The elusive œuvre of the German photographer Herbert List is hard to categorize. He worked in almost every genre that photography has to offer: architecture, still life, street-photography, portraiture, documentation and cataloging. Yet he also blurred the demarcation between those fields: architectural shots seem like composed still lifes or surreal compositions, documentation of Greek sculptures or African artifacts borders on portraiture; and when capturing the classical beauty of the male physique, one does not quite know if we look at painstakingly composed arrangements or a private photo-diary, shot spontaneously.
This book invites the reader to discover List’s multifaceted work, by exploring many masterpieces and some lesser known work side by side.

Format:Softcover
Size: 23 x 28 cm
Pages:160
Silvana Editoriale, 2014
Edited by Dario Cimorelli and Alessandra Olivari. With the collaboration of Peer-Olaf Richter. Texts by Boris von Brauchitsch