Hasselblad, Signed (25 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used. No Jacket. Used paperback, clean condition. Signed By Author.

Auflage: 1. Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, Papier mit minimaler Randbräunung, sonst sauber und gut erhalten. Keine Einträge. Alle Bilder in S/W. Keine Paginierung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 338 Querformat, OKarton, Broschiert.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. Signed/ dated by author. Minor scuffing on cover. Light tanning on pages.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Author inscribed to previous owner and signed Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear. F44 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Signed by Author.

Hardcover without dustjacket as issued in cardboard slipcase with paper label; unpaginated; as new condition; clean and crisp; signed by Jeff Wall and dated June 24 2003 on half title page; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Eggleston, William (illustrator). The cover is black. Unpaginated; 5/8 in. thick; color photographs; text is in English. The front board's pastedown illustration has a 1/4 in. and 3/8 in. lightly, dented line. A corner has an L-shaped, 3/8 in. scrape. The back board's pastedown illustration has a few, fine line scratches. The top end of the text block has pinpoint size stain. Scans e-mailed upon request. Priority shipping for the U.S. will require extra cost. Only priority shipping is available for international orders, at extra cost because of the book's size. Signed by the Photographer.

4°. 34 cm. 45 Seiten. Original-Leinenband. 1. Auflage. Von Cindy Sherman auf Titelblatt mit Widmung in schwarzer Tinte signiert. Mit zahlreichen Farbabbildungen. Papierbanderole mit kleinem Einriss. Sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. English language edition. Signed by Cindy Sherman on title page in black ink. Original cloth binding. With many colour illustrations. Paper banderole with a small tear. Fine copy.

29,5x25 cm. 168 pp. Richly illustrated. Publisher's illustrerade hardcover. A very good copy. Signed by Muñoz on title-page.

29x29 cm. (20) pp. (one folding). Mainly photographs. Soft cover. Signed on title-page by Häusser. With a short introduction by Rune Hassner.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1910164739 Signed. First Edition. Includes inserts from the award dinner. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards, red lettering along spine, decorative plate on cover. No DJ. Hardcover: Near Fine; light shelf wear, text is clean. Mack, 2016.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first and only printing. Signed and dated 16 June 03 in black ink on the half-title page by Wall. Hardcover. Fine gray cloth quarterbound in black cloth, with title stamped in black on front cover and stamped in gray on spine, "Hasselblad Center" debossed on rear cover, with gray cardboard slipcase, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by Jeff Wall. Text by Camiel van Winkel (in English). Designed by Gerhard Steidl. Unpaginated, with 34 four-color plates, beautifully printed on heavy fine art matt paper by Steidl, Göttingen from scans done at Steidl's digital darkroom. 10-3/4 x 11 inches. Published on the occasion of Jeff Wall's receiving the Hasselblad Award, with an accompanying exhibition at The Hasselblad Center. Fine. From the award citation: "For over 20 years, Jeff Wall has been developing an outstanding body of work, using photography in an innovative way which has contributed significantly to placing the medium of photography firmly on the map of contemporary art. In his carefully staged and composed images, sometimes digitally altered, placed in backlit boxes borrowed from advertising, he has explored a wide range of social and political themes including urban violence, racism, poverty, gender and class conflicts, history, memory, representation, and many others. His photographs, in colour or in black and white, maintain a constant dialogue with great genre paintings of the 19th century, and truly make him 'a painter of modern life', an expression coined by Charles Baudelaire." Signed by Author.

