Liz Deschenes

Liz Deschenes Edited by Eva Respini Published by The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston,DelMonico Books, and Prestel, 2016Contributions by Sarah Charlesworth, Eric Crosby, Roxana Marcoci, R. H. Quaytman, and Lynne Tillman Hardcover 254 x 325.12 mm, 78 color/8 b&w illus., 160pp. ISBN 978-3-902592-63-7 Presented in conjunction with Liz Deschenes' first, mid-career survey exhibition at the ICA, Boston, June 29  – October 16, 2016, this catalogue features engaging texts by Eva Respini, Roxana Marcoci, Lynne Tillman, Sarah Charlesworth, Eric Crobsy, and a special gatefold presenting a visual conversation between the artist and R. H. Quaytman. "One of the quiet giants of post-conceptual photography" (The New York Times), Liz Deschenes continually challenges photography’s traditional conventions. Since the mid-1990s her work has evolved as a stripping away of photography’s inherent interference with its subjects. Making use of the medium’s most fundamental aspects—paper, light, chemica