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Lenard Smith: A Sort of Looking - Signed by the Photographer
Smith, Lenard. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 2017. First Edition 1/100 Copies. 4to. Debossed Linen over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.
"A Sort Of Looking" is Los Angeles-based photographer Lenard Smith's first major publication. In it, he presents a selection of seductive images from the past five years of work that draw lines connecting the artist’s hand and chance. The formal compositions of his still lifes bring attention to the banal object form; tissue paper, flower, and in between the exploration of sculptural arrangements. Smith’s portrait work commands attention - bringing the viewer up close up to his subjects - whether they are photographed in the studio or quickly on the streets. These powerful portraits act as a metronome throughout the entire book, grounding the audience. The title reveals the artist’s engagement with institutional critique, and plays with the discourse that is commonly used in art conversations. "A Sort of Looking" is in fact Lenard Smith’s own looking, and not a “sort of”, but exactly how he is able to view the world in front of his lens just as he sees it.
Published in an edition limited to 100 numbered copies on the occasion of the 2017 Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair.
PLEASE NOTE: Books will be signed by Mr. Smith at Arcana on Saturday 3/25, and orders will begin shipping on 3/28. Inventory Number: e000LSSL