The whiteness of the whale : American photographs 1998-2011 / Paul Graham ; [with text by David Chandler, Herman Melville, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa].

Main entry:

Graham, Paul, 1956- pht

Title & Author:

The whiteness of the whale : American photographs 1998-2011 / Paul Graham ; [with text by David Chandler, Herman Melville, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa].

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Description:

183, [57] pages : chiefly color illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm

Notes:
Produced in conjunction with the exhibition The Whiteness of the Whale held at Pier 24, San Francisco, August 3, 2015 - February 29, 2016.
Issued in red cardboard packing case (37 cm.).
Consciousness breathing / David Chandler -- American night, 1998-2003 -- Whiteness of the whale / Hermann Melville -- Shimmer of possibility, 2005-2007 -- Constellations / Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa -- Present, 2008-2011.

Summary:

" ... Brings together Paul Graham's three bodies of American photographs: American night, A shimmer of possibility and The present, made from 1998 to 2011. These 3 remarkable photographic series reflect upon the social fabric of contemporary America, whilst trying to find something closer to the experience of being and seeing in the world today."--Publisher.

ISBN:

9781910164327
1910164321

Subject:

Graham, Paul, 1956-
Street photography United States.
Photographie de rue États-Unis.
Social conditions
Street photography
United States Social conditions Pictorial works.
United States

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
Exhibition Publications.
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Chandler, David, 1955-
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Wolukau-Wanambwa, Stanley.
Pier 24 Photography.
American night.
Shimmer of possibility.
Present.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 290979
Call No.: BIB 234241
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 291285
Call No.: BIB 234241
Copy: packing case
Status: Available

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