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"Fred Herzog’s bold use of colour in the 1950s and 60s set him apart at a time when the only art photography taken seriously was in black and white.
His early use of color make him a forerunner of 'New Colour' photographers such as Stephen SHORE and William EGGLESTON, who received widespread acclaim in the 1970s.
Herzog images were all taken on Kodachrome, a slide film with a sharpness and tonal range that, until recently, could not be reproduced in prints, and his choice of medium limited his exhibition opportunities.
However, recent advances in digital technology have made high-quality prints of his work possible, and in the past few years his substantial and influential body of work has been available to a wider audience.
'Fred Herzog: Photographs' showcases this innovative artist's impressive oeuvre in a beautifully crafted volume of early color and urban street photography.
Providing authoritative texts are four titans of the art community: Jeff WALL anchors Herzog's place in the history of photography, Claudia GOCHMANN sets his work in an international context and Sarah MIKROY and Douglas COUPLAND provide additional commentary." (publisher's note)
About the photographer (*1930 in Friedrichshall, Germany):
Fred Herzog immigrated to Canada in 1952, spending time in Toronto and Montreal before arriving in Vancouver in 1953.
He worked as a medical photographer at St. Paul’s Hospital while taking photographs in his spare time.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Herzog taught in the fine arts departments at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.
His photographs are held in numerous private and public collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada. Fred Herzog has participated in exhibitions across the country—at the National Gallery of Canada, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery and UBC Fine Arts Gallery (now the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery)—and around the world, from the Laurence Miller Gallery in New York to the c/o Berlin in Germany.
His early use of color make him a forerunner of 'New Colour' photographers such as Stephen SHORE and William EGGLESTON, who received widespread acclaim in the 1970s.
Herzog images were all taken on Kodachrome, a slide film with a sharpness and tonal range that, until recently, could not be reproduced in prints, and his choice of medium limited his exhibition opportunities.
However, recent advances in digital technology have made high-quality prints of his work possible, and in the past few years his substantial and influential body of work has been available to a wider audience.
'Fred Herzog: Photographs' showcases this innovative artist's impressive oeuvre in a beautifully crafted volume of early color and urban street photography.
Providing authoritative texts are four titans of the art community: Jeff WALL anchors Herzog's place in the history of photography, Claudia GOCHMANN sets his work in an international context and Sarah MIKROY and Douglas COUPLAND provide additional commentary." (publisher's note)
About the photographer (*1930 in Friedrichshall, Germany):
Fred Herzog immigrated to Canada in 1952, spending time in Toronto and Montreal before arriving in Vancouver in 1953.
He worked as a medical photographer at St. Paul’s Hospital while taking photographs in his spare time.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Herzog taught in the fine arts departments at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.
His photographs are held in numerous private and public collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada. Fred Herzog has participated in exhibitions across the country—at the National Gallery of Canada, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery and UBC Fine Arts Gallery (now the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery)—and around the world, from the Laurence Miller Gallery in New York to the c/o Berlin in Germany.
- Ed(s)/Author(s)
- Claudia Gochmann, Sarah Milroy, Jeff WALL, Douglas COUPLAND
- Book design
- Peter COCKING
- Format
- HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 31 x 26 x 2,5 cm., 256 pp., more than 250 color ills., English