Picturing Eden: Discussion and Book Party

Thu, May 18
7:00 pm
Free

Deborah Klochko, author and Curator
J. John Priola, Michael Rauner and more artists

discussion and book party

Featuring the new book " Picturing Garden"

Essay by Deborah Klochko.~Introduction by Alison Nordstr=F6m.
Eden or paradise, that place of perfect happiness, is an ideal that =

resonates across times and cultures. Picturing Eden assembles the =

work of contemporary photographers looking for their own paradises, =

some from a place of contemplation and restoration, some from a place =

of loneliness and despair. The differences between the heavens they =

seek and the comparatively dark, messy earth they are limited to =

charge their work with both political and environmental concerns-- =

this is no heaven. And yet sometimes they make it seem so. By looking =

at the notion of paradise and the garden through the photographic =

lens, the book highlights the original lost innocence and the ongoing =

significance of a humanistic environment, and considers paradise's =

place in the history of art. Picturing Eden includes work from Adam =

Fuss, Alec Soth, Doug and Mike Starn and Sally Mann among others.

PUBLISHED BY: Steidl
FORMAT: Hardcover, 8.75 x 11 in./192 pgs / 160 color.
ISBN: 3865212077 RELEASE: 2006

This is a free event , limited seating available please call =

415-495-7242 to reserve your seats.

Venue:

Foto-Grafix Books
655 Mission Street
San Francisco
415-495-7242
http://www.foto-grafixbooks.com

655 Mission between 3rd and New Montgomery
closest Muni Metro: Montgomery.
Best hourly parking: 5th and Mission Garage

Additional Info:

415-495-7242
http://www.foto-grafixbooks.com/events