Michael Murray: Worlds Apart (2015)
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One of the most ambitious bindings ever created by 21st Editions, inspired by the true livre d'artistes of the past, with inlays of stone, mother of pearl, stingray, wood, and copper. Each book will be unique.
Photographs by Michael Murray Texts by Gideon Bosker and John Stauffer With a poem by John Wood 15 bound and 16 loose pigment ink prints Plus 2 images on anodized aluminum presented as an A-frame sculpture Edition: 46 copies 15.5 x 15.5 inches Handcrafted in New England The elemental to the engineered, an epic narrative told through a magically real photographic perspective that is timeless, original, and epiphanic--Gideon Bosker Murray’s genius resides in the brilliance of his eye, in its weaving of the world’s disparate parts together into a cohesive and wondrous whole--John Wood With Worlds Apart, Murray takes his place alongside some of the great visionaries of photography, who have also been inspired by the concepts of utopia and dystopia. Photography often functions as a powerful telescope, through which artists construct their visions of a new world, according the critic and curator Yasufumi Nakamori. Much like his visionary predecessors, Murray’s utopian vision depends upon his revolutionary aesthetic. His art creates his utopia--John Stauffer Michael Murray will very soon be recognized for what he is - a great visionary who depicts the world with technology he has been refining for four years. He is certainly the very first to have perfected this 360 degree interpretation of the world. With Worlds Apart, this contemporary visionary brings together the past, present, and future with a presentation that includes a unique binding, folio, and sculpture--Steven Albahari |
