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Connor, Linda (Photographer) & Simic, Charles (Poet).
ON THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDA CONNOR, POEMS BY CHARLES SIMIC.
New York City, NY: Whitney Museum Of American Art, 1996. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. As New. Artist Book. One of the most beautiful photographic Artist Books of the last decade of the 20th century. Collaboration between two great American artists: The photographer of light, Linda Connor, and the poet of darkness, Charles Simic. Limited Edition of 350 numbered and signed copies. Published as part of the Artists & Writers Series of the Whitney Museum of American Art. There is no ISBN. A magnificent production by Leslie Miller and Michael Bixler: Oversize-volume format. A very tall and slim book. Handsome blue linen cloth boards with gilt titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Linda Connor. Poems by Charles Simic. Half-tone separations by Robert Hennessey. The photographic reproductions are delicately tipped into all-black pages by Campbell Logan Bindery. Printed on thick coated stock paper in the United States to the very highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents the eponymous poetry of Charles Simic on our celestial universe, "On The Music of the Spheres", followed by the suite of photographs by Linda Connor on the light that our universe emits. A meditation on light and darkness, this is "light, portrayed in both its brilliant forms and quieter presences". Connor is drawn to places that Czeslaw Milosz says "approach the inexpressible sense of being". Through photographs, one sees the light because it is always contrasted with and surrounded by darkness, which is "a presence that resonates with its own force". In Linda Connor's work, light is the metaphor for photography and finally, for life itself. Keep the light shining, Charles and Linda. This copy is Number 258, and is prominently and beautifully numbered and signed in pencil by Charles Simic and Linda Connor. This edition sold out upon publication. This is the only copy available online and has no flaws, a radiant beauty. A rare signed copy thus. 15 tipped-in plates. Two of the finest living American artists. A flawless collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER TITLE BY LINDA CONNOR IN OUR CATALOG). $400.00 |
