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Bookscape Photography, Sports_Surf H, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN Surf H Trans Mounted Metallic Print 48 x 100 in. Ed 3 of 5 Please note, there
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Fashion SQ 3, Ed. of 5_2021_Max Steven Grossman_Bookscape/Interior Photography
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN Fashion SQ 3 Trans Mounted Metallic Print 48 x 53 in. Ed of 5 Please note
Mixed Media
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Book scape Photography, Sports_Surf H Square, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN Surf H SQ (Square) Trans Mounted Metallic Print 48 x 53 in. Ed 3 of 5 Please
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Bookscape Photography, Film_Rock Fashion SQ C , Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN RAFF SQ LM Trans Mounted Metallic Print 40 x 44 in. Ed 4 of 5 Please note
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Photography_Bookscape/Interior_Music_RAFF SQ YL, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN RAFF SQ YL Trans Mounted Metallic Print 40 x 44 in. Ed of 5 Please note, there
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Rock SA V, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman_Bookscape/Interior Photography/Music
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN "Rock SA V" Trans Mounted Metallic Print 91 x 48 in. Ed of 5 Please note
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Book Scape Photography, Europe, Travel, Ed. of 5 Paris by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN Paris Trans Mounted Metallic Print 37 x 75 in. Ed 2 of 5 Please note, there is
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Book Scape Photography, Sports, Ed. of 5, Golf AA by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN Golf AA Trans Mounted Metallic Print 37 x 75 in. Ed 5 of 5 Please note, there
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Bookscape Photography, Records, RAFF DM 25, Ed. of 5, by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN RAFF DM 25 Trans Mounted Metallic Print 37 x 75 in. Ed 1 of 5 Please note
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Bookscape Photography, Fashion and Film_RAFF SQ LM, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN RAFF SQ LM Trans Mounted Metallic Print 40 x 44 in. Ed 1 of 5 Please note
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70s Rock Sq, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman_Bookscape/Interior Photography/Pop Art
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN "70's Rock Square" Trans Mounted Metallic Print 48 x 53 in. Ed of 5 *Please
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PT2 by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Woodmere, OH
Acrylic Mounted Photograph
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PT1 by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Woodmere, OH
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Book Scape Photography, Albums, Music, Ed. of 5, Rock TM by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN "Rock TM" Trans Mounted Metallic Print 48 x 100 in. Ed 1 of 5 (Other Sizes May
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Book Scape Photography, The Arts, Ed. of 5, Cinema E by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN "Cinema E" Trans Mounted Metallic Print 48 x 100 in. Ed 1 of 5 (Other Sizes May
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Book Photography, Sports, Square Ed. of 5, Golf SQ MG by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN Golf SQ Q (Square) Trans Mounted Metallic Print 48 x 53 in. Ed 2 of 5 Please
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Book Photography, Sports Square Ed. of 5, Golf SQ Q by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN Golf SQ Q (Square) Trans Mounted Metallic Print 40 x 44 in. Ed 4 of 5 Please
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Book scape Photography, Music_ROCK SQ RA Square, Ed. of 5 by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN ROCK SQ RA (Square) Trans Mounted Metallic Print 40 x 44 in. Ed 3 of 5 Please
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RAFF CV by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Woodmere, OH
Acrylic Mounted Photograph
Other Medium
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RAFF VP by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Woodmere, OH
Acrylic Mounted Photograph
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Rock WJ by Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Woodmere, OH
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Art Bookscape ArtDV
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Max Steven Grossman - ongoing Bookscape series
Archival Pigment
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Art Bookscape ArtRAFF
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Max Steven Grossman - ongoing Bookscape series
Archival Pigment
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Art Bookscape AM24
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Max Steven Grossman - ongoing Bookscape series
Archival Pigment
Beatles
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Max Steven Grossman is a keen observer of bookshelves, which he captures and memorializes in large
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Rock Jazz W
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
In Max Steven Grossman's "Bookscapes" series he digitally reorganizes photos from different
Photographic Paper
Banned Books
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Max Steven Grossman’s seemingly disparate studies in engineering and art have helped mold his work
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Golf BL
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Max Steven Grossman is a keen observer of bookshelves, which he captures and memorializes in large
Photographic Paper
Rock MB
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Max Steven Grossman is a keen observer of bookshelves, which he captures and memorializes in large
Photographic Paper
Music PCH
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Part of Grossman’s acclaimed "Bookscapes" photograph series, this hyperreal bookshelf composition
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Golf AA
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Part of Grossman’s acclaimed "Bookscapes" photo series, this hyperreal bookshelf composition
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
Monochromatic RED Q bookscape
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Other bookscapes available - popular themes include Music, Art, Fashion, Sports, Film, and more.
