"THE SELLING OF THE WEST" par Donald WOODMAN. Editions Zane Bennett Contempary Art, Santa Fe, 2008. Imprimé au Canada. in-4 carré, dos droit, couverture souple cartonnée photo à rabat. 36 pages. Textes en anglais de Donald Woodman et de Lucy R. Lippard, illustré de nombreuses reproductions photographiques, 8 vignettes in-texte, et 27 planches hors texte, 16 en couleurs et 11 en noir & blanc, par Donald Woodman. Ouvrage réalisé dans le cadre de l'exposition éponyme à la galerie Zane Bennett Contempary Art, Santa Fe, du 06 Juin au 02 Août 2008. Exemplaire avec un envoi autographe du photographe sur la page de titre.

 

"When I was young, I studied with Minor White (1908-1976), renowned photographer, teacher, critic, editor, and curator, whose efforts to extend photography's range of expression made him one of the most influential creative photographers of the mid-20th century. ln his classes, it was a common occurrence to go on 'road trips', which entailed loading up film, packing up cameras and heading out to see what images were awaiting us 'out there'. This series of images started as a 'road trip'. ln July 2003, I planned a weeklong trip; as is my habit before embarking on such journeys, I gathered together a large collection of maps, allowing me to plot a trip that bypassed most major highways. At first, I had no idea what I wanted to photograph. After a day of driving, I became concerned that I would end up not taking a single photograph. So I reverted to a practice I had used in the past, stopping to photograph the next scene that attracted my attention. That turned out to be Prime Industrial Acreage, photographed on Route 191 in Wyoming. Thus was born The Selling of the West. Landscape is a subject to which I have repeatedly returned over the years. The photo tradition I come from has been characterized as the 'Ansel Adams School' of the idealized landscape…" Donald Woodman.

 

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