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- ISBN 9783791387741
- Weight: 3090g
- Dimensions: 360 x 288mm
- Publication Date: 02 Dec 2021
- Publisher: Prestel
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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They are in every American city and town—grandiose movie palaces, constructed during the heyday of the entertainment industry, that now stand abandoned, empty, decaying, or repurposed. Since 2005, the acclaimed photographic duo Marchand/Meffre have been traveling across the US to visit these early 20th-century relics. In hundreds of lushly coloured images, they have captured the rich architectural diversity of the theatres’ exteriors, from neo renaissance to neo-Gothic, art nouveau to Bauhaus, and neo-Byzantine to Jugendstill. They have also stepped inside to capture the commonalities of a dying culture— crumbling plaster, rows of broken crushed-velvet seats, peeling paint, defunct equipment, and abandoned concession stands—as well as their transformation into bingo halls, warehouses, fitness centres, flea markets, parking lots, and grocery stores. Using a large format camera, the photographers’ carefully composed images range from landscape exteriors to starkly beautiful closeups. Presented here in a gorgeous oversized format, exquisitely printed with superior inks and spot varnish, this illustrated eulogy for the American movie palace is certain to become a modern-day classic.
YVES MARCHAND and ROMAIN MEFFRE began their collaboration in 2002 by exploring Parisian remains. Their previous books include the bestselling The Ruins of Detroit and Gunkanjima.
YVES MARCHAND and ROMAIN MEFFRE began their collaboration in 2002 by exploring Parisian remains. Their previous books include the bestselling The Ruins of Detroit and Gunkanjima.
