"Ex Libris" is a photo book by American photographer Ralph Gibson. Born in California in 1939, Gibson worked as an assistant to pioneer photojournalist Dorothea Lange and also worked on film shoots for Robert Frank. He is also known as a photographer with a strong commitment to books and photo books, and in 1969 he founded Lastrum Press, a publishing company specializing in photo books. The company has published many masterpieces, including Larry Clark's "Tulsa" and Daniel Seymour's "A Loud Song". As you can imagine from the title "Library", this book is a collection of works that expresses Gibson's image and respect for books. It is a conceptual book depicted by the intersection of fragments of old books, libraries, logos, letterpress, and other images drawn by Gibson.
"Ex Libris" is a photo book by American photographer Ralph Gibson. Born in California in 1939, Gibson worked as an assistant to pioneer photojournalist Dorothea Lange and also worked on film shoots for Robert Frank. He is also known as a photographer with a strong commitment to books and photo books, and in 1969 he founded Lastrum Press, a publishing company specializing in photo books. The company has published many masterpieces, including Larry Clark's "Tulsa" and Daniel Seymour's "A Loud Song". As you can imagine from the title "Library", this book is a collection of works that expresses Gibson's image and respect for books. It is a conceptual book depicted by the intersection of fragments of old books, libraries, logos, letterpress, and other images drawn by Gibson.
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