Stephen Shore Uncommon Places 1st Ed 1982 Softcover Photography Book Aperture

by Stephen Shore

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First edition

Title: Uncommon Places (1982 First Edition / First Printing) [1] Up for historic acquisition is an exceptional, seminal hardcover first edition copy of "Uncommon Places: Photographs by Stephen Shore," published in 1982 by Aperture (ISBN: 0-89381-110-8). [1] This monograph is an absolute monument in the history of fine art photography. Alongside figures like William Eggleston, Stephen Shore pioneered the "New Color" photography movement of the 1970s, aggressively shattering the old institutional dogma that color film belonged strictly to commercial advertising or fashion spreads. Shot exclusively with a large-format 8x10 camera on journeys across North America, Uncommon Places elevates the absolute ordinary vernacular landscape—streets, motel interiors, gas stations, and storefront geometry—into compositions of breathtaking, classical structural beauty and deadpan objectivity. It is a foundational textbook for anyone serious about 20th-century color documentary traditions. [1, 2, 3] Book Specifications & Identifiers Photographer: Stephen Shore Title: Uncommon Places Critical Praise Quote (Reverse Back Cover): Robert Venturi, Architect Publisher: Aperture, Inc. (A New Images Book) Publication Year: 1982 Edition: True First Edition / First Printing (Stated $15.00 original release price at base) Binding: Hardcover with full-color original dust jacket over fine white cloth boards Content: 61 definitive, full-color plates spanning his 1970s trans-American roadside project [1] VISUA

• Publisher: Aperture Foundation, Incorporated
• Year: 1982
• Printing: first
• ISBN: 9780893811013
• Condition: Very Good

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