<b>Tracing a career of more than thirty years, this celebration of the prodigiously talented Dutch photographer includes vibrantly colored portraiture, landscapes, still lifes, abstract compositions, and fashion editorials.</b> <p>From her early African-inspired work to her more recent experiments in interventionist techniques, Viviane Sassen has gained international acclaim for her striking, dynamic images that explore a range of themes and subjects--from identity, gender, and the body, to race, fashion, and the environment.<br>This retrospective book brings together both well- and lesser- known works and includes pieces from her recent series, <i>Paint Studies</i>, in which early photographs are reimagined with ink and painterly marks, and <i>Venus and Mercury</i>, a collection of exquisite photomontages based on the history of the Palace of Versailles.<br>An introductory essay and interview with the artist combine with additional illuminating texts to make this the definitive overview of an important and ever-evolving photographer.