Every subtle gesture

A$220 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

Chicago : Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, [2016]. Octavo, lettered gatefold wrappers with tipped-on photograph (different in each copy), printed verse inside by Omar Kholeif, approx 200 pages, each with a tipped-in photograph and accompanying text. Fine copy. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by the artist. This beautifully designed and crafted artist s book is the first publication devoted to Egyptian artist Basim Magdy s series Every Subtle Gesture. 100 sumptuous images arranged by the artist are accompanied by lyrical captions authored by the artist. The volume also features an ode to the artist by writer and exhibition curator Omar Kholeif. The book is occasioned by Magdy’s first US museum survey at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in a limited edition of 350. Each copy is numbered and signed by the artist. MCA website https://mcachicago.org/Publications/Books/Every-Subtle-Gesture Rare, only three copies on WorldCat. The following essay is taken from Tribe : Photography, film and video from the Arab world https://www.tribephotomagazine.com/issue-01/basim-magdy-every-subtle-gesture One of Egypt’s most talented exports, Basim Magdy’s work spans paint, film, installation and photography. His work is included in Ocean of Images: New Photography currently on exhibit at MoMA and was awarded artist of the year by Deutsche Bank for 2016. At the Thirteenth Istanbul Biennial, Magdy presented the photo and text series Every Subtle Gesture. It is a body of work composed

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