Interesting book about Frank. A very unique character. Seemingly no interest in fame or success, or money for most of his life. A strange combination of visionary (maybe) and crank. A body of work in photography that attempts to explore the inner world through images of the external world - a way to record interactions, reactions, feelings?
Hard also to know if he is focused solely on his art, or if he is just incredibly self-involved and self-centred when you read about his family life, interactions with others. Common problem or question for a while now with many big name artists.
Still, the book offers some interesting insights into how he works, the arc of his body of work. He does say and purse some things that I would agree with: It's just a photograph. I am not interested in beautiful. How to minimize control in taking a picture - photos as a form of discovery. Not wanting to repeat what he has already done.
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