"What do paintings signify in an age of photographs? How do photographs modify the visual language of paintings? Richard Misrach's Pictures Of Paintings showcases photographs of select museum masterpieces. Working primarily in the art museums of the American West, along with The Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, he photographed details of paintings to reexamine the details, not so much as a guide to t ..."
"In the early 2000s, Richard Misrach (born 1949) began a series titled "On the Beach," a body of work that traveled extensively and has been highly influential. These color photographs deal with the human figure seen at a distance, on an unspecified beach or in the water, observed from an unsettling and difficult-to-identify point of view located high above. Misrach has continued this work, while vast changes in photographic technology o ..."
"The photographs in Richard Misrach's "Destroy This Memory" are a stark, affecting reminder of the physical and psychological impact of Hurricane Katrina as told by those on the ground, and seen through the lens of a contemporary master. Rather than simply surveying the damage, Misrach--who has photographed the region regularly since the 1970s, most notably for his ongoing "Cancer Alley" project--found himself drawn to the hurricane-insp ..."
"Egypt provides a classic rather than a unique experience. According to modern historians, it has been a tourist destination since 30 B.C., and the interest of foreign travelers has hardly waned since. The photographers presented here are no exception; each knits past with present while validating their own discovery of Egypt's ancient monuments. From the pyramids of Giza to the Valley of the Kings, Lynn Davis' and Linda Connor's silver ..."
"Since the publication of Richard Misrach's bestselling and critically acclaimed publication "On the Beach," he has continued to photograph at the same location, building a body of work that has been exhibited as "On the Beach 2.0"--a reference to the technological and optical developments that have made the intensely detailed, exquisitely rendered depictions possible. "The Mysterious Opacity of Other Beings" focuses less on the abstract ..."
"Richard Misrach, one of today's most prolific contemporary masters, is internationally renowned for his carefully considered, beautifully rendered epic works. In On the Beach, a lavishly produced, oversized monograph that features the long-awaited publication of this spectacular series, Misrach hones in on our delicate relationship to the sea.Light, color, and form are crucial components in Misrach's explorations of difficult subjects. ..."
Bravo 20(1st Edition) The Bombing of the American West (Creating the North American Landscape) by Professor RichardMisrach, Professor Myriam Weisang Misrach Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 1990 by The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-4065-4, ISBN: 0-8018-4065-1
"' The Navy called it the 'Bravo 20'. Here is the dramatic story and the first photographic documentation of what happened to the public's land at 'Bravo 20'."
"In The Photography Workshop Series, Aperture Foundation works with the world’s top photographers to distill their creative approaches, teachings, and insights on photography―offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. In this book, Richard Misrach―well known for his ..."
"In Violent Legacies the acclaimed photographer Richard Misrach has compiled three new "cantos" in his ongoing series of photographs exploring the desert in the American West.The desert has long been a metaphor in Misrach's art. In Violent Legacies these barren lands, so often romanticized, undergo an eerie transformation at the hands of man and become an unmistakable reflection of militarism, violence, and environmental destruction. Mis ..."
"The catalogue for a 1987 traveling exhibition of work by Misrach; his third book. Photographs by Richard Misrach; essay by Reyner Banham. 106 pages; 58 full-page color plates + 9 text illustrations + 1 map; 12 x 9 inches. Biography, bibliography, exhibition history."
"San Francisco Plays Itself utilizes the notion of autobiography as a way to explore the work of contemporary artists who have engaged with the cultural and physical landscape of the Bay Area. Featuring more than 35 photographs by 31 artists, accompanying texts provide a contextualizing articulation by each artist of his or her work that serves to emphasize the autobiographical focus in egalitarian terms. The cumulative effect of these p ..."
"Aperture Magazine, issue No. 174, Spring 2004 with portfolios by Richard Misrach, Yassaman Ameri, Paul Thorel, Egbert Trogemann, Richard Kalvar, and Loretta Lux."
Pictures of Paintings (Blindspot Book) by RichardMisrach Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2003 by Power House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57687-162-1, ISBN: 1-57687-162-2
"What do paintings signify in an age of photographs? How do photographs modify the visual language of paintings? Richard Misrach's Pictures Of Paintings showcases photographs of select museum masterpieces. Working primarily in the art museums of the American West, along with The Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, he photographed details of paintings to reexamine the details, not so much as a guide to t ..."
"This project presents a unique collaboration between photographer Richard Misrach and composer and performer Guillermo Galindo. Misrach has been photographing the 2,000-mile border between the US and Mexico since 2004, with increased focus since 2009--the latest installation in his ongoing series Desert Cantos, a multifaceted approach to the study of place and man's complex relationship to it. Misrach and Galindo have been working toget ..."
"Now available in a compact and easy-to-reference paperback edition, "Petrochemical America" features Richard Misrach's haunting photographic record of Louisiana's Chemical Corridor, accompanied by landscape architect Kate Orff's Ecological Atlas--a series of "speculative drawings" developed through research and mapping of data from the region. Their joint effort depicts and unpacks the complex cultural, physical and economic ecologies a ..."
"Petrochemical America offers an in-depth analysis of the causes of sustained environmental abuse along the largest river system in North America. It combines Richard Misrach's haunting photographs of Louisiana's "Chemical Corridor" with landscape architect Kate Orff's "Ecological Atlas"--a series of speculative drawings developed through intensive research and mapping of data from the region. Misrach and Orff's joint effort depicts and ..."
"Aperture 146On Location IIIWinter 1997The work presented in Aperture's third "On Location" issues reveals that we live in a constant state of transformation, that the naming of things does not make them any more tangible, that the "decisive moment" is over before it begins, and that the "fixative" nature of photography makes it marvelously complicit in its paradoxical relationship with the world.Studio Visitswith Lynn Davis, Doug and Mi ..."
"In October 1991, immediately following the catastrophic firestorm which struck the Oakland and Berkeley Hills, Richard Misrach (American, b. 1949), ventured into the fire zone with his 8 x 10-inch view camera. Misrach roamed the devastated area, recording both stark vistas and intimate details of destroyed homes. Out of respect for the victims of the fire-which killed twenty-five people, injured 150 others, and destroyed nearly three th ..."
""We are in the presence of that uniquely photographic and uniquely American phenomenon: the documentary sublime. [Golden Gate] takes you, metaphorically and literally, as far west as you can get. Just as Frederic Edwin Church's colossal Niagara (1857) still surpasses the iconic familiarity of the location, so Misrach's pictures make us see an overphotographed subject in a new light; literally. But the light that shrouds, frames, drenche ..."
"Richard Misrach is among the most influential, prolific, and internationally recognized photographers working today. Best known for his epic ongoing project, Desert Cantos--an extensive and unique photographic exploration of place--Misrach consistently addresses political and social issues through the adaptation of different photographic strategies, even as he expands notions of traditional landscape practice, and builds a complex and p ..."