The Meeting
2019
The Meeting by Nadav Kander. First edition (2019). First impression. Large format hardback in new condition. Signed by Nadav Kander to title page. No markings. This is a new book. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.
About The Meeting
Regardless of his sitter—whether family member or influential celebrity—Nadav Kander’s portraiture shows what makes that particular individual human. His aim is to move beyond capturing an accurate likeness—to access the emotions within, the uncertainty, the shadow as much as the light, the complex sense of self that otherwise lays hidden. “Revealed and concealed, beauty and destruction, ease and disease, shame and shameless,” explains Kander, “These paradoxes are essential to all my work and represent what is common to all my varied subject matter…” This collection, the first book dedicated his portraiture, shows the range and nuance of Kander’s work. With his minimal and intuitive approach, Kander shows his interest in universal experience, which transcends the specificity of public persona or status. His enigmatic depictions of actors, artists, musicians, authors, sports icons and political leaders—from Barack Obama, John le Carré, Alexander McQueen, to Tracey Emin, Robert Plant and Prince Charles—are layered and penetrating, revealing unexpected moments of reverie and vulnerability. Steidl has published the first-ever volume dedicated to British photographer Nadav Kander’s portraiture. Therefore, including over 200 images and covering 30 years of his career. The Meeting contains subjects from a diverse mix of backgrounds and professions and contains everyday encounters with regular people alongside shots of world-famous artists, musicians, authors, political leaders and sports icons.