Anonymous Objects: Inscrutable Photographs and the Unknown
Kim Beil
MACK Books
English
Edited by Bruno Ceschel and Tom Ridgway
Softcover
177 pages
100 x 148 mm
2024
ISBN 9781739606725
Anonymous Objects: Inscrutable Photographs and the Unknown suggests that unidentifiable things in photographs point towards larger questions about the limits of knowledge. In a world that seems to give up images of itself more freely every day, there’s very little left to the unknown. Inscrutable photographs keep ambiguity alive. They make room for curiosity and wonder by resisting our facile attempts to know the world by naming it.
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About the Author
Kim Beil is an art historian who specializes in the history of photography. Her book, Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography, looks at 50 stylistic trends in the medium since the 19th century. Recently she’s written for the New York Times about tracking down an Ansel Adams photograph in the High Sierra with a team of astronomers. She’s also written about photography and climate change for The Atlantic, a survey of street views for Cabinet, and a history of screenshots for the Believer. She also writes frequently about modern and contemporary art for Artforum, Art in America, BOMB, Photograph, and Sculpture magazines.
https://www.kimbeil.com/
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About the Publisher
MACK is an independent publisher of award-winning books on contemporary art, critical theory, film, and architecture. They work with pioneering creative minds and institutions across the globe and pride themselves on the rigour and care that goes into every stage of the book-making process.
https://mackbooks.co.uk/
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