Author: Gronert, Stefan; George Frederick Takis (Translation)
Title: Stefanie Schneider 29 Palms, CA [INSCRIBED]
Publication: Basel: Galerie Kämpf, 2004
Edition: First edition
Description: Hardcover. Inscribed "Stefanie Schneider meinem Dominique in Liebe" on colophon at rear. 35/100 numbered and signed, edition of 400 total. Quarto. 28pp., stiff unnumbered boards, including covers. Original photo-illustrated boards with black lettering on cover and spine, housed in photo-illustrated stiff paper slipcase; cover and slipcase protected by modern mylar. Slipcase with printed text in handwriting: "Stefanie Schneider's 1st Book Do Not Sell! It Is Sold Out Handle With Care!"
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "29 Palms, CA" from January 15 - February 14, 2004, at the Gallery Kämpf in Basel. Design and lithography by ArtnetworX GmbH, Hannover. A collection of photographs taken in the "dazzling California sunshine or in not exactly comfortable rooms" depicting Radha and Max (not a man) seemingly exhausted, lost, empty or insecure; the emptiness of their gaze reminds us of the loneliness of people in the paintings of Degas, so Stefan Gronert in his text. He likens the Schneider motifs to B-Movies, showing people who don't want to succumb to the Hollywood dream. Memories of Cindy Sherman's "Untitled Film Stills" flair up, he writes, though Schneider's photos are soft, a picture language with pale, artificially garish color scales, tying into the stereotypes of Hollywood films. A Polaroid story turned into magnified C-prints giving us the impression of a story without a plot. Minor wear along edges of binding. Near fine condition.
Seller ID: 48509
Subject: Photography