Archive for February, 2004

Snapshots

Saturday, February 28th, 2004

organized by Douglas R. Nickel (for SFMOMA) ISBN: 0918471451

The pictures in this book are fascinating. They are not "art." That is, they are not art in a self-recognized or self-promoted way

About Looking

Sunday, February 22nd, 2004

by John Berger ISBN: 0394739078

I was eager to read more of Berger after reading Ways of Seeing. That was a collection of essays that had more of a point to make

The 13th of Never

Sunday, February 22nd, 2004

by Crab Scrambly ISBN: 0943151902

One of the latest offerings from Slave Labor Graphics, this book isn't quite a graphic novel, but an illustrated story. What is the difference? Type that is

Why People Photograph

Sunday, February 15th, 2004

by Robert Adams ISBN: 0893816035

This book is a collection of essays in which each does its part to explore why people photograph. Adams manages this without coming across as didactic, heavy-handed,