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Book SynopsisA moving retrospective of the revered photographer whose career as a curator, educator, and critic spanned more than half a centuryand whose contributions to the craft of photography have left an enduring imprint.
Trade ReviewNathan Lyons worked outside mainstream aesthetics, eschewing pomposity, while capturing wonderment amid everyday banality. * New York Times *
[
Nathan Lyons] offers us a look at Lyons's final work, which sends us back to the beginning to search his career again for new levels of meaning. * Photo District News *
Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic details his vision and demonstrates its relevance for a new, visually sophisticated audience. * The Eye of Photography *
Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic presents a compelling case for the Lyons' view of photography as a form of language. And language arts aside, it is filled with beautifully crafted photographs that capture the wonderment of the everyday world. * The PhotoBook Journal *
This collection of never-before-seen color photographs pays close attention to signage, ads, street art and graffiti. It's as if Lyons were using the camera to edit the chaos of images and texts created by others into something understandable, with a meaning that's greater than the sum of its parts. * PDN Online *
Table of Contents
- Foreword by Bruce Barnes
- Acknowledgments
- Moments in a Real World, by Jessica S. McDonald
- Early Works: 1957–1963
- Notations in Passing: 1963–1973 (published in 1974)
- Both/And, Not Either/Or: Representation versus Abstraction, by Lisa Hostetler
- Riding 1st Class on the Titanic!: 1974–1998 (published in 1999)
- After 9/11: 2001–2002 (published in 2003)
- Return Your Mind to Its Upright Position: 1999–2009 (published in 2014)
- In Pursuit of Magic, by Jamie M. Allen
- Diptychs: 2001–2004
- Color: 2013–2016
- Selected Chronology by Jessica S. McDonald
- Selected Bibliography by Jessica S. McDonald
- Photography Credits
- About the Contributors
