About The Book
The first major monograph of Tina Barney’s family photographs is an intense and deeply personal exploration of the life of American wealth and priviledge. Barney’s images of her own family are complex, critical, and emotionally charged.
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About The Artist
Tina Barney was born in 1945 in New York. Since 1975, she has been producing large-scale photographs of family and friends. Her meticulous tableaux chronicle the complexity of interpersonal relationships. These lush color prints have been exhibited and collected by major institutions around the world. Among her exhibitions are a mid-career exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1991 and the Whitney Biennial, 1987.
Barney was the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1991, and the 2010 Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture.
Her monographs include Tina Barney: Theatre of Manners (1997), The Europeans (2005) and Players (2011). She lives in New York and Rhode Island.
Videos: (1) Tina Barney on gestures and figures in space by New York Studio School (Youtube) (2) Artist’s Perspective: Tina Barney: The Europeans by Frist Art Museum (Youtube)
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Specifics
Tina Barney Photographs: Theater of Manners (Scalo, 1997) // Text: Andy Grundberg // 256 pages // Hardcover under dust jacket.
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