Bernd & Hilla Becher

The first comprehensive, posthumous monograph and retrospective on Bernd and Hilla Becher, best known for their photographs of industrial structures in Europe and North America For more than five decades, Bernd (1931-2007) and Hilla (1934-2015) Becher collaborated on photographs of industrial architecture in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, and the United States. This sweeping monograph features the Bechers' quintessential pictures, which present water towers, gas tanks, blast furnaces, and more as sculptural objects. Beyond the Bechers' iconic Typologies, the book includes Bernd's early drawings, Hilla's independent photographs, and excerpts from their notes, sketchbooks, and journals. The book's authors offer new insights into the development of the artists' process, their work's conceptual underpinnings, the photographers' relationship to deindustrialization, and the artists' legacy. An essay by award-winning cultural historian Lucy Sante and an interview with Max Becher, the artists' son, make this volume an unrivaled look into the Bechers' art, life, and career.

ISBN:	9781588397553
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published date:	19 Jul 2022
DEWEY:	770.922
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	732
Number of pages:	281 (some folded)
Weight:	10g
Height:	245mm
Width:	280mm
Spine width:	31mm

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