Goldblatt, David. Hasselblad Award 2006. Signiert. Mit 1 Original-Photographie. Digital pigment print. Bildmass 27,8 x 37,1 cm; Blattgrösse 30,4 x 39,6 cm. Rechts unterhalb des Bildes voll signiert, datiert und nummeriert 20/30 (+5 AP). Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2006. 27,5 x 30,5 cm. 82 S., [1] Bll. Pappband mit illustrierten Deckeln und Pappmappe mit blindgeprägtem Vordertitel - . Hatje Cantz Collector's Edition. Auf Vortitel voll signiert. - Die Photographie von Kwezinaledi, Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, 5. August 2006. - Einband an den unteren Ecken leicht bestossen; Mappe etwas gebräunt, leicht fleckig. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. This is a near fine hardcover copy without dust jacket as issued with almost no wear. SIGNED by the artist, Paul Graham, in ink on the title-page. Not inscribed to anyone just signed. Illustrated thoughout in color with Paul Graham's photographs. Essay by David Company. 11" high X 9" wide. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Signed by Artist.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Small Bump. 1st Edition. Laid in is a long single sheet with three folds that forms a booklet, an exhibition announcement with 5 full color reproductions of Eggleston's photos, for a gallery show at the Getty Museum in 1999. Booklet has a crease across the middle. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 4° - unpaginated - Color & B/w Photo-reproductions. The Hasselblad Award - Cindy Sherman (1954) American artist whose work consists exclusively of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters. First edition, published in 2000 copies. Our copy is signed by Cindy Sherman and signed by the author Gunilla Knape. Original boards and with wraparound yellow band as issued. In Fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

KÄTHE KOLLWITZ UND ERNST BARLACH Das ist alles ohnemaßen wirklich. von Boris Mikhailov. Ausstellungskatalog der Kunsthalle Göppingen, 1. Auflage 2004, ERSTAUSGABE, illustriertes Pb. kl. 4°, schön erhalten (neuwertig) - von Boris Mikhailov eigenhändig signiert.

Condition: Wie neu. Mack, London. 2012. First edition, first printing. Signed by Paul Graham! Mint, new, unread, only opened once for signature. Embossed hardcover (as issued). 205 x 255 mm. 104 pages. With a text by David Campany. Signed by the artist! Paul Graham, one of the best photographers of our time, is famous for fantastic photobooks like "New Europe" (Martin Parr , The Photobook , vol 2, page 71). "Paul Graham, winner of the 2012 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography, is a vital figure in contemporary photography, working for over thirty years and continually challenging different genres of photographic practice. His work has been widely embraced, with exhibitions at the Tate and the Museum of Modern Art, and published in more than 12 monographs. The Hasselblad Award is considered photography`s highest prize for lifetime achievement and the list of past winners is a roll call of photography`s greatest masters. In honour of the 2012 award, the Hasselblad Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden is showing an exhibition, together with this book 1981 & 2011, which unites Graham`s first published work A1 - The Great North Road (1981) and his latest The Present (2011). Edited by Paul Graham in collaboration with Dragana Vujanovic and Louise Wolthers from The Hasselblad Foundation, the book links this thirty-year span, together with an essay written by David Campany, author, curator and artist. At the beginning of the 1980`s Graham was among the first photographers to unite contemporary colour practice with the classic "social documentary" genre. In 1981/2 he completed A1 ? The Great North Road, a series of colour photographs from the length of the British A1 road, which forged a dramatic challenge to the black and white tradition that dominated British photography to that point. This work, along with his other photographs of the 1980?s, were pivotal in reinvigorating and transforming photographic practice in the UK and abroad. In 2011 Paul Graham released The Present, which embraces street photography, a genre unique to photography where the artist works with the ceaseless flow of life. These images break with the traditional approach of locking the world into frozen instants and instead brings us each scene together with its double, the briefest fraction of time apart, so that we glimpse the continuum, the before/after and coming/ going of life`s dazzling dance. Designed by Paul Graham and MACK, printed in colour throughout, 1981 & 2011 aligns these two bodies of Graham`s work across the 3 decades spanning his career. With David Campany`s incisive essay, we can piece together and explore the concerns that link and bind an artist over the years making this a salient book on the passage of creativity in the observable Signiert von Paul Graham! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; nur geöffnet für die Signatur. Hardcover (nur so erschienen). 