Ballenesque: Roger Ballen: A Retrospective (Hardcover) First Edition 2017
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An exploration of the Ballenesque over the four-decade-long career of this daring artistrepresenting an entirely fresh edit by Roger Ballen himself and featuring many previously unpublished images
Roger Ballen is best known for his psychologically powerful and intricately layered images that exist in a space between painting, drawing, installation, and photography. Ballenesque is the first comprehensive retrospective of his work.
Separated into four parts, Ballenesque takes readers on a chronological journey through Ballens entire oeuvre, including both iconic images and previously unpublished works. Part I explores Ballens formative artistic influences and his later rediscovery of boyhood through photography, culminating in his first published monograph, Boyhood, in 1979. Part II charts the period between 1980 and 2000, during which time he released his seminal monograph Outland. Part III covers the years 20002013, when Ballen achieved global recognition and his work began to veer away from portraiture altogether. Finally, in Part IV, Ballen reflects on his career.
With more than 300 photographs and an introduction by Robert JC Young, this book provides both a new way of seeing Ballens work for those who already follow his career and a comprehensive introduction for those encountering his striking photographs for the first time.
330 illustrations, in color and duotone
About the Author
Roger Ballen is one of the most important and distinctive art photographers working today. His previous books include Asylum of the Birds, The Theatre of Apparitions, and Ballenesque: Roger Ballen: A Retrospective.
Robert J.C. Young, FBA, is Julius Silver Professor of English and Comparative Literature at New York University. He has been writing about Roger Ballens work since 2012. His most recent books are Empire Colony Postcolony, and, with Jean Khalfa, Frantz Fanon. Écrits sur laliénation et la liberté, Ouvres II
