Stephen Shore & Liv Constable-Maxwell on 'The Mental Image'

A conversation with Stephen Shore, one of the most influential photographers, writers, and teachers working today.
About this Event

Join us to celebrate the release of Stephen Shore's latest book . The sequel to Shore’s global bestsellerThe Nature of Photographs (2013), this richly illustrated volume brings together numerous anecdotes, influences, references, and teachings to show how visualisation, attention, and embodiment can fundamentally alter how we perceive the world around us. Both practical and philosophical, The Mental Image offers a luminous and disciplined approach to seeing, for photographers, artists, and anyone drawn to a deeper understanding of perception.

Stephen Shore will be in conversation with the book's editor Liv Constable-Maxwell, followed by a signing.

Stephen Shore is one of the most influential photographers, writers, and teachers working today. At age twenty-three, he was the first living photographer to have a solo show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York since Alfred Stieglitz, forty years earlier. In 2017, the Museum of Modern Art staged a major retrospective of his work. More than thirty books have been published of Shore’s photographs including Uncommon Places: The Complete Works and American Surfaces, works which are now considered important milestones in photographic history. Since 1982 he has been the Director of the Photography Program at Bard College, where he is the Susan Weber Professor in the Arts. Shore is represented by 303 Gallery (New York) and Sprüth Magers (London, Los Angeles, Berlin).

Liv Constable-Maxwell is Publishing Director at MACK, and the editor of Stephen Shore's and .

N.B. This event is free and open to the public, though advance registration is encouraged. Please note priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, though advance registration does not guarantee admission once the event reaches capacity. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.