JEB – Eye to Eye Identity the images in Paintings attempt

the images in Paintings attempt to exist at the threshold of photographic composition

Print 1 – By the Aegean Sea (after Bill Brandt)

The maquette presents a notably different physicality than that of the published edition—many of the pictures are the same but with variant croppings

In particular

JEB – Eye to Eye Identity the images in Paintings attemptIn 1979, JEB (Joan E. Biren) self published her first book, Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians. In a work that was revolutionary for its era, JEB made photographs of lesbians from different ages and backgrounds in their everyday livesworking, playing, raising families, and striving to remake their worlds. The photographs were accompanied by writings from acclaimed authors including Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Joan Nestle, and others. Various women