Paris Mortel
Johan van der Keuken
Paris Mortel
Photographs: Joan van der Keuken
Publisher: Hilversum
68 pages
Pictures: 65
Year: 1963
Comments: Hardcover under dust jacket, 295 x 230 mm. First edition, 1963. Gravure printing. Text in dutch, french, english and German. Included in The Photobook by Parr & Badger, vol. 1, p.248.Spine is lightly toned and a stains visible. Short closed tear to top edge of front panels, minor rubbing to spine and edges. Fine in a near-fine dust-jacket, scarce as such. The book itself is in very good condition.
Paris mortel (Mortal Paris) is the third book of Dutch photographer and filmmaker Joan van der Keuken. The selection of photographs were taken between October 1956 and August 1958. Van der Keuken's images of Paris are precisely placed within this strong, graphic layout, which often manipulates the empty spaces for effect, as much as the photographs themselves. This combination of classic images within a strict, almost mathematical, layout is like an homage to Bauhaus. It certainly puts me in mind of Moi Ver’s Paris book from 1931, or even earlier publications from 1920s Weimar Republic. The book is structured into six chapters with the following themes 1. Street views 2. Métro Saint-Michel 3. People 4. Night scenes 5. Children / Demonstrations 6. Pére-Lachaise cemetery. Joan van der Keuken's decision not to include text (apart from index and credits) gives free rein to the viewer’s imagination. The pages in french-fold (uncut) double the volume of the book. The dust jacket is made of coloured paper, making it almost impossible to repair once damaged. A very unique photography book and a great example of photography and graphic design in perfect harmony. Wonderfully printed in deep gravure.
Andreas Bitesnich, Achtung photography
more books by Johan van der Keuken
more books tagged »gravure« | >> see all
-
Kamaitachi
by Eikoh Hosoe
sold -
Rome
by William Klein
sold -
Cities : Spaces between real and unreal (Signed)
by Eimu Arino
sold -
Keine Experimente (Signed)
by Dirk Alvermann
Euro 550 -
Moscow
by William Klein
sold -
Someday, Somewhere
by Yasuhiro Ishimoto
Euro 1500
more books tagged »paris« | >> see all
-
Nocturne
by Fabien Dubois
sold -
Paris Nord (Signed)
by Myr Muratet
Euro 50 -
Paris
by Kimura Ihei
sold -
RUE VUE
by Jean-Louis Bloch-Lainé
Euro 300 -
Les Parisiens Tels Qu'Ils Sont
by Robert Doisneau
sold -
75003
by Gianluca Tamorri
Euro 35
more books tagged »dutch « | >> see all
-
Three Books (Signed)
by Machiel Botman
sold -
Aart Klein Fotograaf
by Aart Klein
sold -
industrial zone
by Dolf Toussaint
Euro 120 -
East Wind West Wind
by Bertien van Manen
sold -
Divendal
by Leo Divendal
Euro 25 -
Faire face
by Koos Breukel
Euro 30
more books tagged »parr & badger« | >> see all
-
The Banquet (With obi)
by Nobuyoshi Araki
sold -
Am Boden/ By the Ground + Die Dämmerung/ At Dusk (Signed)
by Boris Mikhailov
sold -
APARTMENT (With Flyer and subscription form)
by Miyako Ishiuchi
price on request -
Toto město je ve společné péči obyvatel / This city is under t...
by Miroslav Peterka & Bohumil Hrabal
Euro 180 -
Colossal Youth
by Andreas Weinand
sold -
La Douceur de vivre
by Ed van der Elsken
Euro 300
Books from the Virtual Bookshelf josefchladek.com