Jan Groover, Photographer by Jan Groover. Published by Scheidegger and Spiess.
Of all the photo-books I purchased, received, and borrowed this year, Jan Groover’s Laboratory of Forms is the one that remains at my bedside. It has everything you could want in a great photo-book. Lots – and I mean lots – of captivating images. Lots of beautifully written and insightful text. Artist quotes, contact sheets, behind-the-scenes images, archival materials, attentive sequencing, clean design, delicious paper, comprehensive endnotes… More than flatware, there are cars, vegetables, bodies, architecture and many subjects in between. If only all photo-books offered as much
Honorable Mention:
A Mycological Foray by John Cage
Odette England is an Assistant Professor and Artist-in-Residence at Amherst College in Massachusetts. She is also a resident artist of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program in New York. Her work has shown in more than 100 solo, two-person, and group exhibitions worldwide. England lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island and in New York.
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