A Pound of Pictures
Alec Soth
ISBN 10: 1913620115 ISBN 13: 9781913620110
Published by Mack, 2022
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First edition (2022). First impression. Large format hardback in new condition. Signed by Alec Soth to paper tipped in to the copyright page. No markings. This is a new book. Please see pictures. Any questions please get in touch. PayPal accepted. Seller Inventory # ABE-1681900247513
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A Pound of Pictures is a stream-of-consciousness celebration of the photographic medium, bringing together an entirely new collection of work by Alec Soth made between 2018 and 2021. Depicting a sprawling array of subjects ― from Buddhist statues and birdwatchers to sun-seekers and busts of Abe Lincoln ― this book reflects on the photographic desire to pin down and crystallise experience, especially as it is represented and recollected by printed images. Throughout this eclectic sequence are the recurring presences of iconography, of souvenirs and mementos, and of the image-makers that surround us day to day. Forming a winding, ruminative road trip, Soth’s photographs are followed by his own notes and reflections in an extended afterword. ‘If the pictures in this book are about anything other than their shimmering surfaces,’ he writes, ‘they are about the process of their own making. They are about going into the ecstatically specific world and creating a connection between the ephemeral (light, time) and the physical (eyeballs, film).’ Each book contains five randomised replica vernacular photographs loosely inserted within the pages.
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Title: A Pound of Pictures
Publisher: Mack
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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A Pound of Pictures (Signed First Edition)
Published by
Mack Books, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 1913620115
ISBN 13: 9781913620110
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Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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First edition and first printing. Oblong hardcover. A collection of photographs taken by Soth between 2018 and 2021 of a wide range of subjects. Also includes Soth's notes and an afterword by him as well. A fine copy in cloth boards with color image inset into the rear cover. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Soth on the title page and uncommon as such. Seller Inventory # 204100
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A Pound of Pictures (Special Edition)
Published by
Mack Books, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 1913620115
ISBN 13: 9781913620110
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Phototitles Limited, Market Rasen, LINCS, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: New. This special edition comprises a signed and numbered copy of the first printing of the book; a signed and numbered inkjet print; and 5 original unique vernacular prints selected by Soth from his personal collection and inserted into the book, all housed in a printed cardboard box held together with coloured rubberbands.\n\nLimited edition of 300 copies.\n\nBox size: 27 x 32.5 x 3.5cm\nPrint size: 20.32 x 25.4 cm [8x10 inches]\n\nâAlec Soth [is] the great road-tripping witness of American life ⦠A Pound of Pictures free-associates ⦠Connections and themes emerge. One is a sense of people searching among wasteland wildflowers for something unknown.â The Observer\n\nâStaying true to Sothâs style, [A Pound of Pictures] captures the ordinariness of American life and elevate it to something poetic.â Artnet\n\nâCaptur[es] the odder aspects of life across both Bidenâs and Trumpâs America.â The Art Newspaper\n\nA Pound of Pictures is a stream-of-consciousness celebration of the photographic medium, bringing together an entirely new collection of work by Alec Soth made between 2018 and 2021. Depicting a sprawling array of subjects â" from Buddhist statues and birdwatchers to sun-seekers and busts of Abe Lincoln â" this book reflects on the photographic desire to pin down and crystallise experience, especially as it is represented and recollected by printed images. Throughout this eclectic sequence are the recurring presences of iconography, of souvenirs and mementos, and of the image-makers that surround us day to day. Forming a winding, ruminative road trip, Sothâs photographs are followed by his own notes and reflections in an extended afterword. âIf the pictures in this book are about anything other than their shimmering surfaces,â he writes, âthey are about the process of their own making. They are about going into the ecstatically specific world and creating a connection between the ephemeral (light, time) and the physical (eyeballs, film).â\n\nEach book contains five randomised replica vernacular photographs loosely inserted within the pages.\n\nCoincides with solo exhibitions at Sean Kelly Gallery, New York (opening 13 January), Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis (28 January), and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco (3 February).\n\n \nEmbossed linen hardcover with front and back tip-in\nThree different papers, including a marbled Japanese stock and five randomised replica vernacular photographs\n25.3 x 31 cm, 156 pages\n\nISBN 978-1-913620-11-0. Seller Inventory # 3776
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