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:: CATEGORIES :: > Chris Boot Books I’m A Real Photographer: Keith Arnatt Photographs 1974-2002 Born in Oxford in 1930 and now retired, Keith Arnatt’s life as artist falls into two distinct parts. In the late 1960s his iconoclastic and witty performances, sculptures and texts, challenging the tenets of ‘art’, established him as an influential Conceptual artist. His work was seen at the Hayward and Tate galleries in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. But then in the mid 1970s, in an act defying the prevailing values of the art world, Arnatt chose to become a photographer instead. Over the following 28 years he immersed himself in the history of photography, making a sequence of photo series in the immediate vicinity of his home in South Wales. Nineteen series of photographs are featured here- and in the Photographers’ Gallery exhibition- in the first comprehensive account of Arnatt’s photography. Each series explores the conventions of the medium with a distinct edge and humour. Seen together, the threads and themes of Arnatt’s work connect to make a coherent statement about the act of photography and its relationship to the history of art. The narrative of Arnatt’s unique journey in photography proves surprising, provocative and – ultimately- moving. ,br> Accompanying 160 of Arnatt’s photographs reproduced here is a personal account of Arnatt’s journey by David Hum- Magnum photographer, author and Arnatt’s close friend and colleague. With a Foreword by Brett Rogers, Director of The Photographers’ Gallery, and an illustrated contextual essay, exploring the links between his Conceptual art and his photography, by Clare Grafik, Curator, The Photographers’ Gallery. The title ‘I’m A Real Photographer’ refers to his early seminal work ‘Trouser Word Piece’ (1972) for which Arnatt had himself photographed wearing a placard stating ‘I’m A Real Artist’. By David Hurn and Clare Grafik Hardcover 152 pages, 240 photographs 235 x 210mm ISBN 13: 978-1-905712-05-2 Chris Boot Books in association with the Photographers’ Gallery List price: £25.00 On offer: £20.00 Enter the appropriate quantity you wish to buy below, then click the 'Add To Cart' button to place this item in your shopping cart. * - Denotes a required field. Quantity * You Love Life by Nick Waplington signed copy Price: £29.95

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