Bernd and Hilla Becher

Bernd BecherSchirmer/Mosel • ISBN-13 978‑3888144172

Bernd and Hilla Becher coverBernd and Hilla Becher cover

Bernd and Hilla Becher

Bernd BecherSchirmer/Mosel

This edition of Bernd and Hilla Becher

ISBN-10: 3888145937 · ISBN-13: 978‑3888144172 · 1970 · 1st Edition

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This foundational monograph presents the rigorous, systematic documentation of industrial structures by Bernd and Hilla Becher. Through their signature black-and-white aesthetic, the artists capture cooling towers, blast furnaces, and winding towers with clinical precision, emphasizing the formal relationships between these functionalist forms. The work serves as a definitive record of the disappearing architectural landscape of the twentieth-century industrial era.

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Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel
1st Edition1970
Pages: 208Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Author: Bernd Becher

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Inferred: Industrial ArchitectureInferred: Serial Photography

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Cornerstone of: Typological Photography

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