Tyler Mitchell's coffee-table book "Wish This Was Real" is the definitive survey of the early work of one of the most fascinating photographers of his generation. His photography is animated by dreams of paradise and joy against the backdrop of history.
Tyler Mitchell's coffee table book "Wish This Was Real" is the definitive survey of the early work of one of the most fascinating photographers of his generation. Tyler Mitchell's photography is animated by dreams of paradise and joy against the backdrop of history.
Since gaining prominence in the world of art and fashion, Mitchell has created images of beauty, utopia and the American landscape that broaden the imagination of blackness in the twenty-first century. Wish This Was Real is the definitive survey of Mitchell's early career and offers a comprehensive view of the subjects that drive his artistic practice, from his cross-genre portraits made in the United States, Europe and West Africa to his photographs printed on translucent fabrics and sculptures that reference the intellectual heritage of black people.
The book "Wish This Was Real" presents new perspectives from leading writers on his long-standing themes of self-determination and the extraordinary radiance of the everyday, showing how photography can be rooted in a collective past while evoking an imagination of the future.
Specifications
Title: Tyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real
Publisher: Aperture
Size: 215 x 140 x 27 mm
Size: 272 pages
Language: English
Material: Paperback
ISBN: 9781597115759
Release: September 30, 2025
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