Closer (Revised Edition)
Published in conjunction with a solo exhibition of the artist's  work held at the Ricco/Maresca Gallery in New York City, this  first book by the 2001 recipient of the prestigious  International Center of Photography's Infinity Award for Young  Photographer includes a three-page introductory essay by the  artist (with cultural critic Gadi Taub) and 91 full-color family  portraits, self-portraits, and abstractions. The dated and  captioned images cover a nine-year period in Carucci's life,  from 1993 until 2001. While the works in this monograph focus on  the personal life of the 31-year-old photographer, who was born  and educated in Israel, they also feature broader themes, such  as love, marriage, intimacy, and privacy. The photographs are  disconcerting in their attempt to examine and elevate everyday,  and often overtly sexual, material to a fine art. This first  book belongs in specialized library collections covering  contemporary photography, but given the predominantly  nonscholarly and visual nature of this monograph, academic  librarians with limited budgets may need to pass.  Cheryl Ann Lajos, Free Library of PhiladelphiaCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.