Polaroid Project : At the Intersection of Art and Technology

Ewing, William A.; Hitchcock, Barbara P.; Douglas, Deborah G.; Van Zante, Gary; Reuter, Rebekka

ISBN 10: 0520296168 / ISBN 13: 9780520296169

Published by University of California Press, 2017

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Title: Polaroid Project : At the Intersection of ...

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

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Synopsis:

Polaroid instant photography revolutionized the taking and making of pictures, and the story of its beginnings is a simple one. In 1943, after being asked by his daughter why she couldn't immediately see the photograph he had just taken, American inventor and scientist Edwin H. Land conceived of the technology required to make this seemingly impossible demand a reality--within an hour. Land's creation was a groundbreaking scientific accomplishment that also heralded an exciting new chapter of artistic expression. Through the efforts of thousands of photographers the world over, as well as the corporation's own artist support program, which provided many with materials, Polaroid would help shape the artistic landscape of the late twentieth century.

Published to accompany a major traveling exhibition, The Polaroid Project is a creative exploration of the relationship between Polaroid's many technological innovations and the art that was created with their help. Richly designed with over 300 illustrations, this impressive volume showcases not only the myriad and often idiosyncratic approaches taken by such photographers as Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ellen Carey, and Chuck Close, but also a fascinating selection of the technical objects and artifacts that speak to the sheer ingenuity that lay behind the art. With essays by the exhibition's curators and leading photographic writers and historians, The Polaroid Project provides a unique perspective on the Polaroid phenomenon--a technology, an art form, a convergence of both--and its enduring cultural legacy.

Contributors: William A. Ewing, Barbara P. Hitchcock, Deborah G. Douglas, Gary Van Zante, Rebekka Reuter, Christopher Bonanos, Todd Brandow, Peter Buse, Dennis Jelonnek, and John Rohrbach.

Exhibition dates:
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth: June 3-September 3, 2017
WestLicht Museum of Photography, Vienna: December 5, 2017-March 4, 2018
C/O Berlin: July 6-September 23, 2018
MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA: Fall 2019

Review:

If ever there was testament to the global affection for the remarkable visionary, artistic and technological triumph that is the Polaroid, The Polaroid Project is surely it --AnOther Magazine

The book navigates gracefully between the art and science of Polaroid, and it s absolutely thorough in its scope. This is a great book, not only for those with a love of Polaroid, but also for anyone with a keen interest in the history of photography --Amateur Photographer

[a] comprehensive look at a type of photography that revolutionised the taking and making of pictures Black & White Photography Magazine

This is a book where text and images are neatly balanced, and the presence of each feels as important as the other --Photomonitor