Brassaï
By: curator, Peter Galassi
Contributors: Galassi, Peter, editor, writer of supplementary textual content; Fundación Mapfre; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9788498446449
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: In art; Social life and customs; Street photography; Exhibitions; Portrait photography; Artistic Photography; Night photography; History and criticism; Black-and-white photography; Themes, motives
Description: Brassaï (1899-1984) was a key member of a group of European and North American photographers who, over the course of the 20th century, managed to redefine the identity and enrich the potential of photography as an artistic medium. The main theme of his work was Paris, the subject matter for some of his most significant and renowned images. He captured vibrant images of the daily life of the city, especially the vitality of its night-time atmosphere, in a vivid expression of the powerful artistic dimension of his perspective. The evocative capacity of his images achieved unquestionable recognition that spread from artistic photography circles to the tourist industry and the commercial photography circuit.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition at Fundación MAPFRE Barcelona, Casa Garriga Nogués from February 20-May 13, 2018; Fundación MAPFRE Madrid, Sala Recoletos from May 31-September 2, 2018; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from November 17, 2018-February 17, 2019.

Also published in Spanish and Catalan.

Includes bibliography and index.

"Brassaï" : February 20-May 13, 2018, Fundación MAPFRE Barcelona, Casa Garriga Nogués, Barcelona, Spain.

"Brassaï" : May 31-September 2, 2018, Fundación MAPFRE Madrid, Sala Recoletos, Madrid, Spain.

"Brassaï" : November 17, 2018-February 17, 2019, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, United States.

Text in English, translated from the Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Brassaï: Photographer  -- Peter Gallasi; title: Brassaï and the Illustrated Press  -- Stuart Alexander; title: Brassaï and the Literary Spirit of Photography -- Antonio Muñoz Molina.