Schmitt, Arne, 1984- photographer.

Die neue Ungleichheit : ein Bildband entlang neoliberaler Architekturen = The new inequality : a photo book tracing neoliberal architectures / Fotografie, Arne Schmitt ; Text, Thorsten Krämer.

1. Auflage = First edition.

Leipzig : Spector Books, [2015]
©2015

13, 66 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 23 cm

In March 2009 Cologne's historical Stadtarchiv collapsed: a catastrophe that can be seen as a consequence of a neoliberal programme of urban redevelopment. Yet for all that, critiques of neo-liberalism often run into difficulty because they lack a clearly defined object to focus on. Faced with structural complexities, their analysis and criticism is often directed towards isolated instances. Arne Schmitt confronts this tendency in his book with a resolutely straightforward approach, or with 'uncomplexity'. On a clearly mapped-out walk through Cologne, Schmitt photographs architecture from different periods, all in black and white. The images and the form of the book thus refer back to the theme-oriented photo-books of the 1950s and 1960s, in which political and social critiques of the day were combined with photographic depictions of the city, a level of achievement that is well worth recapturing.

9783959050272 (paperback)
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Architectural photography Germany Cologne.
Neoliberalism Germany Cologne.
Photographie d'architecture Allemagne Cologne.
Néo-libéralisme Allemagne Cologne.
Architectural photography.
Buildings.
Neoliberalism.
Cologne (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.
Germany Cologne.

Krämer, Thorsten, 1971- author.

New inequality : a photo book tracing neoliberal architectures

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 293118
Cote: BIB 237769
Statut: Disponible