Modern Barragán /
In this intimate archive, the contemporary Mexican photographer duo Lake Verea record their pilgrimages, made over the course of nearly two decades, to the house of Mexican architect Luis Barrag̀n (1902-88). As devotees of the architect, the duo began photographing the modernist mecca in 2006, endea...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Text in English and Spanish. |
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Berlin :
Hatje Cantz Verlag,
[2025]
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| Summary: | In this intimate archive, the contemporary Mexican photographer duo Lake Verea record their pilgrimages, made over the course of nearly two decades, to the house of Mexican architect Luis Barrag̀n (1902-88). As devotees of the architect, the duo began photographing the modernist mecca in 2006, endeavoring to approach as closely as possible to Barrag̀n's spirit. The artists sat in his chairs, opened his closets, listened in silence and kissed in the house's enchanted garden. Modern Barrag̀n compiles the fruits of their reverent labor. The photographs capture the house across a myriad of atmospheric conditions--in daylight, under the light of the full moon, by streetlight and against stormy skies. Flash photography lends the house a spectral quality; rubbed with aluminum sheets, the walls reveal their hidden textures, evoking the hidden memories contained within the home. As a spiritual sequel to the couple's photobook on Anni and Josef Albers, also published by Hatje Cantz, Modern Barrag̀n is a one-of-a-kind yet double-sided look into the hidden facets behind the legendary name. |
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| Physical Description: | 239 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783775760621 3775760628 |