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Twilight: Photographs by Gregory Crewdson Hardcover – May 1, 2002

by Rick Moody (Author), Gregory Crewdson (Photographer)
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Twilight is the magic hour when ordinary routines undergo strange transformations. Gregory Crewdson's Twilight series, begun in 1998 and completed in 2002, consists of forty photographs created as elaborately staged large-scale tableaux that explore the domestic landscape and its relationship to an artificially heightened natural world. The collision between the normal and the paranormal in these narrative images produces a tension that serves to transform the topology of the suburban landscape into a place of wonder and anxiety.
As Rick Moody suggests in his essay, Crewdson seems preocupied with "the resection of the suburban ideal, where dream strategies, like condensation and displacement, the action of metaphor, undergird the here and now." Moody's essay reveals as much as it withholds, suggesting the ways that life and memory can be points of entry into art.
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  1. Print length
    112 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Abrams
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2002
  5. Grade level
    8 and up
  6. Reading age
    13 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    10.1 x 0.9 x 11.8 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    0810910039
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0810910034
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Twilight, that indistinct time between day and night, is an appropriate title for the latest and most substantial monograph by photographer Crewdson (after 1999's Dream of Life and 1998's Hover). Continuing his tradition of photographing cinematically staged and darkened realities of suburban life, Crewdson presents characters who exist in a world where American Beauty meets The X-Files. This volume's 40 images, which were inspired by Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, were created much like a feature film; the production crew included lighting supervisors, pyrotechnic experts, interior designers, and bug wranglers. Crewdson's fabricated realities contradict the traditional photographic adage of the "decisive moment." In using this method, he demonstrates that the camera can do much more than capture a moment in time, thus placing this work in the vanguard of contemporary art photography. The book begins with an essay by novelist Moody and ends with production stills and credits. Recommended for all public and academic collections. Shauna Frischkorn, Millersville Univ. Lib., PA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Rick Moody is the author of numerous novels and collections of short stories, including Demonology, Purple America, and The Ice Storm. His work has been published in The New Yorker, Esquire, and Harper's, among other publications. He lives on Fishers Island, New York.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams; Second Edition (May 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0810910039
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810910034
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.1 x 0.9 x 11.8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 184 ratings

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    I was born in NYC and raised in the CT suburbs. One of my grandfathers was a newspaper publisher and the other a small-town GM dealer. I figure this is a good lineage for a writer. I went to school in Rhode Island, where I worked with some really interesting people, like Angela Carter and John Hawkes. And then I got my MFA from Columbia University in NYC. After school I worked in book publishing in New York, during some lean times. My first novel came out in 1992. Since then, I've been writing mostly. I teach now and then. I got married in 2003, to my girlfriend of many years, Amy. She's working on her MA in decorative arts history. We split our time between Brooklyn and a little island off the coast of CT.

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JackKennan
5.0 out of 5 stars Twilight...zone. Stirring images. Well done.
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018
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Bought this as a gift for my son who is an avid photographer who enjoys making HDR images. Crewdson's photo images provide him inspiration as well as visual enjoyment. Having turned through the pages, I too was impressed with this photographer's surreal use of HDR and color rendering, turning seemingly ordinary slice of life scenes into beautiful works of art. Evocatively delightful sometimes haunting, this is a quality collection of artful images that stir ones spirit and imagination.
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5.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY FINE ART BOOKS FROM AMAZON!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2008
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The book is fantastic! However to my horror it was packed very badly and the book arrived scratched and a damaged. Amazon expects me to pay for all shipping costs to get a refund of the book value only. Since I live in Australia the return shipping would surpass the value of the books sent. I emailed Amazon with this issue 2 weeks ago and NO REPLY!

DO NOT BUY FINE ART BOOKS FROM AMAZON!!
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Andrew Hungerford
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, mysterious photographs
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012
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I first encountered this book in graduate school in 2002, and it's been a touchstone in my visual research library ever since.

The photographs are meticulously crafted and cinematic. Each image seems to contain manifold stories, and a good deal of the pleasure I find in this book is in constructing my own personal narratives to go along with each one.

I highly recommend this book for lovers of art, light, and the possibilities of visual non-narrative storytelling.
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Samuel Schroeder
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality for more than a fair price.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality for more than a fair price.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
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David Gustavson
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good.
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2010
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The book is thorough and high quality. The pictures selected are wonderful and a must have for any Gregory Crewdson fanatic. Fantastic.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary photos.
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2021
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Ryan Macdonald
2.0 out of 5 stars Great book, bad shipping
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RGarcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena opcion
Reviewed in Spain on March 29, 2018
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Un libro magnífico e indispensable, aunque me ha llegado con un retraso, por culpa de la forma de entrega, de más de un mes.

Si os gusta la fotografía es una adquisición necesaria.
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Anthony Tissot
2.0 out of 5 stars Bel ouvrage mais loin d’être mis en valeur...
Reviewed in France on January 17, 2018
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Me renseignant toujours énormément avant tout achat, je suis rarement déçu par ce que j’achète mais cette fois, je l’etais malheureusement.
Aucun emballage protégeant le livre donc il est arrivé évidemment corné. Le fabuleux travail de Mr Gregory Crewdson n’est absolument pas mis en valeur dans cet édition d’une pietre qualité.
J’ai l’impression que l’artiste a retenu la leçon à la vue de la magnifique édition de son œuvre « Beneath the roses », c’est bien dommage pour celle-ci en tout cas. Les photos sont magnifiques mais pas du tout mis en valeur avec un papier glacé des plus basiques, reliure en carton de mauvaise qualité. Personnellement, je compte retourner cette article et investir une vingtaine d’euros supplémentaires mais avoir quelque chose de plus abouti en terme de produit.
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Mario Croteau
3.0 out of 5 stars These are really expensive projects with very good starting ideas
Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2016
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I've been curious about Rick Moody's work. This is the one and only book from him I will buy.
Technically and as team projects, his pictures are very interesting. But his surrealistic approach lacks, lacks as much character as money flows.
These are really expensive projects with very good starting ideas, but what I found is missing in almost if not all pictures from that huge project is, a purpose.
In any work, we need to find something to rely on, to connect with. Even tough we can recognizes some scenes, being real or straight from a bad dream, humanity is missing here.
Still, this is a very good lesson for photographer: what you can achive as a team and what you can let slip if you forget to be human. Money don't buy feelings.
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Gonzalo Aguilar
5.0 out of 5 stars Digno de admiración
Reviewed in Mexico on March 23, 2017
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Excelente libro, fotografía y documentación del proceso de trabajo de Gregory Crewsdon. Inmersivo a cada página. Es una compra totalmente recomendable y al mejor precio del mercado.
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Vincent M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fotos von Gregory Crewdson sind immer ein Vergnügen
Reviewed in Germany on December 22, 2016
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Ein tolles Fotoband, mit guter Qualität.
Gutes Preis- Leistungsverhältnis.
Sehr inspirierend und auf alle Fälle empfehle ich dieses Buch weiter!
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