ED VAN DER ELSKEN: EYE LOVE YOU: FOTOGRAFIES + FILMS (1949-1990)

Barcelona, Spain: Fundacio La Caixa, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Barcelona, Spain: Fundacio La Caixa, 2001. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Retrospective Monograph on subject. One of the most beautiful books on the photographic art and achievement of Ed van der Elsken. The first and only edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the 2016 volume that has the same title but is a completely different book. Published in a small and limited one-time-only print run as a softcover original only. There is NO Hardcover Edition. An Import title, there is NO American Edition. None of the copies was distributed outside Europe, mainly in Spain. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Fundacio La Caixa: Oversize-volume format. Glossy pictorial thick softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and their film adaptations by Ed van der Elsken. Text by various contributors. In addition to the Spanish, Catalan, French, and Italian texts, there is a felicitous English translation meticulously appended at the end. Printed on pristine-white, thick glossy stock paper in Barcelona, Spain to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is outstanding in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the major retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the Centre Cultural de la Fundacio La Caixa Barcelona in 2001. Presents "Ed van der Elsken: Eye Love You: Fotografies + Films (1949-1990) ". An endearing and beautifully produced retrospective on the ground-breaking art and achievement of the great Dutch photographer. His three greatest projects are all represented here: "Love On The Left Bank", "Jazz", and "Sweet Life", all of them classics reproduced in innovative, graphic design-based layouts that retain the restless, infectious energy of the originals. Ed van der Elsken was probably the most widely-travelled photographer of the 20th century. Which is significant because he was not at all a photojournalist. He took photographs that were driven by his deeply personal interests and passions, his sophisticated aesthetics, acute sensibility, and reckless devotion to the phenomenon of youth culture, all of which were influential in the development of the street photography genre, the only genre original to the medium. "Love On The Left Bank" immediately established his trademark style: Innovative, gritty, and vital snapshots that blur the boundary between "documentary" and "art" photography. "Sweet Life" was based on his whirlwind year-long world tour, and even in abbreviated form here, it shows. "Jazz" is, quite simply, the greatest book on music, jazz itself and otherwise, ever made. An absolute "must-have" title for Ed van der Elsken collectors. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the First Edition/First Printing (Spanish with English translation) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: This is an Import title. None of the copies was distributed outside Europe, mainly in Spain. Should NOT be confused with the 2016 volume that has the same title but is a completely different book. Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with photographic plates. One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. . ISBN 8476647255.