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Apollos Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography
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This fascinating view of lunar imagery explores visual representations of the moon from the dawn of photography to the presentCelebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Apollos Muse honors the rich history of photographic representations of the moon, from rarely seen early daguerreotypes to contemporary video art. Engaging and accessible, the book explores how photographers captured this celestial bodyand how the images have in turn inspired artists, writers, and scientists.The books wideranging focus includes extraordinary reproductions of the first successful series of lunar daguerreotypes by the American photographer John Adams Whipple, along with film stills from Voyage dans la Lune (1902) by Georges Mlis; American paper moon studio portraits; images from the Apollo mission; and works by contemporary artists, including Vija Celmins, Roy Lichtenstein, Aleksandra Mir, Vik Muniz, Nam June Paik, and Robert Rauschenberg. Related prints, drawings, paintings, and astronomical instruments explore artists fascination with the moon, as an object of both art and science. A foreword by actor Tom Hanks, star of the awardwinning 1995 film Apollo 13, outlines the importance of lunar images to art and cinema, reinforcing the universal fascination with representations of the cosmos.Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University PressExhibition Schedule:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York(07/01/1909/22/19)
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