History Images

Leong, Sze Tsung

ISBN 10: 3865212743 / ISBN 13: 9783865212740

Verlag: Steidl, Gottingen, Germany, 2006

Beschreibung

2006 Stated First Edition. FINE. A fresh, clean, unblemished copy. No markings, no wear. The book is bound in a gray cloth hardcover with title stamped on spine and front cover. No jacket - as published. The publisher opted instead to affix color printed photographic pastedowns to both front and rear cover. Sze Tsung Leong's urban landscapes are haunting- witness to the destruction of old neighborhoods, distinctive buildings and humanity of scale as urban development in China transforms cities into clusters of towering megaliths - often block after block of uniform rectangles that seem amazingly devoid of life. 131 full-page plates are included along with Leong's essay "A History of Erasure" and a short essay by Stephen Shore, titled "Photography and Architecture." A book for future generations to ponder. 13-3/4 x 11-1/4" (oblong). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005551

Bibliografische Details

Titel: History Images

Verlag: Steidl, Gottingen, Germany

Erscheinungsdatum: 2006

Einband: Hard Cover

Illustrator: Sze Tsung Leong (Photographer)

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.

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Photographs of the dramatic urban changes that have transformed the cities of Chinarevealing a process that ranges from the destruction of traditional neighborhoods, which once formed the unique identities of Chinas cities, to the mass construction of new urban environments. Photographed with a large-format view camera in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Nanjing, Pingyao, and Xiamen