PHOTOGRAPHS

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By Wallace Berman
Published by RoseGallery, Los Angeles | May 1, 2007
Hardcover | 160 pages | 22.2 x 25.4 cm
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1933045610
Condition: Brand New

A haunting and poetic document of the American underground, Photographs unveils the quiet genius of Wallace Berman visual artist, publisher, and seminal figure of the Beat generation. Though widely revered for his mixed-media and collage work, Berman’s photography reveals an equally potent and intimate vision: sun drenched portraits, still lives of ritualistic power, and candid moments that echo with the spiritual weight of California’s countercultural soul.

Shot between the 1950s and 1960s, these rarely seen images trace a hidden geography of bohemia capturing poets, artists, lovers, and drifters suspended in the hazy light of Venice Beach, Topanga Canyon, and the burgeoning L.A. art scene. More than historical record, Photographs is a deeply personal archive, meditative and timeless.

Published by RoseGallery in 2007, this first comprehensive volume collects Berman’s photographic output with tenderness and reverence. It is a vital artifact for collectors of Beat literature, West Coast mysticism, and American avant garde history.

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PHOTOGRAPHS

PHOTOGRAPHS

$ 275.00 MXN
$ 275.00 MXN

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