Reconstructing Space : Architecture in Recent German Photography

Gerda Breuer; Rolf Sachsse; Neil Leach; Hubertus von Amelunxen

ISBN 10: 1870890981 / ISBN 13: 9781870890984

Published by London : Architectural Association Publications (AA), 1999

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192 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. "To accompany an exhibition held at the Architectural Association from 19 April to 22 May 1999"--Title page verso. Seller Inventory # PGAA18

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Title: Reconstructing Space : Architecture in ...

Publisher: London : Architectural Association Publications (AA)

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

It is as though human beings -- in an age increasingly dominated by photography -- have taken on the attributes of the camera...We now see the world in terms of the "snapshot", and according to the mechanism of the camera itself. Neil Leach
German photography has led the world in the reassessment of our relationship to the urban and man-made environment. Themes such as the way we move through space, and our alienation from the world around us, are explored by artists including Bernd & Hilla Becher, Gosbert Adler, Laurenz Berges, Mona Breede, Johannes Bruns, Susanne Br gger, Michael Danner, Thomas Demand, Christine Erhard, Andreas Gursky, Matthias Hoch, Candida Hofer, Thomas Ruff, Heiner Schilling, Matthias Schmidt, Michael Schmidt, Heidi Specker, Petra Wunderlich and Ulrich W st. The artists' portfolios are supported by a series of essays that set the work in a theoretical and historical context.