Joachim Schmid : Photoworks 1982-2007

by Val Williams, Joan Fontcuberta, Frits Gierstberg, et al.

Joachim Schmid began his career as a critic, arguing passionately against prevailing notions of "art photography" and in favor of a broad, encompassing view of the medium as a form of cultural practice. In the late 80s, he shifted his focus to making those arguments in his own art, which is based primarily on found photography. At the time, Schmid lived near one of the largest flea markets in Berlin, and his broad collection of vernacular photography...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B004GZHBIO
• ISBN13: 9783865213945
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Steidl Druckerei und Verlag, Gerhard
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 10.5"