Harry Gruyaert : Café Belgica / author, Roger Szmulewicz, Stephan Vanfleteren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szmulewicz, Roger, author.

Vanfleteren, Stephan, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Gruyaert, Harry, 1941- photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gruyaert, Harry, 1941-.

Gruyaert, Harry.

Photography, Artistic--20th century.

Photography, Artistic.

Bars (Drinking establishments)--Belgium--Pictorial works.

Bars (Drinking establishments).

Bars (Drinking establishments) in art.

Belgium.

Genre:

photobooks.

Photobooks.

Physical Description:

101 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Café Belgica

Place of Publication:

Antwerp, Belgium : Galerie Fifty One, 2021.

Summary:

We Belgians are used to seeing people have fun, get drunk, dance or do whatever else they please in this temple of emotions. To sober outsiders, cafés are an enigmatic territory, where a miracle potion is served. It's Harry instead of Asterix chez les Belges. In all likelihood, the photographer had to leave his comfort zone to better understand it. Taking a step back to see the bigger picture. Leaving to arrive. It's ironic that no other Belgian was able to preserve this culture as brilliantly as Gruyaert. I used the word preserve on purpose. Unlinke wine, beer is not stored. It is consumed as soon as possible. Perhaps that's why beer drinkers are so impatient when they're thirsty." (Stephan Vanfleteren, from his introduction to the new Fifty One Publication 'Café Belgica' by Harry Gruyaert)

Notes:

Chiefly illustrated.

ISBN:

9789463883252

9463883258

OCLC:

1293294742