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portada Robert Frank: Hope Makes Visions
Type
Physical Book
Language
English
Pages
100
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781948701785

Robert Frank: Hope Makes Visions

Robert Frank (Author) · Pace Publishing · Paperback

Robert Frank: Hope Makes Visions - Robert Frank

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Synopsis "Robert Frank: Hope Makes Visions"

Commemorating the photography giant's centennial, with a new text by the famed poet and writer Ocean VuongWidely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of his medium, Robert Frank broke new ground with his candid, poignant images of American life in the mid-20th century. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Pace in New York, and in celebration of the centennial of Frank's birth, Robert Frank: Hope Makes Visions presents an in-depth look at the photographer and filmmaker's process across various media. Through a selection of his lesser-known photographs, collages, sketches and maquettes from 1955 to 2016, a new portrait of the artist emerges, one that shows his commitment to growth and experimentation throughout his career. With a new text by Ocean Vuong, author of the award-winning On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (2019), this volume is a sensitive homage to a canonical artist.Robert Frank was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1924. He spent most of his adult life living between New York City and Nova Scotia, Canada, where he died in 2019. Frank was a photographer and filmmaker best known for his groundbreaking monograph The Americans (1958). Over his decades-long career, Frank captured the complexities of contemporary life with a distinct style and poetic insight.
Robert Frank
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Robert Frank fue un fotógrafo y cineasta suizo-estadounidense considerado una de las figuras más influyentes de la fotografía documental del siglo XX. Nacido en Zúrich en 1924, emigró a Estados Unidos después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y desarrolló una mirada profundamente personal sobre la sociedad norteamericana. Su trabajo rompió con la fotografía documental clásica mediante imágenes espontáneas, encuadres imperfectos y una sensibilidad melancólica que capturaba desigualdad, soledad y contradicciones culturales. Frank observaba Estados Unidos como alguien fascinado y desconcertado al mismo tiempo, algo que terminó convirtiendo sus fotografías en un retrato mucho más honesto que cómodo. Digamos que no vino a fotografiar postales turísticas precisamente.

Su obra más célebre es The Americans, publicada originalmente en 1958, un fotolibro revolucionario compuesto por imágenes tomadas durante viajes por distintos estados norteamericanos gracias a una beca Guggenheim. El libro, inicialmente criticado por mostrar una visión áspera y poco idealizada del país, terminó transformándose en una referencia absoluta para generaciones de fotógrafos y artistas visuales. Frank también dirigió películas experimentales y documentales, explorando temas relacionados con identidad, memoria y contracultura, siempre desde una estética libre y profundamente autobiográfica.
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