Bernd & Hilla Becher

The first comprehensive, posthumous monograph and retrospective on Bernd and Hilla Becher, best known for their photographs of industrial structures in Europe and North America For more than five decades, Bernd (19312007) and Hilla (19342015) Becher collaborated on photographs of industrial architecture in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, and the United States. This sweeping monograph features the Bechers quintessential pictures, which present water towers, gas tanks, blast furnaces, and more as sculptural objects. Beyond the Bechers iconic Typologies, the book includes Bernds early drawings, Hillas independent photographs, and excerpts from their notes, sketchbooks, and journals. The books authors offer new insights into the development of the artists process, their works conceptual underpinnings, the photographers relationship to deindustrialization, and the artists legacy. An essay by award-winning cultural historian Lucy Sante and an interview with Max Becher, the artists son, make this volume an unrivaled look into the Bechers art, life, and career. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (July 11October 30, 2022) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (December 17, 2022April 2, 2023)