BOOK FORMAT Hardcover, 10 x 12 in. / 248 pgs / 200 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 10/31/2013 Out of stock indefinitely
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2013 p. 105
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9789461300867TRADE List Price: $49.95 CDN $67.50
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“Maes’ photographs are perfect examples of what photo historian David Campany calls ‘“late’ photography,’ which as he describes, ‘turns up late, wanders through places where things have happened, toting up the effects of the world’s activity.’” -Elena Filipovic
Text by Anna Jackson, Elena Filipovic, Catherine L. Futter.
In this fascinating collection, Belgian photographer Ives Maes (born 1976) explores the unique architecture of World Fairs and Expos. Since the first world exhibition more than a century and a half ago, these fairs have represented the promise of a more harmonious world, with their ambitious displays of their respective era’s greatest artistic and scientific accomplishments. Here, Maes shows how time has taken its toll on these architectural monuments and pavilions--now often decayed, abandoned or adrift from their original purpose--highlighting their faded glory against their utopian aspirations. Despite their present condition, many of these buildings remain inspirational as architectural specimens, for the sheer adventurousness of their design. Maes’ photographs are ordered chronologically and range from London’s Great Exhibition (1851) through to the most recent expo in Shanghai, 2010.
Featured image, "Space Needle (Century 21 Exposition, Seattle, 1962)," is reproduced from Ives Maes: The Future of Yesterday.
FORMAT: Hbk, 10 x 12 in. / 248 pgs / 200 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $49.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $67.5 ISBN: 9789461300867 PUBLISHER: Ludion AVAILABLE: 10/31/2013 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Published by Ludion. Text by Anna Jackson, Elena Filipovic, Catherine L. Futter.
In this fascinating collection, Belgian photographer Ives Maes (born 1976) explores the unique architecture of World Fairs and Expos. Since the first world exhibition more than a century and a half ago, these fairs have represented the promise of a more harmonious world, with their ambitious displays of their respective era’s greatest artistic and scientific accomplishments. Here, Maes shows how time has taken its toll on these architectural monuments and pavilions--now often decayed, abandoned or adrift from their original purpose--highlighting their faded glory against their utopian aspirations. Despite their present condition, many of these buildings remain inspirational as architectural specimens, for the sheer adventurousness of their design. Maes’ photographs are ordered chronologically and range from London’s Great Exhibition (1851) through to the most recent expo in Shanghai, 2010.
