Wednesday 22 April 2009
The Photographic Object
These strange interventions into discarded portraits are by artist Maurizio Anzeri (Italy, b. 1969) whose embroidered embellishments challenge the conventional function of photography as a surface that reproduces the external world.
Forgotten lives take on the artist's own experience, a new psychological intensity and a different materiality. His work along with that of other artists including Gerhard Richter (Germany, b.1932), Wolfgang Tillmans (Germany, b.1968), Andy Warhol (USA, 1928 - 1987) and Catherine Yass (UK, b.1963) is showing at The Photographer's Gallery, Ramillies St, London from 24 April to June.
Untitled from The Family Day Series, 2008 © The artist
Related 2006 at Saatchi Online
Family album 2008 http://www.furiniartecontemporanea.it
Family album 2008 http://www.furiniartecontemporanea.it
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The Last Portrait at Saatchi Online
top: at http://www.photonet.org.uk
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It reminds me a bit of your embroidered Doris Day images - d'you remember?
ReplyDeleteAh yes, wasn't that a bugle beaded version of Joan Crawford as Jonny Guitar?!
ReplyDeleteThese pictures make me feel quite uncomfortable, but I supposed that's the point of them to take you out of your comfort zone? Great blogging Lady West. x
ReplyDeleteI agree they're disturbing, some more than others. I don't necessarily like them all either, hate the one of the old man but enjoy the little boy. I really can't decide whether these are valid interventions or whether it's just bollocks. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteThose pictures by #Anzeri! I had never seen those. They are incredible! At the Photographers' Gallery you say? I will get myself down there.
ReplyDeleteTop curating again RCLV!
Lets have a bit more comment on the Blog though. Some acerbic observations, some outright bitchiness! We love it..
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