Philip-Lorca diCorcia
14 Apr - 21 Jun 2006
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
14 April - 21 June 2006
With his meticulously staged and elegant colour photography Philip-Lorca diCorcia (b. 1951, Hartford, Conn.) occupies a unique position in contemporary photography. DiCorcia operates somewhere between postmodern fiction and the actuality of documentary photography. His images have a powerful emotional content. Often diCorcia concentrates on recording a particular person who is apparently oblivious of the viewer’s presence. Besides evoking a sense of voyeurism, a recurring element in his work is the impression of the subject’s melancholic descent into introspection. This gives his work a powerfully enigmatic, psychological impact. A central feature of the show is diCorcia’s recent series Lucky 13, which depicts pole-dancers against a neutral black background. This work is presented in combination with monumental images from his famous Hustler series, portraying male prostitutes in urban settings.
Image: Logan 2004 © Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Galerie Almine Rech, Paris
14 April - 21 June 2006
With his meticulously staged and elegant colour photography Philip-Lorca diCorcia (b. 1951, Hartford, Conn.) occupies a unique position in contemporary photography. DiCorcia operates somewhere between postmodern fiction and the actuality of documentary photography. His images have a powerful emotional content. Often diCorcia concentrates on recording a particular person who is apparently oblivious of the viewer’s presence. Besides evoking a sense of voyeurism, a recurring element in his work is the impression of the subject’s melancholic descent into introspection. This gives his work a powerfully enigmatic, psychological impact. A central feature of the show is diCorcia’s recent series Lucky 13, which depicts pole-dancers against a neutral black background. This work is presented in combination with monumental images from his famous Hustler series, portraying male prostitutes in urban settings.
Image: Logan 2004 © Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Galerie Almine Rech, Paris