First edition of Rena Bransten Gallery Exhibition Catalogue by Henry Wessel(2000).

First impression

Medium format softcover in fine condition

Pages clean, binding firm

About

The product is a rare paperback exhibition catalogue for the Henry Wessel show at the Rena Bransten Gallery, limited to only 1500 copies. Written in English, the book features information about the artist and his work, focusing on the exhibitions aspect of his career. With a total of 8 pages, this catalogue provides insight into the art of Henry Wessel and serves as a valuable collector's item for fans and art enthusiasts.

Although Henry Wessel comes originally from New Jersey and emerged as a photographer while still on the East Coast, he is identified with California, both its legendary sunny climate and the often riotous incongruities of its vernacular architecture and outdoor leisure-time spaces. Whether taken in Los Angeles or in the San Fransisco Bay Area, where Wessel has lived since the early 1970s, a Wessel photograph will tend to look a bit bland at first, then a comic illogicality about the details take hold, followed by a deepening appreciation of the rightness with which the strange spread of human event has been set before your eyes.