(SOLD): MIKHAILOV, Boris. Crimean Snobbism.

(Tokyo): Rat Hole, 2006.  First edition.  Softcover.  25.75cm by 19cm.  Unpaginated.   Mikhailov’s photographs of a day at the beach with friends gently push and break the boundaries of what he sees as defining societal norms. They frolic and strike airy poses, imitating their self-conscious fellow bathers on this Crimean beach in the Soviet Union, under which Mikhailov suffered oppression as an artist.  The sepia tones and seemingly carefree snapshots offer a subtle critique of oppressive Soviet norms.  A near fine copy in card covers with dust jacket.