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Ruth Kaplan • Bathers

Ruth Kaplan BATHERS ENG GR “Bathers” by Canadian photographer Ruth Kaplan explores the social theatre of communal bathing.  Kaplan began this ten-year project in 1991, photographing bathers in hot springs, bathhouses and hamams from California to Eastern Europe, and from Western Europe high-tech spas to Icelandic hot springs and Moroccan traditional bathhouses, where social bonding is …

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Ruth Kaplan | Bathers

eng ‘Bathers’ explores the social theater of communal bathing, a ritual that is both private and public. Ruth Kaplan’s journey began in the nudist hot springs of California in 1991. By participating in the baths, Kaplan gradually became accepted, and was able to make photographs of her fellow bathers, occupying the dual role of voyeur …

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The Unseen Saul Leiter

eng Now firmly established as one of the world’s greatest photographers, Saul Leiter (1923–2013) was relatively little known until the 2006 publication of Saul Leiter: Early Color, when he was already in his eighties. Choosing to shoot in color when black and white was the norm, Leiter portrayed midcentury New York’s street life with a …

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Vanessa Winship | Snow

eng In Snow, Vanessa Winship’s latest monograph, we see that what’s not entirely comprehended is far more compelling than what is well understood. Perhaps that’s a truism, but it’s one that is rejuvenated and refreshed by each new and peculiar telling. This book is just such a revelation. The origins of Snow lie in a …

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