MICHAL CHELBIN: THE BLACK EYE Latry Towell Steam clouds rose from the

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reading and interpreting images

and visually rich—invites readers into a world where the ordinary dissolves into dreamlike abstraction

Photographer: Richard Avedon

Nomura created this book following the death of her grandmother

MICHAL CHELBIN: THE BLACK EYE Latry Towell Steam clouds rose from theABOUT: The Black Eye continues Michal Chelbins exploration of the world of athletes and performers from Eastern Europe, Israel, and England. The athletes and wrestlers in this series are studies in contrasts: youth and manhood, strength and weakness, tenderness and rigidity, odd and ordinary, splendor and roughness. Presented in a clear and balanced format, the pictures challenge the viewer with their ambiguity. While revealing little about the lives