SUDA, Issei - The Work of a Lifetime - AS SIGNED COPY!

Background informations about this photo book

"When I first encountered works by Issei SUDA several years ago, it was more than the discovery of a photographer I had never heard of before. For me, the names ARAKI and MORIYAMA represented the epitome of Japanese post-war photography. I was fascinated by their unique pictorial approaches and treatment of the printed image, above all in contrast to their contemporaries in the West. Presumably it was due to my lack of knowledge that, at the time, I was of the opinion that there were no other photographers marked by such individuality within that spectrum. Only now do I know that Issei SUDA is someone who – on account of his subtle sensitivity and quiet power of observation – deserves to be included among the great names in Japanese photography. (...) The more or less lackadaisical design of his previous publications, my general fascination with Japanese art and culture, and the sensational success of my Yutaka TAKANASHI book together planted the idea in my mind of publishing another book on one of Japan's most important photographers.

Content

The new out-of-print photo volume 'The Work of a Lifetime' was to do justice to the significance of the oeuvre by Issei SUDA with regard to design, craftsmanship and the selection of photographs. Now, finally, a book containing the most important works in Issei SUDA's oeuvre has been produced, featuring five different cover motifs printed on cloth, 128 pages with altogether 90 illustrations, the majority large in scale, and a separate slipcase. Although he is gravely ill, SUDA signed all five hundred copies of the standard edition and contributed two different motifs for the forty copies of the special edition, of which three versions are available." (© Roland Angst / Only photography, 2011)

About Japanese photographer, Issei SUDA (1940-2019)

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