Nature as Artifice (2008)
Frank van der Salm Frank van der Salm

Nature as Artifice (2008)

The concept of ‘Dutch landscape’ still conjures up an image of the idyllic Dutch farmland in painting worldwide. But the Netherlands has changed a lot since the eighties. Excellent landscape photographers and video artists have taken this artificial character of the landscape as their starting point. Art historian Maartje van den Heuvel put together an exhibition of their work and we worked together on the accompanying book: Nature as Artifice 2008

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Reading the American Landscape (2008)
Frank van der Salm Frank van der Salm

Reading the American Landscape (2008)

From high-rise to southern desert and urban sprawl to virgin canyons, the American landscape is endless in its variety. A group of landscape architects, architects, urban designers, artists and critics travelled through this imposing landscape. The bibliography is brought to life in over 6500 photographs, pointing beyond words to a landscape that can only be truly grasped in its infinite expanse.

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Dutch Eyes (2007)
Frank van der Salm Frank van der Salm

Dutch Eyes (2007)

Dutch photography from 1840 to today - a fascinating, comprehensive panorama. Famous names in the long tradition of Dutch photographic art are represented in this volume. Dutch Eyes tells the history of Dutch photography from 1840 to the present day, embedded in the social, cultural, technological, and economic context of its time.

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PHOTO ART (2007)
Frank van der Salm Frank van der Salm

PHOTO ART (2007)

This overview volume presents 120 young artists and photographers who have caused a sensation in recent years on four image pages each. Extensive photo series and meaningful texts by international experts document this unprecedented complexity. A trend-setting standard work for interested contemporaries, photographers, collectors and friends of photography and contemporary art.

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Did Anyone Say Participate? (2007)
Frank van der Salm Frank van der Salm

Did Anyone Say Participate? (2007)

A report from the front lines of cultural activism looks at spatial practitioners who actively trespass into neighbouring or alien fields of knowledge. Contributions by Johanna Billing, Keller Easterling, Joseph Grima, Stephen Graham, Armin Linke, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Pierre Huyghe a.o.. All images by Frank van der Salm and an interview by Shumon Basar. Design by Åbåke.

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Fotografen in Nederland (2002)
Frank van der Salm Frank van der Salm

Fotografen in Nederland (2002)

Indispensable encyclopedia on 150 years of photography in the Netherlands with biographies by renowned authors and a selection of the best-known and most surprising photos by 226 photographers from the Netherlands or working there.

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Post Nature (2001)
Frank van der Salm Frank van der Salm

Post Nature (2001)

This catalogue of the Dutch presentation during the 49th Biennale di Venezia makes a strong statement for the artistic talent currently at work in the Netherlands, and the relevance to the international contemporary art scene.

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