205 x 255 mm. 104 Seiten. Mit einem Text von David Campany. Signiert vom Künstler! Paul Graham, einer der angesagtesten Fotografen unserer Zeit, ist berühmt für fantastische Fotobücher wie "New Europe" (Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 2, Seite 71). Paul Graham arbeitete als erster britischer Vertreter der sozialdokumentarischen Fotografie mit Farbe. Mit Serien wie A1 The Great North Road (19811982) und Beyond Caring (1984 - 1985) vertrieb er die Schwarzweiß-Fotografie von ihrer dominierenden Stellung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Condition: Wie neu. Steidl, Göttingen and The Hasselblad Center, 2008. First edition, first printing. Bodly signed by Graciela Iturbide! Signatures by this artist, who is living in Mexico City, are very scarce! Mint, unread, new. Originally shrink-wrapped in publisher`s plastic foil; only opened once for signature. Clothbound hardcover without jacket (as issued). 250 x 270 mm. 144 pages. Tritone and color plates throughout. Book design by Hans Cogne/Steidl Design. Perfect condition! Signed by the artist! Collector`s copy! "The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography for 2008 has been awarded to Graciela Iturbide from Mexico City. Graciela Iturbide is considered one of the most important and influential Latin American photographers of the past four decades. Iturbide has developed a photographic style based on her strong interest in culture, ritual and everyday life in her native Mexico and other countries. Iturbide has extended the concept of documentary photography, to explore the relationships between man and nature, the individual and the cultural, the real and the psychological. She continues to inspire a younger generation of photographers in Latin America and beyond. The award ceremony will take place 25 October, 2008 at the Hasselblad Foundation, Göteborg." (from the publisher) Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942. She began to study film-making in the late 1960s at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematograficos. While assisting Manuel Alvarez Bravo in the early 1970s, she studied photography, and soon devoted herself to the art. Traveling to Europe around this time, she met Henri Cartier-Bresson, who became a significant influence on her work. This subtle yet powerful book of photographs blends evocative scenes from the many subcultures of Iturbide`s native Mexico with the artist`s own deeply personal, and oftentimes Surrealistic, vision. Iturbide`s work mixes history, lyricism and portraiture. She deals heartily with the issues of sameness and difference. Sun-cracked earth contrasts with playing children, stark walls with elaborate alters, everyday life with special celebration. These oppositions represent deeper conflicts in the nature of land and body. Although the work is black-and-white, beautifully printed in duotone, the bright red of sacrificial blood, the colorful skirts, and murals seem to appear in full color.***************Steidl, Göttingen und The Hasselblad Center, 2008. Erstausgabe. Amerikanische Originalausgabe. Signiert von Graciela Iturbide! Signaturen dieser Künstlerin, die in Mexiko City lebt, sind sehr selten! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch. Noch original-verschweißt in der Plastikfolie des Verlags; nur einmal geöffnet für die Signatur! Hardcover ohne Schutzumschlag (nur so erschienen). 250 x 270 mm. 144 Seiten. Durchgehend mit Tritone und Farbfotos. Perfekter Zustand! Signiert von der Künstlerin! Sammler-Exemplar! Buchdesign von: Hans Cogne/Steidl Design. Während Graciela Iturbide (Jahrgang 1942) in den frühen siebziger Jahren Fotografie studierte, assistierte Sie Manuel Alvarez Bravo bei seinen Arbeiten, die, neben den Arbeiten von Henri Cartier-Bresson, einen immensen Einfluss auf ihr späteres Werk haben sollten. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Condition: Wie neu. Mack, London. 2012. First edition, first printing. Signed by Paul Graham in the year of the publication! Mint, new, unread, only opened once for signature. Embossed hardcover (as issued). 205 x 255 mm. 104 pages. With a text by David Campany. Signed and dated by the artist: "Paul Graham. Paris. 2012." Paul Graham, one of the best photographers of our time, is famous for fantastic photobooks like "New Europe" (Martin Parr , The Photobook , vol 2, page 71). "Paul Graham, winner of the 2012 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography, is a vital figure in contemporary photography, working for over thirty years and continually challenging different genres of photographic practice. His work has been widely embraced, with exhibitions at the Tate and the Museum of Modern Art, and published in more than 12 monographs. The Hasselblad Award is considered photography`s highest prize for lifetime achievement and the list of past winners is a roll call of photography`s greatest masters. In honour of the 2012 award, the Hasselblad Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden is showing an exhibition, together with this book 1981 & 2011, which unites Graham`s first published work A1 - The Great North Road (1981) and his latest The Present (2011). Edited by Paul Graham in collaboration with Dragana Vujanovic and Louise Wolthers from The Hasselblad Foundation, the book links this thirty-year span, together