Man Ray - Taschen book

From repeated exposure and solariums to creating their own photogram brand called “radiography”: Mana Ray’s technical innovations and ethereal images shook the avant-garde Paris. The modernist polymath, breaking down the boundaries between photography, poetry, and design to create ethereal and poetic expressions, was a pioneer of a new chapter in the history of images and art.

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