Eyemazing- The New Collectable Art Photography

Product Description A breathtaking overview of the most collectible and daringly original contemporary art photography, all masterfully curated from over ten years of content in the eponymous magazine at the vanguard of the genre The magazine has redefined the boundaries and possibilities of contemporary art photography, and is renowned worldwide for unearthing fresh talent and influencing galleries and collectors alike. Masterfully curated by Eyemazing Susan, founder of Eyemazing magazine and one of the most original minds in the photography world today, this comprehensive book is just as groundbreaking as the magazine itself. Featuring work by 131 photographers, including such famous figures as Michael Ackerman, Bettina Rheims, Sally Mann and Roger Ballen, alongside those Eyemazing Susan has discovered and championed, this book brings together a selection of the best work published in Eyemazing magazine over the last ten years into two ethereal streams of imagery: ‘Dreams and Memories of a Past Life’ and ‘Our Body, Our Cage. Our Body, Our Home’. With outstanding reproductions on an ambitious scale and supporting essays and biographical profiles of the featured artists, Eyemazing is an unprecedented opportunity to have the very best of the new collectible art photography in a single, novel volume. Table of Contents Introduction by Karl E. Johnson; Dreams and Memories of a Past Life with text by Steven Brown; Our Body, Our Cage. Our Body, Our Home with text by John Wood; Photographers’ Biographies Review A must-have for anyone interested in photography.-- "Lurzer's International Archive" A staggering volume of imagery. . . . Dreams, memory, mystery, and other intangibles are the common traits that unite the magic found in the pages of Eyemazing.-- "Feature Shoot" To our good fortune, the sensual and surreal themes that drive this bold, award-winning publication have recently been distilled into a hefty large-format collection.-- "Rangefinder" From the Back Cover ?This book brings together work by 130 photographers that has appeared in Eyemazing over the last ten years, including images by Michael Ackerman, Bettina Rheims, Sally Mann, and Roger Ballen, and by emerging talents whose first international exposure has been in the magazine. The photographs are organized into two sections, "Dreams and Memories of a Past Life" and "Our Body, Our Cage. Our Body, Our Home," and are accompanied by supporting essays and profiles of the artists. Sensual and beautiful yet often shocking, dark, and surreal, the photographs in this new publication define the possibilities of contemporary art photography. About the Author Eyemazing Susan, aka Susan Zadeh, is the publisher of Eyemazing magazine, winner of the Lucie award for best photography magazine in 2008.