The first comprehensive, posthumous monograph and retrospective on Bernd and Hilla Becher, best known for their photographs of industrial structures in Europe and North America
For more than five decades, Bernd (1931–2007) and Hilla (1934–2015) Becher collaborated on photographs of industrial architecture in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, and the United States. This sweeping monograph features the Bechers’ quintessential pictures, which present water towers, gas tanks, blast furnaces, and more as sculptural objects. Beyond the Bechers’ iconic Typologies, the book includes Bernd’s early drawings, Hilla’s independent photographs, and excerpts from their notes, sketchbooks, and journals. The book’s authors offer new insights into the development of the artists’ process, their work’s conceptual underpinnings, the photographers’ relationship to deindustrialization, and the artists’ legacy. An essay by award-winning cultural historian Lucy Sante and an interview with Max Becher, the artists’ son, make this volume an unrivaled look into the Bechers’ art, life, and career.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University PressThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Exhibition Schedule:
(July 11–October 30, 2022)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
(December 17, 2022–April 2, 2023)
- ISBN10 1588397556
- ISBN13 9781588397553
- Publish Date 19 July 2022
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 282
- Language English