Background information
"The comprehensive monograph on contemporary photographer Anthony HERNANDEZ co-published with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on the occasion of his major retrospective. Since the early 1970s, when he began photographing on the streets of his native Los Angeles, Anthony HERNANDEZ has consistently pushed his practice into uncharted territory, challenging himself by adopting new formats and subject matter. Moving from black and white to color, from 35mm to large-format cameras, and from the human figure to landscapes to abstracted detail, he has produced an unusually varied body of work united by its arresting beauty and subtle engagement with social issues. At first largely unaware of the formal traditions of the medium, the US photographer developed his own style of street photography, one uniquely attuned to the desolate allure and sprawling expanses of Los Angeles. Published to accompany the photographer’s first retrospective, 'Anthony HERNANDEZ' offers a comprehensive introduction to his career of more than forty years, tracing his evolution as well as highlighting continuities across his practice.
Content
This catalogue represents the full range and breadth of the work by Anthony HERNANDEZ, with an extensive plate section that includes many photographs that have never before been exhibited or published." (© D.A.P., 2016)
About US-American photographer, Anthony HERNANDEZ (b.1947)
Photo books by as well as with works by Anthony HERNANDEZ
- Ed(s)/Author(s)
- Ralph Rugoff, Lewis Baltz
- Format
- Linen bound HC with dust jacket, (9,5 x 11 in.), 280 pp., 245 ills., text language: English