The New Erotic Photography. Edited by Eric Kroll and Dian Hanson. Printed in English, French and German.
Published by Taschen. ISBN-10: 3822849243
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The work of 82 photographers, drawn from 14 countries, are collated to make up Taschen's latest photographic anthology 'The New Erotic Photography.' Within the 610 pages of this hard-backed, coffee table, book one finds a collection of colour and monochromatic photographs, for the most part displayed one per page, interspaced with a biography of each photographer.
The list of photographers include Guido Argentini, Didier Carre, Peter Gorman, Eric Kroll, Christine Kessler, Lisa Boyle, Susan Egan, Craig Morey,
Ralph Gibson, the late great and deeply missed Bob Carlos Clarke (to whom this collection is dedicated) and 'The Association of Erotic Artists' very own China Hamilton.
The book opens with the obligatory introduction, so beloved by editors of such collections, and The New Erotic Photography offers us two for our perusal. One by Dian Hanson entitled 'Shedding Some Light' and another by Eric Kroll entitled 'What Is' - whilst I am not usually a fan of such introductions - most seem rather pretentious and detract from the imagery by adding nothing to it - in this case both are interesting and give an idea as to how the collection was arrived at.
The text that accompanies the work of each photographer is also informative - giving biographical info and a brief introduction to the philosophy behind their work - and again adds value to the anthology.
'The New Erotic Photography' is printed to the usual high standard that one has come to expect from Taschen but the main strength of this collection comes from the
balance afforded by the inclusion of the work of so many female photographers within its pages, and their thoughts on erotica, and the editors are to be applauded for striving towards achieving this balance and offering us these insights.
'The New Erotic Photography' is a collection that keeps the reader interested and the differences in both image style and genre offers something for everyone.
Review by Christopher John Ball
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