• David Levinthal War, Myth, Desire (Collector’s Box)

David Levinthal War, Myth, Desire (Collector’s Box)

Since the mid-1970s, David Levinthal (b. 1949) has been exploring the relationship between photographic imagery and the fantasies, myths, events, and characters that shape contemporary America’s mental landscape.
War, Myth, Desire is the most comprehensive publication ever produced on the artist. Lavishly illustrated, the four-volume collector’s box set contains three books of plates from all of Levinthal’s major series to date – including Hitler Moves East (1972 – 1975), Modern Romance (1983 – 1985), Wild West (1986 – 2012), Desire (1991 – 1992), Blackface (1995 – 1998), Barbie (1997 – 1998), Baseball (1998 – 2004), and History (2010 – 2016) – in addition to never-before-published works.
The plate volumes present the photographs organized in three overarching themes, with introductory texts by Garry Trudeau (War), David Levinthal (Myth), and Roger Rosenblatt (Desire). The essay volume contains major contributions to scholarship on the artist by curator Lisa Hostetler and contemporary art specialist Joanna Marsh, as well as commentary by art critic Dave Hickey.

Box with 4 hardcover volumes Limited Edition 1000 28 x 24 cm 656 pages 476 color ills. English Available ISBN 978-3-86828-860-5 2019

Artist:

David Levinthal

Texts:

Bruce Barnes, Dave Hickey, Lisa Hostetler, David Levinthal, Joanna Marsh, Roger Rosenblatt, Garry Trudeau

Design:

George Corsillo (Design Monsters)

Awards

Frances Smyth-Ravenel Prize for Excellence in Publication Design in the 2020 American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Publication Design Competition

Exhibitions

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., USA
July 7 - October 14, 2019

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY, USA
June 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Reviews

THE WASHINGTON POST: July 26th, 2019

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