{"product_id":"alexey-brodovitch-astonish-me-paperback","title":"Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaty Wan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eVince Aletti\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Campany\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReassessing the career of the hugely influential \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e art director, who changed the course of twentieth-century American photography and graphic design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This lavishly illustrated volume explores the influence and significance of the Russian-born photographer, designer, and instructor Alexey Brodovitch (1898-1971), best known for his art directorship of the American fashion magazine \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e between 1934 and 1958, as well as his tutelage of many celebrated documentary and fashion photographers, including Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Eve Arnold, and Lillian Bassman. Though disparate in their aesthetic approaches, these figures are unified by their responses to Brodovitch's dictum to \"astonish me.\" The authors address Brodovitch's impact on photography as an artistic medium in the mid-twentieth century and explore how European art and design became the foundation of a new American print culture. Brodovitch's own work will be illuminated through his personal projects--such as the magazine \u003ci\u003ePortfolio\u003c\/i\u003e and the photographic project \u003ci\u003eBallet\u003c\/i\u003e, which depicted performances of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo in the United States (whose evolution echoed Brodovitch's own émigré condition). Case studies of his transformative collaborations with photographers such as Arnold, Avedon, Penn, Lisette Model, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Hans Namuth, and André Kertész reveal pivotal encounters that may surprise even the most ardent photography aficionado. An illustrated chronology offers an important tool for scholars on this influential but often overlooked figure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distributed for the Barnes Foundation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarnes Foundation, Philadelphia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (March 3-May 19, 2024) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaty Wan\u003c\/b\u003e is managing curator of the D. Daskalopoulos Collection Gift at Tate Modern, London. \u003cb\u003eVince Aletti\u003c\/b\u003e, a curator and photography critic, has written for numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDavid Campany \u003c\/b\u003eteaches at the University of Westminster, London, and is curator at large for the International Center of Photography, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 13 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460417536178,"sku":"9780300276190","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/091b296051c717f33d584d265ea8f61f.webp?v=1778920184","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/alexey-brodovitch-astonish-me-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}