Photography's Neoliberal Realism

Jorg ColbergMackaware • ISBN-13 978‑1913620165

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Photography's Neoliberal Realism

Jorg ColbergMackaware

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ISBN-10: 1913620166 · ISBN-13: 978‑1913620165 · 2021 · 1st Edition

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Jörg Colberg examines the intersection of contemporary photography and political ideology, drawing parallels between the work of Annie Leibovitz, Gregory Crewdson, and Andreas Gursky and the aesthetics of socialist realism. This critical essay argues that these photographers reinforce neoliberal economic structures by presenting highly constructed imagery as objective reality. The text challenges readers to look past the artifice of these celebrated works to understand their function within the global visual economy.

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Publisher: Mackaware
1st Edition2021
Pages: 240Language: English

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Author: Jorg Colberg

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