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Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum

Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum

Arbus, Diane

Hardcover

General ArtPhotographers

Publisher Price: $55.00

ISBN10: 1644231808
ISBN13: 9781644231807
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Published: Nov 18 2025
Pages: 92
Weight: 2.16
Height: 0.71 Width: 10.71 Depth: 12.21
Language: English
A new collection of photographs by Diane Arbus illuminates her singular ability to enter private worlds.

Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum brings together forty-five photographs made in private places across New York, New Jersey, California, and London between 1961 and 1971.

Through her singular combination of intelligence, charisma, intuition, and courage, Diane Arbus (1923-1971) was frequently invited into personal realms seldom seen by strangers. Though made in intimate settings, the photographs collected in this volume convey no sense of intrusion or trespass--instead, they reveal an unspoken exchange between photographer and subject, a moment of recognition in which confidences emerge freely and without judgment.

Arbus's desire to know people embraced a vast spectrum of humanity. Her subjects featured in Sanctum Sanctorum include debutantes, nudists, celebrities, aspiring celebrities, socialites, transvestites, babies, widows, circus performers, lovers, female impersonators, and a blind couple in their bedroom. Through a fresh consideration of little-known photographs among works that may be more familiar, this publication invites viewers to discover aspects of even well-known images that have previously gone unnoticed.

Published on the occasion of the exhibitions presented jointly by David Zwirner, London, and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, Sanctum Sanctorum is an invaluable addition to the understanding of one of the most daring and transformative photographers of the twentieth century.

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