Portland, Maine - The Portland Museum of Art will host award-winning Maine photographer Brian Vanden Brink on Thursday, December 13, 2012, to celebrate the launch of his new book Iconic: Perspectives on a Man-Made World, published by Down East Books. The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is free to the public. There will be a brief presentation in the PMA’s Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium with a reception to follow. This 176-page book is available for purchase in the PMA Store for $65.
A striking follow-up to Vanden Brink’s acclaimed book Ruin, Iconic: Perspectives on the Man-Made World represents more than 30 years of work. Vanden Brink offers a stunning perspective on the built landscape and is keenly aware of how cultural changes bear out in the structures that we build. The theme of iconography runs throughout the book, as each structure presented is iconic either for its unique contribution to the field of architecture or for its cultural significance.
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