Cumming, Robert, 1943-2021, photographer, interviewee.

Robert Cumming : the difficulties of nonsense / edited and with an essay by Sarah Bay Gachot ; interview by David Campany.

First edition.

New York, N.Y. : aperture, [2016]
Turkey : Ofset Yapımevi
©2016

183 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

"The Difficulties of Nonsense features Cumming's conceptual black-and-white and color photographs from the 1970s, revealing his fascination with illusion and trickery. From his base in Los Angeles, Cumming made functional-looking constructions, rendered useless and created primarily to be photographed with his 8-by-10 camera. Playing with props, proportions, unusual angles, light, and mirrors, the images invite viewers to look in--and then to second-guess what they see. As the first publication to survey this significant series, The Difficulties of Nonsense serves as a touchstone for contemporary artists and for those interested in artwork that came out of Los Angeles in the 1970s. With an essay by Sarah Bay Gachot and an interview by David Campany, this monograph pays homage to a time when Cumming, and many in the photographic community, worked to playfully push the boundaries of photography and narrative." -- Publisher's description

9781597113007 (hardcover)
159711300X (hardcover)

Cumming, Robert, 1943-2021 Criticism and interpretation.
Cumming, Robert, 1943-2021 Interviews.
Cumming, Robert, 1943- Entretiens.
Cumming, Robert, 1943-2021
Photography, Artistic.
Photographie artistique.
art photography.

Photography, Artistic.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews
Ouvrages illustrés.

Gachot, Sarah Bay, editor, writer of added commentary.
Campany, David, interviewer.

Difficulties of nonsense

Location: Library main 292808
Call No.: BIB 237315
Status: Available