The first publication of the current photographic and moving image practices of young artists who graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 2011. The RCA Photography Department is highly esteemed for its innovative, ground-breaking and rigorous approach to image and moving image work. From photography to video art and the latest practices in a range of image-based media, this book provides an exhilarating and indepth examination into the practices, perceptions and culture of a new generation of artists. The book also contains commissioned writing by influential voices in the photography and moving-image world. 20 young artists are profiled, with the publication gathering original material by each, specifically conceived and made for Hardcover. Diverse in content and method, Hardcover, brings to the fore the current practices of a new generation of artists working within photography and the moving image. The book contains essays by leading academics and curators working in the field, such as Tate Curator Simon Baker and Olivier Richon and is edited by internationally acclaimed photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg. AUTHOR: Rut Blees Luxemburg is an internationally renowned photographer, Tutor at the Royal College of Art and has previously published Commonsensual: The Works of Rut Blees Luxemburg. ILLUSTRATIONS: 44 colour tb/w
