War Games - Hardcover

by David Levinthal (Photographer), Paul Roth (Afterword by), Dave Hickey (Foreword by)

David Levinthal, a central figure in the history of American postmodern photography, has staged uncanny tableaux using toys and miniature dioramas for nearly forty years. This publication for the first time assembles the artist's photography on the subject of war.

Levinthal's combat-related tableaux constitute a remarkable critique of the ways society experiences conflict through its portrayal. His groundbreaking project "Hitler Moves East" (1975-77), a series of imagined scenes from World War II's Russian front, first established his reputation, becoming a touchstone for the iconoclastic generation of American photographers that includes artists like Cindy Sherman and Richard Prince.
The book has a beautifully designed canvas hardcover with silkscreen print and a dust jacket

Author Biography

David Levinthal (b. in San Francisco 1949) lives and works in New York. He has produced a diverse oeuvre, utilizing primarily large-format Polaroid photography. His work is included in many collections in Europe and America.
Paul Roth is Senior Curator and Director of Photography and Media Arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art + College of Art & Design, Washington
Dave Hickey works as art critic, writer and curator in New York. He has published several books, e.g.The Invisible Dragon: Four Essays on Beauty (1993/2009) and Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy (1997).
Kaitlin Booher is assistant curator at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington.