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The Unseen Eye
W. M. Hunt
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Description for The Unseen Eye
Hardcover. A collection of photographs that reflects the surreal vision of the New York collector W M Hunt. It presents a catalogue of anti-portraiture, characterized at first glance by what its subject conceal, not by what the camera reveals. Num Pages: 320 pages, 396 illustrations, 123 in colour. BIC Classification: AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 269 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2272.
This haunting collection of photographs reflects the surreal vision of the New York collector W. M. Hunt. The photographs have a common theme – the gaze of the subject is averted, the face obscured or the eyes firmly closed – and range from André Breton’s self-portrait with eyes closed to Ruth Snyder in the electric chair in 1928 and from Weegee’s multi-imaged portrait of Andy Warhol in sunglasses to Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs of the artist Alice Neel with her eyes closed. The pictures present a catalogue of anti-portraiture, characterized at first glance by what its subject conceal, not by what ... Read more
This haunting collection of photographs reflects the surreal vision of the New York collector W. M. Hunt. The photographs have a common theme – the gaze of the subject is averted, the face obscured or the eyes firmly closed – and range from André Breton’s self-portrait with eyes closed to Ruth Snyder in the electric chair in 1928 and from Weegee’s multi-imaged portrait of Andy Warhol in sunglasses to Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs of the artist Alice Neel with her eyes closed. The pictures present a catalogue of anti-portraiture, characterized at first glance by what its subject conceal, not by what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
2271g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500543955
SKU
V9780500543955
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About W. M. Hunt
W. M. Hunt is a renowned photography collector and dealer, and co-founder and director of Hasted Hunt Krauetler photography gallery in New York.
Reviews for The Unseen Eye
'Utterly captivating' - Sunday Telegraph 'A wonderful selection of images … a great anthology. But combined with the brilliant text that accompanies it we are taken through a maze of ideas that investigates the powerful psychological depths which visual language can reach. … lovingly curated with great verve and I’m sure will become an instant classic, to be treasured for ... Read more