Constructed Realities: The Art of Staged Photography

Since the early 1980s, there has arisen a distinctive genre of staged photography. Artists such as Sandy Skoglund, Cindy Sherman, Joel-Peter Witkin and Jeff Koons have redefined the traditionally accepted verities of photography, constructing surreal, futuristic, and metaphorical tableaux and then recording them with photographs. This is the most comprehensive anthology of staged photography ever published, and is a compelling look at the different facets of the genre.