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Great Expectations

 - Great Expectations
Edward Steichen's The Bitter Years exhibition (1961, MoMA New York) offers the starting point for Great expectations. Just like Steichen photographed the aftermaths of the Great Depression, this catalogue gathers contemporary photographs to look at today's Bitter years (catalogue).
Works by Vahram Aghasyan, Éric Baudelaire, Frederic Delangle, Martin Eder, Ivan Edeza, Lukas Einsele, Patrick Galbats, Dionisio Gonzalez, Peter Granser, Stanley Greene, Joachim Koester, Laurence Leblanc, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Adi Nes, Suzanne Opton, Ari Saarto, Bruno Serralongue, Melanie Smith, Jules Spinatsch, Sada Tangara, Kai Wiedenhofer.

Published following the exhibition “Great Expectations – Contemporary photography looks at today's Bitter Years” at Casino Luxembourg in 2009.
Texts by Paul di Felice, Enrico Lunghi, Rolf Sachsse, Pierre Stiwer.

Graphic design: Mich Welfringer, Type & Graphic Design, Paris / Luxembourg.
 
published in 2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
21 x 17,8 cm (softcover)
112 pages (color ill.)
 
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ISBN : 978-2-919893-77-5
EAN : 9782919893775
 
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