First edition of Self-Exposure by Ralph Gibson. First impression. Medium format softback in near fine condition. Some very minor shelf wear to the outer edges of the covers and a soft bump to the top corner and several pages. Some of the text has also been underlined. Signed by the artist on the title page.
About
Self Exposure is the autobiography of celebrated American art photographer Ralph Gibson. With his 80th birthday on the horizon in January 2019 and a career spanning over 50 years, Gibson is at a point of reflection in his life and work and decided to put pen to paper.
Writing in candid prose, Gibson takes the reader through his life and career from his earliest memories of growing up in California (the son of a Hollywood director, Gibsons childhood is touched by the old glamour of the silver screen: the likes of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth make appearances) to his time in the navy and his continuous love affair with photography.
Gibson covers a range of topics such as music, Catholicism, his wife Mary Jane, and a long line of fellow artists and photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank. His ruminations on his life so far display a deep, thoughtful understanding and self-awareness that make this book a fascinating read in itself as well as an illuminating companion to his work.
