This book is in celebration of the gift from the lasalle bank, chicago to the art institute of chicago of the complete set of beach portraits by rene dijkstra. Clad in little more than bathing suits, these young people are striking to behold. Known for her single portraits, usually working in series, she often focuses on particular groups and communities of people, such as mothers, adolescent and teenage boys and girls, soldiers, etc. This book provides an excellent and comprehensive selection of dijkstras iconic work, as well as background on her process and the meanings behind her portraiture. Rineke dijkstra national museum of women in the arts. A retrospective is organized by the san francisco museum of modern art and the solomon r. Both have a history with the museum, which hosted dijkstras first u. We use cookies to deliver our online services and to provide more personalized services to you. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. Since the early 1990s, rineke dijkstra has produced a complex body of photographic and video work, offering a.
Buy rineke dijkstra portraits by rineke dijkstra isbn. Dec 05, 2016 artist rineke dijkstra discusses her series of portraits of almerisa sehric, whom the artist met in a refugee center for bosnian asylumseekers in the netherlands in 1994, when sehric was a child. Artist rineke dijkstra has appropriated the formal qualities of the studio portrait from the early part of this centurytaking the convention of the full length, frontal and centrally composed portrait to its logical limits, she is able to penetrate to the core of her subjects. This volume is the first comprehensive monograph on rineke dijkstra to be published in the united states. She studied photography at the gerrit rietveld academie in amsterdam from 1981 to 1986. Dijkstra captures young subjects going through transitional times, reflecting the vulnerability of lost innocence. The cool intensity of rineke dijkstra the new yorker. Since the early 1990s, rineke dijkstra has produced a complex body of photographic and video work, offering a contemporary take on the genre of portraiture. Rineke dijkstra was born in sittard, the netherlands in 1959. This book was published to accompany a retrospective in paris and features selections from her various projects.
Dijkstra is particularly concerned with the representation of youth and the transition to adulthood. Mar 15, 2006 discover book depositorys huge selection of rineke dijkstra books online. Benezra, neal and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her largescale photographs show a rare sense of humanity, empathy and intimacy without any trace of sentimentality or indiscretion. Published on the occasion of the exhibition rineke dijkstra, 29 november 199710 january 1998. Sep 14, 2012 rineke dijkstra and the solemn portrait.
This volume contains a wonderful and brilliant retrospective of rineke dijkstras work. Lasalle bank photography collection, chicago, il, 2002. Rineke dijkstra and the solemn portrait the literate lens. Rineke dijkstra and nan goldin are two artists represented in depth in the icaboston collection. Rineke dijkstra is renowned for her uncanny and thoughtful portraits series of teenagers and young adults. Throughout, the subjects emotional and physical individuality punctures the uniformity of dijkstras approach, producing some of todays most captivating portraits. The san francisco presentation is made possible by leadership support from martha and bruce atwater, helen and charles r. Seen on the wall or in a book, dijkstras photograph of a 14. The raw material of childhood is being shaped by experience, but it hasnt yet hardened into the rote patterns of adulthood. This comprehensive midcareer survey features over 70 color photographs and five video installations by the dutch artist rineke dijkstra. Oct 02, 2012 introducing the rineke dijkstra midcareer retrospective at the guggenheim, however, the museum director richard armstrong made a simple, obvious, but truly striking declaration.
Through the late 1980s, she photographed people in clubs for magazines in the netherlands and worked for corporations as a portraitist. A retrospective domenick ammirati, katherine atkins on. The catalogue features the beach portraits 19922002 and other early works such as the photographs of new mothers and bullfighters, together with selections. The centerpiece of rineke dijkstra s first exhibition at the marian goodman gallery in london is the triptych video installation night watching, commissioned by the rijksmuseum in amsterdam on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of rembrandts death. Scholars introduce her complete oeuvre chronologically in easytoread essays, providing information about her working methods and discussing her artistic development. Herzliya museum of art and sommer contemporary art gallery, 2001. Adolescence is a subject that has fascinated many photographers.
Aug 10, 2012 how rineke dijkstra transforms trite subjects into profoundly revealing photographs. The book and exhibition emphasize photographys role as a tool for empathy and understanding. Dijkstra has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the royal photographic society, the 1999 citibank private bank photography prize now deutsche borse photography prize and the 2017 hasselblad award. A conversationwith rineke dijkstra the following interview with dutch photographer rineke dijkstra is exerpted with permission from image makers, image takers. Rineke dijkstra is a contemporary dutch photographer. Rineke dijkstra exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Over the past 20odd years, dutch photographer rineke dijkstra has elevated adolescence to a status approaching the heroic, even the mythic. Dutch artist rineke dijkstra uses photography and film to portray individuals at transformative moments in their lives. Viewing room, rineke dijkstra, marian goodman gallery. How rineke dijkstra transforms trite subjects into profoundly. This volume is the first comprehensive monograph on. This first edition, signed by rineke dijkstra is available at bauman rare books. Blessing, jennifer, philips, sandra, dijkstra, rineke, van adrichem, jan.
The subject of a major retrospective at new yorks guggenheim museum, dijkstra uses a 4x5 field camera, in part, she says, because its slow, cumbersome. The louisiana book offers a retrospective survey of the life and work of the photographer. Dijkstra has remained somewhat under the radar in the u. Catalog to a show at bostons institute of contemporary art, this handsome, pintsized volume is the first trade monograph available in the united states on one of the most important photographers of. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. This exhibition brings together more than 70 photographs and five videos in a major midcareer survey of artist rineke dijkstra. Dijkstras algorithm can be considered a heuristic search, similar to a greedy search if the search has a known destination and it can be considered an exhaustive search when the search has no destination node and all nodes are considered. Portraits first edition signed rineke dijkstra bauman. Her portraits bear witness to the social pressures made visible on the bodies and faces of her subjects. Colour photoillustrated papercovered boards, text in black. A conversation with rineke dijkstra popular photography.
Curator jennifer blessing and artist rineke dijkstra discuss the technical and conceptual tenets of the dutch photographers portraits. Rineke dijkstra honfrps born 2 june 1959 is a dutch photographer. Rineke dijkstra by rineke dijkstra, katy siegel, hardcover. Read the artist bio and gain a deeper understanding with mutualarts artist profile. Rineke dijkstra beach portraits of 1992 view hilton head island, s. This book is both beautiful and informative, and i highly recommend it for any fans of. A retrospective book online at best prices in india on.
The efficient of dijkstras algorithm makes it a favorite for network routing protocols. This book is both beautiful and informative, and i highly recommend it for any fans of contemporary photography and portraiture. The dutch photographer rineke dijkstra, whose images have appeared in w, makes naturalistic portraits and videos of those whose lives are in transition. Mar 05, 2012 this volume contains a wonderful and brilliant retrospective of rineke dijkstras work. Rineke dijkstras crisply detailed photographs of adolescent sunbathers, bull fighters, new mothers, and military personnel highlight the subjects physical and psychic states. Rineke dijkstra was born in sittard, the netherlands, in 1959. Tall, skinny, short, round, squat, awkward, slouched, tanned, bashful, and sometimes unknowingly beautiful, the adolescents in rineke dijkstra s beach portraits stand alone, the ocean rolling behind them. Working in a portrait tradition anchored by august sander, jolted by diane arbus. Born in 1959 in sittard, netherlands, dijkstra graduated in 1986 from gerrit reitveld academy in amsterdam.
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