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Alex Prager: Silver Lake Drive : (Photography Books, Coffee Table Photo Books, Contemporary Art Books) by Alex Prager (2018, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherChronicle Books

ISBN-101452171572

ISBN-139781452171579

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038371314

Product Key Features

Book TitleAlex Prager: Silver Lake Drive : (Photography Books, Coffee Table Photo Books, Contemporary Art Books)

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndividual Photographers / Monographs, Individual Photographers / General, Individual Artists / Monographs, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts)

Publication Year2018

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Performing Arts, Photography

AuthorAlex Prager

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight54 Oz

Item Length12.2 in

Item Width10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-302565

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"People have occasionally compared the L.A.-based photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager to the likes of Cindy Sherman and William Eggleston, but having a collection of her wide-ranging yet serially cohesive volumes of work in one book wholly shows her signature as an artist. Prager's play with cinematic and retro aesthetics is visually appealing but also particularly interesting, especially as her photographic interpretation of social gathering yet disconnection seems relevant in our times. I find it almost as intriguing to think about the behind-the-scenes aspects of each of her meticulously staged photos (she does include some peeks at the end of the book) as the work itself." -- Rangefinder, "What makes the images so special is not only their rich color palettes and endlessly absorbing detail, but also Prager's inclusion of a single person either looking directly into the camera or staring wistfully off into the distance, out of step with the people around her." -- The A.V. Club -- -, "It's hard to believe it's been just over a decade since Alex Prager's cinematic images of young women in retro costumes first gained attention. The photographs from her series 'Polyester' (2007) and 'The Big Valley' (2008) look as fresh today as they did when we first began wondering what exactly was going on with the characters in her images.... Prager's works are full of mystery and human drama. Their obvious artificiality and invocation of the style of postwar Hollywood films also urges us to think about how movies have shaped our culture, and about the types of stories that engage us as viewers." -- PDN, "A treasure trove of boldly captivating images encapsulates a decade of work from a groundbreaking photographer and filmmaker." -- Shelf Awareness, "People have occasionally compared the L.A.-based photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager to the likes of Cindy Sherman and William Eggleston, but having a collection of her wide-ranging yet serially cohesive volumes of work in one book wholly shows her signature as an artist." -- Rangefinder, "What makes the images so special is not only their rich color palettes and endlessly absorbing detail, but also Prager's inclusion of a single person either looking directly into the camera or staring wistfully off into the distance, out of step with the people around her." -- The A.V. Club, "People have occasionally compared the L.A.-based photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager to the likes of Cindy Sherman and William Eggleston, but having a collection of her wide-ranging yet serially cohesive volumes of work in one book wholly shows her signature as an artist." -- Rangefinder -- -, "The thought-provoking works of photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager are presented in this extraordinary collection, giving readers a detailed glimpse into her career." -- Publishers Weekly -- -, "It's hard to believe it's been just over a decade since Alex Prager's cinematic images of young women in retro costumes first gained attention. The photographs from her series 'Polyester' (2007) and 'The Big Valley' (2008) look as fresh today as they did when we first began wondering what exactly was going on with the characters in her images.... Prager's works are full of mystery and human drama. Their obvious artificiality and invocation of the style of postwar Hollywood films also urges us to think about how movies have shaped our culture, and about the types of stories that engage us as viewers." -- PDN -- -, "A treasure trove of boldly captivating images encapsulates a decade of work from a groundbreaking photographer and filmmaker." -- Shelf Awareness -- -, "Alex Prager is one of the most compelling contemporary photographers, staging dream-like and hyper-real scenes; each image has a filmic, almost Hitchcock-like quality. This deluxe edition collects some of her most iconic images to date, including the 2016 commission for the Paris Opera, La Grande Sortie. " -- The Strategist, "Alex Prager is one of the most compelling contemporary photographers, staging dream-like and hyper-real scenes; each image has a filmic, almost Hitchcock-like quality. This deluxe edition collects some of her most iconic images to date, including the 2016 commission for the Paris Opera, La Grande Sortie. " -- The Strategist -- -, "Photographer Alex Prager's hyperreal images have a cinematic potency: In one, a woman in a blue top with a bouffant huddles waist-deep in the ocean; in another, a blonde in a miniskirt is attacked by pigeons. The new monograph Alex Prager: Silver Lake Drive brings a selection of 120 of her lush images to coffee tables and bookshelves." -- Elle, "The thought-provoking works of photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager are presented in this extraordinary collection, giving readers a detailed glimpse into her career." -- Publishers Weekly, "Alex Prager is one of the most compelling contemporary photographers, staging dream-like and hyper-real scenes; each image has a filmic, almost Hitchcock-like quality. This deluxe edition collects some of her most iconic images to date, including the 2016 commission for the Paris Opera, La Grande Sortie." -- The Strategist, "Photographer Alex Prager's hyperreal images have a cinematic potency: In one, a woman in a blue top with a bouffant huddles waist-deep in the ocean; in another, a blonde in a miniskirt is attacked by pigeons. The new monograph Alex Prager: Silver Lake Drive brings a selection of 120 of her lush images to coffee tables and bookshelves." -- Elle -- -

Dewey Decimal770.92

SynopsisAlex Prager is one of the truly original image makers of our time. She creates delicately staged compositions that are familiar yet strange, utterly compelling, and unerringly memorable. Silver Lake Drive showcases Prager's boldest creations to date: from the early Polyester series, through her film collaborations with actor Bryce Dallas Howard, to the tour-de-force Face in the Crowd --shot on a Hollywood sound stage with more than 150 performers--and her 2016 commission for the Paris Opera, La Grande Sortie . In a deluxe hardcover package with a textured two-piece case and foil stamping, Silver Lake Drive is an essential collectible for Prager's fans and an illuminating introduction to her work for new audiences.

LC Classification NumberTR655.P7252 2018