Items related to The Bread Book
“A monument of the conceptual photobook. . . . It’s the book itself that is the work of art, not the individual images. . . . Like most of the best conceptual photography, the idea is devastatingly simple on the surface, yet infinitely complex when you look beyond the surface.”
—Gerry Badger, author of The Photobook: A History
In 1973, renowned conceptual photographer Kenneth Josephson photographed a sliced loaf of bread from one end to the other to create The Bread Book. A deceptively simple object—photographs of the fronts and backs of ten slices of bread, sandwiched between the heels of the loaf with no accompanying text—this artist’s book raises fascinating questions about the nature of photography and its ability to transform an object into an idea or concept, while creating yet another object: the book itself. Reviewing The Bread Book in afterimage, Alex Sweetman proclaimed that “the result of this act of transformation is that the original loaf no longer functions as a loaf of bread, but as a self-contained book considering the ideas of sequence and illusion in relation to the photographic medium.”
Originally published in an edition of 1,800 copies, The Bread Book has been out of print and greatly sought after for many years. This new edition is limited to 250 copies, each signed by Kenneth Josephson.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Kenneth Josephson has participated in numerous exhibitions, and his works are in major museums around the world, including the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; the Center for Creative Photography; the George Eastman House; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Museum of Modern Art; the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, as well as countless private collections.
Review:
"A monument of the conceptual photobook. . . . It’s the book itself that is the work of art, not the individual images. . . . Like most of the best conceptual photography, the idea is devastatingly simple on the surface, yet infinitely complex when you look beyond the surface." (Gerry Badger, author of The Photobook: A History)
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1477312005
- ISBN 13 9781477312001
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages20
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
THE BREAD BOOK (signed first edition)
Published by
(self-published), Chicago
(1973)
ISBN 10: 1477312005
ISBN 13: 9781477312001
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Signed
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Fine. Signed by Photographer Signed Photobook 1973 FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY KEN JOSEPHSON. Oblong 8vo, (20 pp), fine in self wraps. Josephson's scarce narrative artist's book, illustrated in duotone photographic reproductions of slices of bread. Boldly SIGNED on the back cover by Chicago photographer Kenneth Josephson. Edition unstated, but presumed small. The true first edition of this classic photobook, published by Ken Josephson in 1973. Seller Inventory # 4024
Buy Used
US$ 250.00
Convert currency