{"product_id":"john-gossage-john-gossage-9783969995266","title":"John Gossage: An Abridged Dictionary of Sculpture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scrupulously produced artist's book that captures the metaphysical transformation objects undergo when photographed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished with The Agency, Hudson Valley.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican photographer John Gossage (born 1946) is renowned for his intellectually engaging, subversive and exceptionally crafted artist's books and other publications. \u003ci\u003eAn Abridged Dictionary of Sculpture\u003c\/i\u003e affirms this reputation. Across over 50 black-and-white images, Gossage considers the changes objects undergo when they are photographed. Whether a pile of archive folders, a dirty beaker, a heap of baseball caps, a plank of wood or a tuft of grass, he photographs these objects against the same background of white paper, their shadows often asserting as much presence as their concrete forms. With so much of the objects unclear (their volume, scale, weight, three-dimensionality), and each having lost its original purpose, Gossage questions how much of the sculpture's essence has been preserved in his photographs. Positioned as a dictionary of sorts, this book describes the sculptures rather than embodying them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Gossage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3969995264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783969995266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steidl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Gossage","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852836122879,"sku":"9783969995266","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-gossage-john-gossage-9783969995266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}