<\/center><\/p>\nYou either like Ralph Gibson’s work or you hate it. The pretentious Latin title is certainly a warning. And you really need the nude on the cover?<\/p>\n
I’m OK with it, but anytime you see a book published by Taschen, be assured there will be lots of gratuitous nudity, and this one is no exception.<\/p>\n
Gibson does have a strong, identifiable style and that has me coming back to this very thick book time and again. And every time I like it a little more. Or hate it a little less.<\/p>\n
Too bad he didn’t exercise more critical editorial judgment when deciding what to publish.<\/p>\n
768 pages of Elliot Erwitt<\/a> I can handle, but 768 pages of Ralph Gibson?<\/p>\n Worth a look, I suppose; Amazon has it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mass passing as class. You either like Ralph Gibson’s work or you hate it. The pretentious Latin title is certainly a warning. And you really need the nude on the cover? I’m OK with it, but anytime you see a book published by Taschen, be assured there will be lots of gratuitous nudity, and this … Continue reading Ralph Gibson – Deus ex Machina<\/span>