with an essay written by David Campany, author, curator and artist. At the beginning of the 1980`s Graham was among the first photographers to unite contemporary colour practice with the classic "social documentary" genre. In 1981/2 he completed A1 ? The Great North Road, a series of colour photographs from the length of the British A1 road, which forged a dramatic challenge to the black and white tradition that dominated British photography to that point. This work, along with his other photographs of the 1980?s, were pivotal in reinvigorating and transforming photographic practice in the UK and abroad. In 2011 Paul Graham released The Present, which embraces street photography, a genre unique to photography where the artist works with the ceaseless flow of life. These images break with the traditional approach of locking the world into frozen instants and instead brings us each scene together with its double, the briefest fraction of time apart, so that we glimpse the continuum, the before/after and coming/ going of life`s dazzling dance. Designed by Paul Graham and MACK, printed in colour throughout, 1981 & 2011 aligns these two bodies of Graham`s work across the 3 decades spanning his career. With David Campany`s incisive essay, we can piece together and explore the concerns that link and bind an artist over the years making this a salient book on the passage of creativity in the observable world." (from the publisher)***************Mack, London. 2012. Erstausgabe. Originalausgabe. Von Paul Graham signiert im Jahr der Veröffentlichung! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; nur geöffnet für die Signatur. Hardcover (nur so erschienen). 205 x 255 mm. 104 Seiten. Mit einem Text von David Campany. Signiert und datiert vom Künstler: "Paul Graham. Paris. 2012." Paul Graham, einer der angesagtesten Fotografen unserer Zeit, ist berühmt für fantastische Fotobücher wie "New Europe" (Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 2, Seite 71). Paul Graham arbeitete als erster britischer Vertreter der sozialdokumentarischen Fotografie mit Farbe. Mit Serien wie A1 The Great North Road (19811982) und Beyond Caring (1984 - 1985) vertrieb er die Schwarzweiß-Fotografie von ihrer dominierenden Stellung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Condition: Wie neu. Steidl, Göttingen. Hasselblad Foundation. 2010. First edition, first printing. Signed by Sophie Calle! New, mint, unread. Still shrink-wrapped in publisher`s plastic foil; only opened once for signature. Hardcover without jacket (as issued). 255 x 275 mm. 111 pages. Photos in black and white and color. Text: Sophie Calle. Afterword: Gunilla Knape. Sprache: english. Signed by the artist!***************Steidl, Göttingen. Hasselblad Foundation. 2010. Erstausgabe. Originalausgabe. Signiert von Sophie Calle! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch. Noch original-verschweißt in der Schutzfolie des Verlages; nur einmal geöffnet für die Signatur. Hardcover ohne Schutzumschlag (nur so erschienen). 255 x 275 mm. 111 Seiten. Text in deutsch und englisch. Signiert von der Künstlerin! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Condition: Wie neu. Scalo, Zurich. 2000. First edition, first printing. Signed by Boris Mikhailov! Mint, new, unread. Still originally shrink-wrapped in plastic foil; only opened once for signature! Hardback with jacket. 285 x 250 mm. 88 pages. Black and white photos. Perfect condition! Signed by the artist! Collector`s copy! Mikhailov is well-known for many famous photobooks like "By the ground. At dusk.", "Case History" or "Unfinished Dissertation" (all mentioned in Martin Parr, The Photobook). Born 1938 in the former Soviet Union Boris Mikhailov lived and worked for several decades in his hometown Kharkov, Ukraine. He received an education as an engineer and started to teach himself the practice of photography. Today he is one of the most successful and well-known photographers, who already was actively working in soviet times. His work very much is influenced in the means of Concept-Art and Social-Documentary-Photography. At the end of the 1960s he had his first exhibition. After the KGB found nude-pictures of his wife he was set off his job as an engineer and started to full-time work with photography. He shot a series of everyday-life scenes-documentation.***************Scalo, Zürich. 2000. Erstauflage. Signiert von Boris Mikhailov! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch. Noch original-verpackt in der Plastikfolie des Verlags; nur einmal geöffnet für die Signatur des Künstlers! Mikhailov ist bekannt für viele berühmte Fotobücher wie "By the ground. At dusk.", "Case History" und "Unfinished Dissertation" (alle erwähnt in Martin Parr, The Photobook). Hardback mit Original-Schutzumschlag. 285 x 250 mm, 88 Seiten. Schwarz-weiß Fotos. Perfekter Zustand! Signiert vom Künstler! Sammler-Exemplar! Fotos des ukrainischen Fotografen, der sich häufig mit sozialen Randgruppen in seinem Land beschäftigt. Hier: Bilder von tanzenden Menschen auf einem öffentlichen Platz. Mit einem Gespräch zwischen Boris Mikhailov und Jan Kaila. Sprache: englisch. Mikhailov ist bekannt für einige sehr berühmte Fotobücher wie "Am Boden. Die Dämmerung", "Case History" oder "Unvollendete Dissertation" (alle erwähnt und gewürdigt bei Martin Parr, The Photobook). Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Condition: Wie neu. Steidl, Göttingen and The Hasselblad Center, 2008. First edition, first printing. Bodly signed by Graciela Iturbide! Signatures by this artist, who is living in Mexico City, are very scarce! Mint, unread, new. Originally shrink-wrapped in publisher`s plastic foil; only opened once for signature. Clothbound hardcover without jacket (as issued). 250 x 270 mm. 144 pages. Tritone and color plates throughout. Book design by Hans Cogne/Steidl Design. "The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography for 2008 has been awarded to Graciela Iturbide from Mexico City. Graciela Iturbide is considered one of the most important and influential Latin American photographers of the past four decades. Iturbide has developed a photographic style based on her strong interest in culture, ritual and everyday life in her native Mexico and other countries. Iturbide has extended the concept of documentary photography, to explore the relationships between man and nature, the individual and the cultural, the real and the psychological. She continues to inspire a younger generation of photographers in Latin America and beyond. The award ceremony will take place 25 October, 2008 at the Hasselblad Foundation, Göteborg." (from the publisher) Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942. She began to study film-making in the late 1960s at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematograficos. While assisting Manuel Alvarez Bravo in the early 1970s, she studied photography, and soon devoted herself to the art. Traveling to Europe around this time, she met Henri Cartier-Bresson, who became a significant influence on her work. This subtle yet powerful book of photographs blends evocative scenes from the many subcultures of Iturbide`s native Mexico with the artist`s own deeply personal, and oftentimes Surrealistic, vision. Iturbide`s work mixes history, lyricism and portraiture. She deals heartily with the issues of sameness and difference. Sun-cracked earth contrasts with playing children, stark walls with elaborate alters, everyday life with special celebration. These oppositions represent deeper conflicts in the nature of land and body. Although the work is black-and-white, beautifully printed in duotone, the bright red of sacrificial blood, the colorful skirts, and murals seem to appear in full color.***************Steidl, Göttingen und The Hasselblad Center, 2008. Erstausgabe. Amerikanische Originalausgabe. Signiert von Graciela Iturbide! Signaturen dieser Künstlerin, die in Mexiko City lebt, sind sehr selten! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch. Noch original-verschweißt in der Plastikfolie des Verlags; nur einmal geöffnet für die Signatur! Hardcover ohne Schutzumschlag (nur so erschienen). 250 x 270 mm. 144 Seiten. Durchgehend mit Tritone und Farbfotos. Buchdesign von: Hans Cogne/Steidl Design. Während Graciela Iturbide (Jahrgang 1942) in den frühen siebziger Jahren Fotografie studierte, assistierte Sie Manuel Alvarez Bravo bei seinen Arbeiten, die, neben den Arbeiten von Henri Cartier-Bresson, einen immensen Einfluss auf ihr späteres Werk haben sollten. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Condition: Wie neu. Hasselblad Center, Goteborg. Scalo, Zurich. 1997. First edition, first printing. Bodly signed by Robert Frank! New, mint, unread; only opened once for signature. Hardcover with dustjacket. 190 x 300 mm. 52 pages. 50 black and white photos. Perfect condition! Signed by the artist! Collector`s copy! By the maker of 3 of the most important photobooks ever published: Les americains/The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr , The Photobook, page 264) and The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, page 261).****************Hasselblad Center, Göteborg. Scalo, Zürich. 1997. Erstausgabe. Originalausgabe. Wunderschön signiert von Robert Frank! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; nur einmal geöffnet für die Signatur. Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. 190 x 300 mm. 52 Seiten. 50 schwarz-weiß Fotos. Perfekter Zustand! Signiert vom Künstler! Sammler-Exemplar! Vom Macher drei der wichtigsten Fotobücher aller Zeiten: Les americains, The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , Seite 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr, The Photobook , Seite 264), The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, Seite 261). Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Hasselblad Center, Göteborg & Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit 2006. Oblong large 4to. 83 pages. Richly illustrated with photos in colour, including 4 fold-outs. Original illustrated light gray boards. Very mild traces of use. Near fine--. * Flat signed by David Goldblatt on the titlepage. **Goldblatt (1930-2018) was South African photographer well known for his portrayal of his country's period of Apartheid. After the democratic change he continued to photograph the landscapes created by humans. The present book showcases this later period.

