Spirit of Dunkerque
by Vincent Gerard, Jean-pierre Rehm
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Author: Jean-pierre Rehm, Vincent GerardPhotographer: William Eggleston
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-02
ISBN: 1584232862
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Gingko Press
Book Reviews of Spirit of Dunkerque
Book Review: Always a delight to see a new Eggleston collection in print
Summary: 4 Stars
I had actually been put off in buying this book based on the previous review. My favorite Eggleston photos have been those done in and around his own turf--Memphis and the Southern USA. But after putting it off for months, I went ahead and ordered "Spirit of Dunkerque" and now I am pleased to report the work is a delight through and through. This is pure "Eggleston photographs". The work is much better, in my opinion than his "Paris" work. Eggleston appears to have developed a relationship with the city of Dunkerque that never shows in "Paris". While not as expansive as the huge "Los Alamos" project or as groundbreaking as "Guide" and "Democratic Forest", this volume is another winning portfolio any Eggleston lover will enjoy fully. I give it four and a half stars only because I love it a little less than some of the earlier works.
Summary of Spirit of Dunkerque
William Eggelston has a unique ability to find beauty and striking displays of color in ordinary scenes. His idea of 'the democratic camera posits that by looking patiently at what others ignore, or turn away from, interesting things can be seen. Like previous works on Plains. Georgia and Los Alamos, New Mexico, Spirit of Dinkerque contains quiet, haunting photos of the industrial port city of Dunkerque, France, each masterfully composed and bursting with unexpected color. Pictures of the port's cargo tanks and ships are blended with intermittent reminders of the natural world surrounding the industrial center, each simultaneously static and dynamic. William Eggleston had the first solo exhibition of color photography at the Museum of Modern Art. He is known for his association with the Warhol crowd in the seventies and for his starkly beautiful camera work.Photo Essays Books
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