Palermo Gilden [Signed]

First Edition of 89 + 11 PA 12/2020
Text by Bruce Gilden
Book Design by 89books
60 pages
22x33 cm
43 black and white photographs
Softcover, UV print on Setalux
1 Signed Fine Art Print 20x30cm included -  ‘Palermo Dogs’

Palermo Gilden Limited Edition is the result of the Bruce Gilden residency that took place in December 2019.

Hosted by 89books, Gilden frequented one of Palermo’s most typical markets, Ballarò, for about a week. Attracted by the genuine rough faces of its vendors and buyers he spent hours strolling its narrow streets.

The second edition of the book will be published in 2021, when Gilden’s shooting is complete, and will include the second chapter of his enquiry into Palermo’s identity.

Copyright © 2022 Bruce Gilden.

The photographic style of Bruce Gilden is defined by the dynamic accent of his pictures, his special graphic qualities, and his original and direct manner of shooting the faces of passers-by with a flash. Gilden’s powerful images in black and white and now in color have brought the Magnum photographer worldwide fame.

Gilden has received many awards and grants for his work, including  National Endowments for the Arts fellowships (1980, 1984 and 1992),  French “Villa Medicis Hors Les Murs” grant (1995), grants from the New York State Foundation for the Arts ( 1979, 1992 and 2000), a Japan Foundation Artist Fellowship (1999) and in 2013 a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship.