EDUARDO MEDICI: LOS PARAISOS PERDIDOS - Scarce Fine Copy of The First Edition/First Printing

Language: English

Published by Diana Lowenstein Ediciones, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2000

9879466004 / 9789879466001

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1st Printing. 32 pages. Published in 2000. Retrospective collection of photographically-based art, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. None of the copies was commercially sold in the United States. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Eduardo Medici: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographically-based art by Eduardo Medici. Poem, "Ninos Medicos"/"Children That Are Doctors", by Arturo Carrera in the Spanish original and felicitous English translation. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Buenos Aires, Argentina to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Eduardo Medici: Los Paraisos Perdidos". Hauntingly beautiful, post-Surrealist photo-montages of the most cerebral kind that at the same time, somehow trigger depths of vulnerable feeling in the viewer (as they did in the artist). "Turns photography into a sharp instrument of inquiry of his own personal experience of his moment and place in history. Medici stresses the importance of balancing history and biography in his work. Helps us understand some of the central questions in Medici's work: Where do we come from? Who are we? Where do we go?" (Publisher's blurb). Unlike a figure like Christian Boltanski, who dropped painting in favor of photography early in his career, Eduardo Medici shifted from painting to photography relatively late in his (he was well into his forties). Yet like Boltanski again, he never fully abandoned his first medium and calling: "Entire canvas surfaces are pasted over with photographic portraits in both their photo-negative state and positive contact prints" (Publisher's blurb). Lost Paradise refers to Argentina herself, which will never fully recover, in Medici's eyes, from The Dirty War and the "desaparecidos". An absolute "must-have" title for Eduardo Medici collectors. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the First Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: None of the copies was commercially sold in the United States. Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the most brilliant Latin-American artist/photographers of our time. A fine copy. ISBN 9879466004.…

Bibliographic details

Title
EDUARDO MEDICI: LOS PARAISOS PERDIDOS - Scarce Fine Copy of The First Edition/First Printing
Author
Medici, Eduardo (Artist/Photographer) & Carrera, Arturo (Contributor)
Publisher
Diana Lowenstein Ediciones, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Publication year
2000
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
None, As Issued
Signed
no
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
9879466004
ISBN 13
9789879466001
Edition
1st Edition, Special Edition
Printing
1st Printing

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Modern Rare is exclusively an online bookstore. Email is usually the best way to reach us: modernrarenow@gmail.com We will respond to your email query within 24 hours. We are exclusively an online bookstore because we believe this is the best way to satisfy our customers' expectations. Unlike an open bookstore, where books are routinely handled and may deteriorate, we guarantee the condition of our books as described. We specialize in modern firsts, photography, the arts, and a little bit of erotica. You will also find a fine selection of signed copies, Limited Editions, and collectible items because our ultimate goal is to deepen the pleasure of collecting books. We carry titles that we ourselves like and believe in - books that we think will excite, enchant, and endure. Please note: Payment needs to be made directly through ABEBooks. If you wish to make any other payment arrangement, please get in touch with us before placing your order. For example, Paypal can only be processed through a direct sale because ABEBooks does NOT accept Paypal payments, NO exceptions. Thank you and happy collecting!…

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