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Music DS bookscape
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Other bookscapes available - popular themes include Music, Art, Fashion, Sports, Film, and more. Music DS Bookscape highlights contemporary books on Music legends, including Jimi H...
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Rock M6
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Part of Grossman’s acclaimed "Bookscapes" photograph series, this hyperreal bookshelf composition
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Music DS bookscape
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Other bookscapes available - popular themes include Music, Art, Fashion, Sports, Film, and more. Music DS Bookscape highlights contemporary books on Music legends, including Jimi H...
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
Cocktails
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscape series with contemporary books on creating the perfect cocktail.
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Art Fashion SZ
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscape series with contemporary books on Art and iconic fashion including Warhol, Hockney, Koons, Magritte, Chanel, YSL, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton and more
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Rock AM
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscape series with contemporary books on Rock legends Elvis, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Santana, Bruce Springsteen and more
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Rock B&W I
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
these images are composites, collages in Grossman’s own words. The books in every image have never quite
C Print
Rock SH
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscape series with contemporary books on Rock legends Elvis, Janis Joplin, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Abba, The Who, Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac and more
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
Rock 80's MG
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscape series with contemporary books on 80's Rock legends Prince, INXS, Van Halen, Abba, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Chicago, REM and more
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
Rock AS
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscape series with contemporary books on Rock legends The Beatles, Abba, The Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder Rush, Led Zeppelin and more
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
Rock 80s WHT
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
After graduating with an engineering degree, Grossman soon discovered his passion for photography
Plexiglass, C Print
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Rock BN (Lightbox)
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
with an engineering degree, Grossman soon discovered his passion for photography. In 2000, he
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Music CNT
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Grossman’s seemingly disparate studies in engineering and art have helped mold his work into a
Photographic Paper
Arte V5
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
After graduating from the University of Philadelphia with an engineering degree, Grossman soon
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Golf T
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Grossman’s seemingly disparate studies in engineering and art have helped mold his work into a
Photographic Paper
GOLF SQ MG
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscase with Golf books including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and more
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Ski ALP V
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bookscape featuring books about Skiing, Ski destinations and more.
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Watches SQ
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This bookscape is a compilation of books about luxury brand watches including Rolex, Piaget and more.
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Rock SQ WF
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This bookscape is a compilation of books about contemporary music - featuring Billy Joel, Madonna, Duran Duran, Queen, Beastie Boys and more
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Rock VWB
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
After graduating from the University of Philadelphia with an engineering degree, Grossman soon
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Rock Fashion 2V
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
After graduating from the University of Philadelphia with an engineering degree, Grossman soon
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
Business
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
, Grossman soon discovered his passion for photography. In 2000, he graduated from NYU and the International
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Rock BL4
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
After graduating from the University of Philadelphia with an engineering degree, Grossman soon
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Space I
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
, Grossman soon discovered his passion for photography. In 2000, he graduated from NYU and the International
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
Art Rock V
By Max-Steven Grossman
Located in Boca Raton, FL
After graduating from the University of Philadelphia with an engineering degree, Grossman soon
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Max Steven Grossman explores in his photography the concept of our modern reality — as well as the objects and places that are tangible and “real” right now but may no longer exist as soon as tomorrow. He is best known for his “Bookscapes” series, which sees large-scale composite images working to visualize the gradual loss of tangible paper books and photographs to a world of virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the cloud computing and online archives of the digital age.
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, in 1971, Grossman initially studied engineering at the University of Philadelphia, graduating in 1994. Soon after graduation, he developed a passion for photography and attended New York University and the International Center of Photography, completing his MFA in 2000.
Grossman’s unique approach to his still-life and color photography consists of composing large-scale works based on a compilation of images. For instance, for his “Bookscapes” series, he creates “surface-only libraries” featuring photos of different bookshelves, which he reorganizes around a specific theme. Composite shelves are formed around subjects like fashion, sports, architecture, business, film, and rock and roll, such as his Rock BL4 and Rock BWH.
Grossman’s photographs have been exhibited around the world, including at the Museum of Modern Art in Cartagena, Beatriz Esguerra Art in Bogota, the Museum of Modern Art in Barranquilla, Art Wynwood in Miami and more. He has also shown his works at several international art fairs and foundations in Switzerland, Panama, Hong Kong and Spain.
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Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later.
Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide.
What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?
Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.
Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.
Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.