The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art

by Sarah Greenough and Andrea Nelson

Book Overview

Photography's remarkable ability to represent the past in the present is frequently invoked as one of the medium's essential characteristics. Yet, as many contemporary photographers acknowledge, its relationship to the past is by no means straightforward. Organized thematically, the exhibition The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art explores the work of contemporary artists who investigate the richness and complexity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500544492
• ISBN13: 9780500544495
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.9" x 10.9"