Lee Friedlander is celebrated for his ability to weave disparate elements from ordinary life into uncanny images of great formal complexity and visual wit. And few things have attracted his attentionª¢or been more unpredictable in their effectª¢than the humble chain link fence. Erected to delineate space, form protective barriers and bring order to chaos, the fences in Friedlanderª¡s pictures catch filaments of light, throw disconcerting shadows and visually interrupt scenes without fully occluding them. Sometimes the steel mesh seems as delicate as lace; at others it appears as tough as snakeskin. In this bookª¡s 97 pictures, drawn from over four decades of work, it recurs as versatile, utilitarian and ubiquitousª¢not unlike the photographer himself.
[Friedlander] is the only American photographer working whose images have assured him a place among the photographers he admires: Atget, Evans, Cartier-Bresson, and Frank. Lewis Baltz
[Friedlander] is the only American photographer working whose images have assured him a place among the photographers he admires: Atget, Evans, Cartier-Bresson, and Frank. Lewis Baltz
