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William Klein: Celebration Hardcover – May 21, 2019

by William Klein (Photographer)
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Klein by Klein: the photographer's homage to the medium

Here, looking back from the perspective of his 90 years, William Klein selects his favorite works, those that he considers to be the very best he has made over the course of his long career, in order to pay homage to the medium of photography itself. This book, appropriately titled Celebration, provides a tour of his most emblematic works, traversing New York, Rome, Moscow, Madrid and Paris, in powerful black and white or striking color.

The book also includes a text by the author in which he reflects upon the photographic art and explains what prompted him to make this director's cut, this exceptionally personal selection. A small-format but high-voltage volume, in page after page Celebration makes it clear why Klein’s achievement is one of the summits of contemporary photography.

Born in New York in 1928, William Klein studied painting and worked briefly as Fernand Léger’s assistant in Paris, but never received formal training in photography. His fashion work has been featured prominently in Vogue magazine, and has also been the subject of several iconic photo books, including Life Is Good and Good for You in New York (1957) and Tokyo (1964). In the 1980s, he turned to film projects and has produced many memorable documentary and feature films, such as Muhammed Ali, the Greatest (1969). Klein currently lives and works in Paris, France. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

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  3. Publisher
    La Fábrica
  4. Publication date
    May 21, 2019
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  6. Dimensions
    7 x 0.7 x 9.8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    8417048790
  8. ISBN-13
    978-8417048792
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In William Klein: Celebration, he selects the images that he considers to be the very best he has made over the course of his long career, in order to pay homage to the medium of photography itself. -- Tora Baker ― Creative Boom

This book, appropriately titled Celebration, provides a tour of his most emblematic works, traversing New York, Rome, Moscow, Madrid and Paris, in powerful black and white or striking color. ― L'Oeil de la Photographie

Klein seamless weaves documentary and commercial work, underscoring the ubiquity of the image in our construction of life, and the way that images become memories whether we were there when they were made or not ― giving us this small format volume that hits like a Muhammad Ali punch. -- Miss Rosen ― Feature Shoot

An impressively selected, organized and presented compendium of memorable photograph images by a true master of the visual media, "William Klein: Celebration" should be considered as an essential and core addition to any serious personal, professional, community, or academic library Contemporary American Photography collection. ― Midwest Book Review

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ La Fábrica; 1st edition (May 21, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8417048790
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8417048792
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.7 x 9.8 inches
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Brooklyn booklover
5.0 out of 5 stars William Klein's edit
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2019
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I bought this book as a gift for someone who has a strong sense of romance, and has traveled as a journalist but doesn't know a lot about "art" photography. I wanted to give her a real photography book, but something that would also be an overview. Not a project. This book was photo edited and designed by William Klein himself, one of the great photographers of the twentieth century. Now he is 90, looking back on his life, picking the photographs for this small book that mean the most to him and say what he wants to say. He compares the book to Proust's Madeleine. Right there, he had me. I love the idea of the photographer looking back. And he practically invented the photobook, so i thought this was an interesting approach. Anyway, this book contains photographs from 6 of his major projects: NY, Rome, Tokyo, Paris, Moscow and Madrid. I new the work from NY, Paris and Tokyo. The Moscow and Madrid were new to me. My friend loves the book! It's very well printed and well made. Feels good in your hand. My friend says she is going to get another copy to give to a friend of hers. So I would say it was a big success!
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phoenix
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Short Overview
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2021
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This is an excellent overview of Klein’s remarkable career. It’s short but the editors have chosen good photos. And the quality of the paper and ink seems top-notch. It may seem odd gathering Klein’s photos under the notion of celebration since he had a bitter, iconoclastic edge to all his work. But that was always the paradox about Klein: the disillusioned side be side with his awe for folks living in a profoundly imperfect world. This collection emphasizes the positive In Klein and seems well justified
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Julio L.
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful print
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021
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lovely selection
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rt66pix
1.0 out of 5 stars Unnecessary
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2019
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A much better retrospective is William Klein: ABC (Abrams, 2012).
Celebration, put out by a Spanish publisher, uses a smaller format with only 2/3 as many pages. There's only one page of text and it's in English.
The disparity in size (119 pages versus 182) means that ABC includes many more images, plus an introductory essay and background material on Klein's career. Celebration does offer five Klein photographs of Madrid that are not repeated elsewhere. Both volumes ruin many images by running them across gutters.
Celebration would be a useful, if abbreviated, summary of Klein's career. It's well-printed on heavy paper with a hard cover. Unfortunately, there's no real reason for it to exist.
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Eduardo Vicente Caballero
3.0 out of 5 stars Obra William Klein retrospectiva
Reviewed in Spain on November 22, 2022
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El libro está bien pero es una muestra demasiado pequeña de William Klein. Para revisar inicialmente a William Klein esta bien pero no para revisar su trabajo con algo de profundidad.
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Javier
1.0 out of 5 stars WILLIAN KLEIN SELECCION 90 ANIVERSARIO
Reviewed in Spain on May 29, 2019
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LIBRO DE FORMATO MEDIO, CON PASTA DURA, CON BUENA CALIDAD DE IMPRESION. LO QUE DEFRAUDA UN POCO ES LA SELECCION DE IMAGENES, QUE SE QUEDA MUY CORTO. ES UN LIBRO CARO CON RESPECTO A OTROS LIBROS DEL MISMO AUTOR. LA EDICION FRANCESA DE ANIVERSARIO ES MUCHO MEJOR Y MAS EXTENSA. EN FIN, WILLIAN KLEIN A TOPE...UN FOTOGRAFO DE LOS GRANDES.
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Rocio Ulloa
2.0 out of 5 stars Mala edición
Reviewed in Spain on July 7, 2019
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Buen libro pero mala edición. Muy pequeño y pobre para ser de fotografía
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