William Eggleston: The Democratic Forest: Selected Works

William Eggleston was born in 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he continues to live today. Since the 1970s, his work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at prominent institutions worldwide, beginning with his 1976 show at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 2008, a major career-spanning survey organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and Haus der Kunst in Munich then

His photography is “democratic” in its resistance to hierarchy where, as noted by the artist, “no particular subject is more or less important than another.”Featuring original scholarship by Alexander Nemerov, this notable presentation of The Democratic Forest provides historical context for a monumental body of work, while offering newcomers a foothold in Eggleston’s photographic practice.. Though criticized at the time, his now legendary 1976 solo exhibition, organized by the visionary curator John Szarkowski at The Museum of Modern Art, New York—the first presentation of color photography at the museum—heralded an important moment in the medium&rsq

(Alexandra Pechman W Magazine) . for all the changes to the working class, Eggleston’s unbiased and unencumbered photographic vision of the country has stayed so fixedly relevant, and few others have come close to touching him

Justin R said Amazing collection of photos, very high quality book, meh essay. Buy it!. Amazing, of course. If you're a fan of Eggleston, there is no doubt that you should have this book. It is wonderfully made, a delight to hold. The photographs are printed in the finest manner. It's a nice, large size, a little bigger than the original democratic forest. The only negative, I'd say, is the commissioned essay. It tries too. Five Stars Eggleston is of course an American original. This collection is indispensable. It complements two others, the Guide and Portraits.. "Five Stars" according to Douglas E Robinson. Gorgeous photos