Deana Lawson: An Aperture Monograph

Book as expected.

My first introduction to Deana Lawson was the cover of Blood Orange's Freetown. It led to me finding more of Deana's work and being very excited for her first monograph to be published. It doesn't disappoint. The cover is a lush purple cloth. The book itself has a very clean layout with great images.Her portraits of blacks across the globe are striking and distinctive. There aren't any easy stereotypes or stories to be drawn from her portraits but a steady tension of stillness and formality. These individuals know they're being photographed and she makes their environments an added element of context. Posters on the wall, kids toys in the corners and family photos on the shelf give us a deeper look into the places these people spend their days and lives.I'm glad this was published and I grab it while you can. It's sad but rare we get to see minorities in a light like this from the perspective of another person of color.

The media could not be loaded. i seen this brook years ago & wanted it ever since. im so happy i finally bought it because these photos are beyond beautiful!

An luxurious mauve satin-covered book with exhibition quality reproductions in a straightforward design, Deana Lawson’s highly-awaited monograph does not disappoint. Lawson crafts unsettling portraits at the same time formal, meticulous, grand, sensuous, and intimate. They are so unusual because of the subjects (black people around the world, often nude), the detailed environments (cluttered domestic interiors or Edenic outdoor settings), and the concepts of representation, performance, race, and history implied in the work.

I love her eye

Deana Lawson ist eine grossartige Fotografin!! Eine schöne und tiefe Arbeit und ein wichtiges Buch.