The Dead

by Val Williams

Catalogue for an exhibition exploring how photographers deal with ideas of mortality and the taboos which surround picturing the dead. Includes work by Nobuyoshi Araki, Sue Fox, Kasimir Zgorecki, Franco Zecchin, Thomas Werde, Belinda Whiting, Rudolph Schafer, Leslie Hakim-Dowek, Krass Clement, Donigan Cumming, Hans Danuser, Louis Jammes, Max Jourdan, Pete Max Kandhola, Ann Mandelbaum, Bastienne Schmidt, Andres Serrano, John Benjamin Stone, Clare Strand, Annet van der Voort, Nick Waplington, Elizabeth Williams, Neil Winokur, and Xavier Zimbardo. Curated with essays by Val Williams and Greg Hobson; essays by Elizabeth Edwards and Thomas Lynch. 104 pages; color and b&w reproductions throughout; 11.5 x 8.25 inches. Biographies.

104 pages, Board Book

First published October 1, 1995

Reviews

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive look at photography, death and mortality. Fascinating. Note in case the title doesn't give it away: it's quite morbid.