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AMERICAS SOCIETY
The Painted Photographs of Melvin Charney
Between Observation and Intervention
Edited by Gwendolyn Owens, Gabriela Rangel. Text by Gwendolyn Owens, Saul Ostrow. Interview with Yasmeen Siddiqui.
Since 1989, Canadian artist Melvin Charney has created painted photographs--stylized portrayals of buildings executed in pastel or thin washes of paint and superimposed on printed mass media images--that expose the triumphs, tragedies and absurdities of the modern city.
FORMAT: Pbk, 8.75 x 11.5 in. / 80 pgs / 44 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $25.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $34.5 GBP £22.00 ISBN: 9781879128736 PUBLISHER: Americas Society AVAILABLE: 6/30/2010 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: WORLD
The Painted Photographs of Melvin Charney Between Observation and Intervention
Published by Americas Society. Edited by Gwendolyn Owens, Gabriela Rangel. Text by Gwendolyn Owens, Saul Ostrow. Interview with Yasmeen Siddiqui.
Since 1989, Canadian artist Melvin Charney has created painted photographs--stylized portrayals of buildings executed in pastel or thin washes of paint and superimposed on printed mass media images--that expose the triumphs, tragedies and absurdities of the modern city.
