering, hope and despair—and the juxtapositions shed light on abiding elements of the human condition. Bringing the work of contemporary photo-artists like Nan Goldin and Jürgen Klauke face to face with that of old masters like Titian and François Boucher also serves to reveal both the continued influence of painting on photography, and conspicuous areas of difference. 

In addition to seventy full-color images, this bilingual German and English edition includes an interview with art collector Lutz Teutloff, an essay by renowned cultural critic Bazon Brock, and biographical information on the artists. The glamour and misery of mankind are on full display in this stunning catalog.

About the Author

Andreas Blühm is director of the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, Germany, where Roland Krischel is curator.