P. Taminiaux, The Paradox of Photography

Compte rendu publié Acta fabula : "Le poète et le critique : quatre écrivains face à la photographie" par Anne Reverseau.

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Pierre Taminiaux, The Paradox of Photography

Amsterdam : Rodopi, coll. "Faux-titre", 2009

EAN : 9789042026667

40 Euros

Présentation de l'éditeur :
The Paradox of Photography analyzes the discourse on photography by four of the most important modern French poets and theorists (Baudelaire, Breton, Barthes and Valéry). It stresses in particular the importance of this visual language for the development of both new forms of narrative and original critical studies on issues of representation in art. It also reflects upon the integration of photography within the domain of technical modernity while emphasizing its aesthetic identity stemming from the Western tradition of figurative painting.

Table of Contents
Introduction
No Art’s Land
Reasonable Madness
The Image, One Image, Images
The Fascinated Eye
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index