This is the indispensable bible of photography in the 20th century. The history of photography began over a century and a half ago, but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to devote a substantial section to international photography. The L. Fritz Gruber collection, from which this book is drawn, is one of the most important in Germany and one of the most representative anywhere in the world, constituting the core of the museum's holdings. This book provides a fascinating insight into the collection's rich diversity; from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage, all of the major movements and genres are represented via a vast selection of the century's most remarkable photographs. From Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart, over 850 works are presented in alphabetical order by photographer, with descriptive texts and photographers' biographical details, providing a comprehensive and indispensable overview of 20th century photography.
这是一本在20世纪不可或缺的摄影宝典。摄影历史起源于一个半世纪以前,但是直到近代它才被人们以媒体的形式完全认知,科隆的路德维希博物馆 是第一个致力于实质性的世界性摄影博物馆。这本书是关于 L. Fritz Gruber (L.弗里茨·格鲁伯)的收藏品,他的作品是德国甚至整个世界上最具代表性的,本书提供了丰富的收藏品,从概念艺术到抽象艺术,且所有的流派和大型的摄影变化都是从本世纪最有影响力的拍摄图中选择出来的。本书里有安瑟·亚当斯(Ansel Adams)到兹维特(Piet Zwart),先后陈列了超过850部作品,同时搭配一些描述性的文字和作者的介绍,为读书提供了一部全面的20世纪摄影作品展。