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James Klosty

Greece 66

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Greece. Fifty years ago James Klosty travelled among its islands, across its mainland, and through its northern mountains. He had no idea where he was and didn’t particularly care. Fifty...

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  • ISBN: 9788862086059
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 108
  • Illustrations: 70
  • Binding: Clothbound
  • Release: August 2018
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Greece. Fifty years ago James Klosty travelled among its islands, across its mainland, and through its northern mountains. He had no idea where he was and didn’t particularly care. Fifty years later Klosty rather regrets not taking notes but feels strongly that he, personally, has nothing to say about Greece that has not already been said many times. Thus there are no texts, only the syntax of his photography. However as these images all originate from two brief months in the summer of 1966, the world depicted might amount to a lost language of its own. The book is designed by Yolanda Cuomo Design, NYC.

For people who know James Klosty’s photography this book will come as something of a surprise. Klosty is principally known for his long association with the American artists Merce Cunningham and John Cage. In 1975 Klosty published Merce Cunningham, the first book to be published about Cunningham, the dancer and choreographer. Forty years later, in the fall of 2014, Klosty published John Cage Was, 170 of his Cage photographs accompanied by texts-all 100 words or less-commissioned more than sixty people around the world whose lives had been altered by Cage’s deep, iconoclastic and world-wide influence. In 1975 Leo Castelli gave Klosty a one man exhibition. In the fall of the same year, The International Center of Photography mounted a second exhibition. Subsequently Klosty turned his darkroom into a wine cellar and stopped photographing. Thus this book of photographs from the Greecian summer of 1966 is rather unexpected.

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  • Description

    Greece. Fifty years ago James Klosty travelled among its islands, across its mainland, and through its northern mountains. He had no idea where he was and didn’t particularly care. Fifty years later Klosty rather regrets not taking notes but feels strongly that he, personally, has nothing to say about Greece that has not already been said many times. Thus there are no texts, only the syntax of his photography. However as these images all originate from two brief months in the summer of 1966, the world depicted might amount to a lost language of its own. The book is designed by Yolanda Cuomo Design, NYC.


  • The author

    For people who know James Klosty’s photography this book will come as something of a surprise. Klosty is principally known for his long association with the American artists Merce Cunningham and John Cage. In 1975 Klosty published Merce Cunningham, the first book to be published about Cunningham, the dancer and choreographer. Forty years later, in the fall of 2014, Klosty published John Cage Was, 170 of his Cage photographs accompanied by texts-all 100 words or less-commissioned more than sixty people around the world whose lives had been altered by Cage’s deep, iconoclastic and world-wide influence. In 1975 Leo Castelli gave Klosty a one man exhibition. In the fall of the same year, The International Center of Photography mounted a second exhibition. Subsequently Klosty turned his darkroom into a wine cellar and stopped photographing. Thus this book of photographs from the Greecian summer of 1966 is rather unexpected.


  • Shipping

    Shipments are made worldwide by express courier.

    Delivery is expected within 7 working days after registration of payment.

    Shipping costs vary depending on the weight of the shipment and the country of destination, and are calculated automatically when the order is placed.


  • Return and refund

    Pursuant to Article 5 of Legislative Decree No. 185 of 22 May 1999, if the customer is a consumer (i.e. a natural person who purchases goods for purposes not related to his or her professional activity, or who makes a purchase by omitting a VAT number from the order form), he or she has the right to withdraw from the purchase contract for any reason whatsoever, without the need to provide explanations and without any penalty, within 14 working days from the day of receipt of the goods.

    The right of withdrawal shall be exercised by sending, within the aforementioned term, a written notice to the geographical address of the supplier's registered office by means of a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The communication may also be sent, again within the same deadline, by means of a PEC or facsimile.
    The consumer shall enclose with the communication all the references of the order (order date, order number, precise references identifying the party concerned, company or private individual.
    The goods you wish to return must be undamaged and in their original packaging.

    The consumer must also supplement the communication with his or her complete bank details in order to obtain reimbursement of the sums paid (current account number, ABI and CAB, CIN code; for foreign countries, the BIC and IBAN codes), which will be carried out as quickly as possible and in any case within fourteen days of the date on which the supplier became aware of the consumer's exercise of the right of withdrawal. As the only charge for exercising the right of withdrawal, the consumer shall bear the direct cost of returning the goods. In the case of payment by credit card, the sums shall be returned net of bank commission charges (2.5%).

    In the event of a dispute, reference will be made to the competent court.