DianeArbusRevelations

Diane Arbus revolutionized the scope and agenda of her art through her daring choice of subject matter and photographic techniques. Her exceptionally unique approach and perspective have made her a renowned figure in the realm of visual arts. By transforming commonplace objects into intriguing visuals, and revealing the vernacular within the atypical, Arbus broadened our perception of the self.

Learn more about Diane Arbus and her groundbreaking works in "Diane Arbus Revelations."

作者简介

DianeArbusredefinedtheconcernsandtherangeoftheartshepracticed.Herboldsubjectmatterandphotographicapproachhaveestablishedherpreeminenceintheworldofthevisualarts.Hergiftforrenderingstrangethosethingsweconsidermostfamiliar,anduncoveringthefamiliarwithintheexotic,enlargesourunderstandingofourselves.DianeArbusRevelationsaffordsthefirstopportunitytoexploretheorigins,scope,andaspirationsofwhatisawhollyoriginalforceinphotography.Arbus’sfranktreatmentofhersubjectsandherfaithintheintrinsicpowerofthemediumhaveproducedabodyofworkthatisoftenshockinginitspurity,initssteadfastcelebrationofthingsastheyare.Presentingmanyofherlesser-knownorpreviouslyunpublishedphotographsinthecontextoftheiconicimagesrevealsasubtleyetpersistentviewoftheworld.Thebookreproducestwohundredfull-pageduotonesofDianeArbusphotographsspanningherentirecareer,manyofthemneverbeforeseen.Italsoincludesanessay,“TheQuestionofBelief,”bySandraS.Phillips,seniorcuratorofphotographyattheSanFranciscoMuseumofModernArt,and“IntheDarkroom,”adiscussionofArbus’sprintingtechniquesbyNeilSelkirk,theonlypersonauthorizedtoprintherphotographssinceherdeath.A104-pageChronologybyElisabethSussman,guestcuratoroftheSanFranciscoMuseumofModernArtshow,andDoonArbus,theartist’seldestdaughter,illustratedbymorethanthreehundredadditionalimagesandcomposedmainlyofpreviouslyunpublishedexcerptsfromtheartist’sletters,notebooks,andotherwritings,amountstoakindofautobiography.AnAfterwordbyDoonArbusprecedesbiographicalentriesonthephotographer’sfriendsandcolleaguesbyJeffL.Rosenheim,associatecuratorofphotographsatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.ThesetextshelpilluminatethemeaningofDianeArbus’scontroversialandastonishingvision.