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SPUTNIK
(FONTCUBERTA, JOAN). Fontcuberta, Joan, Michael Arena & Piotr Muraveinik. Preface by L. Ishi-Kawa. Introduction by Olga Kondakova. Madrid, SPAIN: Fundacion Arte y Tecnologia, 1997. First Edition. 8vo. 1/2 Linen Over Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color & b&w. Text in Russian, Spanish and English. This awesome artist's book cum catalogue by Joan Fontcuberta was published in conjunction with a 1997 exhibition presented by Madrid's Fundacion Arte y Tecnologia in conjunction with the Nii Sputnik (Foundation) in Moscow. It ostensibly presents in documents and photographs a fictionalized history of a failed 1968 Soyuz launch as part of the Soviet space program. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1997 true first edition of this wry gem (cited on pages 169 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and page 41 of "From Fair to Fine 2"). 84-89884-00-5 Inventory Number: 021621
