In this landmark photography publication & accompanying exhibition, Clement Cheroux demonstrates how Magnum Photos owes its pre-eminence to the ability of its photographers to encompass & navigate the points between photography as art object & photography as documentary evidence. A Magnum photograph can be expressive & bear witness at the same time. Magnum Manifesto is organized into three main parts: Part 1 (1947-1968) views the Magnum archive through a humanist lens, focusing on post-war ideals of commonality & utopianism. Part 2 (1969-1989) shows a world fragmenting, with a focus on subcultures, minorities & outsiders. Part 3 (1990-present day) charts the ways in which Magnum photographers have captured
- & continue to capture
- a world in flux & under threat. Featuring both group & individual projects, the book
Includes:: contact sheets, notebooks, magazine spreads & other previously unseen material to accompany the photographs. Complete with extensive texts by Clement Cheroux & photographic historian Clara Bouveresse, Magnum Manifesto is an essential purchase for anyone seeking to understand the very best in photography.