Mona Kuhn: Works

Hardback

Main Details

Title Mona Kuhn: Works
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mona Kuhn
Contributions by Rebecca Morse
Contributions by Simon Baker
Contributions by Elizabeth Avedon
Contributions by Chris Littlewood
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 245
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
ISBN/Barcode 9780500545454
ClassificationsDewey:779.21092
Audience
General
Illustrations 155 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 11 March 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Mona Kuhn: Works is the first retrospective by one of the most respected and widely exhibited contemporary art photographers of today. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, Kuhn's underlying theme involves humanity's longing for spiritual interconnectivity. She is renowned for developing close relationships with her subjects, resulting in images of remarkable intimacy. Kuhn employs a range of playful visual strategies that reveal glimpses into the psyche as it is expressed through the human form, ultimately reinterpreting the nude in the canon of contemporary art. This new volume features images from throughout Kuhn's career, including previously unseen work, and will introduce her distinct aesthetic to a wide, popular audience. Accompanied by insightful texts by Rebecca Morse, Chris Littlewood, Darius Himes and Simon Baker and an interview with Elizabeth Avedon, the reader is provided with insights into Kuhn's creative process and the ways in which she works with her subjects and settings, and achieves the visual signature of her imagery. Mona Kuhn: Works is an essential volume for anyone with an interest in the human form in contemporary art. With 155 illustrations in colour

Author Biography

Mona Kuhn (b. 1969) is a Brazilian photographer of German descent. She has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 1989 and is currently an independent scholar at the Getty Research Institute. Her previous series-based monographs include Mona Kuhn: Photographs, Mona Kuhn: Evidence and Mona Kuhn: Private. Rebecca Morse is the Curator of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at LACMA. Simon Baker is the Director of the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris. He was previously Curator of Photography and International Art at Tate. Elizabeth Avedon is a photography book and exhibition designer, independent curator and writer.

Reviews

'What stands out is her eye for quiet detail and loving attention' - The Herald 'Insightful' - Vanity Fair 'A remarkable collection' - British Journal of Photography 'Living visual poetry ... a true master of light' - EXIT 'Mona Kuhn evokes something elemental in her practice, in which the human body seems to convey universal truths' - Aesthetica 'Mona Kuhn has a dreamy, distinctive approach to the nude [...] creating images that are obscure, otherworldly and infused with emotion' - AnOther