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Photography Is Magic

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Photography Is Magic explores photography as a vital medium in contemporary art. Edited and authored by Charlotte Cotton, this collection surveys over eighty artists who experiment with photographic practice amidst the rise of digital techniques. The book highlights how artists like Michele Abeles, Walead Beshty, Daniel Gordon, and Matt Lipps reframe photography through mixed media, appropriation, and analog reinterpretation, revealing the vast creative possibilities available today.
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This publication suits younger photography enthusiasts, students, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary photographic art within the evolving digital landscape.

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Draws together current ideas about the use of photography as an invaluable medium in the contemporary art world. This publication surveys over eighty artists, all of whom are engaged with experimental ideas concerning photographic practice, as the contemporary landscape is currently being reshaped through digital techniques.

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Photography Is Magic draws together current ideas about the use of photography as an invaluable medium in the contemporary art world. Edited and with an essay by Charlotte Cotton, this critical publication surveys over eighty artists, all of whom are engaged with experimental ideas concerning photographic practice, as the contemporary landscape is currently being reshaped through digital techniques.

We are shown the scope of photographic possibilities in the context of the contemporary creative process. From Michele Abeles and Walead Beshty to Daniel Gordon and Matt Lipps, Cotton has selected artists who are consciously reframing photographic practices using mixed media, appropriation, and a recalibration of analog processes.

Photography Is Magic provides the reader with an engaging physical experience and is designed for younger photo aficionados, students, and anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of contemporary photography.

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Critics praise Photography Is Magic for capturing the dynamic, ever-shifting nature of contemporary photography. ArtSlant notes its engagement with the rich, circulating image environment, while W Magazine highlights Charlotte Cotton's joyful and insightful curation of leading image-makers. AnOther commends the book as a magical celebration of photographic art, and Surface calls it a thorough primer on the current art photography scene.

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ISBN: 9781597113311

Publisher: Aperture

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Aperture

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 263.0mm

Weight: 1880g

Pages: 384

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Charlotte Cotton has held positions including Head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Head of Programming at the Photographers’ Gallery, London, Creative Director at the National Media Museum, UK and Curator of Photography at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. She is also the author of Imperfect Beauty, Then Things Went Quiet and Guy Bourdin.

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