Photography of Invention: American Pictures of the 1980s

by Joshua P. Smith

Book Overview

Pictures that are made, not taken, are the focus of this exciting collection of works by 90 American artists who are using appropriation, computer technology, performance, and numerous other sources of inspiration to stretch the limits and expand the possibilities of photographic art. "Perhaps in the future," Man Ray suggested to Duchamp, "photography would replace all art." The Photography of Invention hints at that future by documenting a decade...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262192802
• ISBN13: 9780262192804
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher