Alex Schneideman

Want More

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ISBN 13:: 9781908970237
author:: Alex Schneideman
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Art/Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 144
Dimensions:: 24.4 x 20.6 x 1.8 cm
Genre:: Art, Architecture & Photography, Photography,
Condition:: New
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Want More is a stark and hard-hitting portrayal of twenty-first-century capitalism in action. Through his series of arresting black-and-white images, Alex Schneideman captures the alienating effects of mass consumerism.

The photographs depict shoppers in stores, at malls, and on the street, conveying tedium, misery, anxiety, frustration, and occasional anger as they appear ground down by their duty to spend. Despite their instant beauty, these images reveal a universality that extends beyond time and place, reflecting the nullifying homogeneity of consumerist society.

The accompanying text considers Schneideman's photographs as evidence of the social and psychological effects of boundless consumerism, while a conversation with the artist explores aesthetic and philosophical issues raised by the work. This book provides a thought-provoking examination of how the contemporary world works - and its impact on us all.

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