Introduction by Douglas Davis (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st. xii, 176 pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Firm binding, creased spine. Clean inside copy. First paperback edition. A good reading copy for the thrifty scholar. *** "Davis, a pioneer in the use of video tapes as an art form, observes that art is political, artists act collectively, content is an expression of the mind and a link with the outside world, and television should be an integral part of museums." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Artpolitics; The Size of Non-Size; What is Content?--Photography as Culture; Filmgoing/Videogoing; The Decline and Fall of Pop; The Idea of a Twenty-First Century Museum; Utopia; Post-Modern Form. Size: 8vo.…

1st printing of 1st edition. 176 pages, illustrated. Slight edgewear otherwise a clean very good+ paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 410 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. First English language edition. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket with some shelf wear and slight soiling. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, BOXED. 224 pages; 185 full-page color, tritone, duotone and b&w photographic plates plus 14 b&w text illustrations; 10 x 11.5 inches. Cloth covered hardback. Includes biographies of the photographers and a glossary of photographic terms. Out of Print. An absolutely gorgeous book: well designed, beautifully printed (printed and bound in Japan), a nice mix of familiar and unkown images. Photographers include Ansel Adams, Arbus, Ruth Bernhard, Erwin Blumenfeld, Brassai, Callahan, Cartier-Bresson, Hockney, Man Ray, Ray Metzker, Moholy-Nagy, Penn, Siskind, Edward Steichen, and many more, including some for whom the authors could find no biographical information.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 410 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. With 183 plates, including 26 in full colour.