A Couple of Ways of Doing Something by Close, Chuck - Photographs; Poems by Bob Holman; interview by Lyle Rexer - 2006.

Aperture, 2006. Cloth w mounted photo to front and rear, not issued with DJ. First edition As New 56 pages; 20 full page color photographic plates; 11.5 x 15 inches. SIGNED BY CLOSE, HOLMAN AND REXER. This oversize book features twenty extraordinary daguerreotype portraits by Close opposite a poem by Holman about the subject. Over the course of two years, Close worked with daguerreotype master Jerry Spagnoli to conquer the complexities of this venerable process. He photographed many of the same artist-friends who have made regular appearances in his paintings over the years: Laurie Anderson, Lyle Ashton-Harris, Cecily Brown, Gregory Crewdson, Carroll Dunham, Ellen Gallagher, Philip Glass, Bob Holman, Elizabeth Murray, Elizabeth Peyton, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, James Siena, Lorna Simpson, Kiki Smith, James Turrell, Robert Wilson, Terry Winters, Lisa Yuskavage, and himself. According to Close, this is the closest that the printing process has come to reproducing his daguerreotypes. A stunning volume. FREE SHIPPING, insurance and tracking within the US by Priority Mail. Careful and secure packaging.