9783923922871 - Burma: Something Went Wrong (Art Catalogue) von Chao, Chan (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Features a preface by Jeffrey Hoone and an afterword by Amitav Ghosh. A nicely designed book by John Gossage and Chao that includes a collection of 77 color photographs. A clean very near fine copy in black cloth boards and in a very good dust jacket with some faint stains to the verso. Signed by Chao on the title page. Signed.

1. Aufl. Afterword by Amitav Ghosh. (Sehr gut erhalten! / in very good condition) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2100 OLeinen mit Schutzumschlag / Hardcover (cloth, with dust-jacket).

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine cloth, with dust jacket. Photographs by Chan Chao. Preface by Jeffrey Hoone. Afterword by Amitav Ghosh. 128 pp. with 77 four-color plates. 13-1/4 x 9-3/4 inches. This first edition was limited to 1000 hardbound copies. New in publisher's shrink-wrap. From the text by Jeffrey Hoone: "Chan Chao's family left Burma for the United States when he was 12 years old. Eighteen years later Chao returned to Burma with the intention of rediscovering and reconnecting with the culture and people he had left years before. Twice denied a visa by the Burmese government, Chao eventually made his way to the Thai-Burmese border where students had established several camps to launch guerrilla attacks against the military regime that controlled Burma with the goal of restoring democracy to the country. With the knowledge that Burma's military junta is one of the world's worst human rights violators, Chao's portraits are remarkable for the sense of calm and tenderness that he draws out of each of his subjects. Each portrait is made from an intimate distance, generously placing each subject in the center of the frame surrounded by the soft focus of the lush jungle beyond. In many of his portraits the subjects hold simple objects: a sickle, a saw, a large piece of fruit, a live chicken. These simple objects provide an elegant solution to the problem of portraiture where individuals are often unsure of what to do with their hands, and in that uncertainty convey stiff and formal poses. But the objects are also disarming because they signal the activities of a simple agrarian life, not one of armed resistance. This contradiction plays heavily into the power that each image conveys, because each person that Chao photographs displays a remarkable range of honesty and emotion that seems to long for a return to the simple pleasures of family, work, and relaxation --not another night of firing rockets or setting land mines." Chan Chao was featured in the 2002 Whitney Biennial.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover with DJ. Black cloth over boards with blind stamping of world on front cover and lettering on spine. Covers are clean and tight, though cloth is a bit worn along edges. DJ is creased and lightly scratched, especially along upper edges where there is also some chipping. Inside of DJ is fairly foxed, though that it isn't apparent from the outside. Signed and inscribed ("For Christopher") by photographer Chan Chao on title page. Title page does have some foxing and smudging to it. Pages otherwise are free of marks or tears, with color portraits of men and women in Burma. Copyright note is dated 2000. 127 pages. Binding is strong. This book is oversized and will require extra charges for Priority or International delivery. Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Number 30 of 30 copies of this deluxe edition. Preface by Jeffrey Hoone and with an afterword by Amitav Ghosh. A nicely designed book by John Gossage and Chao. A collection of 77 color photographs by Chao. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and and in a fine yellow clamshell box. Signed by Chao in the book. Includes an original color photograph of Tin Tao Liang that appears in the book on page 11. Print is in fine condition and is signed by Chao on the verso. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. . Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. 2000/2002. First edition (the Limited Edition was issued in 2002). Special limited edition of 30 copies, each with one of three Type-C prints (10 copies per print). The print included in this edition is "Tin Taw Liang, 1997" (image size 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches; paper size 12-7/8 x 9-3/8 inches), signed verso in black ink by Chao. The print is protected by a hand-numbered archival overlay. Hardcover. Black cloth-covered boards; with photographically illustrated dust jacket; contained in a deluxe custom-made clamshell box in yellow cloth, with title debossed in blue and black. Photographs by Chan Chao. Preface by Jeffrey Hoone. Afterword by Amitav Ghosh. 128 pp. with 77 four-color plates. Book measures 13-1/4 x 9-3/4 inches; clamshell box measures 14-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches. New in publisher's original packaging (book, print and clamshell box all in flawless, pristine condition). Chan Chao was featured in the 2002 Whitney Biennial. From the text by Jeffrey Hoone: "Chan Chao's family left Burma for the United States when he was 12 years old. Eighteen years later Chao returned to Burma with the intention of rediscovering and reconnecting with the culture and people he had left years before. Twice denied a visa by the Burmese government, Chao eventually made his way to the Thai-Burmese border where students had established several camps to launch guerrilla attacks against the military regime that controlled Burma with the goal of restoring democracy to the country. With the knowledge that Burma's military junta is one of the world's worst human rights violators, Chao's portraits are remarkable for the sense of calm and tenderness that he draws out of each of his subjects. Each portrait is made from an intimate distance, generously placing each subject in the center of the frame surrounded by the soft focus of the lush jungle beyond. In many of his portraits the subjects hold simple objects: a sickle, a saw, a large piece of fruit, a live chicken. These simple objects provide an elegant solution to the problem of portraiture where individuals are often unsure of what to do with their hands, and in that uncertainty convey stiff and formal poses. But the objects are also disarming because they signal the activities of a simple agrarian life, not one of armed resistance. This contradiction plays heavily into the power that each image conveys, because each person that Chao photographs displays a remarkable range of honesty and emotion that seems to long for a return to the simple pleasures of family, work, and relaxation --not another night of firing rockets or setting land mines." Signed by Author.