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Mundane buildings, nondescript streets, anonymous facades—these are the features that first strike in viewing Thomas Struth’s pictures of streets—"unconscious places". Both in black-and-white and in color, Struth uses a frontal, eye-height view, with no optical distortion to disrupt the impression that what we see is a neutral, objective recording of reality. At the same time, Struth’s urban landscapes are also a critical depiction of different human habitats. This volume presents a comprehensive survey of Struth’s street views from the 1970s to 2010: narrow lanes in Edinburgh, Wuhan, Naples, and Erfurt; satellite towns in Paris, Leverkusen, Chicago, and Pyongyang; thoroughfares in Brussels, Lima, and Los Angeles; grand boulevards in St. Petersburg, New York City, and Beijing. Frequently there is an almost total absence of people in his cityscapes, which provides a feeling of desolation. In contrast, his famous Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, is bustling with people and billboards.
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Unconscious Places presents Thomas Struth's photographs of streets in all parts of the world: narrow lanes in Edinburgh and Naples, satellite towns in Pyongyang, thoroughfares in Lima and Los Angeles, grand boulevards in St. Petersburg, New York, and Beijing. Frequently devoid of people, Struth's urban landscapes are also a critical depiction of different human habitats.
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Mundane buildings, nondescript streets, anonymous facades--these are the features that first strike in viewing Thomas Struth's pictures of streets--"unconscious places". This volume presents a comprehensive survey of Struth's street views from the 1970s to 2010: narrow lanes in Edinburgh, Wuhan, Naples, and Erfurt; satellite towns in Paris, Leverkusen, Chicago, and Pyongyang; thoroughfares in Brussels, Lima, and Los Angeles; grand boulevards in St. Petersburg, New York City, and Beijing.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Schirmer/Mosel, 2013. Hardcover. First edition. Book condition: as new. Fine copy signed on the title page by Thomas Struth. Large, heavy book. Ships to United States only. No orders outside the United States. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # wi1083088