ABELARDO MORELL AND THE CAMERA EYE

San Diego, CA: Museum Of Photographic Arts, 1998. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. San Diego, CA: Museum Of Photographic Arts, 1998. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 60 pages. Retrospective Exhibition Catalog. One of the best introductions to the photographic art and achievement of Abelardo Morell. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by the Museum of Photographic Arts: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Abelardo Morell. Essay by Diana Gaston, who curated the show. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark travelling exhibition that commenced at the Museum of Photographic Arts San Diego, California on November 15, 1998 and travelled on to five other major venues in the United States in 1999 and 2000. Presents "Abelardo Morell And The Camera Eye". The first in-depth treatment of the artist's work: Indelible images of vitality and morbidity, photography's closely intertwined subjects. "Abelardo Morell has earned international praise for his images that use the language of photography to explore visual surprise and wonder. Born in Havana, Morell came to the United States as a teenager in 1962 and later studied photography, earning an MFA from Yale University. He gained attention for intimate black-and-white pictures of domestic objects from a child's point-of-view, inspired by the birth of his son in 1986; images in which he turns a room into a giant camera obscura, projecting exterior views onto interior spaces; and photographs of books that revel in their sensory materiality. He has turned to color, exploring the camera obscura with a painterly delight and innovating a tent camera that projects outdoor scenes onto a textured ground. Morell has approached photography with remarkable wit and creativity, examining everyday objects with childlike curiosity" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Abelardo Morell collectors. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. 32 duotone plates. One of the most brilliant photographers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 1878062042.