Crisis Of The Real

by Andy Grundberg

"Agree with them or not, Andy Grundberg's provocative critical opinions invariably make one think hard about the art of photography. Gathered together in the rigorous form of a book, his reflections take on a new perspective and provide a rare opportunity to relive--and reconsider--recent a decade and a half of such intensity that the shape of photography changed forever." --Jim Hughes, author of W. Eugene Shadow & Substance

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction

292 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Jake · Rating 2 out of 5]

Useless to a working photographer and effective as a tranquilizer, I'd avoid this book unless assigned to read it as part of a pretentious art history class. The issues that Grundberg addresses (nature of the real, representation vs. reality, the postmodern, etc) feel dated and besides the point-- maybe in the aftermath of September 11th and the Bush years, the art world has more important things to address. The book perks up briefly during his discussion of new directions in documentary photography in the early 1980s, but other than that, it's a snoozefest start to finish. Boring!

[Timothy Champney · Rating 5 out of 5]

The other side of photography.

[Craig Maki · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fine introduction and refresher of modern photography masters and critical theory.