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Overview""I made these pictures exactly as if I was taking pictures in Wilkes-Barre, my hometown. I was led only by what I could see on the street. Of course, the extreme newness of this giant country, Mexico, was shocking to me. There really is surrealism in the air."" -Mark Cohen Between 1981 and 2003, Mark Cohen travelled to Mexico eight times. Seduced by the ""surrealist"" qualities he found there, Cohen took his camera to the streets of Mexico City, Oaxaca City, and Merida, as well as other parts of the Yucatan. Following his split-second impulses, Cohen took his signature ""grab shots,"" often flooding the subjects with the artificial light of the flash. His black-and-white photographs, taken at arm's length with minimal focus, capture the textures and rhythms of gritty city streets and city life. Reminiscent of Cohen's iconic photographs of working-class Pennsylvania towns, yet imbued with a perceptible sense of foreignness, these Mexican images convey the restless energy and strangeness of daily life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark Cohen , Mark CohenPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.306kg ISBN: 9781477311714ISBN 10: 1477311718 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 25 October 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMark Cohen’s photography is in many major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Whitney Museum of American Art; the George Eastman House; and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He has published four previous books—Frame, Grim Street, True Color, and Dark Knees—and his work has been included in over eighty individual and group exhibitions. Jorge Volpi is a well-known Mexican novelist, essayist, and professor whose books include the award-winning En busca de Klingsor. He currently directs the Festival Internacional Cervantino, Latin America’s most important cultural fair. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |