PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA. PHOTOGRAPHS 1975-2012
For the very first time in Europe, the SCHIRN will host a comprehensive survey on the oeuvre of US photographer PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA. Born in 1951, diCorcia is one of the most important and influential photographers of today. His images oscillate between everyday elements and arrangements that are staged down to the smallest details. In his oeuvre, images that are seemingly close to reality taken with an ostensibly documentary eye are undermined by highly elaborate direction of the images.
One of the key topics that diCorcia addresses is the issue of whether reality can be represented and this is one of the continuous threads linking his photographs, most of which he creates as series. For example, for Hustlers (1990--1992), he took photographs of male prostitutes in minutely staged settings, while for what is presumably his most famous series, Heads (2000--2001), he captured a second of the everyday life of passersby on the street in New York, who were oblivious to him. Alongside the series Streetwork (1993--1999), Lucky 13 (2004) and A Storybook Life (1975--1999), the exhibition at the SCHIRN, organized in close collaboration with diCorcia, will also feature works from his new and ongoing East of Eden project.
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US photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia (* 1951) is one of the most important and influential contemporary photographers. His images oscillate between everyday elements and arrangements that are staged down to the smallest detail. In his works, seemingly realistic images that are taken with an ostensibly documentary eye are undermined by their highly elaborate orchestration. One of the primary issues that diCorcia addresses is the question of whether it is possible to depict reality, and this is what links his photographs, most of which he creates as series. For Hustlers (1990--1992), for example, he took pictures of male prostitutes in meticulously staged settings, while in what is probably his most famous series, Heads (2000--2001), he captured an instant in the everyday lives of unsuspecting passers-by. Alongside the series Streetwork (1993--1999), Lucky 13 (2004) and A Storybook Life (1975--1999), the catalogue also present works from his new and ongoing East of Eden (2008--) project for the first time.