Boxing Cuba From Backyards to World Championship
For Boxing Cuba, photographer Katharina Alt gained unprecedented access to the country's boxing schools and world champions to create an insightful chronicle of the noble sport, from the grueling preparations leading up to a fight to the bell that rings on the final round. In the photographs, we see young boys practicing their stance and seasoned fighters squaring off in the open-air rings of Havana's world-famous Rafael Trejo gym. To Alt's expressive portraits of athletes, managers, trainers, and fans, journalist Michael Schleicher has contributed brief chapters corresponding to the twelve rounds of a professional boxing match, taking readers through the changing face of the sport in art and popular culture, from Greek bronzes to the figure of the boxer as iconoclast in Hollywood cinema.
Boxing, as the saying goes, is "life itself," both shaped by and reflected in Cuba's culture, making it a fitting subject for Alt's touching photographic tribute.
Publisher Name | Hirmer Verlag GmbH |
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Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
Format | Audio |
Bisac Subject Major | SPO |
Language | NG |
Isbn 10 | 3777426121 |
Isbn 13 | 9783777426129 |
Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
Dimensions | 01.12" H x 00.09" L x 50.00" W |
Page Count | 160 |
Michael Schleicher is director of the Cultural Department of the Munich-based newspaper Mnchner Merkur. Katharina Alt is a photographer who lives and works in Munich.