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Ballenesque : Roger Ballen : a retrospective / Roger Ballen ; introduction by Robert J.C. Young.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ballen, Roger, 1950- photographer.
- Standardized Title:
- Photographs. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballen, Roger, 1950-.
- Photography, Artistic.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Ballen, Roger, 1950---Catalogs.
- Ballen, Roger.
- Ballen, Roger, 1950---Criticism and interpretation.
- Photography, Artistic--20th century.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
- Summary:
- Roger Ballen is best known for his psychologically powerful and intricately layered images that exist in a space between painting, drawing, installation, and photography. Ballenesque is the first comprehensive retrospective of his work. Separated into four parts, Ballenesque takes readers on a chronological journey through Ballen's entire oeuvre, including both iconic images and previously unpublished works. Part I explores Ballen's formative artistic influences and his later rediscovery of boyhood through photography, culminating in his first published monograph, Boyhood, in 1979. Part II charts the period between 1980 and 2000, during which time he released his seminal monograph Outland. Part III covers the years 2000-2013, when Ballen achieved global recognition and his work began to veer away from portraiture altogether. Finally, in Part IV, Ballen reflects on his career.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Roger Ballen: the -esque factor / Robert J.C. Young
- Finding the core: Early work ; Boyhood
- Digging deeper: Dorps ; Platteland ; Outland
- Refining and expanding: Shadow chamber ; Boarding house ; Asylum of the birds
- The space of the mind: Leica works ; The theatre of apparitions ; Ah rats
- Afterword.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 332) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780500519691
- 0500519692
- OCLC:
- 975365984
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