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Andrew Moore: Detroit Disassembled (2010)

by Andrew Moore(Favorite Author)

4.48 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

8862081189 (ISBN13: 9788862081184)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Damiani/Akron Art Museum

review 1: Stunning photos of ruins throughout the city. Anyone with interest in urban decay photography will enjoy this book. I know there is a 'backlash' against 'ruin porn' by some (many?), but I really feel that the fascination with the abandoned structures in Detroit and other urban areas is misunderstood. I'm not happy to see the empty rotting structures around the city - it's sad. I can't imagine anyone being so cluesless as to prefer the artistry over progress and development. But they are there, and there is beauty in them regardless. There's actually a bit of text at the end of this book, for reading after you flip through the pictures (isn't pretty much everyone going to look at the pictures before reading anything, anyway?). One essay is written by a poet (it's not... more Andrew Moore and I don't have the book next to me) who grew up in Detroit. He comments on what once was for the city, and provides commentary on the changes that are happening. The other section is by Moore, the photographer.Both are interesting little bits to add to the book, but the photos are the clear starts. There are some stunning and unique images in this book, which would be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys photography of this type.
review 2: This is one of the most moving books that I've ever come across, maybe because I'm from Michigan and more specifically from the 'Detroit area'. Andrew Moore's photographs of decaying, once magnificent buildings in Detroit will break your heart. I remember driving into the city in the early 1970's with my grandmother, who knew the Detroit of the 1940's and 1950's. She shopped at the J.L. Hudson store in downtown Detroit and she remembered the Penobscot & Guardian Buildings when they were at their most beautiful. She remarked that seeing the city, as it fell into blight and decay, was almost more than she could bear.Although tragic to look at, I couldn't tear my eyes away from the pages. In some of them you can see the former glory of the architecture, and beauty of the lines of these buildings.Following the photographs, there is a very well written commentary by author, Philip Levine. less

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