BÜCHER BOOKS Strukturen des Wahnsinns, oder warum Hirten in den Bergen verrückt werden, Fotomanie auf der Krim / Structures of Madness, or why Shepherds libing in the mountains often go crazy, Photomania in Crimea (zweisprachiger großer Fotobildband) Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König Köln / Sprengel Museum Hannover, 1. Auflage 2013, ERSTAUSGABE, 335 SS. gebunden (Hardcover gr. 4°) mit Schutzumschlag, schön erhalten (neuwertig) - von Boris Mikhailov eigenhändig signiert (INHALT : Boris Mikhailov?s Bücher Books (like most text in the book, the German precedes the English) is a ponderous tome of 334 pages that reproduces two of his artists books, Structures of madness, or why shepherds living in the mountains often go crazy and Photomania in Crimea . There are also essays, in both German and English, by Inka Schube, Helen Petrovsky, Bernd Stiegler, Tobias Wilke, Boris Groys, and Oksana Bulgakowa. Unfortunately, the essays are reflective of much academic writing on art and are verbose, lugubrious, and dull; nearly 80 pages that you?ll most likely skip unless you are a dedicated fan of Mikhailov?s work or in the unfortunate position of working on your MFA or a PhD in Art History. The artists books are somewhat more interesting in concept than in execution. Active behind the ?Iron Curtain? at the height of the Cold War, Mikhailov would create ?books? of small prints he?d made, sometimes in a bathroom briefly and subversively converted into a darkroom. These pocket-sized books could be easily concealed and transported to meetings with other artists who were trying to stay off the KGB radar. According to the essay by Schube, Mikhailov was an engineer before running afoul of the KGB, who found his nude photos of his wife subversive. This led to the loss of his engineering job and the decision to become a photographer full time. He made a name for himself photographing everyday life; the ?little people;? his Ukrainian homeland. BücherBooks . By Boris Mikhailov . Walther König, 2013. The first reproduced book here, Structures of madness is not about the average people in Ukraine, or even people at all. Instead it is a somewhat light-hearted, ridiculous examination of our human proclivity to see faces or humanoid figures in the random shapes of nature, in this case mountain rocks. It?s 128 pages of a photo paired with a drawing that shows where the face, skull, vulva, penis, rabbit, fish, whatever is hiding in the rock formation. At least to my mind it?s not particularly meaningful, and the fun wears off after twenty or so pairings. BücherBooks . By Boris Mikhailov . Walther König, 2013. BücherBooks . By Boris Mikhailov . Walther König, 2013. The second book, Photomania in Crimea is a series of photos of (mostly the same) people having fun at the beach. They are a more personal, close up version of Massimo Vitali?s beach photos, but much rougher, intimate, and much more nude. But I?m not sure there?s anything going on besides ?people are having fun at the beach.? Perhaps in mid-20th century Ukraine this was an important revelation that a Westerner, who can go to a beach at any time, doesn?t really understand. BücherBooks . By Boris Mikhailov . Walther König, 2013. Published by the Sprengel Museum Hannover, Bücher Books itself is a high quality publication. The images are crisp and clear; the paper feels weighty without being thick. The essays are printed in a different, uncoated light gray stock that is presumably easier to read. It?s a well done object, but the contents are likely to be too opaque for people unfamiliar with the politics and culture of mid to late 20th century Ukraine.?DAVID ONDRIK).