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The whiteness of the whale

Title
The whiteness of the whale / Paul Graham with text by David Chandler, Herman Melville, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa.
Author
Graham, Paul.
Publication
San Francisco : Pier 24 ; London : MACK, ©2015.

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TextUse in library MFW+ 16-3459Schwarzman Building - Art and Architecture Room 300

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Additional Authors
  • Chandler, David, 1955-
  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
  • Wolukau-Wanambwa, Stanley.
  • Pier 24 Photography.
Description
240 pages : color illustrations; 31 cm
Summary
" ... brings together Paul Graham's three bodies of American photographs: American night, A shimmer of possibility and The present, made from 1998 to 2011. These 3 remarkable photographic series reflect upon the social fabric of contemporary America, whilst trying to find something closer to the experience of being and seeing in the world today."--Publisher.
Alternative Title
  • American night.
  • Shimmer of possibility.
  • Present.
Subject
  • Graham, Paul > Exhibitions
  • Graham, Paul
  • Street photography > United States > Exhibitions
  • Social conditions
  • Street photography
  • United States > Social conditions > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Exhibition, pictorial works.
Note
  • Produced in conjunction with the exhibition The Whiteness of the Whale held at Pier 24, San Francisco, August 3, 2015 - February 29, 2016.
Contents
Consciousness breathing / David Chandler -- American night: 1998-2003 -- The whiteness of the whale / Herman Melville -- a shimmer of possibility: 2005-2007 -- Constellations / Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa -- The present: 2008-2011 -- List of works.
Call Number
MFW+ 16-3459
ISBN
  • 9781910164327
  • 1910164321
OCLC
921939466
Author
Graham, Paul. Photographer
Title
The whiteness of the whale / Paul Graham with text by David Chandler, Herman Melville, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa.
Imprint
San Francisco : Pier 24 ; London : MACK, ©2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Chandler, David, 1955- Author in quotations or text abstracts
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Wolukau-Wanambwa, Stanley. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Pier 24 Photography.
Added Title
American night.
Shimmer of possibility.
Present.
Research Call Number
MFW+ 16-3459
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