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Mnemosyne: Photographic Works 1974-2004
 
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Mnemosyne: Photographic Works 1974-2004 [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Bill Henson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 501 pages
  • Publisher: Scalo; illustrated edition edition (25 Jan 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 3039390031
  • ISBN-13: 978-3039390038
  • Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 26.2 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 951,768 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Published on the occasion of the artist's retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales which tours to National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, in April 2005. Henson's compelling images invoke the descriptive powers of two words of contradictory allusion and sentiment: baroque and brooding.

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4.0 out of 5 stars disturbing but stunning, 15 Oct 2006
Bill Henson's work is stunning and disturbing. Mnemosyne contains some incredible work, including a series of Rembrandt-esque photographs of audience members in the Paris Opera, with luminous faces glowing from the dark page, the subtle and private emotions captured perfectly; Other work may not be to everyones taste - apparantly his Bosche-style photos of nude teenagers used junkies as models, and the imagery is not easy - but while disturbing, the pictures have a haunting beauty, and his low light technique is second to none.

The only thing that detracts from this superb retrospective of Henson's work is the written commentary - The writer clearly thought 'Why explain things succinctly in 50 words, when I can use 10000 indescipherable paragraphs of pseudo-intellectual indulgent art-toss?'

Ignore the writing - the photos speak for themselves!
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