
Rene Burri--Explosions of Sight
- Publisher
- Scheidegger & Spiess
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 9783858818454
- Specifications
- Hardcover
240 pages
Contributions by Melanie Betrisey, Daniel Bischof, Clara Bouveresse, Marc Donnadieu, Julie Enckell, Werner Jeker, Hans-Michael Koetzle, Bernard Plossu
Shortlisted (Silver), 20/21 German Photo Book Prize
A member of a famous artist-owned agency, this photographer found himself wherever history was happening during the late twentieth century. His countless travels took him across Europe and the Americas to the Middle East, Japan, and China to document major events of the era. His extraordinary sense for people and their personalities resulted in remarkably candid portraits of celebrated architects and artists, and a world-famous 1963 portrait with a cigar remains one of the most widely reproduced photographic portraits ever made. Drawing from his vast archive, this book brings together his entire body of work, including previously unpublished archival documents, book designs, exhibition projects, travel diaries, collages, watercolors, and objects he collected.