Bernd & Hilla Becher: Basic Forms

by Thierry de Duve

An elegant new edition of Bernd and Hilla Becher's classic black-and-white photographic study of industrial buildings.

During their 40-year career, Bernd and Hilla Becher created their own architectural typology as they photographed buildings in a unique style. Basic Forms represents the culmination of their career. Although the subject matter is unglamorous--mine shafts, blast furnaces, cooling towers, water towers, silos, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791386654
• ISBN13: 9783791386652
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.7"