FRANK, Robert

'London/Wales' by Robert FRANK combines two series of images whose contrast could not be stronger. With these photographs, he tells the timeless story of a society in transition. They are early testimonies to his search for new forms of poetic photography

The out-of-print volume 'frank films. The Film and Video work' offers a visually unique approach. Each film is introduced with a detailed analysis discussing the history and aesthetics of his film work, complemented by an interview with Allen Ginsberg.

With works by Robert FRANK, Garry WINOGRAND, Joel STERNFELD, William EGGLESTON, Alec SOTH, Victor BURGIN, Taino ONORATO & Nico KREBS and many more

Box (35 x 23,5 cm.), incl. 8 DVDs - four in PAL and four in NTSC format -, plus the book 'Frank Films' plus booklets 'Mew and my brother' & Pull my Daisy', English

re-edit, Otabind pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 23 x 30,5 x 1,5 cm., 102 pp., 160 tritone b/w ills., text language: English

The 80 b/w images in the book 'Paris' by Robert FRANK indicate how his experiences in the 'new world' have sharpened his eye: the city streets as a stage for human activity. The work clearly refers to Eugene ATGET and invokes the tradition of the flâneur.

With his book 'The Americans', in which he examines everyday life in the U.S. to show people plagued by racism, mistreated by its politicians, and jaded by a rapidly growing consumer culture, Robert FRANK changed the course of the 20th century photography

In his 'The Americans List II' Jason ESKENAZI collected answers by photographers visiting the 'Looking In' exhibition about 'The Americans' by Robert FRANK, choosing their favorite image and why. The book could to become a classic in photography education

'One Hour' by Robert FRANK is a reprint of a little-known publication. It is a transcription of a film that was shot in New York on July 26, 1990 between 3:45 and 4:45 pm. It deals with the strange experience of involuntarily eavesdropping on strangers.

The out-of-print 'Vibrant Home' is a tender visual diary by Japanese photographer A-CHAN of the three places in which she has lived since 2000: Tokyo, Fujishiro and New York City. It contains color pictures she made wandering the streets with her camera.