Though Mikhailov considers the conditions of his particular place of residence for over fifty years crucial to his work, he is not providing a recollection of the specific history of Khar'kov, Ukraine -- but rather bringing out the "condition humaine" of this city. Characterized by industry and Factories, by newly installed Coca Cola billboards as well as socialist architecture, Khar'kov provides the backdrop for Mikhailov's moving portraits. He describes the decay of social structures as well as of individual lives. We ...
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Though Mikhailov considers the conditions of his particular place of residence for over fifty years crucial to his work, he is not providing a recollection of the specific history of Khar'kov, Ukraine -- but rather bringing out the "condition humaine" of this city. Characterized by industry and Factories, by newly installed Coca Cola billboards as well as socialist architecture, Khar'kov provides the backdrop for Mikhailov's moving portraits. He describes the decay of social structures as well as of individual lives. We witness street kids taking drugs, adults in search of food, trying to re-install their social self by cleaning their bodies in the artist's own house. Despite the devastating poverty, the women and men in Mikhailov's images look back at us with great dignity. Their eyes express an unbroken will to survive in a social system that has fallen to its lowest possible level Mikhailov depicts very warmly the harshness of everyday life in a society not as far away from ours as we might think.
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Collectable-Very Good Condition in Near Fine jacket. 9783908247098. Individual Artists, Art Monographs. VG+/VG+ 1st ed 1999 Scalo hardback, unclipped DJ. Light edge-rubbing to jacket and spine ends a little pushed, tight and otherwise unmarked, very secure binding. Size: 7.25 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches. 478 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; Individual Artists, Art Monographs; ISBN: 3908247098. ISBN/EAN: 9783908247098. Dewey Code: 305.56909477. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 089659.
Add this copy of Boris Mikhailov: Case History to cart. $402.50, like new condition, Sold by Griffin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stamford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Scalo Verlag Ac.
