From William Gregory, Books & Photographs, Kenosha, WI, U.S.A.
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Zürich: Edition Patrick Frey / Valencia: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 1990. (11 7/8 x 16 3/4 in., 30.3 x 42.5 cm). np. (88pp.) First edition. Bluish grey paper wrapped boards (near fine, the corners tapped, bottom edges twice lightly dented, faint fading extending 5 cm from spine, front cover bowing; internally fresh). Contains 40 color photographs printed one per page spread. From the publisher: "Airports by Peter Fischli and David Weiss is an artist s book on those perpetually modern and exceptionally popular places where both the tourist nature of our understanding of the world and our insatiable hunger for 'the world' are perhaps most saliently visible. Airports are 40 seemingly conventional views of the heavy, inert metallic bodies of airplanes, of the machinery on the ground. But mostly we see the space around them, the vastness and emptiness of the runaway, which becomes the essence of the place itself. A book about a global place where foreign places remain a mere promise, and wanderlust turns to indifference as distance's reality is just a flashy exotic name, just another destination." [Reference: Röder, "Sand in der Vaseline: Künstlerbücher II 1980-2002" (3.49); Parr / Badger, "The Photobook", Vol. II, pp. 271. Roth, ed., "The Open Book", pp. 344-345.] Please note: Extra shipping charges may apply. A well-preserved copy of a book that is a bit difficult to care for due primarily to its large size. Seller Inventory # 2010608
Bibliographic Details
Title: Airports
Publisher: Edition Patrick Frey
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
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