Arnaud Maggs

Résumé du livre

Internationally acclaimed, Arnaud Maggs (b.1926) is best known for his stark but intimate portrait studies. This exquisitely illustrated monograph features original essays, an interview with Maggs, and a biography describing four decades of a singular artistic practice. Among many projects featured are his internationally acclaimed portraits of Joseph Beuys (1989); Notification (1996), photographs of envelopes used for mailing death notices in 19th century France; and omenclature (2006), photographs of two seminal studies on colour published in the 19th century. English/French text.what I really wanted to do was use the camera as a documentary tool just as Atget had. And I realized you didn¿t have to resort to any tricks to do it.