65 - COLLECTIVE.

COLLECTIVE. Long Live Modernities! International Photography Festival—Arles. Arles, Actes Sud / International Photography Festival, 1999. Large in-4 (24 x 31 cm), illustrated publisher’s hardcover. Extensive black-and-white and color illustrations. Texts by Gilles Mora and numerous specialists. 320 pp. First edition of the catalog published on the occasion of the 30th edition of the Arles International Photography Festival. Curated by Gilles Mora, this edition celebrates the many forms of photographic modernity in the 20th century through a broad overview bringing together the major movements, schools, and figures of modern and contemporary photography. The book brings together numerous critical essays as well as a rich collection of images reproducing the exhibited works: modernist, documentary, experimental, conceptual, and fine-art photography. It features both the great masters of the avant-garde and contemporary photographers presented at the Arles exhibitions. A comprehensive survey of photographic creation at the end of the 20th century, this catalog serves as a reference for this anniversary edition of the Rencontres. Condition: very good copy. Hardcover showing some very slight signs of handling and a minor dent on the bottom edge. Interior in perfect condition.