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Ralph Gibson: Nude
The infinite subtlety of the female formA photographer once said that beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. [...] I love photographing women and could say that the form of the female body is absolute and perfect. —Ralph Gibson
Master photographer Ralph Gibson returns with an exquisite collection of nudes, combining the best of his work with an in-depth interview by Eric Fischl. Strikingly graphic, meticulously composed, and loaded with subtle provocations, Gibson's mysterious, dreamlike images pay homage to greats such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while continually pursuing new frontiers.
First published in TASCHEN's limited edition — now available in this popular hardcover edition!
Master photographer Ralph Gibson returns with an exquisite collection of nudes, combining the best of his work with an in-depth interview by Eric Fischl. Strikingly graphic, meticulously composed, and loaded with subtle provocations, Gibson's mysterious, dreamlike images pay homage to greats such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while continually pursuing new frontiers.
First published in TASCHEN's limited edition — now available in this popular hardcover edition!
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332 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2012
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June 9, 2025lots of thoughts on colour vs black and white work. also, and who would’ve thought i would say this about a book of nudes, the advent of photography during the industrial revolution
October 1, 2021
Really enjoyed this even though the body types are not very varied and it’s mostly posed.
November 9, 2015
4 stars.
If I have any relationship to time or gesture in my work, it is that I want every photograph to be open-ended. I want my pictures to be non-eventful, to exist in an open-ended frame. ... Now that so many photographs are being manipulated through digital means, I feel it's more important than ever to make images that quite evidently could not be, and were not, manipulated. I still want to get it all on a piece of film, to prove I can do it.
— Ralph Gibson
If we know that, even before turning to it, on every page of a book there will be yet another photograph of a nude woman, how can one make the book sufficiently interesting?
— Ralph Gibson
I feel a bit remiss in not having heard of Ralph Gibson before.
Tasteful, well composed nudes that aren't boring or overly posed; the interview preceding the plates was insightful, and I'll be reading it again. Definitely will be checking out the rest of his work.
Recommended.
If I have any relationship to time or gesture in my work, it is that I want every photograph to be open-ended. I want my pictures to be non-eventful, to exist in an open-ended frame. ... Now that so many photographs are being manipulated through digital means, I feel it's more important than ever to make images that quite evidently could not be, and were not, manipulated. I still want to get it all on a piece of film, to prove I can do it.
— Ralph Gibson
If we know that, even before turning to it, on every page of a book there will be yet another photograph of a nude woman, how can one make the book sufficiently interesting?
— Ralph Gibson
I feel a bit remiss in not having heard of Ralph Gibson before.
Tasteful, well composed nudes that aren't boring or overly posed; the interview preceding the plates was insightful, and I'll be reading it again. Definitely will be checking out the rest of his work.
Recommended.
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