A collection of works by Richard Misrach, a leading American photographer.
This book is a culmination of his representative project, "Desert Cantos," which he has been photographing for over 20 years.
Set in the vast desert of the American West, this work captures the contrasting scenes of the grandeur of nature and the disasters that humans have brought to the desert. It consists of 18 sub-series and includes many previously unreleased works.
Amidst the remnants of war, sites of military experimentation, environmental destruction, and the serene beauty of nature, Mizraki reflects the light and shadow of modern America.
[Title] Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach
[Publisher] Bulfinch, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Publication Date] 1996
[Number of pages] 192 pages
[Size] Approximately 28.8 x 31.1 cm, 1.70 kg
[Format] Hardcover
[Title Reading] Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach
[Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Anne Wilkes Tucker (Editor) , Rebecca Solnit (Author)
[Print]
[ISBN] 0-821-2254-6
[Condition] Used 【 4 】Fair to Poor (Cover slightly torn, slight stains on top and edges)
[Accessories] None
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Richard Misrach (born 1949)
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1949.
She began her career as a photographer in the early 1970s and gained high acclaim for her series "Desert Cantos," which featured long-term photography of the desert regions of the American West.
In this series, I juxtapose the grandeur of nature with the violent traces left by human activity, weaving social and political themes such as environmental destruction, military experiments, and the effects of war into landscape photographs.
His representative works include "Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West," "Crimes and Splendors," "On the Beach," and "Destroy This Memory."
In 1990, he received the MacArthur Fellowship (commonly known as the "Genius Award").
His works are held in major museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Currently, I continue to take photographs with the theme of the relationship between the environment and human society.
