My second discovery last week was the work of
Larry Sultan, renowned California photographer and professor at the California College of the Arts in SF, who had died at the age of 63 last December. His most influential works appear in two different rooms of
THE VIEW FROM HERE at
SFMOMA representing two different stages not only in the artist's life, but in the history of art photography as well. They're actually so different that I did not make the connection until I noticed the cross-reference. First on display are black & white examples from
Evidence — a 1977 collaboration with Mike Mandel. This series of "found" images selected from industrial and government archives, are detached, bizarre, funny statements on society's strange endeavors, no titles. no captions. On the other end of the spectrum, and placed towards the end of the exhibit, the two brilliant color photos from the very personal
Pictures from Home are as stunning as they are moving. The best selection online I found on
americansuburbx, but I would recommend tracking down the book. For an article on Larry Sultan visit
nytimes.com
My second discovery last week was the work of Larry Sultan, renowned California photographer and professor at the California College of the Arts in SF, who had died at the age of 63 last December. His most influential works appear in two different rooms of THE VIEW FROM HERE at SFMOMA representing two different stages not only in the artist's life, but in the history of art photography as well. They're actually so different that I did not make the connection until I noticed the cross-reference. First on display are black & white examples from Evidence — a 1977 collaboration with Mike Mandel. This series of "found" images selected from industrial and government archives, are detached, bizarre, funny statements on society's strange endeavors, no titles. no captions. On the other end of the spectrum, and placed towards the end of the exhibit, the two brilliant color photos from the very personal Pictures from Home are as stunning as they are moving. The best selection online I found on americansuburbx, but I would recommend tracking down the book. For an article on Larry Sultan visit nytimes.com
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