bluestocking
are cropped away, disconnecting the body from
individual identity. And yet these photographs are not
wholly idealized. Strong light and shadow make flesh
ripple softly beneath the surface. The physicality of
his settings ground Gibson’s shots in reality—a bright
beach, a dark interior in an empty opera house. In
a nod to Man Ray in the 1920s, Gibson often places
his women in window frames, where curtains
and cross bars cast graphic shadows over starkly
illuminated skin.
Collectors of photography and photographic books
will want to explore this elegant and erotic offering.
The first two hundred copies are art editions, each
boasting an original print from the photographer. But
it also speaks to anyone who embraces the depth and
dimensionality of the female form n
Ellen Lupton~
Nude, Ralph Gibson, 2009, Taschen, taschen.com
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