Rineke Dijkstra : The Louisiana book

A true master of modern portraiture, Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra’s large photographs and videos are brilliant studies of identity, vulnerability and dignity. She manages to capture people so that they are present to an astonishing degree, right there in that very moment.
Rineke Dijkstra (b. 1959) is one of the most prominent and internationally acclaimed artists working within the genre of photography and video portraiture.
Her large-scale photographs show a rare sense of humanity, empathy and intimacy without any trace of sentimentality or indiscretion. Dijkstra typically captures her subjects at moments of transition or vulnerability, thus focusing on the thematics of identity. Though absolutely modern, even timeless, her portraiture brings to mind the great masters of the Golden Age of Dutch art. (note de l’éditeur) ; publié à l’occasion des expositions au Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Danemark) du 21 septembre au 30 décembre 2017 et au De Pont Museum à Tilburg (Pays Bas) du 10 mars 2018 au 22 juillet 2018, préfaces de Erik Tøjner et Thomas Weski, textes de Hans den Hartog Jager, photos en couleurs.