Publisher/Phaidon

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"People of the Twenty-First Century" is a collection of works by Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom (1949-). Eijkelboom is a conceptual artist who has been observing self-image, consumer society, and human behavior in cities since the 1970s, and has also received high praise for his self-published photobooks. This book is a representative work that compiles a vast number of candid photographs taken on the streets of various parts of the world over more than 20 years since the 1990s. As you traverse cities such as Amsterdam, Paris, New York, and Shanghai, people wearing similar colored clothes, carrying the same bags, and with similar hairstyles and styles are arranged in a grid, revealing how fashion, which should express individuality, has become surprisingly homogenized. On the other hand, the charm of this book lies in its structure, where, as you continue to look at the repeating images, the individuality of each person seeps through from subtle differences in gestures and gazes. Connecting to the typology of the Becher couple and the lineage of conceptual photography, this book quietly reflects the unconscious sense of solidarity and humor among urban dwellers of the 21st century.