Crimes and Splendors

Crimes and Splendors The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach

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Publisher's Synopsis

The title refers to the dual nature of Misrach's desert cantos, as well as its ability to simultaneously attract and anger his audience. While beautiful and poetic, his photographs of the desert reveal destruction resulting from bomb tests, atomic radiation, and military games. Two introductory essays "A Problem of Beauty" by Tucker, the curator of

Book information

ISBN: 9780890900697
Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Imprint: Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Language: English
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 1292g
Height: 304mm
Width: 279mm
Spine width: 12mm