{"product_id":"mark-steinmetz-south-central","title":"Mark Steinmetz: South Central","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHighly regarded for his black-and-white portraits, Mark Steinmetz is renowned for producing powerful pictures that capture the strong sense of displacement and isolation felt by many young Americans. His celebrated trilogy “South” (consisting of \u003c\/em\u003eSouth Central\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eSouth East\u003cem\u003e, and \u003c\/em\u003eGreater Atlanta\u003cem\u003e) was published by Nazraeli Press between 2007 and 2009, and offers a lyrical and evocative look at American culture and notions of progress.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are pleased to announce a new, remastered edition of these three important titles. The format, sequence and design are true to the original printings. The materials, however, have been upgraded; the books are now bound in cloth over board, and printed in quadratone on a special matte art paper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong out of print, \u003c\/em\u003eSouth Central\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eSouth East\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003eGreater Atlanta\u003cem\u003e have been elusive goals for many libraries. This remastered release will be a welcome addition to any good library of photographic books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth Central\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned for his modest yet powerful photographs that capture the sense of displacement and isolation felt by many young Americans, Mark Steinmetz photographed in and around Knoxville, Tennessee to create the work that makes up \u003cem\u003eSouth Central\u003c\/em\u003e. The title of the book is derived from the South Central Bell telephone company that serves Knoxville, and their public pay phones are a recurring theme in this work; an iconic reminder of the area's socio-economic condition. The artist possesses an uncanny ability to pull folly, aggression and tenderness through his lens simultaneously, and delivers with this book a powerful and touching visual novel of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMark Steinmetz is a Guggenheim Fellow. His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nazraeli Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555625144377,"sku":"210000002653","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/0872\/9145\/files\/annotation-2023-12-20-122210.jpg?v=1790279497","url":"https:\/\/shop.icp.org\/products\/mark-steinmetz-south-central","provider":"International Center of Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}