Fragments of Los Angeles, 1969-1989

Gusmano Cesaretti (photographer), Aaron Rose (editor), Michael Mann (writer of added text), Jeffrey Deitch (writer of added text)

First edition, 2013

Hardback (01 Jun 2013)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Born in 1944 in Lucca, Italy, and landing in the US at the second Kennedy was assassinated, self-taught photographer Gusmano Cesaretti became seduced by the raw energy, graffiti, culture and people which were East Los Angeles of the 1970s. One of the first photographers to document the area's street culture, this retrospective history of his celebrated work features many photos not seen since they were originally published in the 1970s.

About the Publisher

Damiani

Damiani was founded in May 2004 as the new publishing branch of the printing company, Grafiche Damiani, in Bologna. Damiani was set up in the 1950s to specialize in art and photography lithographic printing. Today, Damiani continues this long-held tradition, aiming at producing volumes characterized by high handmade quality and innovative technology. What distinguishes Damiani is the attention devoted to exploring and understanding the forms of the contemporary imagination. Besides the projects concerning the unpublished activity by leading figures from the art and photography world, Damiani also constitutes an observatory of the new generations of international artists and of social phenomena, which meet with the solid architecture of accurately edited books, creating real art objects.

Book information

ISBN:	9788862082754
Publisher:	Damiani
Imprint:	Damiani
Pub date:	01 Jun 2013
Edition:	First edition, 2013
DEWEY:	779.092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	159 , 8 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	1456g
Height:	320mm
Width:	244mm
Spine width:	22mm