{"product_id":"vu-imprevu-ralph-gibson","title":"Vu\/Imprévu, Ralph Gibson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Vu, Imprévu\", photography, texts, music scores \u0026amp; music by Ralph Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a manifesto on music with photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on an original idea by Thierry Bigaignon: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In 2017, after spending several hours with Ralph Gibson in his New York studio, I realized that music was just as important to him as photography, and had been for over 70 years!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI naturally proposed a project which would combine his two life-long passions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe concept was simple: select about fifteen iconic and deeply personal images to Ralph, and compose an original music for each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRalph Gibson embraced the challenge, and less than two years later, the Vu, Imprévu series was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis project offers art enthusiasts and collectors a unique opportunity to explore another facet of the American master’s genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated for his groundbreaking visual vocabulary in the 1970s with his Black Trilogy — The Somnambulist (1970), Déjà-Vu (1973), and Days at Sea (1974) — Ralph Gibson is also a talented guitarist. He discovered the guitar at age 13 and picked up a camera four years later. Since then, he has remained an eternal apprentice, believing there is always more to learn from both instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vu, Imprévu\" presents a rare opportunity to revisit some of Ralph Gibson’s most iconic photographs from a completely new perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe selected photographs, taken between 1968 and 1990, are each paired with a piece of music, specially composed, performed, and recorded by the artist in his New York studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Ralph Gibson, “music is a universal language, and every work of art strives to emulate it. Close your eyes, and a photograph becomes no more than an abstract memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusic, on the other hand, cannot be ignored. Ears have no eyelids.”\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePublished by \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIIKKI\u003cbr\u003eHardcover \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e108 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e220 mm x 275 mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9782958615772\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IIKKI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56945497375051,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/Vu_Imprevu_cover.webp?v=1775227528","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/products\/vu-imprevu-ralph-gibson","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}