Leni Riefenstahl. Africa - Reseñas
| "A big, black Mercedez-Benz of a book ... Ideology aside, the pictures are hard to resist, combining all the voyeuristic pleasures of National Geographic-style anthropology with an unequivocal appreciation of the innate grace and symmetry of the human form ... "— V Magazine, Los Angeles, Estados Unidos | |
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Ms. Riefenstahl never ceases to amaze.
Although she was viseable and famous in a Germany that came to a clamerous end in 1945,Leni Riefenstahl survived every attempt to stifle her creations, including the film "Olympia" ,that is argueably the greatest movie, if not documentary ever made. That everybody who was alive in "her time" is gone is not near the point here. She continues to create because she continues to reach. I thought when I saw a movie about Leni when she was 80 or 90, that the way she kept up her creativeefforts was enough to make you cry. I mean here was this old lady for crying out loud. We saw fleeting glimpses of this Africa work in that movie, mixed in with a tabloid track, amounting to the filmaker asking the question "what was AH really like", six different ways. "Africa" from these thumbs here, is incredible; an astounding journey, the masters hand in a different era and place, unexpected and overwhelming. To me the pictures of Africa have a clear signature of someone whose work is familiar. The discovery is like the opening notes might be of Beethovens 10th Symphony or something. I'm glad Ms. Riefenstahl lived long enough to see Africa published. Taschen should have a layaway plan. Maybe Taschen should have a mass marketing plan. This remarkable work should be made available to the world— Geoffrey Arend, Estados Unidos |
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| "Africa is the crowning achievement of nearly 40 years of picture-taking on the African continent. ..The reproductions, as you'd demand for this sort of money, are nothing less than breathtaking."— The Bulletin, Sydney, Australia | |
| "ein Meisterstück"— Leica Fotografie, München, Alemania | |
| "Superbe rétrospective sur l'Afrique"— AD, Paris, Francia | |
| "Fotografien, die den Betrachter mitreißen, in eine Welt voll Farbe und Ursprünglichkeit ... die Hommage an eine der bedeutendsten Persönlichkeiten des 20. Jahrhunderts ... ein Kunstwerk an sich - eine Inspirationsquelle für Künstler, Werber, Fotografen und Regisseure",— Artinvestor, Alemania | |
| "A magnificent collection and a fitting celebration of this formidable artist's 100th birthday."— The Times Higher Education Supplement, Reino Unido | |
| Now in posession of copy #386 of this extremely limited publication. The images are amazing. The value of this glorious anthology is not to be under estimated. Thank you Angelika Taschen for your care and work on this wonderful tribute to the Leni !— Das Blaue Licht.net, Estados Unidos | |
| "Six cents pages de superbes photographies exaltant une Afrique qui appartient aujourd'hui au passé."— Jeune Afrique, Paris, Francia | |
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I really do not have a review to write, and I could not see where I could send you comments about the wonderful catalog that I received. So let me just say that Taschen does everything first class, especially relating to their book catalog, the one with Marilyn Monroe on the cover. What really impessed me though was the review printed of Kevin Brownlow for the AFRICA book by Leni Riefenstahl.
Thanks very much for this treat, now to save for the book - someday.— mike santoro, Estados Unidos |
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Riefenstahl, Portfolio - 3 Dancers 53.1 x 78.0 in., $ 30,000 3 Dancers. La extraordinaria obra de Leni Riefenstahl en África |
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Riefenstahl, Portfolio - Men on the cliffs 78.0 x 53.1 in., $ 30,000 Men on the cliffs. La extraordinaria obra de Leni Riefenstahl en África |