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Hido, Todd (Photographer) & Homes, A.M. (Contributor).
HOUSE HUNTING.
Tucson, AZ:
Nazraeli Press,
2007.
Hardcover.
Second Edition/First Printing.
56 pages.
As New/As New.
New Facsimile Edition of the photographer's breakthrough debut collection. Limited Edition of 2000 copies. Originally published in 2002, "House Hunting" became an instant photography classic and is now rare. This Reissued Edition faithfully reproduces the original (which could not be improved upon). A brilliant production by Todd Hido and Chris Pichler: Oversize-volume format. A very tall and slim book. Photographs by Todd Hido. Text by A. M. Homes. Printed on thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Re-presents Todd Hido's groundbreaking and sensational collection of photographs of place (that are mistakenly labeled as "landscape" photographs). "The time feels right to bring back into print this very special book. It is classic Hido: Large color photographs of suburban homes at night, radiating contrasts of warmth and cold, loneliness and comfort, dark and light. Six years on, this outstanding collection of photographs is still something to get excited about. Hido's work is held in a large number of collections, both public and private, including The Art Institute of Chicago, The Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art" (Publisher's blurb). Every single book by Todd Hido (including a lovely One Picture Book called "Taft Street") sold out quickly. It is time to bring them back as there are now more people who have heard of them than seen them. This New Edition of "House Hunting" represents a great new beginning for a book that should never have been out-of-print for so long. "Portrays suburbia as lonely and perplexing yet utterly familiar. Interiors and exteriors are photographed while light spills in from the windows or bathes the aluminum siding in an otherworldly glow. In Hido's photographs, the rest of the world remains present, but unseen. Its demands to be expressed or signified are held in abeyance, stirring the viewer's own memories" (Artweek). A "must-have" title for Todd Hido collectors. This copy is prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the half-title page by Todd Hido. This edition will sell out as quickly as the First Limited Edition. This is one of very few signed copies of the Second Limited Edition still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. Signed copies of the First Limited Edition online now command as much $2500 and the publisher no longer has signed copies of either edition. A very scarce signed copy thus. 26 color plates. One of the most brilliant living American photographers. A flawless copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER TODD HIDO TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1590051939. $75.00 |
