- Hardcover: 112 pages
- Publisher: Scalo Publishers (May 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3931141187
- ISBN-13: 978-3931141189
- Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 21.5 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 726 g
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From Library Journal
These two new works are united by the fact that each of the twentysomething artists earned a place in this fall's round-up of best new photographers at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In a book devoid of text (even the copyright information is on the back cover), Billingham presents an extended album of his family's life in the projects near Birmingham, England. The brutally frank snapshots center on Ray, Richard's alcholic father, Liz, his chainsmoking mother, and his brother Jason. Mostly disturbing yet sometimes beautiful, the haunting images seem to carry the burden of documentation, declaring their existence to be a necessary proof. Tillmans, a German photographer who has lived and worked in Hamburg, London, and New York intermingles without distinction his art images and his fashion and portrait work for magazines. This catalog for a one person show at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg collects a diverse selection of his images. Sequenced by Tillmans, the catalog places a special emphasis on the landscapes and still lifes that have often been overlooked by critics who have labeled Tillmans the documentarian of an urban Generation X. The three short essays offer some of the most cogent writing on the photographer to date. Both books belong in larger libraries collecting contemporary artists' works.?Eric Bryant, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Brilliant, Nov 4 1999
By Kim Miller - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ray's a Laugh (Hardcover)
Thought this book was the best I've seen for years. It's refreshing and I love it that he's not one of those patronising usual 90s artists who want to cash in on roughing it. This is real life. I loved his parents and his home. They are real and his photographs are amazing. Liked the mum and puzzle pic, the pic where she's feeding a kitten. REally great. Because they are honest. Make you laugh, make you cry kind of pics.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Smashingly confrontational with humorous grit!, Aug 4 1999
By Lilush14@aol.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ray's a Laugh (Hardcover)
At first I was aghast at this visually unappealing book; it's so raw. Then I took a closer look and realized that it's a courageous, confrontational and visually incredible slice of real life. No Hallmark card whimsy here! I enjoyed Ray's A Laugh because it isn't another glossy coffee table book with which to impress guests, but an often-times unpleasant look at a "real" family. I'm sure many Brits will be offended by this book, which makes it even better knowing that the underbelly of British society is exposed in these gritty and often-repulsive photos. If you want to stimulate conversation, leave this book out and watch the horror on people's faces as they skim the kitchen photographs; you'll never look and canned beans the same way. Not only is Ray a Laugh, but this book is one sick chuckle through & through. Kudos to the publisher who had the spirit and sense of ugliness to have these photographs made public! I plan to give this book as a gift to my friends who can appreciate a "velvet Elvis" or anything off center!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
worth a look, Jun 25 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ray's a Laugh (Hardcover)
This book is a bizarre family album, a collection of photos of his family and their lower class existence inside their apt. in an Enlish project. Pretty amazing stuff, very new german photo-esque, with oversaturated colors, off-focus at times, and tons of emotion in every shot. Check it out!
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